No you don't. I believe, but am not certain, that you can cancel within 30 days and won't lose the FPs. There's even a blurb about it when making the reservation. Here it is:What happens after you book your room only and reserve your FP+ and end up canceling the room 10 days out, do you loose the FP+?
CANCELLATION POLICY: In order to receive a full refund of guest’s deposit, notification of cancellation must be received at least 5 days prior to guest’s arrival date. To cancel or modify an existing reservation, call (800) 647-7900. Additionally, if the guest is holding any other types of reservations, such as dining, those reservations will not be cancelled unless you advise us to cancel them.
No you don't. I believe, but am not certain, that you can cancel within 30 days and won't lose the FPs. There's even a blurb about it when making the reservation. Here it is:
Ok....I read all of this and it just confuses me. I have a trip planned for March. I have my reservations and 60 day FP booked. So....
1. I can book a 1 day campsite for the # of people going?
2. If I buy Magic Bands and UT Tickets and attach to another Account, I can make Advance FP?
3. Or I can Buy Magic Bands and attach to another account and get SDFP with no ticket attached or do I need tickets?
4. I have active MD's on my account with no tickets attached (people who have gone in the past button this trip), can I use them for SDFP while I am there?
Slightly off topic, but sort of related. I have booked with 10 day passes. When I book my FP+ at 60 days out...will I get to keep them if I switch to an annual pass prior to checking in. My son has applied to the Disney international program and if he's accepted I will change to APs. He won't know until I make my FP+ choices
You will not lose FP+ reservations just because you changed the ticket type. And certainly not if you waited until you got there to upgrade to the AP.
APs allow for up to 7 outstanding FP+ days without a reservation, or the length of the reservation for an on-site stay. If for some reason your on-site stay is less than 10 days, but you've reserved 10 days based on your tickets, and switch to an AP, what might happen is that some of the days become "locked" and can't be changed until you are below the 7 day quota again. I'm not certain of this, but I believe this is what happened in the past when other changes caused people to be ineligible for the number of days of FP+ they already booked, IIRC, like reducing the days on the ticket.
When you say "SWITCH" do you mean upgrade your 10 day ticket to an AP, or do you mean put your 10 day ticket in a drawer and instead go buy an AP to use. (aka 'switch' which ticket you're using).Ok, this makes sense. Thank you. I have a 14 night stay booked with 10 day PH and water parks. So I can book my FP+ at the 60 day mark for the whole 10 days....then switch to AP later if I want. Then I could book FP+ for the extra days once AP activated I guess.
When you say "SWITCH" do you mean upgrade your 10 day ticket to an AP, or do you mean put your 10 day ticket in a drawer and instead go buy an AP to use. (aka 'switch' which ticket you're using).
UPGRADING works exactly how @doconeill says. SWITCHING which ticket you're using however, won't work. The FPs are assigned to the 10 day ticket, and if you use a different ticket (AP), it won't have FPs associated with it.
When you say "SWITCH" do you mean upgrade your 10 day ticket to an AP, or do you mean put your 10 day ticket in a drawer and instead go buy an AP to use. (aka 'switch' which ticket you're using).
UPGRADING works exactly how @doconeill says. SWITCHING which ticket you're using however, won't work. The FPs are assigned to the 10 day ticket, and if you use a different ticket (AP), it won't have FPs associated with it.
Parking question: We have a campsite booked for 1 night. We will be there for RD on our check in day - do I have to physically go check in to get a parking pass prior to going to MK? I've read conflicting info. Some say you can just scan your band to look up your reservation, some say you have to get a pass. What about day 2 (technically check out day) - will I need a pass then??
Just scan your MB. The parking toll CMs have MB readers to confirm you are an onsite (in the system) guest.Thanks, we'll be going to MK so that's what I thought for day 1. I'm not planning to actually check in at all so I won't be picking up the paperwork. I've read different things about just scanning your bands instead of having an actual parking pass, so I wasn't sure how it worked. So I guess we'd end up paying on check out day unless I go pick up the parking pass.
That is an awesome idea and I bet my kids would love taking the ferry over to MK! Thanks!Another option might be parking at Ft. Wilderness, check in and get your parking pass (should be very little line at that time of the morning), and then get on the bus for MK. That would avoid parking in the MK lot and dealing with the trams, monorail, and ferryboat. I'll bet it wouldn't take you any longer, and then at the end of the day you could take the bus back to Ft. Wilderness and leave from there instead of dealing with the crowded trams, monorail, and ferryboat again. Or even take the boat service to/from Ft. Wilderness for something more scenic. Then you would have your parking paper for day 2.
Thanks! I guess that was what I was trying to ask after all.... yes, we have MBs so that should be easy!Yeah, I don't think they've needed the paper passes in a while, unless you don't have a band or something.