MaxPass / Digital Fastpass - Discussion Thread

[Radgirl80]

Hi Cory's Gal,

Glad you had a great experience! What carrier do you have? Did you have any issues anywhere in the park to get max passes? We have att, and hopefully we have decent service.

Thanks!

 

[poptart90]

No, it does not have FP. The only new rides to FP are Matterhorn and TSMM.

Ok thanks! I did know about those added FP, so I guess the references above were more about tour plans and how to add PP into the mix with FP/MP. I was just hoping they added PP last minute to sweeten the move to MP now...my son said that would be "epic" LOL!

 

[PMGuernsey]

Hey could I hear some advice with using Maxpass with a young family incorporating rider swap. My wife and I our 4 year old tall enough for most rides, then 2 year old and infant not tall enough. We will be able to get 3 fast passes on tickets and use rider swap. We will have annual pass and I'm trying to figure out the best way to use max pass and rider swap to maximize rides, to determine if it's worth it. Any advice? My 2 year old turns 3 in January and we will have to buy her an AP then.

 

[wenrob]

Hi Cory's Gal,

Glad you had a great experience! What carrier do you have? Did you have any issues anywhere in the park to get max passes? We have att, and hopefully we have decent service.

Thanks!

FWIW I have AT&T and have never had an issue with reception in the parks aside from places anyone would have an issue like Space and Indy.

 

[dina444444]

FWIW I have AT&T and have never had an issue with reception in the parks aside from places anyone would have an issue like Space and Indy.

Same here. And the only time I have issues outside of that is in the time period leading up to like the parade/fireworks if I'm in that group of people waiting.

 

[bethwc101]

Has anybody used T-mobile with maxpass and overall reception in the park? We are switching to them just before our next trip.

 

[DLRExpert]

Has anybody used T-mobile with maxpass and overall reception in the park? We are switching to them just before our next trip.

Tmobile has worked fine but in some cases and in certain areas it can be bad. Just like any other carrier.

 

[Cory's Gal]

Hi Cory's Gal,

Glad you had a great experience! What carrier do you have? Did you have any issues anywhere in the park to get max passes? We have att, and hopefully we have decent service.

Thanks!

We have Verizon and had no issues unless inside actual attractions where sometimes we would lose service.

 

[onlyoneash]

Hey could I hear some advice with using Maxpass with a young family incorporating rider swap. My wife and I our 4 year old tall enough for most rides, then 2 year old and infant not tall enough. We will be able to get 3 fast passes on tickets and use rider swap. We will have annual pass and I'm trying to figure out the best way to use max pass and rider swap to maximize rides, to determine if it's worth it. Any advice? My 2 year old turns 3 in January and we will have to buy her an AP then.

I'm in a very similar situation. I would like to just buy 2 maxpasses instead of 4 since the 2 smaller kids won't/can't ride all the rides. And then use a rider swap pass so both me and my husband get to ride. Swap passes are now digital though. Rumors are that you can only have one swap pass at a time and that there is now a start and end time (like a fastpass), but every CM has given a different answer to me on how it works.

 

[mre200200]

Regarding the MaxPass app, has anyone had success deleting someone from your party?

I went with a friend and scanned their pass so I could get Fastpasses for both of us at the same time. Now I'd like to remove them so they don't show up on the app anymore.

 

[DLRExpert]

Regarding the MaxPass app, has anyone had success deleting someone from your party?

I went with a friend and scanned their pass so I could get Fastpasses for both of us at the same time. Now I'd like to remove them so they don't show up on the app anymore.

No option I could find.

However they will be remove once a pass or ticket expire.

 

[HuskyGal]

Just took a 4 day Disneyland trip last week, we bought MAXPASS for every day. My kids are 12 & 9 and then DH & I. We thought it was AWESOME! We decided to not get PH's and spend the money on Max Pass. What a slick system. We didn't encounter any issues and were happy with the convenience of it all. DH and I both had our phones and we never used DL WiFi as we have an unlimited data plan. Every morning we would walk through the gates and purchase on the app in seconds and started booking fastpasses. It is a battery drainer so we brought a small charging stick needing to recharge around 4:00 or so. They do sell them in the parks and DTD if you forget one, I want to say @$30 charged and ready to go if you need it. It seemed busy Mon & Tues (Jul 24 & 25) so it was really handy. We did run into an attraction down during our FP return time (Grizzly River & Indy) so right on the app it switched to an "Any time, any attraction" pass, there were restrictions such as not for Space in DL and not for Radiator Springs Or Guardians in CA. I'll be happy to answer any questions that I can

Yes, I would love to read about your strategy since you said the magic words "decided not to get PH's". We would save so much money getting one park per day.

 

[cubed]

Just took a 4 day Disneyland trip last week, we bought MAXPASS for every day. My kids are 12 & 9 and then DH & I. We thought it was AWESOME! We decided to not get PH's and spend the money on Max Pass. What a slick system. We didn't encounter any issues and were happy with the convenience of it all. DH and I both had our phones and we never used DL WiFi as we have an unlimited data plan. Every morning we would walk through the gates and purchase on the app in seconds and started booking fastpasses. It is a battery drainer so we brought a small charging stick needing to recharge around 4:00 or so. They do sell them in the parks and DTD if you forget one, I want to say @$30 charged and ready to go if you need it. It seemed busy Mon & Tues (Jul 24 & 25) so it was really handy. We did run into an attraction down during our FP return time (Grizzly River & Indy) so right on the app it switched to an "Any time, any attraction" pass, there were restrictions such as not for Space in DL and not for Radiator Springs Or Guardians in CA. I'll be happy to answer any questions that I can

So, to clarify, you can only buy MaxPass as soon as you scan in for the day? We have 3 day park hopper tickets but our kids our 6 and 2.5. The Max Pass will be huge for us with the 2.5yo in tow. I was hoping I could buy ahead but everyone seems to say that we need to buy after we scan in for the first time. Were you always able to buy the Max Pass via phone? Or did you have to go to a ticket booth for the first time?

 

[jrjankowski8]

So, to clarify, you can only buy MaxPass as soon as you scan in for the day? We have 3 day park hopper tickets but our kids our 6 and 2.5. The Max Pass will be huge for us with the 2.5yo in tow. I was hoping I could buy ahead but everyone seems to say that we need to buy after we scan in for the first time. Were you always able to buy the Max Pass via phone? Or did you have to go to a ticket booth for the first time?

I called to add MaxPass to our 5 day hopper that hasn't been mailed out yet and we could NOT do it. They instructed us to load it and purchase once we scanned into the park each day. Fortunately we will be getting our tickets direct from Disney in the mail so I can scan them into the app in advance, but I would much rather be able to buy Max Pass in advance too.

Silly that Disney won't let you buy something in advance. I could very well buy it for my first day and decide I don't want to use it the other 4 days, losing Disney $. But if I had the option to buy it now, I most certainly would. Nothing like walking down main street with the face buried in my phone while I buy MaxPass.

 

[N.L. Michaelis]

Has anyone else seen the diagram for the maxpass system that shows an rfid bracelet option or heard the recent (but still unconfirmable) rumor that DLR will be testing these this holiday season? Do you think these have the potential to be magic band-esque?

 

[cubed]

Thank you @jrjankowski8! We purchased ours as a package through Parksavers and already received the hard tickets. I wonder if I can try to scan those and see if I can buy ahead.

 

[jrjankowski8]

Thank you @jrjankowski8! We purchased ours as a package through Parksavers and already received the hard tickets. I wonder if I can try to scan those and see if I can buy ahead.

I am pretty sure you can. If you go into the app and go to "My Tickets" then "Link Tickets and Passes" it gives you the option to scan the barcode or enter the ID number.

 

[DL_Forever]

I have a question about when Max Pass is "turned on". I have an AP so I am able to park hop. If I enter DL first thing in the morning I understand I can grab Fast Passes as soon as I enter the park. Can I also start grabbing fast passes for DCA or do I physical have to enter that park as well?

 

[jrjankowski8]

I have a question about when Max Pass is "turned on". I have an AP so I am able to park hop. If I enter DL first thing in the morning I understand I can grab Fast Passes as soon as I enter the park. Can I also start grabbing fast passes for DCA or do I physical have to enter that park as well?

Once you enter either park, you can get FPs for either. So if you go to DL, you can still get FPs for Radiator Springs.

 

[cubed]

I am pretty sure you can. If you go into the app and go to "My Tickets" then "Link Tickets and Passes" it gives you the option to scan the barcode or enter the ID number.

Awesome, will try this tonight and see if it works. This will save us some time!