old fast pass system

[gratuspater]

We just received our my magic kit in the mail for our upcoming January vacation. Can we just not register for this and use the old fast pass system? I just hate the idea of having to choose in advance what park we will be in that day, and no fast pass for park hoping. Sorry if this has been covered already, I just couldn't find any posts. Thanks!

[mickclub1955]

According to the new Terms of Service on the My Disney Experience that came on on 12/6 (and yes, I actually took the time to read it). It states that if you link your ticket to a Magic Band you cannot use the old fast pass system.
Updated as of: 12/06/2013

It is in the converting to paperless ticket section. It states that if your ticket has been converted to a rf device, ie magic band, that you are no longer able to use the old fastpass system. The paper ticket is no longer a valid ticket. It can no longer be used for admission to the parks either. I know that not all resorts have not converted to strictly the magic bands yet so I don't know if these qualify for this statement in their terms of service. All of the resorts except the values still use the old KTTW cards along with the magic bands.

Hopefully someone with more knowledge will come by and clarify this if I am wrong, but that is how I read this in their Terms.

[missymouseworld]

If you booked as a Room Only and buy your tickets somewhere else/or at Disney at check-in, would you have access to the old Fast-Pass system without the Not-so-MagicBands?

[Strmchsr]

If you booked as a Room Only and buy your tickets somewhere else/or at Disney at check-in, would you have access to the old Fast-Pass system without the Not-so-MagicBands?

Possibly, but they would probably link your other tickets to your room. Here's the problem, though, folks, because of everyone now being on the FP+ most fastpasses for the popular rides are gone very early. By an hour or two into opening they're gone so as much as I hate it, if you don't use FP+ you're running the risk of not getting a FP.

[Ms. Mode]

Why not just get the Magic Bands and not schedule your FP+ until the night before you go into whichever park you are going to the next day? At least you would be scheduled before you get to the park that day.

[1DisneyNut]

We just received our my magic kit in the mail for our upcoming January vacation. Can we just not register for this and use the old fast pass system? I just hate the idea of having to choose in advance what park we will be in that day, and no fast pass for park hoping. Sorry if this has been covered already, I just couldn't find any posts. Thanks!

I would call guest services and ask them and tell them your concerns. There probably isn't really anything they can do but at least your dislike of FP+ would be noted.

[WiltonJohn]

Why not just get the Magic Bands and not schedule your FP+ until the night before you go into whichever park you are going to the next day? At least you would be scheduled before you get to the park that day.

Becasue the fastpasses for what you want might very well be gone. A gamble.

Use the current system to get everything you can out of it if you are going there..... but take the time to write a letter and let Disney know your opinions about the changes. Complaining on the forums will get seen..... but a direct paper letter STILl has more clout.

best,

.............john

[gratuspater]

Is Disneyland using this system or the old fast pass system? Any body know? I didn't see any thing in the Disneyland section. Thanks.

[Melanie]

Disneyland is still using the original (old) system.

[gratuspater]

o.k. so I was just reading the book that came with the my magic box, and it says you can reserve parade and firework viewing areas? So how does this work, are they the spots that were already reserved for the dessert viewing areas? Thanks, this is way to complicated.