Discouraged

[i'm grumpy]

Between the outrageous flight prices and the new fast pass mess, sis is about ready to say forget it.

[faline]

Sorry to hear.

[ibelieveindisneymagic]

Ick! I'm sorry.

You could tell her that you know one person (me) who actually liked FP+ better than "old" FP.

[Goofeygal]

I also like the new FP+ better.

[VAdizneefan]

FP+ really isn't as bad as people online make it sound. It can actually be pretty handy.

Keep an eye on flight pricing and wait for a drop or consider an alternate airport, if possible.

More than anything else, you should never be discouraged before a vacation! Don't let everyone get you down, stress you out, or make you rethink your trip. Just have fun!!

[Cass&KenziesMom]

I was just about to suggest an alternate airport. A lot of times if you fly out/into a smaller airport your prices will be lower. Also look around for tips on finding cheaper flights. I don't remember where I read it but there are certain days that are supposed to be cheaper for booking flights.

[BrerGnat]

Well don't look at airfare on Sundays, for starters. It is the most expensive day to book flights.

Try late night Tuesday or Wednesdays.

Fly on Tuesday or Wednesdays for the lowest fares. Use a site like Kayak to compare options (although Southwest won't show up on there).

There are tons of ways to get cheaper airfare, so don't give up.

Also, FP+ is not that bad Don't stress too much about that.

[Melanie]

Well, I'm going to have to agree with her on the FP+, and I've given it plenty of chances. It's awful, IMO.

But good advice here on airfare. I almost always fly mid week if I can.

[joonyer]

The FP+ system could certainly use some improvements. But, our experience this past Christmas trip was much better than I expected, given all the negativity I had read online.

Airline prices on the other hand . . . .

[Mrs Bus Driver]

Fly mid-week, go southwest, go off season and lock in those tickets 6 months out.

[NJGIRL]

Well, I'm going to have to agree with her on the FP+, and I've given it plenty of chances. It's awful, IMO.

I have to agree with Melanie. I dislike it .....a lot.

[i'm grumpy]

I have to agree with Melanie. I dislike it .....a lot.

We went!! The aiport that is usually high was the best deal and 1 hour away.

I can officially say I hate FP+!!

Will try to post more later.

[Melanie]

We went!! The aiport that is usually high was the best deal and 1 hour away.

I can officially say I hate FP+!!

Will try to post more later.

Very interested to hear your experience. Please do post!

[Cinderelley]

I am so happy to hear that you went.

[faline]

We went!! The aiport that is usually high was the best deal and 1 hour away.

I can officially say I hate FP+!!

Will try to post more later.

Glad you got to go!!

[i'm grumpy]

Thanks everyone. The 3 closest airports are just beyond outrageous. The other is 3 hours north and still pricey. A CM told her we could book the FP+ without park tickets. I knew that wasn’t right because I read here it isn’t possible.

[BrerGnat]

Thanks everyone. The 3 closest airports are just beyond outrageous. The other is 3 hours north and still pricey. A CM told her we could book the FP+ without park tickets. I knew that wasn’t right because I read here it isn’t possible.

No, you can't book FP without tickets. But, honestly, if you aren't going at a super busy time, don't worry too much. There are only 2 of you, right? My friend and I went last October (over a Saturday, Sunday, Monday). We made our FP+ reservations 10 days prior to arrival. We got everything we wanted at times that worked for us. We only had to wait in line for 7 Dwarfs Mine Train but it was only 50 min, so not a huge issue. And when my husband and I went over marathon weekend in January, we made our reservations like 3 days out. Also got what we wanted.

Honestly, it's not the end of the world. It becomes much more annoying when you have a large party to have to coordinate.

[baldburke]

Here's another positive vote for the new FP+ system.

Yes you do have to pick your park 60 or 30 days out (depended on your stay), but we're already booking dining 180 days out so we sort of have an idea of what we want to do anyway.

But the system itself is fairly flexible. Attractions and times can be adjusted on the fly through the app and there are kiosks with lots of CMs to make changes too.

Yes it could still use some tweaking but we didn't find it to be worse than the old paper system. And it certainly wouldn't keep us from visiting WDW!

We all know a WDW visit isn't cheap so hopefully you can work out your details. Good luck!

[i'm grumpy]

3 adults, 2 kids. Around Memorial Day. And no smart phones.

[BrerGnat]

3 adults, 2 kids. Around Memorial Day. And no smart phones.

THIS memorial day? And you don't have plane tickets yet? And no smart phones? Eek! Now I see why you are discouraged. Sorry to say you won't find decent airfare at this point. You may need to just go old school and plan for long lines.

Can you go another time? Later in summer, maybe?