I'm also making our Fast Pass selections. As we are staying off-site we need to wait until we are 30 days out and log on each day and choose our selections. If you are staying at a Disney Resort, you get the ability to do this at 60 days out.
You need to have a My Disney Experience account and have added all party members to the account, with the final task being assigning your tickets to each family member.
It sounds really involved but trust me it really isn't. You just need to follow the instructions...
As I write this we have 17 days to go, and I have to be honest I am now counting down my working days - it's 9 days, in case you're interested.
So what is the status of my to do list? I only have a couple of items remaining. The first is Memory Maker, this is great and has been improved for this trip. Essentially if you have any photos taken in the parks by Cast Members, or ride attractions that capture photos, you get all of these to download for free - aside from the one off purchase price of course...
That goes for the waterparks as well. Basically anytime you have your photo taken by a Disney Cast Member.
Even if you opt for the single rider queue and are on different carriages, or not even on the same ride, as our Magic Bands are all linked - it just works. Amazing!
Magic Bands are RFID (Radio Frequency Identification - to save you looking it up, if you didn't know) enabled devices and once you have linked these to your ticket allow you access within the parks and entrance to rides when your Fast Pass times are available. Essentially the same technology as contactless debit cards, if you have one?
You even get videos of certain rides which creates even more opportunities for staged performances.
Plus I return home with actual proof that I was actually in Orlando. Lovely family photos for the memories.
The final item is booking the car. I've almost decided what to do, so this is nearly done and once I have completed this I will update you.
