Epcot fast passes Tues 15th Oct ... what am i missing

[guinness_79]

Am trying to book my FP and nothing is available until late PM... yet if i look for this week most things have good availability all day ...

[AliceCooper9]

i checked touring plans

FP availability for the big 3

Frozen 3:50pm‑4:50pm
soarin 1:05pm‑2:05pm
test 3:45pm‑4:45pm

Looks like it is a busy day. Evening magic hours are on.

[sprocket]

For me a few days are showing a lot of rides as PM only for that week. You are looking at the 30 day FP window for a busy period so FPs will start going.

[guinness_79]

I have (possibly stupidly) assumed that given it is EEH that the morning would be quieter

Originally Posted by AliceCooper9

i checked touring plans

FP availability for the big 3

Frozen 3:50pm‑4:50pm
soarin 1:05pm‑2:05pm
test 3:45pm‑4:45pm

Looks like it is a busy day. Evening magic hours are on.

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[Nimbus]

The DIBB's Fastpass Availability page says that on 15th October there are fps available in the morning for nearly all of the Tier 2 attractions. It's only Test Track, Soarin', Frozen and Mission: Space that don't have any morning availability.

It's the same if I look ahead 3 days from today instead of 29 days from today. If I look 30 days ahead, then all the rides have morning availability (and therefore currently 16th October has more availability than any day this week does). Having said that October does tend to be busier than September and therefore I'd expect fastpasses to be somewhat less available in Oct than Sept.

[Andybear]

Originally Posted by guinness_79

I have (possibly stupidly) assumed that given it is EEH that the morning would be quieter

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That depends on peiple staying for EEH though. I can't see many families with young kids doing so. Plus there may be adults who aren't night owls. I'm certainly not.

[Nimbus]

Originally Posted by guinness_79

I have (possibly stupidly) assumed that given it is EEH that the morning would be quieter

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That's not an unreasonable assumption to make. I mean, it might be wrong, but I can see why you might make that assumption. It's not stupid - there is a reasonable rationale behind your thoughts.

The thing is, people tend to book fastpasses from the start of when they plan to visit on the hope that they can book more later on. So fastpasses earlier in the day tend to go sooner than those later in the day - even if lots of people are planning to go to EEH.

Also, you might find that people are planning to go to a park in the morning, rest during the afternoon, and then go to EEH in the evening. In which case, they'll book fastpasses for the morning; you can't book fastpasses during EEH.