This is a super helpful thread; we're doing both parks in one day in a couple weeks and will no doubt need to optimize our Maxpass usage to get the most out of the day!
I had one question that I don't recall seeing the answer to (maybe I missed it)... what is the return time of the first Fastpass of the day? I know you can book as soon as you scan in, even before Rope Drop, but when you go to book that first Fastpass, will they all start right at park opening, or is there a delay?
For example, we are going on a day that DL opens at 8 (no MM/EMH) and plan to be in the park before Rope Drop. If I go in at 7:30 to book a FP for Space Mountain, will the return time be 8:00-9:00, or will it be something else? Seems it wouldn't make much practical difference whether you were in the FP or Standby line right at 8:00. And between say, 7:30 and 8, would that first FP return time usually get pushed out very far? What I'm contemplating is trying my oldest son (who's thisclose to 46") on Indy at Rope Drop through the standby line, but also trying to get the earliest possible Space Mountain FP. Should I just book Indy FP, then pick up Space as soon as we scan in to Indy (or have to cancel because he's not tall enough), or will the time between 7:30 and 8 mean a difference between getting Space at say, 8:30, vs. 9:30 or later?