It's quite a beautiful solution, really. You get rid of the "no blackout dates" confusion by forcing blackout dates on everyone. Congratulations to that lady for making the top tier pass worse. 🤣
Can you imagine if they had done this but with the Haunted Mansion? Dining and dancing with the spirits? A seance with Madame Leota? Exploring the house like the original HM walk through concept? Maybe a party welcoming a new happy haunt? That I might consider.
If Genie+ is so popular that it's causing problems, they either need to limit the number they sell (which I doubt they will) or they need raise he price.
From conversations I've seen on here, it seems like Genie+ is a no-brainer. They need to shift the price up until it becomes a question...
We had plans for a small group new years party. Unfortunately the host family had an exposure so we had to call it all off. I thought delta was bad, but this is all starting to hit too close.
When I was young, I read that scene as the host was suggesting that he would kill you if you couldn't escape. Obviously not the correct interpretation, but it did a number on me for years.
Based on the evidence so far (reintroducing sorta-APs, maintaining the reservations, and statements from Ken Potrock), I suspect this is pretty close to what Disney wants. They want to fill the park with enough people every day to maintain spending levels without diminishing the experience with...
Pixar Pals went up without public funds and we don't see Disney asking for help with the Eastern Gateway. Things seem to have changed with the company. (If I'm mistaken, please let me know.)