Disney Genie and Genie+ at Walt Disney World

[ImperfectPixie]

The whole experience is all so "transactional"

That's not good. So much for WDW being magical...

 

[Jeff4272]

And now it has 9:55 availability.

So Disney IT was wrong. Ha. Not surprising.

 

[CastAStone]

Now showing 10:50am

I see we're off to a great start

With Maxpass at Disneyland if someone canceled a return time it would become the next available time for one lucky guest. This appears to work the same way.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

This is why genie+ won’t be worth it if this is true.

It will never technically be “worth it”…you’ve paid for the rides already when the Mickey spins

 

[Jeff4272]

Anyone at a resort and buy an IAS yet? What does availability look like

 

[Patcheslee]

1 minute difference, the earlier return time was offered after the 5:05 returned time.

 

[Patcheslee]

Anyone at a resort and buy an IAS yet? What does availability look like

You can look at availability without being resort guest

 

[mikejs78]

With Maxpass at Disneyland if someone canceled a return time it would become the next available time for one lucky guest. This appears to work the same way.

I'm not sure that's what's going on here. After observing it for a bit it seems to cycle through the day then start over.

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

Can someone explain to me the “Standby Line not available” that I’m seeing in all the screenshots? I thought standby lines were staying as is?

 

[TimeTrip]

Does this mean they've sold out of all ILL/IAS before that time? It was 10am or something earlier IIRC

 

[mikejs78]

Can someone explain to me the “Standby Line not available” that I’m seeing in all the screenshots? I thought standby lines were staying as is?

It means that the park hasn't opened yet so there is no standby time yet.

 

[dav23]

Am here now and got Genie+ for my group to test drive. The actual app side of things works well and now that I've figured out the tip board and everything I like the layout and functionality.

...but yeah, seeing the bill at the end of it and having to process the credit card transaction does kind of suck the "magic" out of it all.

 

[G00fyDad]

 

[monothingie]

…now don’t be sneaking off to “experience” this next time, boys

While I'm sure that TWDC will use today's Genie+ usage as a demonstration of its "resounding success", it's probably not emblematic of a typical usage day. Wait a week or two until everything is fully vetted and experienced by typical guests, not the "super fans" or social media idiots on Twitter, to get an actual idea of it's impact.

I will be interested to see the wait times today versus yesterday. I'm betting what's posted is going to be very unpalatable from here on in, provided it's accurate.

 

[TimeTrip]

Can someone explain to me the “Standby Line not available” that I’m seeing in all the screenshots? I thought standby lines were staying as is?

That probably just means it's not available bc the park isn't open, though it doesn't make any distinction for VQ only for Rat. Strangely enough, the 7am VQ window still appears to be open.

 

[danv3]

The whole experience is all so "transactional"

Chapek’s Disney. And I believe he actually thinks this is what guests want.

 

[CastAStone]

Here’s a design flaw:

Because the park is open for early entry but the rides are closed during early entry, it’s no longer possible to book a LL for Safari or Kali.

 

[TimeTrip]

Because the park is open for early entry but the rides are closed during early entry, it’s no longer possible to book a LL for Safari or Kali. View attachment 594361

Well that's goofy. Guess they missed that edge case??

 

[G00fyDad]

Dance guinea pigs. Dance!

 

[danv3]

I will be interested to see the wait times today versus yesterday. I'm betting what's posted is going to be very unpalatable from here on in, provided it's accurate.

Posted wait times were never accurate before and won’t be now.