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Genie + will never be preferred over FP+, however my experience with it during New Years week was not nearly as bad as other proclaimed it to be. I bought Rise and got SDD with my first Genie +. I was able to get RNRC with my 2nd one as well as one example. There were negatives also obviously.

Dining reservations is us. But those with Dining reservations might not be allowed to watch the fireworks unless they are resort guests. I guess I'll know in about 8 hours

The fireworks are at 1150. I'm not sure Ohana will let us hang around for 2 hours. Was gonna walk to the beach by the pool after with the expectation of a large crowd and just watch with the best view possible. I guess we will have to make do with whatever is enforced.

That's a big time bummer! We have reservations for Ohana at 945 pm and planned to go watch the fireworks after at the beach there. I guess that's not possible? We are not Poly guests. We are at another resort onsite.

One thing that I actually found a little annoying was that in some cases we found we had to wait to get the ride we wanted for the time we wanted but not with the concern of ot selling out but more or less it fitting into our plans. We should be allowed to choose times. That much I agree with...

So far I cannot say being here this week has been a bad experience at all. A lot of us know the 7am wake up aspect and the suspense of whether we will get the rides we want as well as paying for them are all negatives, but I'm having a great time with my family. With Genie + at HS day 1 -...

Today at 7 am I bought Rise for 6pm and 12 minutes later got a Genie + for Slinky. Also got a Genie + LL for RNRC. Rode MMRR with a 55 minute wait standby. Genie + Alien Saucers and Star Tours. A 6 ride day with 4 Genie + rides and Rise. A productive and satisfying day where I was able to get...

Not so much all I ever wanted, but certainly something I was content with. If I got the 3 rides I wanted close to or at the times I wanted them, I did not feel the need to grab another. That is not to say if I was allowed to have four or five to start I would not use them. And 2 months in...

I'm not disputing that the old way was better. The poster said there was no availability by 7:02 which is not the case. I'm buying Genie by choice so even with all its flaws and issues I'm gonna still make it try and work for me. And the thing is..at 7am you are focused on one ride. Its not...

This is another example of giving up before even trying or having low expectations. SDD most definitely did NOT book up by 7:02 AM. I checked the tip board up until 7:25pm and while there were long stretches of no availability for it, there are times that also popped up several times. Same with...

Where I live (NJ) this week is school and work as usual until Thursday. Winter break starts Friday and through next week (week between Christmas and New Year) which is when we are crazy enough to be there. I guess many schools elsewhere have 2 weeks off? I do see the Genie + today shows rides...

I thought the news was early entry being extended to 1 hour and 4 rides being moved to Genie + (1 from each park). There is more news then that?

The way Thanksgiving went they didnt even get a good choice with Genie + after their first 1! Let alone 2. Anyone who wanted both Rise (to buy) and SDD as their 1st Genie choice had to choose one or the other. MMRR being a Genie + choice does nothing to change that. It also does not change the...

It is not going to change anything though. Putting MMRR on Genie + will not make SDD available for longer. Nor will it mean at 11AM suddenly there is a ton more to pick from. At best it might make a combo of RNRC and Smugglers Run or SDD and ToT possible in the same day. Putting EE on Genie +...

All this means is for busy weeks like the ones coming up, less Genie + rides available after your first choice. Wont change SDD being gone in the first 30 minutes. So at HS now we can buy Rise at 7am and pick 1 Genie+ like before. MMRR being on Genie + wont change how quick the ride slots are...

This isnt ideal though. Pay $1000. Oh and by the way get up at the crack of dawn to get the ride you want most in order to get your money's worth. Meanwhile you are ir even using Genie for that ride you paid $1000 for. I do agree many people have probably gotten SDD and Rise when it's a busy...

Was your party pre-selected? In other words did you have to manually check each guest you were booking for? Or were they all pre-selected in which case it takes a matter of seconds to book it.

I agree it's a hassle. I agree FP+ is better. But I was merely stating it's possible to get both let alone one when many said they got nothing. And I have no plans to wake my family up. I'll book the rides myself for us. Here is Rise at 7:11am on Thanksgiving week..constant refreshes.

I meant to say RNRC. You are correct Rise was NOT available at 8 AM at any time during the week. That was a typo on my part. However, It was absolutely available up until 7:25 sporadically. I saw it pop up a couple of times. As long as you are within the window of 7AM - 7:25 AM latest and...

There is a lot of truth to this. I am one of them. I was adamant I did not want to pay for FP in any form before it became reality Especially as a resort guest. Then I quickly realized when I voiced this to my wife and kids they did not care and said we will make it work. They just love being...