Disney Genie and Genie+ at Walt Disney World

[tanc]

I don't know if there's much to back up the claim, but I heard Disney apparently was replacing IT workers with contractors. Apparently they are contracted for 18 months and sort of explain some unmagical things about Genie.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

I don't know if there's much to back up the claim, but I heard Disney apparently was replacing IT workers with contractors. Apparently they are contracted for 18 months and sort of explain some unmagical things about Genie.

I don’t know about replacing, but I know there are currently new IT people that are contracted

 

[GhostHost1000]

Ok the 2 nighttime shows are going away and one being replaced by the previous better one, how much longer until FP+ returns? Asking for a friend

 

[Jrb1979]

Ok the 2 nighttime shows are going away and one being replaced by the previous better one, how much longer until FP+ returns? Asking for a friend

Not likely. FP+ is dead and buried. Advanced booking is a thing of the past. Zigzagging across the park is here to stay.

 

[cranbiz]

I don't know if there's much to back up the claim, but I heard Disney apparently was replacing IT workers with contractors. Apparently they are contracted for 18 months and sort of explain some unmagical things about Genie.

Wouldn't surprise me. Disney has a history of this. There are very few inhouse IT CM's.

 

[wdwmagic]

Ariel's Grotto added to the Lightning Lane line-up at Magic Kingdom​

Ariel's Grotto added to the Lightning Lane line-up at Magic Kingdom

Ariel's Grotto added to the Lightning Lane line-up at Magic Kingdom

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[GhostHost1000]

and splash mountain to be removed soon

 

[drizgirl]

and splash mountain to be removed soon

Which I'm sure played at least a small part in getting something else added, even if just a M/G.

Looks like Genie+ is $18 today. I'm kind of surprised they didn't jack it up higher.

 

[matt9112]

The phone part I understand. The days of leaving my phone in the safe at the resort are done. I can live with that.
They just need to find away to modify this system to make the 7am start unnecessary. Maybe they hold back availability to later times or something.

I'm surprised there isn't a way to "pay extra" to pre reserve a LL for rides like RotR.

The biggest problem is booking an expensive vacation and having no guarantee that you will get ride all the headliners without a 3 hour wait. With FP+ that was all handled long before we arrived.

We all agree the pricing is getting ridiculous, but you can't judge the value if you don't know for sure what you will get to do.

Expecting all resort guests to get out of bed at 7am doesn't seem like a good business model for a vacation resort.

If they allowed prepaying for it it would all be booked whenever that window opened. It would be the same but I guess not while your on vacation? Also would favor Uber camando planners at the expense of people who are more flexible. The current system I feel like is the best middle ground. Those super planners can plan around extended evening hours for example to not even need to worry.

 

[MrMichaelJames]

Ariel's Grotto added to the Lightning Lane line-up at Magic Kingdom​

Ariel's Grotto added to the Lightning Lane line-up at Magic Kingdom

Ariel's Grotto added to the Lightning Lane line-up at Magic Kingdom

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Is there ever a wait for this? Every time we have gone to see Ariel it has been very quick.

 

[pdude81]

Is there ever a wait for this? Every time we have gone to see Ariel it has been very quick.

Pre-pandemic, yes.

 

[Jrb1979]

Is there ever a wait for this? Every time we have gone to see Ariel it has been very quick.

No there isn't. You can say that for a lot of the attractions that are on Genie+. Outside of the top rides in each park Genie+ is rarely needed.

 

[MrMichaelJames]

Pre-pandemic, yes.

I haven't been back in post pandemic times so i only have pre-pandemic to pull from and we never had a wait. So I guess the right answer is it depends.

 

[DCBaker]

On this holiday weekend, the price for Genie+ is back at $29 today - the last time it was this high was January 3rd.

 

[marni1971]

On this holiday weekend, the price for Genie+ is back at $29 today - the last time it was this high was January 3rd.

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“Whatcha mean you already paid a small fortune just to get in the park? But I’ll still take your money thank you”
-Bob

 

[Touchdown]

Still haven’t bought this and haven’t needed it. If you:
1. Are a resort guest and rope drop early entry
2. Willing to wait 30-60 min for a ride 1-2 times a day.
3. Willing to close parks
4. Not afraid to walk

You don’t need Genie, went last week, did everything I wanted, many things multiple times. Walked a lot, but had a blast. Longest wait was 50 min for RnRC SRL due to it being broken down for 3 hours. Waited 45 min for TSMM, Rise and Rat other days. Walked 11.3 miles a day.

 

[Ayla]

On this holiday weekend, the price for Genie+ is back at $29 today - the last time it was this high was January 3rd.

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Just when I start to think they're on the right track...

 

[gerarar]

The 7am morning VQ Drop for Guardians also went very quick today - 3.91 secs, which is the fastest its ever been since June 1, 2022 when it lasted 3.75 secs.

Must be a very busy day today for the parks, and they anticipated that with the G+ price point.

 

[EPCOT-O.G.]

The 7am morning VQ Drop for Guardians also went very quick today - 3.91 secs, which is the fastest its ever been since June 1, 2022 when it lasted 3.75 secs.

Must be a very busy day today for the parks, and they anticipated that with the G+ price point.
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Saturday on a holiday weekend. Yikes! We’re going to be there in the thick of Spring Break in a few weeks.

 

[CAV]

On this holiday weekend, the price for Genie+ is back at $29 today - the last time it was this high was January 3rd.

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I don't know why disgusts me more. The fact that they have the gall to charge so much for so little or the fact that people pay for this ripoff, thereby incentivsing them to charge more.