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Genie+ actually works fairly well at Magic Kingdom too.He was talking specifically about Disneyland there. It seems Genie+ works decently in Disneyland, just not in WDW.
Genie+ actually works fairly well at Magic Kingdom too.He was talking specifically about Disneyland there. It seems Genie+ works decently in Disneyland, just not in WDW.
ThisI would be thrilled if:
- I could make my first LL and any ILL purchases before I arrived in WDW for my entire stay, rather than at 7 AM on the day of.
- I could select my LL times instead of having to take the next available
- I could modify a time.
I have to laugh. I know Disney is much different then most other parks out there but the way they run the parks is messed up. The fact they use the parks to sell rooms and DVC is so messed up. It's no wonder they don't like AP holders. They get in the way of the people that spend the most.I am saying they are specifically looking into ways to further incentivize an on-site stay beyond the current incentives. The parks are there to fill hotels and sell-out DVCs.
I don’t want anything in particular for Genie+ other than it leaving. I preferred how lines moved before Genie+ arrived.
But I’m sure Genie+ is as permanent as D’Amaro and Chapek.
They never really wanted day-trippers using G+. Is was meant to help vacationers (esp. on-site) have a great trip without all the planning. But demand was much higher than expected. Now they need to find a new way to get this benefit to the folks paying big bucks to be close to the Magic. Sky-high stress among guests at the Grand was not the plan.
I always see this being mentioned, but this is just plain gibberish.Could it be that they didn’t bother cloning the code first? And don’t have a backup of it? It seems ridiculous to even contemplate that being the case. And yet ……. it probably isn’t beyond the realms of possibility.
I always see this being mentioned, but this is just plain gibberish.
Codebases that run an application/system like F+, G+, MDE, etc. always have a version control system in place that tracks any new code changes, as well the history of the code. At any given point, Disney can revert code, copy old code, reuse code, duplicate code, thanks to this version control system (ala GitHub, Bitbucket, whatever enterprise Disney licenses).
The issue more likely is that the codebase itself is a mess and hard to decipher. I remember reading from someone that used to work for Disney IT, that it was a mess and full of "bandaids". If this is true, this truly hurts the development of new features and such, as well fixing existing issues. It takes months to onboard new developers. Heck I joined a new company this past January, and I only understand like 40% of our application's codebase as of now.
However, Genie+ seems to be a new app written from the ground up, and they've already demonstrated that changes can be swiftly made if need-be; eg party creations before drops with VQs. So why they can't make any demanded changes with G+? Seems to be a management thing holding them back.
Afaik they utilize AWS API Gateway (at least for VQ and G+ stuff), so theoretically it wouldn't take much to set up new endpoints and repoint stuff. The database stuff is a good point tho.Just because they have the source code in a VCS, doesn't mean they can just check it out and use it.
* If the public APIs for park reservations are the same as what was used for FP+, then they would need to create new APIs.
* If the database that managed and stored the FP+ reservation data is now being used for park reservations, they would need a new database.
In both cases they would need to update all the code to use these new endpoints/data objects, even if the functionality stayed the same, as long as they keep park reservations in existence. And if the code is at all messy, then the above can become a pretty large and complex task.
Which was what I was getting at. If they completely repurposed the FP+ system and infrastructure it could be time consuming to recreate.Afaik they utilize AWS API Gateway (at least for VQ and G+ stuff), so theoretically it wouldn't take much to set up new endpoints and repoint stuff. The database stuff is a good point tho.
I was more tackling the common idea that Disney somehow lost the code for the original F+ stuff. It may be true they did repurposed the existing F+ infrastructure for the park pass system, however.
Agree with you there. Especially with how slow Disney builds thingsThe system at WDW is swamped b/c there is not enough ride capacity. I see Two ways to fix it:
1. Build out more things to do
2. Increase the cost of G+
If I’m a betting man, I’m “placing my chips on door 2, Monty”
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Let's see. One costs Disney money. One makes Disney money. Hmmmm......The system at WDW is swamped b/c there is not enough ride capacity. I see Two ways to fix it:
1. Build out more things to do
2. Increase the cost of G+
If I’m a betting man, I’m “placing my chips on door 2, Monty”
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How long has it been since the last time that Disney announced any new attraction at any of it’s 4 parks? 4 years? 5 years?The system at WDW is swamped b/c there is not enough ride capacity. I see Two ways to fix it:
1. Build out more things to do
2. Increase the cost of G+
If I’m a betting man, I’m “placing my chips on door 2, Monty”
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Well- there is Tron, and Remy’s. Then you have that Black Spire Bright Sun place. And don’t forget about Andy’s back yard! I believe it is within the five year window to include the Avatar duo as well…How long has it been since the last time that Disney announced any new attraction at any of it’s 4 parks? 4 years? 5 years?
Edit: Reskinning Splash Mountain shouldn’t count.
I said “announced” not “built.” Those attractions were all announced at least 4 to 5 years ago. That’s my point, there is nothing new on the horizon. Even if they announced a new attraction tomorrow, they tend to take at least 4 to.5 years to build one.Well- there is Tron, and Remy’s. Then you have that Black Spire Bright Sun place. And don’t forget about Andy’s back yard! I believe it is within the five year window to include the Avatar duo as well…
Ahh - absolutely true…I said “announced” not “built.” Those attractions were all announced at least 4 to 5 years ago. That’s my point, there is nothing new on the horizon. Even if they announced a new attraction tomorrow, they tend to take at least 4 to.5 years to build one.
The system at WDW is swamped b/c there is not enough ride capacity. I see Two ways to fix it:
1. Build out more things to do
2. Increase the cost of G+
If I’m a betting man, I’m “placing my chips on door 2, Monty”
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Ya- I guess I wandered off topic a bit…Are we talking park reservations? .it's because of staffing. Nothing more.
As in staying foreverDon’t hold your breath.
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