Disney Genie and Genie+ at Walt Disney World

[Doberge]

You can prebook 3 at any time of your choosing assuming availability. So that's a pre-stack of 3. If you were to do it currently, with park open at 9AM, those bookings would be at 7AM, 11AM and 1PM. If you're not in the park by 3PM where your 4th booking would happen, you are technically losing out compared to today just on quantity.

However, with this version, assuming times work out for you, you can prebook 7 days out for each day, and not have to worry about waking up at 7AM and managing booking windows every 2 hours after.

It's an upgrade for everyone honestly.

I hear you but I'd rather get up at 7 and have more control than have fewer opportunities going into parks later. There's no great system that works for everyone. This will work better for some and worse for others, just like every system before.

 

[donsullivan]

Not as bad I guess. 7 vs 3 days instead of 60 vs 30.

But since the 7 guest can book up to 10 days, it has the potential to totally overwrite the 3 day guests.

 

[IanDLBZF]

The only “good” system would be to go to an express system like universal that’s prohibitively expensive and capped at a low threshold. Which is p much stand by for 90%+ of people, which would irritate a lot but I’d rather do that at this point than this constant charade

 

[Liloandstitch3]

Unless they hold back some capacity, it feels like the non-resort guests will be at the same disadvantage on the most popular attractions they had back in the FP+ days.

Good

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

This thread is way more exciting than my job as a technical account manager right now. Popcorn!

Wait…is that like an accountant??

Would you like to be the next parks chief for the walt Disney company??

We’ll pay you mid 5 figures and give you an EV

 

[aladdin2007]

I'll get flamed for this but I'm glad they are doing this. It prevents the veteran visitors from taking over every boarding slot on popular attractions totally blocking others out from actually experiencing things by learning how to ride it multiple times a day. Since every attraction has finite capacity, limiting everyone to one ride per day gives far more people a chance to experience the popular attractions.

It shouldnt have to be that way and thats not right either,,,if you paid a ticket to get in you should have the right to ride something as much as you want, all Disney is doing is taking away freedom of the guest so they can be in control of every movement, enoying something there anymore is becoming near impossible, they are zapping the fun out of everything, but everyone keeps buying into this mess.

 

[GhostHost1000]

But since the 7 guest can book up to 10 days, it has the potential to totally overwrite the 3 day guests.

up to 14 days I believe

stay on property... get more advantage

 

[donsullivan]

Good

Not good to disenfranchise 50% of your guests on any given day if it does actually work out that way.

 

[Splash4eva]

You never paid extra for the first…and “may” on genie?

Agreed FP was free but lets fave reality Disney is far from free and its not like they are the only company to upcharge and raise prices on their customers…. I just came back Genie+ literally worked great again. I hate to admit that but those are pure facts. I can send you every ride i was able to get during the 5 days in the parks. Im spending a ton already so if it means spendinG more to make my trip better … people will complain (not you per say) about adding Genie yet will have no probably spending a ton extra on hotel rooms when Value & Moderate exist…

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

The only “good” system would be to go to an express system like universal that’s prohibitively expensive and capped at a low threshold. Which is p much stand by for 90%+ of people, which would irritate a lot but I’d rather do that at this point than this constant charade

You’re right…but it wouldn’t play with the customer

He’s right…but it would never work

 

[Ayla]

This thread is way more exciting than my job as a technical account manager right now. Popcorn!

I'm sitting here thinking "oh lordy...this is going to be a thread that adds 5 pages in 10 minutes, isn't it? I'll never catch up!!"

 

[Splash4eva]

The official images show $27 for LL Multi Pass. So assume that is the price +/-.

We may finally see a 4 handle w these pre books…

 

[Liloandstitch3]

Not good to disenfranchise 50% of your guests on any given day if it does actually work out that way.

It’s widely known and discussed here on these forums that their resort reservations are down. Their resorts are expensive. People who are staying on property should have an advantage over this

 

[GhostHost1000]

imagine if you will.... a theme park with enough attractions where the stress of booking things is gone


... ah one can dream I guess

 

[Sectorkeeper71]

You’re right…but it wouldn’t play with the customer

No doubt. It would cause a massive uproar, but they’ve created a monster they can’t get the reins on since they went to fastpass plus

 

[IanDLBZF]

He’s right…but it would never work

Express would never work at Walt Disney World, hell no I’m not paying upwards of $320 for skip the line at Universal for that matter.

 

[DomVF07]

This is a fantastic change for power users.

You can book #1, #2, #3 at 7 days out. Pick all early return times if possible.

Then you essentially have three tracks of use/rebook. Assuming you can tinker with return times and refreshing.

Book SDD, ToT, Star Tours as early as possible (assuming you get there at park open). Rope drop something. Get into any attraction ASAP and attempt to book another Tier 1 attraction if available.

Alas…. The great “fiddle faddle” will return….

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Not good to disenfranchise 50% of your guests on any given day if it does actually work out that way.

They just don’t have the seats

Good

Not good. If you want more for what You pay for those hotel rooms…the only way to change that urge is to not overpay so much for those rooms

 

[Laketravis]

"This better effing work, Bob..............."

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I'm liking the changes but I'd be amazed if its not up to at least $50 pp by xmas.

The first thing that popped into my head was $75