G00fyDad
Well-Known Member
This is my last Disney trip ever. I don't really care if they raise it after this. I know that sounds selfish of me but I'm only going to Disney this time for one reason and one reason only. After this trip I'm done.
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Disney Genie and Genie+ at Walt Disney World
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SarahWI
Member
And this is my issue - some people will do this.
Yes it will be a 7am RAT RACE EVERY DAY, What happened to VACATION!!
This appears to be just another thing that used to be included in our tickets/passes that we now have to pay for.
Poor show. I realize it isn’t that expensive, but it’s another cost item that’s been added without increasing the value of the product. FastPass and FastPass+ were included. Genie+ and Lightning Pass are the same thing, but now we pay for it? Do I understand it correctly?
Ticket prices go up. Resort parking is now a cost item. Food and merchandise prices go up. Attractions are closed to make room for temporary apple cider kiosks. And now we pay more for another thing we used to have included.
Disney’s product used to be high quality. It was intended to attract people who wanted a high quality vacation. Now it’s just a cult. “Fans” will pay what Disney tells them to pay with no regard for quality or value for money.
It’s disappointing and disheartening.
Poor show. I realize it isn’t that expensive, but it’s another cost item that’s been added without increasing the value of the product. FastPass and FastPass+ were included. Genie+ and Lightning Pass are the same thing, but now we pay for it? Do I understand it correctly?
Ticket prices go up. Resort parking is now a cost item. Food and merchandise prices go up. Attractions are closed to make room for temporary apple cider kiosks. And now we pay more for another thing we used to have included.
Disney’s product used to be high quality. It was intended to attract people who wanted a high quality vacation. Now it’s just a cult. “Fans” will pay what Disney tells them to pay with no regard for quality or value for money.
It’s disappointing and disheartening.
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britain
Well-Known Member
The ONLY thing this had going for it is that I was wishing for a prohibitively high price so that most of the crowds would settle for a faster moving Stand By line. By making this "low" priced, it's just another annoying upcharge that just about EVERYONE will do, except for the uneducated or the folks who were pinching pennies to simply get in to the park in the first place.
G00fyDad
Well-Known Member
If I want to sleep in and relax all day long then I'll go to Hawaii.
nickys
Premium Member
Both.
Oh the other SHOE has yet to drop when you see the Surge Price for Tier 1 rides every day......
Reading this quote made me actually feel physically ill. What a magical feeling.
TJJohn12
Well-Known Member
Isn't that called a ticket book?
Javier Antonio Nisa Avila
Active Member
Nice words !!!
NelsonRD
Well-Known Member
We will see how this shakes out. I am struggling to see the advantage. If i use my first at 10am with no waits, then book the second for 11am, and offsite guest can book the first for 11am with an 8am opening, there is no advantage.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Actually I think this has a lot of benefits...
1 - It limits how much FP use there is in the parks - potentially VERY significantly compared to prior
2 - It eliminates the redonkulus advanced FP booking for the majority of users
3 - So far the pool of paid lightning pass attractions is incredibly small
4 - The two paid lightning pass limit really limits it's potential impact on lines
That said... that's all offset by the cons...
like having to pay for maxpass(digital FP) when Disney was already doing it for free
the limits they start with won't last...
I see it like a ticket price increase... Maxpass is here, FP+ is dead, and Disney is monetizing peak attraction demand in limited cases. That's Aug 18th, 2021 in a nutshell for you.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
If it’s like max pass you can book a 2nd reservation 90 mins after the first even if you haven’t used the first yet or if you use the first one, as soon as you scan in and enter the queue you can book a 2nd reservation. So making the first reservation at 7am allows you to book the second one no later than 8:30 and so on. You in theory will get up to several additional reservations a day being on site.
nbinks
New Member
Notable Rise of the Resistance point from the D23 interview with Josh:
He talks as if Disney doesn't control the supply. This isn't a naturally limited resource.
He talks as if Disney doesn't control the supply. This isn't a naturally limited resource.
Certainly looks that way.
Disney Analyst
Well-Known Member
I don't disagree, I had hoped for an expensive new system that would make most standby lines shorter and make FastPass limited and a true perk.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out. They admitted they started WDW at $15 unlike Disneyland's $20 due to this being so new for WDW, and due to the general length of stays at WDW, but I imagine the price won't be $15 for long.
G00fyDad
Well-Known Member
My point was more to the fact that people on this forum and other forums are the ones labeling tier 1 attractions right now. No one really knows what Disney is going to consider to be tier 1 attractions. We can pretty much guess that attractions like Tron, Guardians of the Galaxy, etc will be tier 1 but in the end no one really knows what they're going to consider tier 1 until Disney announces them.Ummmm.Disney perhaps?
I’m going to California for a week in December, and had the option of spending 2 days at Disney or taking a train to San Jose (1 day) and going to Sea World San Diego the other. I’m choosing the latter option. I don’t like to gamble normally, and I find personal insult to being told to pay up because I was “unlucky”