So you liked paying for what you used to get for free? you liked waking up before 7am every day on your trip? you liked not being able to choose a return time? And you liked not going on some rides? And you liked being in your phone more than what it used to be?
What days did you go? Ride wait times are in the triple digits.
I just don’t believe a word of your post because it’s not true. Those things can’t be debated. More expensive. Longer lines. Less rides. More time on your phone. Those are facts.
“I want to pay more, wait longer, ride fewer rides and spend more time on my phone”
said no one ever.
Seems like a Disney employee plant.
While some of what you say is definitely true, you are still making it much worse then it is. I was there the busiest week of the year and was able to do things with Genie + that past trips I never was able to accomplish in a day. Like riding Soarin and Test Track and going on Remy all in the same day.
I was able to buy Rise and still get Slinky as my 1st Genie + ride when you said it was impossible. It was not even hard. I focused on 1 ride after buying Rise. I even was able to get Rock N Roller Coaster as my 2nd choice. They also opened the park earlier then usual at 8:30 so 10:30 was the time to get ride #2 and MMRR was also demoted to Genie + tier that week so that might uave helped. I was able to ride it on standby with a 55 minute posted wait. Walked out of the exit 46 minutes after I go on line. I went on 6 rides at HS. 4 of them with Genie +.
With the old FP + and its tiered system these things were not possible. There was never even an option to purchase a ride after the 3 free if someone was willing. And even thought you could select one at a time after, none of the major attractions were ever available. Now several of them are part of the $15s. I was able to use it for 4 rides at MK and 7 for MK on 2 days there. AK I made a mistake and chose Everest (part of the Genie +) tiier my week) instead of Navi River. Otherwise I would have been able to walk onto Navi and FOP in one AK day
So, even though I do not like the 7am wake up and the additional cost, you still can accomplish things that in the past were not possible unless you went to a park twice. The less rides complaint I have to disagree with. I also was on my phone only when it was time to pick a ride. There was no need to look at it otherwise. What would he the reasoning for that? That makes no sense to me. If you cannot pick until 1pm, it matters not what is available...until 1pm.
Like I've mentoned, for the purposes of advanced planning for the entire trip and no cost involved, FP + was the more desirable option. But that does not take away from the fact I did things that I never was able to do with Genie +. I even was able to use Standby to maximize my day on top of the LLs I was able to pick with Genie + and ILL.
If they reverted back to FP, i'd be happy but I'd like the option to keep the ILLs as an option to purchase additionally in advance. 3 free and the option to purchase more. You'd be surprised how many people would take advantage of that. Heck, 50 % of people are already buying Genie + at $15 pp.
