Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

[the_rich]

I wonder if this will drive the user count even lower. People having to do it themselves will not bother with it maybe?

Disney should take note that if your product is so complicated to people they are paying a third party to manage it for them, it’s probably too complicated.

It really isn't to make it less complicated. It was to get bookings without having to search yourself. You still needed to confirm bookings and know how to use genie+. Honestly I always thought it was a waste of money.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Yea its called standby skipper. You pay a daily or weekly fee and they make bookings based on your preferences. Then you get notifications when something is booked. Ive never used it but it was getting popular.

Eta: $25 a day or $45 a week

Too bad Disney is not skilled enough to build this into G+

 

[mysto]

It really isn't to make it less complicated. It was to get bookings without having to search yourself. You still needed to confirm bookings and know how to use genie+. Honestly I always thought it was a waste of money.

I would think they would make 1000 attempts trying to get the exact time you want. For example SDD at 9. Would really screw up things for everyone else because desired timeslots are gone and hog up bandwidth leading humans to experience the dreaded glitches.

 

[AmishGuy91]

Related: It looks like Disney IT is putting in place measures to cut off third-party access to booking VQs and G+.

A side result is that standby wait times are now broken in MDE in production.

BGDone

 

[lentesta]

BGDone

Too soon, man. Too soon.

 

[MrPromey]

Too bad Disney is not skilled enough to build this into G+

It wouldn't work.

The whole point of these external systems is to give you a competitive advantage in booking desirable G+ selections against other people. Disney can't implement that themselves.

... unless... it's an extra up-charge with more limited availability.

Perhaps G++?

... I guess it could work.

 

[FettFan]

 

[GhostHost1000]

That’s a smart move on Disneys marketing team because that same slogan on the left can be used for so many things so all they’ll have to do is replace the tower image

 

[Disstevefan1]

That’s a smart move on Disneys marketing team because that same slogan on the left can be used for so many things so all they’ll have to do is replace the tower image

Done.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Done.
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You’re hired!

 

[GhostHost1000]

 

[Disstevefan1]

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[Di$neyCPA]

What are the odds they just reverse changes made today to get wait times working? Not a good look the day before variable G+ pricing.

 

[GhostHost1000]

What are the odds they just reverse changes made today to get wait times working? Not a good look the day before variable G+ pricing.

It’s typical Disney IT planning.

Change something, break something

 

[Disstevefan1]

What are the odds they just reverse changes made today to get wait times working? Not a good look the day before variable G+ pricing.

Doesn't matter

 

[GhostHost1000]

Doesn't matter
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What’s the Walt saying, we keep moving forward…

If only that were the case today

 

[Jrb1979]

What are the odds they just reverse changes made today to get wait times working? Not a good look the day before variable G+ pricing.

It issue with the wait times has to do with them making changes to block out third party apps from using Genie+

 

[Disstevefan1]

What’s the Walt saying, we keep moving forward…

If only that were the case today

Today Disney keeps moving backward, it seems.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Done.
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"But since you are the magic it's partly your fault too"

 

[Disstevefan1]

"But since you are the magic it's partly your fault too"

Agreed!