Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

[Sirwalterraleigh]

It could just be a resort benefit. They need people in hotel rooms right now.

…ima hearing that’s a “mild concern”

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

MY TIME HAS COME!!!

…well only if you go

 

[jpeden]

Disney's said 2024 for the next round of changes.

Frankly this is a bit dissapointing - if I'm going to have to pay for it I'd rather be able to pay in advance and budget for it versus randomly getting hit for a different amount each morning.

 

[dreday3]

…well only if you go

Well yeah, that's true!

MY TIME MAY COME AT SOME POINT!!!

 

[HauntedPirate]

Frankly this is a bit dissapointing - if I'm going to have to pay for it I'd rather be able to pay in advance and budget for it versus randomly getting hit for a different amount each morning.

No worries, the “advance purchase option” will likely come in far higher than the day-of purchase option, because GUESTS DEMAND IT! Honestly, I’d expect this to be far more expensive, with at least a 20-30% premium over the most expensive day (think $50/day as a starting point).

 

[HauntedPirate]

New Disney Genie+ pricing structure goes into effect at Walt Disney World​

New Disney Genie+ pricing structure goes into effect at Walt Disney World

New Disney Genie+ pricing structure goes into effect at Walt Disney World

www.wdwmagic.com

“It looks as though Disney is attempting to increase Genie+ uptake among guests at EPCOT and Disney's Animal Kingdom, that may have previously thought that Genie+ was not worth the cost. Offering a lower price at those parks may tempt more guests to purchase Genie+.”

Winner winner chicken dinner. Nailed it. Truer words have rarely been spoken/written.

Of course, the realistic price point, at least for me, is $0.

 

[Jrb1979]

Was it? Those guests could at least plan ahead their park day/path more easily. I know I did.

There are multiple issues. I’m not sure of the best way to solve them, but they are good about fixing one thing and making another worse

My guess is you will be able to book your first LL each day ahead of time. The rest will continue to work as it does now. You think it's bad now with many LL running out now, imagine what would happen if you let guests book 3 a day ahead of time. There would nothing left.

 

[GhostHost1000]

My guess is you will be able to book your first LL each day ahead of time. The rest will continue to work as it does now. You think it's bad now with many LL running out now, imagine what would happen if you let guests book 3 a day ahead of time. There would nothing left.

Purchasing and booking 1 ahead of time each day (prior to vacation) and being able to select the time you want to me would help G+

One issue however is still the 7am ILL sprint and always expecting the weather to cooperate and not mess up your plans when prepaying

 

[JD80]

One day ahead of time is still almost as annoying as the day of at 7AM.

Can't wait to miss my next day G+ LL window because I'm on Guardians of the Galaxy and miss out on SDD.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Frankly this is a bit dissapointing - if I'm going to have to pay for it I'd rather be able to pay in advance and budget for it versus randomly getting hit for a different amount each morning.

But that’s how they squeeze more

My guess is you will be able to book your first LL each day ahead of time. The rest will continue to work as it does now. You think it's bad now with many LL running out now, imagine what would happen if you let guests book 3 a day ahead of time. There would nothing left.

Purchasing and booking 1 ahead of time each day (prior to vacation) and being able to select the time you want to me would help G+

One issue however is still the 7am ILL sprint and always expecting the weather to cooperate

It was wrecked prior…that’s math again…

I think I might be the only one who remembers the “tiers”?

Tiers were an admission they didn’t have enough capacity in the parks…certainly not enough for any pre booking system.

There is no flexibility…which is why it didn’t work and is gone


This is more Iger crap…it doesn’t work…so keep doubling down.

 

[GhostHost1000]

But that’s how they squeeze more



It was wrecked prior…that’s math again…

I think I might be the only one who remembers the “tiers”?

Tiers were an admission they didn’t have enough capacity in the parks…certainly not enough for any pre booking system.

There is no flexibility…which is why it didn’t work and is gone


This is more Iger crap…it doesn’t work…so keep doubling down.

Yep I remember the tiers. It was interesting how they did that and definitely an attempt to get people to book “other” lesser attractions instead of all the popular ones

I guess in some ways the new tier is the ILL - “Oh you like this, then pay us more”

 

[nickys]

No worries, the “advance purchase option” will likely come in far higher than the day-of purchase option, because GUESTS DEMAND IT! Honestly, I’d expect this to be far more expensive, with at least a 20-30% premium over the most expensive day (think $50/day as a starting point).

Buying it in advance would at least lock in the price. If it ended up being less than that price on the day though, there would be some unhappy guests. So my guess is it would be priced at a lower price point than the normal daily price for the time of year.

 

[nickys]

My guess is you will be able to book your first LL each day ahead of time. The rest will continue to work as it does now. You think it's bad now with many LL running out now, imagine what would happen if you let guests book 3 a day ahead of time. There would nothing left.

If it was restricted to resort guests then that would mean fewer being pre-booked than with FP+

And they could also tier it according to Resort category. 3 for Deluxe for example, if they wanted to.

 

[GhostHost1000]

If it was restricted to resort guests then that would mean fewer being pre-booked than with FP+

And they could also tier it according to Resort category.

Disney resort guests could book FP+ 60 days in advance while offsite was 30. So they had an advantage there too

Not letting offsite guests prebook would be an interesting move though. It’s possible

 

[nickys]

One day ahead of time is still almost as annoying as the day of at 7AM.

Can't wait to miss my next day G+ LL window because I'm on Guardians of the Galaxy and miss out on SDD.

I think if they do have pre-booking it would be before your stay starts. How far ahead is another question but I would think it would be at least on check-in day for length of stay, if not before.

 

[GhostHost1000]

I think if they do have pre-booking it would be before your stay starts. How far ahead is another question but I would think it would be at least on check-in day for length of stay, if not before.

It needs to be 15 days or more imo. Some people take longer vacations than others

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Buying it in advance would at least lock in the price. If it ended up being less than that price on the day though, there would be some unhappy guests. So my guess is it would be priced at a lower price point than the normal daily price for the time of year.

No…That’s “counter Disney intuitive”…

You pay more for the “privilege”

Upsells are a slippery slope. The customers slipped down it long ago.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I think if they do have pre-booking it would be before your stay starts. How far ahead is another question but I would think it would be at least on check-in day for length of stay, if not before.

It needs to be 15 days or more imo. Some people take longer vacations than others

Both result in a mess.

It’s about capacity and how that manifests each hour/day.
Prebooks didn’t work. So let’s go ahead and try to run through the wall again, eh?

 

[GhostHost1000]

Both result in a mess.

It’s about capacity and how that manifests each hour/day.
Prebooks didn’t work. So let’s go ahead and try to run through the wall again, eh?

Prebooking 1 might work better than 3. We’ll see I guess. Regardless, Disney can fix all of this by expanding attractions at all parks rather than just replacing existing ones or taking 5 years to complete one.

No worries though, so many new attractions coming the next few years I can’t wait.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

“It looks as though Disney is attempting to increase Genie+ uptake among guests at EPCOT and Disney's Animal Kingdom, that may have previously thought that Genie+ was not worth the cost. Offering a lower price at those parks may tempt more guests to purchase Genie+.”

Winner winner chicken dinner. Nailed it. Truer words have rarely been spoken/written.

Of course, the realistic price point, at least for me, is $0.

I don’t actually see how that would play out that way…

So it was say $22 at any park…but it’s not very useful at Epcot or dak…

So now that they want $27 for magic kingdom…that means people will pay $16 at Epcot?

That’s some bizarro Disney thought…and trust me…I’ve seen some doozies there.


The way to sell this…is to drop the lightning lanes and the use limits.
They’d burn through it…the lines would stagnate…
It’s pirate fastpass+ then.

What a mess you make when you tolerate decades of bad management in amusement parks.