Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

[Waters Back Side]

Di we know for sure you have to wait 90 minutes aft re your first lightning pass ride to choose another?

 

[aaronml]

Another problem I have with this is now I will need to do more planning the day OF beginning at 7am and throughout the day. People will be buried in their phones even more now

I’m not a morning person. Not having to rope-drop / wake up super early just to get an FP for one of the more popular attractions was honestly one of the few things I liked about FP+.

 

[Marriedatdisney]

I’m a huge disney fan. Married at Disney world. Taken our kids 1-2 times a year. 8 disney cruises. This sounds like the dumbest idea ever. So I buy a ticket….. with maybe a hopper. Then I buy a ‘genie’….which gets me in to a supposedly faster lane…. But only for the non headliners. Then I pay again for the right to skip the line in the ‘big’ rides. But only two a day. I can’t do it in advance so I get to look forward to waking up at 6:45 to button mashing genie. Then I can button mash for the virtual queues.

Could this be a worse experience? It’s like apple has this great thing going and they suddenly add 9 buttons and a digital pen connected by a wire to the new iPhone. It’s as if the finance dept locked the imagineers in a closet and designed this…. Horrible…..

 

[BaconPancakes]

There won't be a standby for the hot new ride for you to rope drop. Take Ratatouille. It will be virtual queue or pay to ride only. If you miss the virtual queue your only option will be to pay.

More at https://www.wdwmagic.com/attraction...en-with-virtual-queue-and-no-standby-line.htm

Wait until they realize it will be the same thing for Tron and Guardians.

 

[James Alucobond]

Another problem I have with this is now I will need to do more planning the day OF beginning at 7am and throughout the day. People will be buried in their phones even more now

I feel the opposite. In imagining how I'll interact with my phone here, I think FastPass+ was the poorer experience. You had to commit to a schedule way too far in advance, and because three passes were active at once, I always felt like I was searching for a third to tack onto the end while rushing to the next thing at the top of my list. I think I prefer the idea of, "I want to go here next. Let me just punch that in now that I've finished this ride."

 

[G00fyDad]

Wrong, it also prevents a business from requiring proof of disability.

Fair enough. I cannot find proof either way on the ADA site and honestly, it doesn't matter to me anyway.

 

[ParentsOf4]

The $15 is $5 cheaper than maxpass today at DLR, but they seem to be cheaping out on photopass or did I read that wrong? I don’t disagree with your price increase point. Anyone who thinks ticket prices won’t go up now this year is kidding themselves.

Except MaxPass originally included all attractions.

With Genie+, you pay $15 (initially) and still don't have access to the most in-demand attractions.

 

[MrPromey]

To those that are happy with this, and thrilled with the low price, just remember that what is $15 one day is $55 the next. I guess enjoy it while you can, Disney will price you out someday.

Again, the fireworks desert party at the MK started at $17.99 per adult and $9.99 per child... Let that sink in.

 

[Roy G. Dis]

Again, the fireworks desert party at the MK started at $17.99 per adult and $9.99 per child... Let that sink in.

Supply and demand.

 

[Hcalvert]

"Annual Passholders will be able to add Disney Genie+ on the day of use."

From here:

Disney Genie revealed - Walt Disney World's next generation of FastPass with pay-per-ride options

Find out more about the new Disney Genie app coming to Walt Disney World later this year.

www.wdwmagic.com

Also here (set up to time stamp)...




So... free for APs to use G+? (Assuming that the two Tier 1 FPs will still cost extra.)

How I read it is that APs will have to pay for it too, but it doesn't expressly state that. Based on all the other price gouging, I don't see Disney passing this up for the opportunity to charge more people.

 

[BaconPancakes]

Supply and demand.

Unprecedented demand!1

 

[MrPromey]

Supply and demand.

Thank you, captain obvious.

 

[Roy G. Dis]

Unprecedented demand!1

Nobody is holding a gun to someone's head making them buy tickets to a fireworks dessert party.
....
right?

 

[wdwmagic]

Social media isn't reacting well to this annoucement. Think this may be the biggest push back I've seen among Disney visitors.

 

[G00fyDad]

Nobody is holding a gun to someone's head making them buy tickets to a fireworks dessert party.
....
right?

Apparently you have not met my wife.

 

[wdwmagic]

How I read it is that APs will have to pay for it too, but it doesn't expressly state that. Based on all the other price gouging, I don't see Disney passing this up for the opportunity to charge more people.

AP will have to pay $15 per day to use it.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

There won't be a standby for the hot new ride for you to rope drop. Take Ratatouille. It will be virtual queue or pay to ride only. If you miss the virtual queue your only option will be to pay.

More at https://www.wdwmagic.com/attraction...en-with-virtual-queue-and-no-standby-line.htm

Except the ride's capacity is still limited, which means even if you do pay, or are willing to pay, there's still no guarantee that you'll actually get on the ride.

 

[bunnyman]

I feel the opposite. In imagining how I'll interact with my phone here, I think FastPass+ was the poorer experience. You had to commit to a schedule way too far in advance, and because three passes were active at once, I always felt like I was searching for a third to tack onto the end while rushing to the next thing at the top of my list. I think I prefer the idea of, "I want to go here next. Let me just punch that in now that I've finished this ride."

The one thing I always liked about FP+ was that I knew going in I at least had 3 rides confirmed. Was often able to switch around, and if you knew the sweet spot times when availabilities opened up during the day, you could often change things up on the fly (did that often withs Flights of Passage). Hate getting up early, and after spending every work day buried on the computer or endless conference/Zoom calls I now have to start every day playing the app run around trying to get Genie+ rides; nice job of dragging stress into my vacation no thank you.

 

[Hcalvert]

AP will have to pay $15 per day to use it.

That is what I thought. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[wdwmagic]

Except the ride's capacity is still limited, which means even if you do pay, or are willing to pay, there's still no guarantee that you'll actually get on the ride.

I would be willing to bet for $24-ish per ride, they are going to make that happen.