Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

monothingie

monothingie

Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
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Jeff4272 said:
I LOVE THAT SITE!
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Even though the proprietor of "that site" has been described as unscrupulous, frequently engages in clickbait, allegedly steals information from others without crediting them, has been known to berate and abuse cast members, and even went out of his way to create a conflict with the proprietor of this site?
 
cranbiz

cranbiz

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monothingie said:
Even though the proprietor of "that site" has been described as unscrupulous, frequently engages in clickbait, allegedly steals information from others without crediting them, has been known to berate and abuse cast members, and even went out of his way to create a conflict with the proprietor of this site?
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That was his sarcastic font.
 
Disstevefan1

Disstevefan1

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monothingie said:
Even though the proprietor of "that site" has been described as unscrupulous, frequently engages in clickbait, allegedly steals information from others without crediting them, has been known to berate and abuse cast members, and even went out of his way to create a conflict with the proprietor of this site?
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Tell me how you really feel about Tom.
Also, does being called unscrupulous by a representative of TWDC really mean anything?
 
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Hawg G

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dreday3 said:
If you were a kid in the 70s/80s and didn't wait in 1-2 hour plus lines at the big Theme Parks (Six Flags, etc.)- you were doing it wrong. 😂 The big coasters had such long lines that if we got on 4 rides, it was a successful day.
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I waited over 3 hours for my first Beast ride in 1980. Granted it was a summer Saturday. But, yeah, the big new coasters would have Serious waits because they were so much better than anything else in the park.
 
bhg469

bhg469

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VelocityRaptor said:
New My Disney Experience app update today. iOS version 7.10. @disneyglimpses can you let us know of any changes?
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Android updated as well.

With this release, we’ve introduced Disney Genie service. Using this complimentary interface, you’ll have access to new features, including:
- A custom Tip Board, which can display estimated wait times for your top attractions and dining experiences.
- A personalized daily itinerary creator that regularly updates as your plans change—and offers forecasted wait times.
- The opportunity to purchase Disney Genie+ service.
Additionally, we fixed bugs and improved overall app performance.
 
VelocityRaptor

VelocityRaptor

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bhg469 said:
Android updated as well.

With this release, we’ve introduced Disney Genie service. Using this complimentary interface, you’ll have access to new features, including:
- A custom Tip Board, which can display estimated wait times for your top attractions and dining experiences.
- A personalized daily itinerary creator that regularly updates as your plans change—and offers forecasted wait times.
- The opportunity to purchase Disney Genie+ service.
Additionally, we fixed bugs and improved overall app performance.
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Yeah the generic update release. Typically some members on here let us know the behind the scenes updates that don’t make it to the release notes.
 
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flutas

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VelocityRaptor said:
New My Disney Experience app update today. iOS version 7.10.
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Looking at it, a new string resource was added (this is what shows as text in the app).
On it's own the text is very, mundane, but the "key" for it is ... telling in my opinion.

my_plans_park_pass_arrive_anytime_after: Arrive anytime after:
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Along with this some code changes to park passes, adding "slots" defined as "daily", "from open", "to close" and "other."

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I'm sure there's other stuff in here, but this is from a quick glance.
 
Patcheslee

Patcheslee

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Hawg G said:
Yup, you could hit 3 E tickets in the first hour no problem. Even with FP. You would grab a FP, walk on BTMRR, then grab another FP, hit Splash, etc. then use your FPS whenever. And once night came, you could enjoy short lines again.

Remember, folks, Pirates almost never had a line, for DECADES outside of a few peak times of the year, and mid afternoons in general.
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Didn't Pirates have Sparrow installed in the last 2000's? How much did that influence popularity?
 
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DCBaker

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With the latest MDE update, the tip board now remembers what park you select if you change it from the default of Magic Kingdom. For example, if you close the app and then relaunch, it will go to the selection you chose, rather than going back to Magic Kingdom.

Disney also added a new purchase banner on the tip board.

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JMcMahonEsq

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Third time using genie plus, this time with a group of 10.

Made LL selection at 7am from 35,00ft for 10 people, took approximately 10 seconds. And got time to fit eight before our early dinner reservation. Didn’t make a genie plus selection at that time as times available were too early for us to make it to park from our flight. At 8am we made a selection for all 10 guests, return time 12:20, as we wanted to be able to make another selection. 2 hours after park opening. Took maybe a minute, but we were still in air so time really didn’t matter. At 10am while waiting for bags for our family who where on a separate flight, whipped out phone again to make another genie plus around noon time, which is when we should make it after dropping luggage off at contemporary. So we have 3 rides books and dinner reservations, will be able to make another selection when we walk in park, for a total of maybe 5min phone time.
 
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Chi84

Chi84

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JMcMahonEsq said:
Third time using genie plus, this time with a group of 10.

Made LL selection at 7am from 35,00ft for 10 people, took approximately 10 seconds. And got time to fit eight before our early dinner reservation. Didn’t make a genie plus selection at that time as times available were too early for us to make it to park from our flight. At 8am we made a selection for all 10 guests, return time 12:20, as we wanted to be able to make another selection. 2 hours after park opening. Took maybe a minute, but we were still in air so time really didn’t matter. At 10am while waiting for bags for our family who where on a separate flight, whipped out phone again to make another genie plus around noon time, which is when we should make it after dropping luggage off at contemporary. So we have 3 rides books and dinner reservations, will be able to make another selection when we walk in park, for a total of maybe 5min phone time.
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Nice. What park and which rides?
 
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crazy4disney

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JMcMahonEsq said:
Third time using genie plus, this time with a group of 10.

Made LL selection at 7am from 35,00ft for 10 people, took approximately 10 seconds. And got time to fit eight before our early dinner reservation. Didn’t make a genie plus selection at that time as times available were too early for us to make it to park from our flight. At 8am we made a selection for all 10 guests, return time 12:20, as we wanted to be able to make another selection. 2 hours after park opening. Took maybe a minute, but we were still in air so time really didn’t matter. At 10am while waiting for bags for our family who where on a separate flight, whipped out phone again to make another genie plus around noon time, which is when we should make it after dropping luggage off at contemporary. So we have 3 rides books and dinner reservations, will be able to make another selection when we walk in park, for a total of maybe 5min phone time.
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So if i understand correctly. You have 3 rides at times that were chosen for you as opposed to choosing those times from the comfort of your own home when FP was around and you were able to pre book? Not to mention you havent disclosed what rides you have and if they were your top 3 choices which as a resort guest you pretty much always were able to get…

Ive used the app. The system sucks not the app itself (other than the limitations in place)
 
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Chi84

Chi84

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crazy4disney said:
So if i understand correctly. You have 3 rides at times that were chosen for you as opposed to choosing those times from the comfort of your own home when FP was around and you were able to pre book? Not to mention you havent disclosed what rides you have and if they were your top 3 choices which as a resort guest you pretty much always were able to get…

Ive used the app. The system sucks not the app itself (other than the limitations in place)
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For some odd reason, people think their experience is everyone's experience. If someone had a good outcome with a particular system, then if another person doesn't they're incompetent whiners.

One of the big problems I had with Genie+ and ILLs was not getting the window I tried to reserve. We got completely different times for Rise (chose 1:05 and it was "confirmed" for 3:40) and SDD. That may not happen at parks like MK where there is a lot more ride capacity.
 
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