I am curious if they are selling the same amount of inventory each day this week, or if they are testing to see the impact of different inventory levels on park ops and/or how quickly Genie+ LLs sell out throughout the day.
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Fido Chuckwagon
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I’m here now with friends who have grandfathered tickets from a cancelled trip and holy moly am I jealous of the $15 per person per day they paid for their Genie+ this week.
Coaster Lover
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So, are crowd levels still at the peak level they were when Genie+ first hit $35 nine days ago, or is $35 now just the "new normal"?
And now it’s crystal clear why they stopped selling it in advance.
Figgy1
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It's break in a good portion of the NE so the parks are still packed
SingleRider
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This Genie stuff is too confusing and as the economy continues to cool and attendance keeps dropping, it’s going to make less and less sense. Disney would be better off just to raise ticket prices to what they need to be and then cut this frustrating “buy a ticket and then buy another ticket” scheme.
Could anyone answer the following question for me with regards to Genie+ (and with a possible screengrab to show me in anticpation of our August trip)
I understand that Virtual Queues go VERY fast. I have been keeping tabs of how it goes within seconds on these threads, so understand the need to be VERY prepared. As a first time, as of yet user of it, I want to get in the right mindset of what the page should look like and how far I can go before I click book before the 7AM drop. What should I be looking for?
On the My Disney App I can currently see Join Virtual Queue and Tron with a Blue picture logo. Underneath it states with a Pink triangle "This virtual queue is currently closed to...." and so on.
When does that physically change? Dead on 7AM? Then is it a case of refreshing the screen constantly to see it change to a different button? ~A l'a thats the race essentially.
If its not the cited above what should I be looking for?
I guess my fear is doing it wrong and being on the backfoot by 7:02AM if catch my drift.
Id rather miss it as overbooked than miss out due to my ineptness and lack of foresight!
As a sidenote how do I know if I have been successful post "The 7AM" race or unsuccessful.
I understand that Virtual Queues go VERY fast. I have been keeping tabs of how it goes within seconds on these threads, so understand the need to be VERY prepared. As a first time, as of yet user of it, I want to get in the right mindset of what the page should look like and how far I can go before I click book before the 7AM drop. What should I be looking for?
On the My Disney App I can currently see Join Virtual Queue and Tron with a Blue picture logo. Underneath it states with a Pink triangle "This virtual queue is currently closed to...." and so on.
When does that physically change? Dead on 7AM? Then is it a case of refreshing the screen constantly to see it change to a different button? ~A l'a thats the race essentially.
If its not the cited above what should I be looking for?
I guess my fear is doing it wrong and being on the backfoot by 7:02AM if catch my drift.
Id rather miss it as overbooked than miss out due to my ineptness and lack of foresight!
As a sidenote how do I know if I have been successful post "The 7AM" race or unsuccessful.
James Alucobond
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If I recall correctly, the "This virtual queue is currently closed" text turns into a "Confirm your party" button when everything's not already gone for the day. On that screen, you can manage who in your party will be added when you successfully join the queue, and at the bottom of the screen, there will be a sticky button that alternates between "Refresh" when the queue is not yet open and "Join" when it is. Tapping "Refresh" will keep reloading the page, so you basically just hit that when the hour turns over and join. You'll immediately know whether or not you were successful as it will either fail or send you to a success screen with your boarding group and estimated time.Could anyone answer the following question for me with regards to Genie+ (and with a possible screengrab to show me in anticpation of our August trip)
I understand that Virtual Queues go VERY fast. I have been keeping tabs of how it goes within seconds on these threads, so understand the need to be VERY prepared. As a first time, as of yet user of it, I want to get in the right mindset of what the page should look like and how far I can go before I click book before the 7AM drop. What should I be looking for?
On the My Disney App I can currently see Join Virtual Queue and Tron with a Blue picture logo. Underneath it states with a Pink triangle "This virtual queue is currently closed to...." and so on.
When does that physically change? Dead on 7AM? Then is it a case of refreshing the screen constantly to see it change to a different button? ~A l'a thats the race essentially.
If its not the cited above what should I be looking for?
I guess my fear is doing it wrong and being on the backfoot by 7:02AM if catch my drift.
Id rather miss it as overbooked than miss out due to my ineptness and lack of foresight!
As a sidenote how do I know if I have been successful post "The 7AM" race or unsuccessful.
SingleRider
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Riviera Rita
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What I did was have the page open and ready a couple of minutes before 7am and finger poised on the join queue at 6.59. You have a good chance of getting in the queue, but, at what time is another matter, I did it three times during trip and twice got into groups in the early 80s, but, once got group 2. Be aware that it may say something like Group 80 is going to be called at 6pm which happened my first time, but, groups move fast and I ended up being called at 2.15. Just keep a regular, but, not obsessive eye on how the groups are moving.
What I would do, as you are a UK guest like me and probably there for two weeks, is not have an ADR for the same day you plan to do GOTG or Tron and risk them clashing, I did the Christmas party the first day I did the VQ and panicked wondering how I'd do GOTG then go back to my room to change and get over to the party without missing too much, but, didn't have to worry in the end, but, the stress wasn't worth it.
What I would do, as you are a UK guest like me and probably there for two weeks, is not have an ADR for the same day you plan to do GOTG or Tron and risk them clashing, I did the Christmas party the first day I did the VQ and panicked wondering how I'd do GOTG then go back to my room to change and get over to the party without missing too much, but, didn't have to worry in the end, but, the stress wasn't worth it.
Individual Lightning Lane prices have also fallen back today - the previous prices had been in effect since March 11.
Rise of the resistance - $20 (previously $25)
Cosmic Rewind - $15 (previously $17)
Flight of Passage - $14 (previously $16)
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train - $11 (previously $12)
Rise of the resistance - $20 (previously $25)
Cosmic Rewind - $15 (previously $17)
Flight of Passage - $14 (previously $16)
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train - $11 (previously $12)
$15 down, $20 to go.
Any bets that at the next quarterly call Bob will be talking about a high percentage of guests are using it, how well-received it’s been, how it’s a pricing lever they can use, etc.?
Riviera Rita
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Going later in the day - free.
Both Bobs have already said as much.
threvester
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Mine train needs to drop the ILL status. Replace splash as a regular genie option. The ride is just not worth $11 or a 90 minute wait
DisneyDreamer08
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We did Mine Train at early entry back in March and waited 20 minutes. That’s about as long as I would wait.
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