JAB
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Because then, even if you didn't get the LL you wanted, you could still get a Slurpee.
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JIMMYEDDIE
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Then those guests didn't understand the system ther was in place b it was far superior
JIMMYEDDIE
Active Member
I've missed the last 5 pages of this blog but what I'll tell you is in practice, this is worse than I though the worst case scenario would be.
JIMMYEDDIE
Active Member
Almost none of these were sold out w genie. Why does everyone support something that is vastly inferior? I just don't get it.
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MickeyLuv'r
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Mostly we were okay with G+, but the early days of G+ were a mess. Before the modify feature was added, G+ was terrible, and a significant downgrade from FP+.
Having used it on both slow days and on busy days, G+ on a slow day was vastly different from how G+ worked on busy days.
but then, on slow days, we can do just as many rides if we don't buy G+ at all. It just takes a little park touring strategy.
I was there the FIRST day WDW charged $35 for G+. I hope EVERYONE agrees that was a sucky thing to spring on parkgoers at 6:45am in the morning, when the previous highest price had been $29, I think.
One thing I like about the new option is that at least you know in advance what it will cost. Too late for most people to cancel, but still a few days in advance.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
Yeah, early indications are that it won’t be much different for power users who have a good feel for the drop times. Even if rides “sell out“ in pre-booking more reservations will drop just like Genie+. Still too soon to judge fully since they are still adjusting the system, but if they are holding back capacity for operational reasons as a cushion the availability should eventually get better. The only thing that could potentially hurt this system is its early positive reviews. The more people who buy the less capacity available so could be a victim of its own success.
One thing that shocks me as I keep checking back is how short the waits are for most rides right now. FEA at 35, Remy at 30, Soarin at 5 right now… I’ve waited substantially longer than that IN lightening lanes for all of those rides (maybe not quite 30 for FEA). Over at DHS, Tower of Terror is 13(?) minutes, TSMM is 20 and most other rides are closed.
ConfettiCupcake
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I agree. I have to wonder if it’s really that much quieter than even a couple weeks ago, or if part of the reason for sparse availability throughout the day is even less capacity being dedicated to the LLs. Reports of the LLs themselves being very quiet seem to back that as well.
On the other hand, there’s tons of attractions down right now looks like it must be weather. Maybe rain is playing a role tonight.
easyrowrdw
Well-Known Member
You used it? What happened?
Agree that weather is a factor—but I would still expect the limited (entirely indoor line) rides remaining open would have much longer waits.
Purduevian
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Again you are not comparing apples to apples here. LLMP availability at 4pm is for people who already have 2 better LLs booked between 4pm and park close, this is picking up a 3rd one.
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G+ at 4pm people were either picking up their only LL between 4pm and park close, or had not used any LLs in the morning in order to stack
Stacking is dead btw and something tells me that's by design.
DisneyDreamer08
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If anyone is booking 7 days out, please keep posting your experience! My 7 day window opens August 10th. Once hours are updated this Friday, I plan to start doing daily plans 
If anyone is booking 7 days out, please keep posting your experience! My 7 day window opens August 10th. Once hours are updated this Friday, I plan to start doing daily plans
That's exactly what I'd like to see. My trip is coming up in November. Please post updates if you would.
DisneyDreamer08
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I definitely will post my experience. I *think* we are only going to purchase multi pass for MK and DHS. I’m still on the fence for the single pass options. We will only be a party of 2 for this trip so it will be a little easier to just the cost.
We were a party of 2 last week. I only got G+ for MK. G+ was not needed for Ep or AK. We didn't go to DHS
They also need to be careful how much they hold back from pre-booking.
If resort guests booking 7 days out can't get what they want people will be calling screaming at them wanting to cancel their reservations.
Purduevian
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Thrill data (https://www.thrill-data.com/lightning-lane/wdw) is able to show 21 day out availability. For the biggest hitters though (if you booked today for August 7th)
| Ride | Earliest return time if you booked at 7am today | Earliest return time if you booked now ~11:15am |
| Tiana | Sold out | Sold out |
| Remy | 3:50pm | 4:10pm |
| Frozen | 11:55am | 12pm |
| SDD | 5:40pm | 5:40pm |
| Navi | 11:10am | 11:20am |
Not only does that logically make sense, but it looks like that is the case in practice as well. Here are some data points from blogmickey for some of the most difficult to book rides
Top 10 Toughest Lightning Lane Multi Pass & Single Pass Attractions to Secure at Walt Disney World
In this article, we're going to cover Lightning Lane attraction availability and take a look at the top 10 toughest attractions to secure!
blogmickey.com