Change In Strategy For Locals and Genie +

[randumb0]

I know there are a number of regulars that post on here. I consider regulars as those that visit multiple times a month. I'd like to know if you see yourself purchasing Genie + or will you just look for the shortest line and save your money.

 

[OKW Lover]

I seriously doubt I would buy Genie+.

At least not on a regular basis. Perhaps if I have visitors with me with a limited time to visit the parks.

 

[1GoldenSun]

I don't go multiple times a month, but pre-pandemic we were there about once a month. There aren't any rides in any of the parks that we haven't ridden enough times to be willing to pay extra to ride. At this point what we enjoy most is just being in the parks. We'll get in line if the wait is short; wait until another time if it's long.

But I agree with @OKW Lover that if we have visitors for whom the trip is a special event, we'd probably splurge to be able to ride with them.

 

[yaddo121]

I agree with OKW Lover and 1GoldenSun. I would purchase Genie+ if I had family visiting but on my own? Not likely. I go weekly to enjoy the ambience of the parks and if the times happen to be low I may ride a few things. But like 1GoldenSun said, there isn’t anything I haven’t ridden multiple times already that I would pay for.

 

[RoseGold]

I go multiple times a year, and I still haven't gotten to ride ROTR. I can totally see myself paying $20 to ride ROTR or Remy or 7D or Slinky to complete the day. I guess we will see how long that feeling lasts or how many times per trip I'm willing to break out my wallet again.

The cynical side of me thinks that the virtual queue was put in place to force this. Either win the virtual queue lottery or pay $20 and those are the only options, sorry! At least you could slog through the standby line if your kid was dead set on Slinky Dog.

I'd love to see an advantage for the virtual queue for onsite guests, something like a 10 minute start. That seems like a no-brainer to me. And then off site people can pay $20 to ride ROTR or enter the lottery. I can totally see handicapping locals on the lottery.

 

[randumb0]

I normally visit once or twice a month, but as previous posters have said I will only purchase Genie + if I have family in town

 

[trmiv]

We live about 10 minutes from the parks so we go frequently. There is almost zero chance of us purchasing Genie+ ever. I would maybe consider paying a reasonable price for my daughter and I to ride ROTR quickly, but by reasonable I mean like $5 each, so that’s not going to happen. No way I’d pay $20 each.

What’s dumb is I would have probably begrudgingly paid $99 each pass for Genie+ for the year just to have it, but I won’t pay $15 per person each time.

 

[randumb0]

We live about 10 minutes from the parks so we go frequently. There is almost zero chance of us purchasing Genie+ ever. I would maybe consider paying a reasonable price for my daughter and I to ride ROTR quickly, but by reasonable I mean like $5 each, so that’s not going to happen. No way I’d pay $20 each.

What’s dumb is I would have probably begrudgingly paid $99 each pass for Genie+ for the year just to have it, but I won’t pay $15 per person each time.

We were hoping for an add-on option and would have paid more but it looks like it wasn't meant to be