*Confirmed* G+ Changes to Advanced Lightning Lane

[fatmanatee]

For me it shows:

MK $29
Epcot $21
DHS $26
AK $18

Looks like he booked for Friday based on another post.

 

[regprincipal]

hast this been confirmed? It was my biggest complaint about genie plus

Yes, you can only book the same ride once per day.

 

[SealedSeven]

hast this been confirmed? It was my biggest complaint about genie plus

yes its confirmed.

 

[I Run Long]

Is there a price for multiple parks rather than just individual parks?

 

[CJK]

Is there a price for multiple parks rather than just individual parks?

No. You buy for whichever park you want to book in first. If you have park hopper tickets or annual passes, you can book for any other park of your choice after scanning into your first booking in your first park.

 

[I Run Long]

No. You buy for whichever park you want to book in first. If you have park hopper tickets or annual passes, you can book for any other park of your choice after scanning into your first booking in your first park.

Sorry if this sounds stupid (haven't had my fill of caffeine yet today). We have PH tickets. So I could buy @ AK for $18 and after scanning in my first booking, I could then pick another one in MK and not pay the MK price of $29? I get that I would probably have limited selections later in the day for MK but seems like they would be better off charging a multi-park price? We won't be there until 7 Sept so I guess it could change by then - like all things Disney.

 

[CJK]

Sorry if this sounds stupid (haven't had my fill of caffeine yet today). We have PH tickets. So I could buy @ AK for $18 and after scanning in my first booking, I could then pick another one in MK and not pay the MK price of $29? I get that I would probably have limited selections later in the day for MK but seems like they would be better off charging a multi-park price? We won't be there until 7 Sept so I guess it could change by then - like all things Disney.

That is correct. You can pay the cheaper AK price, but end up booking rides in MK. The question is how much availability you will find in MK after scanning into your first AK ride.

 

[Friendlyadvice2]

Sorry if this sounds stupid (haven't had my fill of caffeine yet today). We have PH tickets. So I could buy @ AK for $18 and after scanning in my first booking, I could then pick another one in MK and not pay the MK price of $29? I get that I would probably have limited selections later in the day for MK but seems like they would be better off charging a multi-park price? We won't be there until 7 Sept so I guess it could change by then - like all things Disney.

Yes, that’s currently how it’s working.

 

[BrianL]

That is correct. You can pay the cheaper AK price, but end up booking rides in MK. The question is how much availability you will find in MK after scanning into your first AK ride.

Well, at least that's a little extra boon for paying for the Park Hopper. We'll have to see how availability is going once this thing starts.

 

[thanxfornoticin]

Sorry if this sounds stupid (haven't had my fill of caffeine yet today). We have PH tickets. So I could buy @ AK for $18 and after scanning in my first booking, I could then pick another one in MK and not pay the MK price of $29? I get that I would probably have limited selections later in the day for MK but seems like they would be better off charging a multi-park price? We won't be there until 7 Sept so I guess it could change by then - like all things Disney.

To look at it a little differently, paying the initial price is for the chance to pre-book 3 LLs at THAT park. After you use the first LL (or it expires), you then can book another LL at any park (if you have a hopper) and any tier (no longer tiering restrictions at that point). As you use the LLs, you can continue booking any park, up to holding a max of 3 at a time.

Don't know if that makes it more or less confusing!

 

[I Run Long]

To look at it a little differently, paying the initial price is for the chance to pre-book 3 LLs at THAT park. After you use the first LL (or it expires), you then can book another LL at any park (if you have a hopper) and any tier (no longer tiering restrictions at that point). As you use the LLs, you can continue booking any park, up to holding a max of 3 at a time.

Don't know if that makes it more or less confusing!

Thank you! That makes perfect sense. I'm hoping that since we will be there in September we may not need to purchase LLs except maybe at HS. Fingers crossed the whole new LL system will have worked out any kinks by that point.

 

[fatmanatee]

Alicia Stella's experience so far booking in AK:

- Navi at 10:15
- Safari at 12:05
- Dino at 1:05
- Redeemed Navi, booked Everest at 3:35

Also got ILL for FoP. Unfortunately doesn't look like she looked into anything in other parks for the 4th option but gives you a sense of what it can be like for AK.

 

[Mamabun]

Going about as I would have expected. Using thrill-data (so if something I say is wrong, blame them), yesterday the earliest genie ride that ran out at MK other than Tiana’s was Jungle Cruise at 6:44pm.
Today by 10:01am, in addition to Tiana’s: Big Thunder, HM, JC, and POTC were gone. And by 11:30 Space and Pooh were also gone, and Buzz will be gone by noon.

Maybe there will be some drops this afternoon?

 

[irlandaise]

For me it shows:

MK $29
Epcot $21
DHS $26
AK $18

Are those the same prices as previously?

 

[tx911]

Are those the same prices as previously?

That's what I show for today, 7/24.
For other days it seems to be a tad cheaper.

 

[irlandaise]

Are those the same prices as previously?

That's what I show for today, 7/24.
For other days it seems to be a tad cheaper.

By "previously" I meant are they the same prices as before the system changed. People were concerned that Disney would raise prices when the system changed.

 

[hhhisthegame]

Going about as I would have expected. Using thrill-data (so if something I say is wrong, blame them), yesterday the earliest genie ride that ran out at MK other than Tiana’s was Jungle Cruise at 6:44pm.
Today by 10:01am, in addition to Tiana’s: Big Thunder, HM, JC, and POTC were gone. And by 11:30 Space and Pooh were also gone, and Buzz will be gone by noon.

Maybe there will be some drops this afternoon?

This is what I was worried about....with genie plus you could ride so many rides throughout the day with no lines. With this it seems much more limited. For example you'd never have to wait on a line for the mountains at magic kingdom, but now you will likely need to wait for thunder or space mountain. It also makes it very hard to have a leisurely start to the day and ride rides later. If you do that you lose the opportunity to book any more so it only benefits very early risers.

Really sad about these changes It was so nice to go to Disney and wait on barely any lines

 

[tjkraz]

FastPass+ was a 2 star experience for a 5 star price (zero)

Genie+ was a 4 star experience for a 1 star price

LLMP is looking like a 2 star experience for a 1 star price

 

[fatmanatee]

By "previously" I meant are they the same prices as before the system changed. People were concerned that Disney would raise prices when the system changed.

For MK it's been fluctuating mostly between $24 to $29 for the last couple of months (as mentioned before it sounds like it's $27 for Friday). So I don't think there's any clear indication of a price change yet.

 

[tjkraz]

By "previously" I meant are they the same prices as before the system changed. People were concerned that Disney would raise prices when the system changed.

Personally, I was never concerned about prices going up. The far greater likelihood was always that the experience would get worse. I don't think there's any question that will happen. It could simply be because more people are swayed to buy thanks to the advance planning feature. Disney could also open up more capacity if they wish. (Daily purchase caps are whatever number Disney chooses.)

However you slice it, more people using LLMP means fewer rides for every buyer. At least for today, rides reached capacity much sooner than they ever did under Genie+. And I don't know why tomorrow would be any different.