Diet VERSUS Real Tickets

[SaqibQureshi73]

With the announcement of Genie+ and the paid Lightning Lanes, do some of us feel that the ticketing has been split between on the one hand diet/second tier/poor tickets VERSUS regular/first class/rich tickets?

 

[Islandah]

No. I don’t feel that way.

 

[Carol_]

Nope. For me, it's just a matter of how much line-standing I'm up for that day. I happen to enjoy the queues sometimes. I actually had never been in the long queue for Peter Pan before Covid. Since being forced into it on a recent trip (and for a good long time), I was happy to see it. Pretty cool. I'd be willing to do that again. But there are times when time is of the essence and I'd be very happy to pay an arm and a leg to get out of a queue and go quickly.

 

[SteveH]

Yep I sure do it's the new Di$ney, pay to play and pay more if you don't want to be in a line. I felt the same when they made it clear their Deluxe resort guests deserved more then their Moderate/Value resort guets and gave them the Late Night option but told the others to pound sand and go back to your cheap resorts.

 

[EpcotPhoenician]

No, I don't feel that way.

This has been discussed several times in the following thread, which also provides varying responses:
https://www.disboards.com/threads/disney-genie-announcement.3849361/

 

[Allison]

No.

 

[OKW Lover]

No. That's not at all what I think of the ticketing system.

 

[Heather07438]

Imagine a WDW ticket as a buffet.

Some people are able to eat 15 plates of food including pounds of expensive beef/seafood. This is like a guest knowing how to maximize attractions and get many rides on headliners.

What if there were other customers that didn't know how or were unable to access the food as well and all the expensive trays of food were empty during the most convenient times because the other people knew best when to fill their plate and did so before these ones had a chance. What if these customers were willing to buy drinks and sushi upgrades or whatever but because they were dissatisfied with having to jockey a position at the regular buffet they're not coming as often.

What could the business do?

Sure, WDW is looking to get as much of our money as possible but maybe Genie is also directed at addressing spending/experience ratios. This system is being more precise in pricing. It can't be said that all of a sudden Genie is making WDW a class system. There has always been people with less money couldn't afford to go, or maybe managed getting a park day or two while raising their family. They did not get the experience of the average guest. Not that much different to what's going on here. If we're going expect Disney to let the higher spenders cover the low spenders now, why weren't so many people also saying that a decade or two ago. Maybe because it didn't effect them then?

 

[Jennasis]

No. The park tickets are separate from Genie+. Genie+ is an add-on.

 

[HopperFan]

No.

Park ticket prices are the same for everyone as they should be.

Add on's are an option for everyone.

No different than Family A is having dinner at Cinderella's Royal Table while Family B is having dinner at Cosmic Rays.

No different than Family A buying Sally Sue a Bippity Boppity outfit while Family B is buying Mary Sue a tshirt.

No different than Family A buying the dessert party while Family B is huddled on the hub with thousands of others.

Disney is a luxury optional vacation and you do it within your own budget and style. As long as the gate price is the same for everyone I have no issue.

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Does it stink that Deluxe get EMH but not the other resorts ... maybe but I look at it this way .... there is no more evening EMH ... deluxe resorts pay a huge amount more than the other resorts to have their own in park time. I can pay more for my hotel for it, I can pay more for an After Hours Event or I could use that money for a long list of other special things at Disney or maybe use for something at another park.

 

[luv2cheer92]

Not in the slightest.

 

[pigletgirl]

Not at all. This isnt a "cast" system...

 

[DVCkidsMOM]

I can see how it feels that way at first. We've debated it as a family, but I think we'll just have to try it with and without Genie+/LL and see. We're hoping that Disney knows what they're doing and that this change is overall better for everyone - else why do it? Yes, it may also allow for Disney to make more money for investors, but if it's really horrible for the majority of guests then the extra money Disney is making won't be sustainable. Am I disappointed that FPs aren't free across the board anymore, sure; but I was disappointed by most changes I've seen at Disney and got over it after I started seeing how it was actually working for most folks. (No, I haven't learned to like all changes at Disney, but for the most part they have worked out.) There have always been, and will always be, people spending more than I and less than I at Disney ... and on the airplane, and in the store, and ...