Disney Genie announcement

[Eastern]

Maybe it's because the UK exchange rate is poor at the moment, but that $24 figure is pretty outrageous for a family of 4 for what amounts to barely ten minutes of entertainment, especially having already paid for the privilege of being in the park. Not just bad value, but actively rinsing your customers.

Family of 5 and I can't imagine paying even the least expensive price to ride something. $20 for going on something that used to be 'free'.

 

[lorileahb]

Family of 5 and I can't imagine paying even the least expensive price to ride something. $20 for going on something that used to be 'free'.

I love Disney - always will. I think we will likely follow the "get there early" for the headliners - and wait for what we really want to do.

I also love Knoebel's (in PA) - where it is free to get in, and you pay for tickets that let you ride (buy one block of tickets to use throughout day).

I'm not in love with paying to get into a park and paying per ride - and having to keep going to back to my phone. Even without the money aspect, I think it is being overcomplicated - taking away from the experience of enjoying the day.

 

[emilymad]

For a system rumored to be launching soon they are going to have to bite the bullet and announce the LL pricing. Clearly they are going to get a ton of bad PR for it like the genie. But id suggest they would be better taking that now than distracting from the 50th.

I am not sure they are going to announce the prices in advance. It is supposed to be dynamic pricing so if they come out and say Space is $4 but then the day you are there it is $10 people will get angry. They might put out starting prices so you know it would be $4 and up. Even G+ has an introductory price of $15. How fast will we see that increase? I am going to guess fast if lots of people buy it and LL for the popular rides sells out by 10am everyday like FP used to.

 

[CT Disney]

It will be interesting to see “psychology” at play as people define IA$ value. Will it be:

1. I am paying for a 2 minute ride on Space Mountain; OR

2. I am paying to skip the Space Mountain 60 minute line.

Personally, I’d have a hard time shifting my mindset away from option number 1 above. My brain would tell me I’m paying to skip the long line, but my gut will have me thinking, “I can’t believe I just paid $100 for my family of four to ride a 2 minute ride.”

 

[VAlegacy]

Family of 5 and I can't imagine paying even the least expensive price to ride something. $20 for going on something that used to be 'free'.

Exactly. Personally I could not see spending $1 on G+

 

[RedmonFamily]

I am wondering if that introductory price of $15 will be if it is purchased for the length of your trip ahead of time. I could definitely see them making it cost more if you want to buy it individually day of. That way they sell more because you would fear spending more waiting to see if you really need it.

 

[persnickity]

I think they want to control ride/park usage and making extra money is a side benefit.

See, I would flip the order of that.

 

[VAlegacy]

See, I would flip the order of that.

Yes.
My old man used to say Disney sells magic by the pound. A little more money = a little more magic and pixie dust.
Even if Disney claims changes are due to better crowd control or a better guest experience, rest assured its driven by money.

 

[shawthorne44]

I am wondering if that introductory price of $15 will be if it is purchased for the length of your trip ahead of time. I could definitely see them making it cost more if you want to buy it individually day of. That way they sell more because you would fear spending more waiting to see if you really need it.

They could do like USF does with their express passes. Assuming there is demand, the price creeps up the closer you get to the date. Assuming that the demand is there. They don't want too many people to have it because then the EP lines get long and it isn't as valuable then.

My plan is to add it to our tickets as soon as it is allowed. My guess is that it will be $15 at that time.

 

[wisblue]

If it’s $15 per day for my next trip, I would likely get it for every day so I can see first hand how it works with what we like to do and how we like to enjoy the parks. If it turns out that I don’t think I got value for it, I’ll chalk up what I paid to experience. It wouldn’t take too many instances of getting a LL pass for an attraction with a line of 30 minutes or longer to make me feel like I got my money’s worth.

 

[OhDannyBoy]

So is it still just a guess-timation that this is going to roll out the beginning of Oct?

Or was anything official released on a specific date?

 

[Marionnette]

So is it still just a guess-timation that this is going to roll out the beginning of Oct?

Or was anything official released on a specific date?

Nothing official. Just unconfirmed rumors.

 

[OhDannyBoy]

Nothing official. Just unconfirmed rumors.

This should be the thread title.

Thanks. Just making sure I didn't miss anything.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Maybe it's because the UK exchange rate is poor at the moment, but that $24 figure is pretty outrageous for a family of 4 for what amounts to barely ten minutes of entertainment, especially having already paid for the privilege of being in the park. Not just bad value, but actively rinsing your customers.

Those priced are high for Canadian and US guests also!

 

[ZeeWP]

Just popping in to say how great it is that IA$ is gaining traction as the official DIS acronym for Individual Attraction Selection.

Seriously, did no one on that committee think to themselves "maybe we shouldn't use a word that starts with 'S' when we name this thing." ????

It's the crowd favorite out of these discussions. I will use it forever.

 

[ZeeWP]

So I wonder how much the surge pricing will actually moderate the times available. I can't imagine too many families affording $24pp for 7DMT or RotR. So on uber-busy days, I suspect the IA$ will be used by mostly smaller groups and may have more available times than when it is median level of crowds.

As a stats nerd, I can't wait to see numbers on all of this, haha.

 

[twincruisers]

I'm wondering if there is any data from DLP and DLS on their Premier Access pricing and how much of a range the prices can be for any given ride. That may give us a good hint as to what's to come on our end.

 

[Marionnette]

I'm wondering if there is any data from DLP and DLS on their Premier Access pricing and how much of a range the prices can be for any given ride. That may give us a good hint as to what's to come on our end.

It was reported that Premier Access at DLP was going to be in the range of €8-€15 per person per attraction. That's about $9.50 - $17.75 in today's US dollars.

These screen captures are from 08/03 courtesy of DLPReport on Twitter

 

[scrappinginontario]

It was reported that Premier Access at DLP was going to be in the range of €8-€15 per person per attraction. That's about $9.50 - $17.75 in today's US dollars.

These screen captures are from 08/03 courtesy of DLPReport on Twitter
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Looking at the rides chosen in DLP, I hope it's different in WDW. I'm sure it will be but if they make rides like Peter Pan and Big Thunder Mountain IA$ rides and not options on G+, looks like I'll be saving money by not purchasing G+ and waiting in a lot more stand-by lines.

I understand this is DLP and not WDW but it does give me reason to pause and wonder which rides and how many (especially in MK) will be IA$ rides.

 

[twincruisers]

It was reported that Premier Access at DLP was going to be in the range of €8-€15 per person per attraction. That's about $9.50 - $17.75 in today's US dollars.

These screen captures are from 08/03 courtesy of DLPReport on Twitter

I was thinking more along the lines like Ride 1 range from $8-$10 and ride 2 goes from $8-$15 so we can see the range of prices associated with low, moderate, and surge pricing. With WDW rumored to be $4-$24 seems like we have a much more dynamic system than what DLP is utilizing with Premier Access.