Disney Genie announcement

[Turksmom]

Same, my trip is October 10 - 16 at WL! Family of 18!

We need an "ouch" reaction button for that.

 

[Beer Me]

We enjoy SDMT and try to ride it every trip if we can get a FP+ (RIP) or if the lines aren't that long. But it is a remarkably short ride, and I do think that its unusual brevity will sting for those people who just paid more than $15 per person to ride it.

This is exactly what I was getting at. I love this ride but I just used it as an example because it’s such a short experience. But I think any ride you pay extra for won’t quite live up to the added expectations.

Maybe I’m wrong. Apparently it works in Paris but I know nothing about that park or how it’s generally perceived.

 

[scrappinginontario]

My guess playing into this will be length of stay. If guests are only in a park for one day or even a portion of a day, they may find it beneficial to pay the upcharge. If a guest has a longer visit so can allow for more time in standby lines, they may choose to wait rather than pay.

I know for us we'll watch the numbers but my first thought is to wait in lines and only purchase IA$ if absolutely necessary. Not sure yet about G+ until I see which attractions are/are not included.

 

[ZeeWP]

My guess playing into this will be length of stay. If guests are only in a park for one day or even a portion of a day, they may find it beneficial to pay the upcharge. If a guest has a longer visit so can allow for more time in standby lines, they may choose to wait rather than pay.

I know for us we'll watch the numbers but my first thought is to wait in lines and only purchase IA$ if absolutely necessary. Not sure yet about G+ until I see which attractions are/are not included.

I think it will be a combo of the length of stay, budget, and group size.

 

[DisneyFive]

SDMT is probably the most overrated roller coaster in the country and I would be livid if I paid substantial money to skip the line. I was almost mad I wasted a rope drop on it.

I love that it is such a high demand attraction. Reason being, if they are going to have 1 or 2 "pay to ride" attractions in each park I'm glad this is one of them. (versus other attractions that I like) Keep G+ for those others! I like 7DMT, but it's not a "gotta do" for us. I think the draw to 7DMT is the fact that the entire family can ride it. Not too scary for little kids, and tame enough for grandparents to all enjoy.

I'll take any one of the other 3 mountains any day of the week.

Dan

 

[scrappinginontario]

I love that it is such a high demand attraction. Reason being, if they are going to have 1 or 2 "pay to ride" attractions in each park I'm glad this is one of them. (versus other attractions that I like) Keep G+ for those others! I like 7DMT, but it's not a "gotta do" for us. I think the draw to 7DMT is the fact that the entire family can ride it. Not too scary for little kids, and tame enough for grandparents to all enjoy.

I'll take any one of the other 3 mountains any day of the week.

Dan

Has it been confirmed that IA$ will only be added to 1 or 2 rides/park? I haven't found where that is confirmed.

The original announcement could be interpreted a couple of ways:
- only 1 or 2 IA$ per park
or
- a guest is limited to 2 IA$/day

 

[Lee Matthews]

So be thankful we get a cheap deal?

Loss of ME is $100? (without getting international data plan) Genie needed for 5 days of the 14? and thats being really kind to it £15 x 4 x 5 $240 Chuck in what $100 for the Pay to ride? now your at $440. Thats how you add $500 to your trip. Thats being kind to the system. If the pay to rides are $20 each? Tron, FOP, GOG, ROTR family of 4? Genie needed for more days?


Uk guests suffer more from this up charge than most as we spend more time at disney than most.

I don’t think it’s a case of being thankful but I am surprised that Disney has thrown a bone and kept water parks/ Photopass on the 1-2 week passes as they could have easily stripped them out like annual passes.

Personally I don’t think the UK park tickets are priced too badly but that’s my opinion. A single day adult ticket to chessington is £60

In regards to Genie+, it’s optional if people want to use it. US visitors are probably more pushed to use it as they go for much shorter trips

 

[serenitygr]

Has it been confirmed that IA$ will only be added to 1 or 2 rides/park? I haven't found where that is confirmed.

The original announcement could be interpreted a couple of ways:
- only 1 or 2 IA$ per park
or
- a guest is limited to 2 IA$/day

It has not been confirmed. And you are correct- it could be either of those

 

[DisneyFive]

Has it been confirmed that IA$ will only be added to 1 or 2 rides/park? I haven't found where that is confirmed.

The original announcement could be interpreted a couple of ways:
- only 1 or 2 IA$ per park
or
- a guest is limited to 2 IA$/day

It has not been confirmed. And you are correct- it could be either of those

Ooh, good question. Didn't mean to confuse. I had always interpreted it as one or two attractions in each park will have IA$.

Dan

 

[scrappinginontario]

Ooh, good question. Didn't mean to confuse. I had always interpreted it as one or two attractions in each park will have IA$.

Dan

I would love it to be that but I'd be surprised if Disney doesn't add more than 2 IA$ rides to some parks like MK and DHS.

This is one I'd love to be wrong about though!!

 

[CBMom01]

So, I read it that when you pay for IA$ you get to choose 2 rides from a small list across parks.

 

[shawthorne44]

They have said 7-8 IA$$$ rides in all of WDW.

 

[ZellyB]

I would love it to be that but I'd be surprised if Disney doesn't add more than 2 IA$ rides to some parks like MK and DHS.

This is one I'd love to be wrong about though!!

I actually don't think they will have a big number of rides that are IA$. If they do too many then G+ loses its appeal. They have to find that sweet spot where people frankly want to buy both. There's a lot of money to be made by keeping G+ relatively low in cost and yet with a perceived value that gets lots of people to buy it. If they limit that too much by making a bunch of rides IA$ then people don't buy G+ and frankly I think they have calculated and suspect G+ (high volume at low price) out performs IA$ (low volume at high price) for bottom line contribution. I could also be wrong on this, but I think the intent, however poorly worded on their part, from the announcement is that there would likely only be 2 rides at each park eligible for IA$. That's my hope at least.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Has it been confirmed that IA$ will only be added to 1 or 2 rides/park? I haven't found where that is confirmed.

The original announcement could be interpreted a couple of ways:
- only 1 or 2 IA$ per park
or
- a guest is limited to 2 IA$/day

It has been confirmed by "insiders" but not by Disney themselves. At launch, IAS will be offered at two attractions per park.

Space Mountain and Mine Train
Ratatouille and Test Track
Rise of the Resistance and Slinky Dog Dash
Kilimanjaro Safaris and Flight of Passage

Good news for Soarin, Smuggler's Run, Runaway Railway, and Expedition Everest fans.

Presumably, TRON will replace Space Mountain and Cosmic Rewind will replace Test Track when those attractions open, but that's just speculation on my part.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I actually don't think they will have a big number of rides that are IA$. If they do too many then G+ loses its appeal.

Also, people just won't pay for a lot of these rides. Arguably, the only ones that "need" it are the brand new ones that have virtual queues anyways... Rise, Rat, Tron, and Guardians.

 

[scrappinginontario]

They have said 7-8 IA$$$ rides in all of WDW.

Can you please provide the link to this information?

There is a lot of chatter and very little actual information from Disney.

Trust me, I hope it's only 2 rides per park but will believe it when I see it.

 

[JoJoGirl]

It has been confirmed by "insiders" but not by Disney themselves. At launch, IAS will be offered at two attractions per park.

Space Mountain and Mine Train
Ratatouille and Test Track
Rise of the Resistance and Slinky Dog Dash
Kilimanjaro Safaris and Flight of Passage

Good news for Soarin, Smuggler's Run, Runaway Railway, and Expedition Everest fans.

Presumably, TRON will replace Space Mountain and Cosmic Rewind will replace Test Track when those attractions open, but that's just speculation on my part.

Also good news for parents of little girls who love Frozen.

If that list is true, I will probably skip Test Track and Space Mountain. Neither of them is worth a long wait or an extra charge to me. Depending on how intense Tron and GotG are, I may skip those too because I am getting old. Just as well, because that makes G+ more valuable to me at MK and even Epcot.

Still a little perplexed about the Safari being an IA$. It was never hard to get at least one FP+ a day for that ride. Now it will be either pay up or wait in that slow standby line. Hopefully Safari will be one of the lower-priced selections.

One positive I can see about IA$ As opposed to G+ is the ability to choose your time. If you can schedule your first headliner for say 1:00, then ride it as your last attraction before your afternoon break, you can leave the park on a high note. And if you can schedule IA$ #2 for your evening park, that gives you something to look forward to. Time will tell.

 

[Marionnette]

So, I read it that when you pay for IA$ you get to choose 2 rides from a small list across parks.

You choose your IA$ individually and pay at the time you pick your return time. You don't purchase IA$ and then select 2 from a list of attractions. Each attraction will have its own price. Some might be as low as $4 while others could be as much as $24 (initially).

 

[shawthorne44]

Can you please provide the link to this information?

There is a lot of chatter and very little actual information from Disney.

Trust me, I hope it's only 2 rides per park but will believe it when I see it.

You are right, nothing official.

Just "Haunted Mansion to thrill rides like Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and newer favorites like Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run" as on G+ and
"Seven Dwarfs Mine Train" for IA$$$.

 

[Grumpy by Birth]

It has been confirmed by "insiders" but not by Disney themselves. At launch, IAS will be offered at two attractions per park.

Space Mountain and Mine Train
Ratatouille and Test Track
Rise of the Resistance and Slinky Dog Dash
Kilimanjaro Safaris and Flight of Passage

Good news for Soarin, Smuggler's Run, Runaway Railway, and Expedition Everest fans.

Presumably, TRON will replace Space Mountain and Cosmic Rewind will replace Test Track when those attractions open, but that's just speculation on my part.

Emphasis added.