Disney Genie announcement

[lorileahb]

Ugh. We arrive 10/17

Double ugh - we arrive 10/16

 

[eva]

Ugh. We arrive 10/17

Us too. sounds like it could be a mess.

 

[snowwhite84]

Arriving 10/14

 

[SMF_mom23]

HT to all y'all arriving around the drop and becoming unwitting guinea pigs! The rest of us will be waiting to hear about the Good, Bad, and Ugly! (Hopefully mostly good though!)

 

[Kbrb]

HT to all y'all arriving around the drop and becoming unwitting guinea pigs! The rest of us will be waiting to hear about the Good, Bad, and Ugly! (Hopefully mostly good though!)

I have trade marked the term "geniepigs" for you guys. Good luck

 

[bsmcneil]

I get both sides of the "like" and "don't like" regarding Genie+....but with me being responsible for the entire family for the entire trip; I like having the ability to put my phone in my pocket for the majority of the day. I saw this picture on a site today....the photo was simply for showing the crowd at Space 220. I've "blurred out" with red circles(ish) the 9 faces I saw.....in just a small piece of the pic....looking at their phones. I recognize ADRs/table ready notices have been on phones prior; I just felt this pic captured my feelings towards having another need to always be on my phone. I def don't miss running around the park to get paper FP; and understand I can choose to not use the service....
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I went last week and it was SURREAL how many people were locked into their phones. I intentionally tried to leave mine in my backpack and not constantly be looking at it. I had to use it more than I liked but many people were just all-in. One of my favorite memories is the conversations I'd have in line with my family and/or others (tbf, I went solo this trip - so that would've been even harder).

 

[bsmcneil]

Right now, I cannot see myself paying for IA$ for anything that Disney has. I've done ROTR twice. I wasn't wowed either time. The most memorable part (in a bad way) was the CM who mask-shamed a young girl loudly and mercilessly in queue.

I enjoy FOP more than ROTR but have done it enough times that I don't need to ride it again.

7DMTR, SpcMtn, TT are all been there, done that. I'm not paying extra to ride them again. If standby lines are long, I have no qualms about not riding.

My brother just did the DVC preview of Remy yesterday. His verdict is that it's cute but he wouldn't pay extra to ride it. And he said that he wouldn't wait longer than 30 minutes to ride it the first time, although the queue appears to have been set up to accommodate a large number of people. I may just be satisfied to watch a YouTube ride thru video given that the attraction is mostly video screens anyway.

Was part of this the "in-character" stuff? Because I was/am SUPER unfamiliar with Star Wars and was agitated by the sudden rudeness of CMs (as were the family in front of me at ROTR). Eventually someone explained but I was ... astonished. And hate, hate, hate it. Perhaps if I had known to expect it (like 50s PTC) but wow. Unexpected and amidst super high heat, etc. My internal monologue was ranting and raving, lol.

 

[bsmcneil]

The new contactless security scanners are life changing! No more long lines for bag check.

While true, at MK, my battery pack set off the scanners and I had to get mine checked. It was especially weird as the same charger had been in my bag all week and never set off the scanners at EP, DHS, or DAK.

 

[Turksmom]

Was part of this the "in-character" stuff? Because I was/am SUPER unfamiliar with Star Wars and was agitated by the sudden rudeness of CMs (as were the family in front of me at ROTR). Eventually someone explained but I was ... astonished. And hate, hate, hate it. Perhaps if I had known to expect it (like 50s PTC) but wow. Unexpected and amidst super high heat, etc. My internal monologue was ranting and raving, lol.

I'm not a SW fan, but live with some, so I was sort of aware of the characters, but the one CM targeted me and just pushed way too far. I don't mind sarcastic humor and teasing. I'll play along and it takes a lot to offend me, but I was not amused.

 

[emilymad]

I'm not a SW fan, but live with some, so I was sort of aware of the characters, but the one CM targeted me and just pushed way too far. I don't mind sarcastic humor and teasing. I'll play along and it takes a lot to offend me, but I was not amused.

Same thing happened to DH who is not a SW fan. He understood the character but was really annoyed that the CM was not "reading the room" for who was into the antics and who wasn't. If it weren't for children being in the area I really think DH would have been really rude to the CM instead of just ignoring him. It was our first time on the ride and I knew what to expect but not that this particular CM would be so intense. It was frankly uncalled for. I think DH has one more ride in him before being turned off completely.

 

[serenitygr]

Just got some information from a reliable source that the earliest we will see Genie launch is the week of Oct 16.

We check out the 17th so I guess that will save us some money and confusion!

 

[fumanchu2488]

Am I the only sucker that is kind of excited for this? Not sure I want to be the test subject (my trip is October 16th - 22nd) but am kind of looking forward to the concept of Genie+. Also, gets rid of stress to try and get on Remy which is probably the only attraction we will pay for the IAS.

 

[bsmcneil]

For what it's worth (and that's not much), I was standing in the single rider line at RnRC last Thursday (9/23) and the CM just placed me in line 12 or 13 - somewhere near the back. As that happened, two CMs came - one was training and was set to relieve the original one and he (original one) said, "Oh yeah, I know [CM name] - she taught me Genie+" That then led to a brief conversation about how the training for G+ was still set to go on for a couple of weeks, particularly as so many CMs were getting used to things. So, that led me to believe it wouldn't be the first week of Oct (and at the same time, I realize 3 CMs at RnRC aren't the most official sources for info, lol).

 

[CBMom01]

Am I the only sucker that is kind of excited for this? Not sure I want to be the test subject (my trip is October 16th - 22nd) but am kind of looking forward to the concept of Genie+. Also, gets rid of stress to try and get on Remy which is probably the only attraction we will pay for the IAS.

I’m cautiously optimistic. I think I’d be excited if I had any faith that the technology will work as designed

 

[jthornton94]

Am I the only sucker that is kind of excited for this? Not sure I want to be the test subject (my trip is October 16th - 22nd) but am kind of looking forward to the concept of Genie+. Also, gets rid of stress to try and get on Remy which is probably the only attraction we will pay for the IAS.

I am almost sad we will be missing it. Check out on the 11th. I was hoping for at least some fast pass type options as I know it will be crowded the weekend we are there and was willing to pay for Remy.

 

[shawthorne44]

So, that led me to believe it wouldn't be the first week of Oct (and at the same time, I realize 3 CMs at RnRC aren't the most official sources for info, lol).

I find that very convincing. Not bet real money on it, but convincing.

Years ago my dad carpooled with the neighbor who worked at the same company but super-duper high up. Giant company and he was one level down from the grand-poo-bah. Dad was just a grunt programmer. Dad would hear company rumors and ask the neighbor if they were true. After a great many times of neighbor sincerely saying they weren't true, then to be proved wrong, the neighbor had to admit that the gossip mill was more informed than he was. There would be a secretary that did the paperwork for whatever it was and then told one friend ...

 

[rmclain73]

It is also being reported on another blog today that the release will be the 3rd wee of Oct at the earliest. Looks like they are running into issues.

 

[DIS Lifer]

We will be there mid october. Hoping for a roll out before or during my trip. I would love to be a guinea pig and test it out.

 

[elgerber]

Am I the only sucker that is kind of excited for this? Not sure I want to be the test subject (my trip is October 16th - 22nd) but am kind of looking forward to the concept of Genie+. Also, gets rid of stress to try and get on Remy which is probably the only attraction we will pay for the IAS.

I was hoping it would be in effect for our trip, but I didn't want it to start the day before we got there. Being a "genie-pig" is a bit concerning with Disney IT

 

[Violetspider]

I'm indifferent about it at this point. I arrive 10/25 for 12 days. If it's going to drop, I definitely want it to drop before I arrive. Would really like to know if G+ is truly one reservation at a time or not. As I've stated before, that's make it or break it for me. In other words, I'd welcome it for my trip if stacking where allowed. Definitely wouldn't want it if that isn't how G+ will work.