Disney Genie announcement

[katyringo]

I have a reservation for Epcot but I can see time choices in all 4 parks. Maybe because I am onsite with a reservation?
ROTR paid and SDD plus are going really fast.

slinky dog is the latest one. At 5pm 25
Minutes after drop..

 

[JETSDAD]

I have G+ for free today and my tip board still won't work and I can't make any LL selections. Off to a great start.

 

[wisblue]

The rides for purchase? You can once you click on it.

Yes. Thanks.

So, if you click on “Purchase” it opens up a screen with potential times?

My next question is going to be if I can purchase an IALL at a second park as long as I have a hopper ticket. For example, if I have a park reservation for MK, at 7AM could I make an IALL reservation for Ratatouille in the evening?

 

[AnnaKristoff2013]

Quick notes- just puchased for today. Had to go into App Store to update app. It opened and Genie info was available. You can change park selections to see Genie standby and LL info for attractions in each park. Attractions show if ILL$ or Genie+ and indicate to buy at 7am as it is only 2am now and not yet available. Screen shot attached.When you buy G+, it gives you the option to use gift card, redemption card, or credit card. Back to sleep now! (Edited for clarity)View attachment 614491

So that’s a major change. Off site can’t make the first Genie+ reservation until park open. It was reported that it was just 7 am for ILL$

 

[katyringo]

If anyone is using it- does it tell
You a time you can make another selection?

 

[RedmonFamily]

Refresh seems to do something, I could only get PPF for 10:20, now I can get it for 9:30 again, I refresh and it changes to 10

 

[elgerber]

slinky dog is the latest one. At 5pm 25
Minutes after drop..

It’s back to 3:35 now. And ROTR was mid afternoon on my options but is back to mid morning again.

 

[MomEadon]

New here, planning a Disney week in December with my husband and 3 young kids. Got everything purchased already so I have a question about Genie+ that I couldn’t really find a clear answer to reading back a few pages of your board here… so I’m sorry if there is already an answer buried somewhere here.

Can we purchase genie+ now for our December trip?

 

[elgerber]

If anyone is using it- does it tell
You a time you can make another selection?

Mine does not

 

[jimim]

Well, it is understandable that Disney doesn't tell us peon customers the complete facts because they want to change things later without documentation that it had been different. But, employees could have been given a one page document with all the facts. The CM's supposedly had training on this. The problem is caused by management.

I wasn’t saying anything about us customers. We here as a community piece it together and that’s what makes dis great.
What I’m saying is most people in service industry jobs just go through the motions. They just want to get a pay check every other week or every week. How many times have you gone into a big box store and asked someone who works there where something is and they have no clue. I was just in Lowe’s. Paint section. They moved the acid. Asked a girl who was stocking the paint shelves. So she must know where the acid is. It’s her section. I asked. No clue. She was nice and all. But she didn’t even get up to even try and help me or find out. Just went in with her work. So I looked through the 3 isles. Found it eventually to its new home.

 

[AnnaKristoff2013]

slinky dog is the latest one. At 5pm 25
Minutes after drop..

Lol what a disaster this new system is. So much for “they’re going to make sure people who buy Genie+ are able to get LL’s.” Or “You’re not going to have to wake up at 7 am, every day, don’t worry.”

 

[PaladinButters]

Genie is telling me I can make dining reservations in 31 days for a trip 96 days out. I'll take the bonus days! Thanks, Genie!

 

[GBRforWDW]

New here, planning a Disney week in December with my husband and 3 young kids. Got everything purchased already so I have a question about Genie+ that I couldn’t really find a clear answer to reading back a few pages of your board here… so I’m sorry if there is already an answer buried somewhere here.

Can we purchase genie+ now for our December trip?

Yes, it looks like you can. You may have to update your package, but on the ticket selection page at the bottom, you have these options:

This is a sample 3 day ticket for 3 people I was looking at.

 

[katyringo]

You can add it to your entire trip now.

 

[LittleStinkerbelle]

When I opened MDE first thing this morning I got the screen to update the app for Genie, but I didn't do it right then. Now when I go back I don't get the screen and I went in the App Store and there's no update available I'm not too tech savvy so maybe I'm missing something obvious, but how do I update? Thanks for any help.

 

[itf]

slinky dog is the latest one. At 5pm 25
Minutes after drop..

This sounds like essentially a lockout on these rides for off-site guests who won't even be able to try and buy these as they'll be gone!

 

[katyringo]

It’s back to 3:35 now. And ROTR was mid afternoon on my options but is back to mid morning again.

Rise is Trick because one you click on it you can choose your time because it's an individual lightening lane so it's harder to know.

 

[MomEadon]

Thank you. I think the rub on my end is that I already have park tickets so I’m not seeing an option for adding genie+ to the existing tickets. I think I have to call them to add it.

Yes, it looks like you can. You may have to update your package, but on the ticket selection page at the bottom, you have these options:
View attachment 614521
This is a sample 3 day ticket I was looking at.

 

[GBRforWDW]

When I opened MDE first thing this morning I got the screen to update the app for Genie, but I didn't do it right then. Now when I go back I don't get the screen and I went in the App Store and there's no update available I'm not too tech savvy so maybe I'm missing something obvious, but how do I update? Thanks for any help.

Click the 3 lines on the bottom right of the app and scroll to help and check your version. If it's 7, you're up to date.

 

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

When I opened MDE first thing this morning I got the screen to update the app for Genie, but I didn't do it right then. Now when I go back I don't get the screen and I went in the App Store and there's no update available I'm not too tech savvy so maybe I'm missing something obvious, but how do I update? Thanks for any help.

Try going to the App Store. Then go to the updates screen. Swipe down to refresh then check to see if it’s there.