Disney Genie announcement

[Duck143]

I agree. And I think Safari will be the least likely ride to get bought.

Haha! Disney's new Tag Line for AK ----- Come to Disney's Animal Kingdom, where you have to pay $$$$ extra to see the animals

 

[WVU Disney Fan]

Still have 3 questions that I’m not entirely clear on.
1. Can you book both of your IAS at 7:00am?
2. Can you have your pick of times when booking IAS or do u have to take soonest available time like G+?
3. Can you “stack” G+ rides like max pass at DLR?

 

[Grasshopper2016]

Still have 3 questions that I’m not entirely clear on.
1. Can you book both of your IAS at 7:00am?
2. Can you have your pick of times when booking IAS or do u have to take soonest available time like G+?
3. Can you “stack” G+ rides like max pass at DLR?

As near as I can tell:

(1) No. I have seen mention of booking your "first" IAS at 7:00, which seems to suggest that you can't get the second until you use your first. That seems pretty stupid to me, though, so I'm hoping it is either wrong or it will change.

(2) Yes, you get your pick of times. (But again, you're right that Disney isn't being crystal clear here.)

(3) No. There is absolutely no mention of that in anything that Disney has said about Genie. That said, maybe they plan to implement it, and decided it would be too complicated to try to explain it in the roll out. Or maybe they will shift to this when they get too many complaints about Genie+ not delivering enough value for the money. But for now, anyway, there is no option to stack.

 

[P'colaBeachBum]

Trying to catch up on ALL the Genie threads.....still confused.
Do you have to pay the $15 to also pay for E-ticket rides or can you just pay the upcost for those rides like FOP, etc.

 

[itf]

Trying to catch up on ALL the Genie threads.....still confused.
Do you have to pay the $15 to also pay for E-ticket rides or can you just pay the upcost for those rides like FOP, etc.

no you can pay the upcost without having genie plus.

 

[mullysisters]

When are parks closing at 7 for a hard ticket event?

When I was at DAK after hours event last year, regular park guest were to exit by 7pm, 730 at the latest. The event ran to 11pm. This was in February.

 

[Grumpy by Birth]

Haha! Disney's new Tag Line for AK ----- Come to Disney's Animal Kingdom, where you have to pay $$$$ extra to see the animals

You may have to pay extra for the Animals, but at least the Kingdom is included in the price of admission (for now).

 

[Disneytrippin']

I can’t wait till there’s a hologram of Walt that pops out of your phone and tells you what to do.

He would probably just keep apologizing.

 

[luv2cheer92]

When I was at DAK after hours event last year, regular park guest were to exit by 7pm, 730 at the latest. The event ran to 11pm. This was in February.

Oh ok, I mis-read your post like that was happening now.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

https://blogmickey.com/2021/08/offi...s-astonishing-plummet-90-disliked-on-youtube/

 

[JakeAZ]

Has there been any announcement of how much the Genie will charge to look at the 50th golden statues around the parks?

 

[jmparry]

Yes!! Now I have the challenge of thinking of plan A through ZZZ based on what is available, that's like a dream!

Let the challenge begin!

 

[soniam]

I wonder when they are going to start charging for an exceptionally clean, well-attended bathroom like they do in some European airports and train stations. Those are actually worth the money, even in Germany, where the gas station bathrooms are almost clean enough to eat off of, almostAbsolutely worth it some other countries in Europe, which I won't name Typically though, WDW bathrooms are pretty decent.

That’s true. I’ve seen all kinds of surprising exchanges.

Just thinking of child swap. It wasn't as advertised. We got our same son back

 

[Miffy]

Is there a list anywhere of what the IAS attractions in each park will be? Or even how many there'll be in each park? Or is this currently unknown?

 

[mi*vida*loca]

Is there a list anywhere of what the IAS attractions in each park will be? Or even how many there'll be in each park? Or is this currently unknown?

There’s a rumored list. But no prices.

https://blogmickey.com/2021/08/rumo...aid-disney-genie-and-lightning-lane-services/

 

[jmparry]

I mentioned in the poll thread that I'm willing to take one for the team and spend $30 for my wife and I on October 1st at MK to test out G+ (if it's available by then) and report back about what we were/weren't able to ride using the LL.

I'm already formulating strategies for how we would possibly use it in the future.

MK: Use G+ for tier 2 rides, SB for SM and 7DMT or just skip them until next time. Tron will be the game-changer when it opens. I might pay for IAS depending on the cost (and SB wait) but, more likely, I'd just wait in SB (assuming it's not a 3 hour wait).

DHS: Try for a ROTR BG. Maybe pay for IAS (depending on cost) if unsuccessful. Use G+ for tier 2 rides. Will ToT, SDD, MMRR be tier 1 or tier 2? We love these, but wouldn't pay extra. If not included in G+, then SB for us. Skip RnRC if not included with G+ (unless SB is reasonable). I've always found SR to be a losing proposition on RnRC.

AK: No G+ purchase. Use SB for all rides. Maybe purchase IAS for FOP depending on price and the SB wait. SR line for EE (if available).

EP: No G+ purchase. Use SB for all rides. Possibly SR line for TT (if available) or skip if SB is too long. Try for a Remy BG. If unsuccessful, would probably skip it. We've ridden it at DLP and it's great, but would not pay extra for IAS unless the price was very low (highly unlikely).

As I mentioned in the other thread, whether or not G+ is "worth" it for us depends on how many rides we're able to use the LL for throughout the day. If it's only a few, we would probably not purchase it again. If it's 5-6+ then it's more palatable. We would only use IAS sparingly, if ever.

There are only a handful of rides that I would even consider paying ala carte for and even those would depend on the price tag. ROTR is amazing, but I'd have a hard time convincing myself to drop $20+ pp to ride it. Even at $10 (I doubt we would ever see such "bargain basement" prices for it), if I did pay the extra, it would be very begrudgingly. And how does that affect your enjoyment of the experience?

ETA: It seems crazy that they would roll this out on October 1st, but I wouldn't put it past them. But if they do, and we're able to use LL for a decent number of rides on a day as insanely packed as the 50th Anniversary (we're only planning to try and ride 3-5 rides considering the likelihood of long lines for everything, but maybe G+/LL would be a game-changer) , then it just might work for us.
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Thank you for this plan! I'm going to try it as well. I also agree with Jack Sparrow: So crazy that it just might work!

 

[pasta]

+++++ To this comment about waiting in line... Just got back from 2 trips (early June and late July) and the line waiting wasn't all that bad... It was nice to play in the Peter Pan queue for a bit... Within reason of course!!!

I had a completely different experience at the end of July. The lines were horrendous, and there were numerous ride closures throughout the day. I’m glad you had a different experience

I think I may utilize the G+ portion at busier times with the early entry for guests, rope drop, or the end of the evening strategies. Off times, I probably wouldn’t need it. If it existed this summer, it definitely would have benefited my long line situation.

 

[Miffy]

There’s a rumored list. But no prices.

https://blogmickey.com/2021/08/rumo...aid-disney-genie-and-lightning-lane-services/

Thanks so much for the link. So sorry to see that KS is an LL attraction, since I often go on KS multiple times in the same day, since it's different every time. I'll be in a lot of SB lines for this!

It's my understanding that one may book any IAS only once per day, with a maximum of 2 of these attractions per day across all 4 parks, correct?

 

[squirk]

https://blogmickey.com/2021/08/offi...s-astonishing-plummet-90-disliked-on-youtube/

That’s an astonishing number …. for people who watch the Disney Parks channel on YouTube.

But how representative is that of people who actually go to the parks? We Disney nerds (who watch this channel) are just a small sliver of total park attendees each year.

If 2% of total potential park visitors hate Genie/IAS with the fire of a thousand suns, P&R can probably live with that?

 

[Turksmom]

Thanks so much for the link. So sorry to see that KS is an LL attraction, since I often go on KS multiple times in the same day, since it's different every time. I'll be in a lot of SB lines for this!

It's my understanding that one may book any IAS only once per day, with a maximum of 2 of these attractions per day across all 4 parks, correct?

You're understanding correctly (if I am). I'll be in line for safari multiple times too- really hoping that guess is wrong☹