Disney Genie announcement

[mom2rtk]

I am confused on how Genie + will work at WDW regarding memory maker... Hoping you guys can help! We always buy MM, sounds like its added on G+ - but only for the day?? Add to the mix - PER PERSON where before MM was you just buy it once for your party. I'm totally lost here, help a girl out please !

You will still need to purchase MM separately at WDW.

 

[luv2cheer92]

I am confused on how Genie + will work at WDW regarding memory maker... Hoping you guys can help! We always buy MM, sounds like its added on G+ - but only for the day?? Add to the mix - PER PERSON where before MM was you just buy it once for your party. I'm totally lost here, help a girl out please !

Memory Maker is only included at DLR. It is still a separate package at WDW.

 

[charmed59]

G+ and pay per ride will appeal the lowest common denominator guest... those that refused to put any effort into planning their vacation.

I’m not sure you and Disney agree on the lowest common denominator guest.

 

[Peach026]

Memory Maker is only included at DLR. It is still a separate package at WDW.

Thank you! HOW DISAPPOINTING! I think this is an AP year for us, so I'll have to get the add on. BLEH.

 

[shawthorne44]

I am confused on how Genie + will work at WDW regarding memory maker... Hoping you guys can help! We always buy MM, sounds like its added on G+ - but only for the day?? Add to the mix - PER PERSON where before MM was you just buy it once for your party. I'm totally lost here, help a girl out please !

My understanding is that there isn't any photo add-on at WDW. The MaxPass at DL had that.
You should be able to just buy the memory maker like you did before.

G+ is more a replacement for FP+ than the memory maker.

 

[DisneyFive]

I’m not sure you and Disney agree on the lowest common denominator guest.

You may be right

Dan

 

[Cj2017]

Do we think this is still going to launch by October 1st?

 

[luv2cheer92]

Do we think this is still going to launch by October 1st?

I would say yes since they've been putting up signs.

 

[cakebaker]

Do we think this is still going to launch by October 1st?

I think it's going to be before the 1st. My guess is the massive issues they're more than likely to have isn't how they want to start the big anniversary celebration, but better to let guests coming before then be the testers. I wouldn't expect much of a heads up as to when it starts either.

 

[Cj2017]

I think it's going to be before the 1st. My guess is the massive issues they're more than likely to have isn't how they want to start the big anniversary celebration, but better to let guests coming before then be the testers. I wouldn't expect much of a heads up as to when it starts either.

I'm not an expert but would they really spring this with a couple of weeks' notice? I would thinks at least a couple months but than again I'm not expert.

 

[shawthorne44]

I'm not an expert but would they really spring this with a couple of weeks' notice? I would thinks at least a couple months but than again I'm not expert.

Why would they start now?

 

[elgerber]

I'm not an expert but would they really spring this with a couple of weeks' notice? I would thinks at least a couple months but than again I'm not expert.

I wouldn’t put it past them to start it with virtually no notice to maybe not overload the system at 7am on day 1

 

[cakebaker]

I'm not an expert but would they really spring this with a couple of weeks' notice? I would thinks at least a couple months but than again I'm not expert.

I think they might just spring it with no notice at all, or just a few days. It's not like it has to be bought in advance.

 

[NuJoy]

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[twincruisers]

I would guess they want to soft open G+ and IA$ In mid-Sept before the bigger crowds arrive. After Oct 1st, it seems like crowds or holidays will make it harder to soft launch without large crowds.

 

[DebbieB]

My understanding is that there isn't any photo add-on at WDW. The MaxPass at DL had that.
You should be able to just buy the memory maker like you did before.

G+ is more a replacement for FP+ than the memory maker.

it‘s a $99 add on to an annual pass.

 

[Orsino]

What makes you think the guest who knew nothing of FP+ will know anything about Genie+?

FP+ had the unfortunate timing that if someone showed up on property clueless, their entire vacation was already hosed with no way of recovering from the lack of pre-booked FP+. "Oh! You should have booked these 30 (or 60!) days ago. Too bad, so sad, nothing you can do now. And nothing you can do about your park days for the next six days either."

With Genie+, a clueless guest can become clue-full and use Genie+ for the rest of the day and for the rest of the trip. "Oh! you can sign up for Genie+ right now, if you want." or worst case "Sign up for Genie+ *tomorrow*"

 

[sagosto]

FP+ had the unfortunate timing that if someone showed up on property clueless, their entire vacation was already hosed with no way of recovering from the lack of pre-booked FP+. "Oh! You should have booked these 30 (or 60!) days ago. Too bad, so sad, nothing you can do now. And nothing you can do about your park days for the next six days either."

With Genie+, a clueless guest can become clue-full and use Genie+ for the rest of the day and for the rest of the trip. "Oh! you can sign up for Genie+ right now, if you want." or worst case "Sign up for Genie+ *tomorrow*"

and I am not being punished for this.

 

[tony67]

Yeah I suspect they will just turn it on - maybe around the 15th so they have two weeks of testing with reasonable crowds. They may just turn on the "free" part at first (Not really sure what that gets you) or even offer + at at a nominal fee so people cant complain about glitches. People will see people using the LL and ask about it and it will snowball.

That how Id do it, but being Disney they may just turn it on on the 15th a full price and say have a magical day.

BTW - as a solo traveler who does not want to plan every minute of every day months in advance this will get me back to Disney after a 5+ year absence.

 

[_19disnA]

We were last at Disney in 2019 and used FastPass. You could only pre-reserve 3 rides each day, so we never found it any great advantage after that. Typically, you use it on the most popular rides to avoid long lines. We were also able to get a few additional ones after we used up the 3. The main issue was how crowded the parks were even mid-week. No amount of advance planning anyone can do will make the crowds any less. Neither FastPass nor Genie will solve that issue. Some of the details about pricing with Genie haven't yet been announced so will wait until the entire program is rolled out to see how it works.

There are constant threads on here about Disney IT issues. Will be interesting to see if Genie is any better. I can see it being a disaster if you can only start reserving for the current day @ 7am and the system is either overloaded or down.