Disney Genie announcement

[persnickity2020]

They are talking about the free Genie itinerary portion, not Genie+. The Genie app can make you an itinerary to follow, so if you get on the ride earlier than what the itinerary suggested, then that ride will be erased from the itinerary. It will be like checking off that box. If you got a LL pass through G+ but ride the same ride via stand by prior to you reservation time, your G+ reservation will absolutely not be erased.

OK, that makes sense. Whew. I don't think we're likely to be using their itinerary planner anyway.

 

[Violetspider]

Everyone needs to calm down on this one.

It would be trivially easy to defeat this system by not using magicbands and disabling location services on your phone while on line though. Again, this is just not accurate information, it’s not possible.

Yes, please read my post above. They were not referring to G+ at all. Just the free Genie itinerary function of the app.

 

[persnickity2020]

Everyone needs to calm down on this one.

I did that on my own, thanks.

 

[dawnball]

Everyone needs to calm down on this one.

It would be trivially easy to defeat this system by not using magicbands and disabling location services on your phone while on line though. Again, this is just not accurate information, it’s not possible.

Well, yes. If DIsney were planning this (which I agree is exceedingly unlikely), you could just turn off location services and not use magic bands. But, Disney IS collecting massive amounts of data via magic bands, location services and the new Genie service. They're said that they used that data to train Genie, and to decide what makes LL viable without limiting sales.


(completely off topic, I wonder if anyone has asked for all their data from Disney. That might be fascinating to poke through. )

 

[CWTC]

So, we have zero interest in using free Genie: we have no need for an itinerary. We do have interest in G+ for LL access. I’ve watched the YouTube videos and what not but can’t find an answer. I don’t want to click our must do’s, likes, dislike, etc. I just want to see LL availability. Can I see that without making some stupid itinerary that I have no interest in using?

 

[Tiggerontheseas]

They are talking about the free Genie itinerary portion, not Genie+. The Genie app can make you an itinerary to follow, so if you get on the ride earlier than what the itinerary suggested, then that ride will be erased from the itinerary. It will be like checking off that box. If you got a LL pass through G+ but ride the same ride via stand by prior to you reservation time, your G+ reservation will absolutely not be erased.

Ah....got it. I just figured he was wrong because I missed him say itinerary and when he said it was unfair because 'what if you wanted to ride it twice?', I didn't even consider that was what he meant. Because it's not like you can't ignore the itinerary Genie has laid out for you and ride it twice anyway.

 

[shawthorne44]

I fully trust the explanation that it will be erased that the erasing is on free Genie. Butttttt, I don't really trust Disney. I give it a 1% chance that this is a stupid thing Disney would do.

The only reason I hadn't bought MB's yet is because I was waiting on a final decision from daughter. But, lets say that Disney did this. The ticket card would completely thwart that. I've made our smart phones a bit dim for security reasons so Magic Mobile won't be on our phones, and location is always off. I'll hold off until later next week to buy the bands.

 

[Disturbia]

If it’s just Genie (free) then that’s good. I’m still trying to understand the system. We are looking at buying genie+ and riding big Thunder so when the erasing comment was made that’s what my mind went to, I can’t wait and ride and ride with genie; I remember him saying something about people paying for it, I have to rewatch

In the big scheme of things though, we rarely did repeats and by limiting people it works for those of us that don’t rope drop

 

[Disturbia]

I still don’t understand how you have a LL reservation without paying for genie+; you only get suggestions to ride standby with the free portion?

 

[Violetspider]

I still don’t understand how you have a LL reservation without paying for genie+; you only get suggestions to ride standby with the free portion?

It's not a reservation, it's a suggested itinerary to follow using the Stand by queues. Genie is just trying to "help" you by suggesting the best time to ride for the shortest wait time based on your desires (what you told Genie was your must do items).

 

[Figment1990]

They are talking about the free Genie itinerary portion, not Genie+. The Genie app can make you an itinerary to follow, so if you get on the ride earlier than what the itinerary suggested, then that ride will be erased from the itinerary. It will be like checking off that box. If you got a LL pass through G+ but ride the same ride via stand by prior to you reservation time, your G+ reservation will absolutely not be erased.

Thank you so so so much for clarifying that.

 

[Violetspider]

Thank you so so so much for clarifying that.

My pleasure! Things were spiraling off the deep end so I just listened very carefully to that portion of the video again and figured out what they were actually talking about. She was definitely describing how the free Genie portion of the app worked. Genie+ quickly came into the discussion following that, which is where the confusion came from.

 

[Disturbia]

So I don’t have access to LL with genie (free)

 

[Violetspider]

So I don’t have access to LL with genie (free)

Nope, that would be G+ for $15 for the day.

 

[AndreaA]

Realized this belongs elsewhere!

 

[MainMom]

I’m watching Dis unplugged and it was said that if you have a pass later and you just rode the same ride, genie knows what you’re doing and will erase that pass!!!!

so I can’t come in during resort guest early entry and ride the ride that I have my first genie+ for

What! That’s ridiculous!

 

[Disturbia]

What! That’s ridiculous!

I think that was just the itinerary generated with the free genie (suggestions); not the purchased genie+

 

[MainMom]

I think that was just the itinerary generated with the free genie (suggestions); not the purchased genie+

I just read the remainder of the posts. Phew!

 

[MainMom]

So, we have zero interest in using free Genie: we have no need for an itinerary. We do have interest in G+ for LL access. I’ve watched the YouTube videos and what not but can’t find an answer. I don’t want to click our must do’s, likes, dislike, etc. I just want to see LL availability. Can I see that without making some stupid itinerary that I have no interest in using?

I’m curious about this also. I don’t need an itinerary or Disney only showing me certain things.

 

[nurseberta]

I’m watching Dis unplugged and it was said that if you have a pass later and you just rode the same ride, genie knows what you’re doing and will erase that pass!!!!

so I can’t come in during resort guest early entry and ride the ride that I have my first genie+ for

WHAT??? That is ridiculous!! So you can’t wait in the standby line and ride twice? What sense does that make?