Disney Genie announcement

[cm8]

countdown....one day to genie+ and the genie will grant you your wish......

Or create your worst nightmare

 

[kingslyyy]

I worry that the Genie+ plus line will be super long, as most familys spending big money on a vacation wont skimp out on a $100 day to skip all the lines.

 

[shawthorne44]

I worry that the Genie+ plus line will be super long, as most familys spending big money on a vacation wont skimp out on a $100 day to skip all the lines.

They will let the standby line come to a complete standstill before that happens.
Worst case would be that LL turns into standby. But there are lots of people that have said they won't buy it.

 

[kingslyyy]

They will let the standby line come to a complete standstill before that happens.
Worst case would be that LL turns into standby. But there are lots of people that have said they won't buy it.

Its hard to imagine spending $5k on four night trip and then skimping on Genie+, hope i am wrong.

 

[lorileahb]

Should update by itself... Unless you have disabled "Automatic update" on your phone.

Thank you - I will check for that.

 

[cm8]

Its hard to imagine spending $5k on four night trip and then skimping on Genie+, hope i am wrong.

It may have taken some families months/ years to save that amount. Adding on any more may not be feasible for them. You can’t get blood from a turnip!

 

[scrappinginontario]

Its hard to imagine spending $5k on four night trip and then skimping on Genie+, hope i am wrong.

If the money isn't there, the money isn't there.

And, some who may have the money, still may choose not to purchase if they can accomplish their trip without Genie+. I don't think Genie+ is going to become a 'must' for everyone. I know for us we'll add it if we have to but I have other places I have allocated that money to so to add Genie+ means we'd miss out on other things. The budget only stretches so far.

 

[Juventus]

I worry that the Genie+ plus line will be super long, as most familys spending big money on a vacation wont skimp out on a $100 day to skip all the lines.

The lines for LL can not be as long as they were for FP+: You can only ride each line once now and not everyone will pay for it (everyone had it for free before).

 

[trompettecon]

No, but you can only ride each G+ attraction once that day.

Apparently there will be a limit of rides with Genie Plus. I heard 8...

 

[ENJDisneyFan]

Apparently there will be a limit of rides with Genie Plus. I heard 8...

The 8 ride limit is for regular (free) Genie planning, not G+. There has not been any limit announced for G+ and I doubt there will be.

 

[glocon]

Apparently there will be a limit of rides with Genie Plus. I heard 8...

Where are people hearing the limit for rides is 8?

 

[scrappinginontario]

Apparently there will be a limit of rides with Genie Plus. I heard 8...

The 8 ride limit is for regular (free) Genie planning, not G+. There has not been any limit announced for G+ and I doubt there will be.

Yes, if I'm reading things correctly, the limit of 8 appears to be the top number of things to enter into your (free) Genie 'wish list' of things you hope to accomplish in a day. The free Genie planning tool will allow you to enter up to 8 selections and then create and optimize a touring plan for you.

What I'm curious to find out is, if I add 'Haunted Mansion' to my Genie selections, once I've ridden it, will I be able to remove it and add something else I want to ride/see?

Not sure if others know more about how that will work?

 

[Violetspider]

Yes, if I'm reading things correctly, the limit of 8 appears to be the top number of things to enter into your (free) Genie 'wish list' of things you hope to accomplish in a day. The free Genie planning tool will allow you to enter up to 8 selections and then create and optimize a touring plan for you.

What I'm curious to find out is, if I add 'Haunted Mansion' to my Genie selections, once I've ridden it, will I be able to remove it and add something else I want to ride/see?

Not sure if others know more about how that will work?

Apparently free Genie will automatically remove the Haunted Mansion from your wish list once you've ridden it. You've basically check off that box, so Genie will no longer try to get you there but will move on the rest of your wishes. Be able to add another is something I don't know.

 

[mouschievous]

With DL's MaxPass (and I think with FP+? but I'm a World newbie, so...), there were a finite number of fast passes for each ride during each time period, which is what kept it fast. We rode Radiator Springs with like a 20 minute wait in the FP lane when the standby lane was 2 hours. I watched the AllEars video about Genie+ last night (thank you for the rec!) and she said the same is true for Genie+/LL, so the LL line should always be faster.

And yes, thank you to everyone taking one for the team tomorrow. I do not envy you having to deal with this roll out in real time.

 

[Disturbia]

I should be able to add GENIE+ to my trip today If I was going tomorrow. I don’t see any option.

 

[Disturbia]

Where are people hearing the limit for rides is 8?

It was in the video by dis unplugged. for all we know it could be an error.

At 18 mins they talk about the removal of a ride for genie (free) if you ride standby

at 34 mins they talk about stacking genie+ (booking one at 7 am and another at 9 am if the park opens at say 10 am)

edit: LL description in the app says you can book next LL after first one has been redeemed or the time expired, so no stacking

at 35 mins it’s genie+ limited to 8

edit: Genie+ description in app just says ‘throughout the day’, so no indication of limits.

 

[erionm]

I should be able to add GENIE+ to my trip today If I was going tomorrow. I don’t see any option.

Morning of when purchasing for a single day.

 

[scrappinginontario]

I should be able to add GENIE+ to my trip today If I was going tomorrow. I don’t see any option.

The app has not been updated yet to allow for the purchase of Genie+ or a ILL$ attraction.

It doesn't start until tomorrow but many thought we might have the update by now and it just not turned on but that does not appear to have happened yet.

 

[MDIME]

Will there be a separate thread for "live" or a "we've tried Genie+ and these are our results" kind of thread or will those things be seen here on this thread?

 

[SCDisneyfanatic]

I spoke yesterday evening with a CM to make sure I had the process correct. I was told: 1) the App should auto update on the 19th. If not, re-do the download from the App store. (but unlikely to be needed); 2) Once that updates I can purchase Genie+ for the 2 days out of 4 that we want to use it. Yes, only for the 2 Magic Kingdom days because the Granddaughters are 4 yo and 2 yo so no need for the other parks that have limited little kid rides. What I'm interested in seeing is if I can pre-purchase the Genie+ days (the option...not actually securing rides), can I also pre-purchase ILL for certain days.