Disney Genie Is Now Live Post Your Hints and Tips

[LizzyS]

That’s how it is at WDW. At DL you have to enter a park

Thank you, good to know!

 

[Dug720]

Question... (And I get that it might be in 19 pages somewhere, but...)

I know if you have hoppers you can (if you want - not debating "worth it" or not...we all have different line tolerance levels) book a LL for the other park first thing and it will auto-convert to the first available slot after 1pm.

Does it work the same way with ILL? Like if I'm starting in DL and know I'm hopping that afternoon, could I book Webslingers and/or RSR first thing and they will convert to the first slots after 1? Or do I have to wait until I hop to see if there are any slots left?

 

[disneylover102]

Question... (And I get that it might be in 19 pages somewhere, but...)

I know if you have hoppers you can (if you want - not debating "worth it" or not...we all have different line tolerance levels) book a LL for the other park first thing and it will auto-convert to the first available slot after 1pm.

Does it work the same way with ILL? Like if I'm starting in DL and know I'm hopping that afternoon, could I book Webslingers and/or RSR first thing and they will convert to the first slots after 1? Or do I have to wait until I hop to see if there are any slots left?

Yes, ILLs convert to 1 PM

 

[Dug720]

Yes, ILLs convert to 1 PM

Great! Thanks!

 

[Squinty]

I am planning on booking all the LL's through my phone while we are there, but I hate the scrolling when trying to actually redeem them. Are LL's tied to tickets, so that we can each scan our tickets to redeem LLs instead of using the app on my phone?

 

[disneylover102]

I am planning on booking all the LL's through my phone while we are there, but I hate the scrolling when trying to actually redeem them. Are LL's tied to tickets, so that we can each scan our tickets to redeem LLs instead of using the app on my phone?

Yeah you can redeem using your physical tickets. But I’m not sure what you mean by scrolling because they show up right there on my genie day

 

[Squinty]

Yeah you can redeem using your physical tickets. But I’m not sure what you mean by scrolling because they show up right there on my genie day

The screenshots I've seen showed one bar code at a time, and if I'm making them for my family of four I assumed I'd have to scroll across 4 screens, but perhaps that's not right. Either way, thanks for the confirmation that physical tickets will work too.

 

[disneylover102]

The screenshots I've seen showed one bar code at a time, and if I'm making them for my family of four I assumed I'd have to scroll across 4 screens, but perhaps that's not right. Either way, thanks for the confirmation that physical tickets will work too.

Oh, I see what you mean. I thought you were saying you had to scroll through a bunch of stuff to even pull up those barcodes. Yeah, your physical tickets will probably work better

 

[CeCe0906]

I plan to buy Genie + for our trip this summer, even though my granddaughter has a DAS, for the photos and maybe to be able to coordinate the two. We will be doing a VIP tour in the afternoon leading ending up with the fireworks. Would it be an good option to make Genie + reservations of attractions that historically break down more often while I'm on the tour, in hopes of getting a recovery pass to use while not on the tour? Do the recovery passes have to be used the same day issued or could we use them the next day?

 

[disneylover102]

I plan to buy Genie + for our trip this summer, even though my granddaughter has a DAS, for the photos and maybe to be able to coordinate the two. We will be doing a VIP tour in the afternoon leading ending up with the fireworks. Would it be an good option to make Genie + reservations of attractions that historically break down more often while I'm on the tour, in hopes of getting a recovery pass to use while not on the tour? Do the recovery passes have to be used the same day issued or could we use them the next day?

You have to use them the same day. Don’t you get to do LL for the VIP tour? It sounds to me like buying genie+ wouldn’t be worth it

 

[CeCe0906]

You have to use them the same day. Don’t you get to do LL for the VIP tour? It sounds to me like buying genie+ wouldn’t be worth it

Thanks, wasn't sure about the recovery pass. We do get LL during the tour, but we won't be on tour until after lunch. So may not be worth it since we will have the DAS to deal with lines, and will mostly be doing shows and things I don't want to waste tour time on.. but that would also probably include seeking out the photographers and doing the magic shots and I would want the photo part of genie for that and ride photos

 

[Dug720]

Thanks, wasn't sure about the recovery pass. We do get LL during the tour, but we won't be on tour until after lunch. So may not be worth it since we will have the DAS to deal with lines, and will mostly be doing shows and things I don't want to waste tour time on.. but that would also probably include seeking out the photographers and doing the magic shots and I would want the photo part of genie for that and ride photos

How many days is your trip? And how many people? Photopass is $78 for a week. Genie+ is $20/person/day. Seems like if you just want Genie+ for the photos, you're better off price-wise getting PhotoPass alone.

 

[CeCe0906]

We will be doing 3 day park hoppers. I Plan to do park res DL on Tues, CA Wed, and DL on Thursday. Thursday we will be a relaxed day checking out of hotel, going to try for character breakfast at Plaza in morning, then do some rerides or things we didn't get to do bc of rides being down or weather, told my granddaughter she could shop for souvenirs. We will move to a hotel next to Universal that evening, trying to go when traffic settles down some.

 

[CeCe0906]

We will be doing 3 day park hoppers. I Plan to do park res DL on Tues, CA Wed, and DL on Thursday. Thursday we will be a relaxed day checking out of hotel, going to try for character breakfast at Plaza in morning, then do some rerides or things we didn't get to do bc of rides being down or weather, told my granddaughter she could shop for souvenirs. We will move to a hotel next to Universal that evening, trying to go when traffic settles down some.

It is just 2 people, myself and my granddaughter.

 

[Dug720]

It is just 2 people, myself and my granddaughter.

So Genie+ for 2 people for 3 days would be $120+tax.
PhotoPass would be $78+ tax.

Seems like a no-brainer to me financially. Though maybe the money is not an issue with doing a VIP tour?

 

[CeCe0906]

So Genie+ for 2 people for 3 days would be $120+tax.
PhotoPass would be $78+ tax.

Seems like a no-brainer to me financially. Though maybe the money is not an issue with doing a VIP tour?
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Money not an issue.. haha.. No.
But this trip is a bit of a splurge. My mom recently passed away, and her favorite things to do were travel and spoiling her grandkids. So while I am doing responsible things with the money I inherited from her, like funding some college funds for the grandkids, I set aside some for fun also.
Also, my grandchild has some anxiety/sensory issues, so me being able to be fully present and being more relaxed about things will make the trip better, so that's what the VIP tour is for. We can't stake out spots for fireworks or fanstasmic hours ahead, and being in a crush of people for extended periods is hard on my granddaughter, so being able to take a quiet snack break is important or not having a set time to HAVE to ride or miss out is good.

But if I don't use it for rides,just photo pass, then only I would need it. So then it would just be $60 for the 3 days. With her DAS, we probably don't need it for rides, as we can reserve time to return, and do shorter wait stuff in between. Could still to an ILL, if necessary.

 

[JohnR5101]

So Genie+ for 2 people for 3 days would be $120+tax.
PhotoPass would be $78+ tax.

Seems like a no-brainer to me financially. Though maybe the money is not an issue with doing a VIP tour?

But just buying one G+ for the photo benefit would only be $60 - better than photo pass.

 

[Dug720]

But just buying one G+ for the photo benefit would only be $60 - better than photo pass.

She did not originally specify she was only buying it for one person.

 

[CeCe0906]

Thanks for all the advice. There's always a lot of moving parts on a Disney vacation. Where to stay, where to eat, and reserve or not, new Genie stuff, rope drop, how to maximize you time, vs taking the time to stop and just enjoy, you're on vacation! I'm a planner, so I love all the info from the people in the know.

 

[Jperiod]

How does DAS work with the 1 per ride limit on G+? Now that the indoor mask mandate is being dropped, we're starting to consider a trip, but it seems it will be vastly different than the way we've toured in the past.