All that means is that demand for those attractions shifted from day-of (paper FP) to 45 days earlier. It doesn't negate my point, which was that paper FP were often gone by midday for the most popular attractions and the same can quite possibly happen with Genie+.
It does negate your point -- yes, the ultra-popular attractions, at the height of their popularity -- would run out of Fastpasses even before the 60 day mark, under FP+. That problem was less severe under paper FP, but it did happen.
Under FP+, FOP, Slinky Dog and Mine Train were often all gone before the 60 day mark.
Under paper FP, which I used several times in different crowd levels immediately before the transition to FP+, Toy Story Mania (at the height of its popularity, before the 3rd track) was the only ride where paper FPs were gone by mid-day. A few others would see FP return times pushed back by 2-3 hours. Outside of Christmas week, never saw any other rides run out of FP by noon. (mid day).
So it did happen with paper FP -- but rarely. It happened with FP+ much much more often. Why worse under FP+? Simple logic -- Giving 3 FPs in advance, instead of giving 1 at a time -- Meant that 3 times the number of FPs were distributed before the park even opened.
Now, let's circle back..... Solely going back to 1 pass at a time, would significantly alleviate this problem faced by FP+. You're right -- wouldn't totally negate your point. The ultra popular rides
could see their return times pushed back very very quickly.
.... But.... None of those ultra-popular rides are available under Genie+. They will be individually priced. And dynamic pricing will control their demand.
Yes, if you charged $1 per pass at ROTR, then it might indeed sell out of passes quickly. But the point of dynamic pricing — it regulates the supply and demand.
At $1 per pass, they might sell out quickly.
At $20 per pass, they will be available matching the demand of the day. Or price will be adjusted accordingly.
What about the non-individually priced rides? They have never been an issue under paper Fastpass. The only time a ride became an issue is if it became the 1 ride with demand far surpassing everything else. As long as demand is fairly balanced between several attractions, you don’t get the extreme backup at one attraction.
The fact remains, nobody knows yet what will be, even you so maybe just let people think what they want right now.
