Everything Genie, Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lane - Please Read Posts 1-7

[Good&Plenty]

Question on PHing & G+. We are starting our trip off at Universal. On our last Universal day, we will check out, get our last favorite rides in, before heading to Disney. During this time, I plan on stacking for HS starting at 7AM (I anticipate we will end up at HS around 5PM). Should my selected Park Pass be for HS? I'd like to aim for times after 2PM, understanding that the G+s are gone within seconds. Thanks very much.

 

[Turksmom]

Question on PHing & G+. We are starting our trip off at Universal. On our last Universal day, we will check out, get our last favorite rides in, before heading to Disney. During this time, I plan on stacking for HS starting at 7AM (I anticipate we will end up at HS around 5PM). Should my selected Park Pass be for HS? I'd like to aim for times after 2PM, understanding that the G+s are gone within seconds. Thanks very much.

If you are not going to another park first, you will have to select HS for your park pass.

 

[Good&Plenty]

If you are not going to another park first, you will have to select HS for your park pass.

Great, thank you very much.

 

[Akck]

Great, thank you very much.

A potential strategy would be to select Epcot, make your LL selections and then check for HS park reservations. Switch reservations or if none available, take a quick trip to Epcot on the skyliner, scan in and either take the skyliner or a boat back to HS.

 

[CarolynFH]

I plan on buying a $ILL for FOP at AK for my daughter and I...My wife will stay with our younger child who isn't tall enough to ride. Can we ask for a rider swap for her to ride with my daughter when we are done with our initial ride or do I need to purchase a $ILL for her as well?

You need to buy an ILL$ for your wife too.

 

[GBRforWDW]

I plan on buying a $ILL for FOP at AK for my daughter and I...My wife will stay with our younger child who isn't tall enough to ride. Can we ask for a rider swap for her to ride with my daughter when we are done with our initial ride or do I need to purchase a $ILL for her as well?

She'll need an ILL$ and I don't think they'd let your daughter in twice on one ILL$, but Doesn't hurt to ask.

 

[Westerner]

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[Good&Plenty]

A potential strategy would be to select Epcot, make your LL selections and then check for HS park reservations. Switch reservations or if none available, take a quick trip to Epcot on the skyliner, scan in and either take the skyliner or a boat back to HS.

Great idea, thank you!

 

[Good&Plenty]

FYI, G+ don't go quite THAT quickly after 7AM (ie seconds). Potentially minutes for SDD (and RotR if you're doing ILL$), but LL availability for most rides (eg MFSR, ToT) last awhile. You can look at thrill-data > Hollywood Studios > Lightning Lane Availability Map for more specifics.

Good to know, thanks so much. I checked out the website - lots of good information there.

 

[Westerner]

A potential strategy would be to select Epcot, make your LL selections and then check for HS park reservations. Switch reservations or if none available, take a quick trip to Epcot on the skyliner, scan in and either take the skyliner or a boat back to HS.

Interesting, would this strategy ensure that LL's made at HS have a return window after 2pm?
Note: assuming they have Park Hoppers.

 

[Japy]

Hi, I really need help on this.

We have 4 complimentary tickets and 1 paid for ticket all 1 day park hoppers.

I can't add genie+ to the complimentary tickets in the disney experience app. I'd like to know from anyone who had the same situation:

A) when can I add genie+ to the complimentary tickets

B) it mentioned somewhere that "if you don't have the same type of ticket, each individual will have to manage their own" I assume having to have their own disney experience app logon.

Is this true? My Parents do not own smart phones so it just wouldn't work for them if this is the case. I want to manage everyone's genie+ selections on my smart phone.

 

[Brian Noble]

Interesting, would this strategy ensure that LL's made at HS have a return window after 2pm?
Note: assuming they have Park Hoppers.

Yes; You will only be shown times at or after 2PM for any any G+ or ILL reservations in the "other" three parks that you didn't reserve that day.

 

[gzh6464]

Basic questions:

Is it ever possible to simply rope drop (staying as disney hotel) those ILL$ rides like Remy or RotR and standby these rides or are times so long even then having places already taken by those who purchase ILL$ at 7AM? In other words is ILL$ absolutely necessary to use especially in expected high volume periods like presidents week?

 

[GBRforWDW]

Basic questions:

Is it ever possible to simply rope drop (staying as disney hotel) those ILL$ rides like Remy or RotR and standby these rides or are times so long even then having places already taken by those who purchase ILL$ at 7AM? In other words is ILL$ absolutely necessary to use especially in expected high volume periods like presidents week?

Depends on how early you arrive. It is what people are doing every day though. Some may buy the ILL and rope drop to get 2 rides in.

Beware of RotR tho, it's notorious for being down on the morning. If it's down on your day in 5he morning, lightning lane will get backed up but standby will be insane.

 

[gzh6464]

Another basic question:

In order to get G+ or ILL$ choices at 7A one needs to be staying at a Disney hotel. Do you physically have to be at the hotel already or simply have a reservation for the hotel that day (I guess linked to your account). We Will be at Universal (staying there) first but will be transferring to a Disney hotel. On the morning of our transfer at 7A we will likely still be at universal before getting over to a Disney hotel and our first park.

 

[gzh6464]

Last Question (for now):

Is Remy available in the Epcot EMH? Is ILL$ absolutely needed anyway if the only hotel guests are in the park then?

 

[HydroGuy]

Another basic question:

In order to get G+ or ILL$ choices at 7A one needs to be staying at a Disney hotel. Do you physically have to be at the hotel already or simply have a reservation for the hotel that day (I guess linked to your account). We Will be at Universal (staying there) first but will be transferring to a Disney hotel. On the morning of our transfer at 7A we will likely still be at universal before getting over to a Disney hotel and our first park.

No on G+, yes on ILL$. No Disney hotel needed for G+. Just a park res.

The first page of this thread answers this in great detail.

 

[boxer]

Starting to plan for our trip, and want to make sure I understand this correctly. Our typical days would be early-morning visit to our Park Reservation Park--then Park Hop in the early-evening to another Park. So, with that said, I need to do the following:

*Book immediately at 7AM for the first Park--although how (if at all) do I control the times available to be only before-Lunch (since we leave around 1ish)?
*When should be start booking for the 2nd Park of the day--again, to ensure I get early/late evening time slots? If I understand correctly, I can start stacking evening G+ reservations in the morning, but wasn't sure how that affected by First Park selections?

 

[GBRforWDW]

Book immediately at 7AM for the first Park--although how (if at all) do I control the times available to be only before-Lunch (since we leave around 1ish)?

Unfortunately you can't control the time. You don't have to get one for your first park, you could go straight for the second park. But if you do choose first park, I'd avoid the most popular rides and try to rope drop those instead. So for Hollywood Studios, maybe get a TSM pass and rope drop Slinky Dog and AS2 via standby. Tam you should get a return time within the first hour, so you can make another selection sooner.

When should be start booking for the 2nd Park of the day--again, to ensure I get early/late evening time slots? If I understand correctly, I can start stacking evening G+ reservations in the morning, but wasn't sure how that affected by First Park selections?

You can start at any time, just know that if you get 1 or 2 passes at your first park, you risk the headline attractions being booked up at your second park. I think most people typically book all their passes for the second park while rope dropping and doing as much as they can in the first park.

 

[boxer]

Unfortunately you can't control the time. You don't have to get one for your first park, you could go straight for the second park. But if you do choose first park, I'd avoid the most popular rides and try to rope drop those instead. So for Hollywood Studios, maybe get a TSM pass and rope drop Slinky Dog and AS2 via standby. Tam you should get a return time within the first hour, so you can make another selection sooner.


You can start at any time, just know that if you get 1 or 2 passes at your first park, you risk the headline attractions being booked up at your second park. I think most people typically book all their passes for the second park while rope dropping and doing as much as they can in the first park.

OK!! That is what I was looking for. I wondered if I should book those 2nd park passes later in the day--or early. I think i will start studying the Genie+ App too--as I think I can check the current return times, and when the various rides run out of passes. Thanks!