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

[godfather927]

I realize you are allowed to ride a genie+ lightning lane ride only once and then would have to use the standby line if you want to ride again. We have a family of four. If we book a genie+ lightning lane for the four of us, but two in our party are not interested in the ride, could the other two ride it, then use the magic bands of the two non- riders to immediately get back in the lightning lane and ride it again? Curious if others have done/tried this and whether it was successful or not.

Yes, though for convenience, I'd suggest getting and using the keycards instead of making them take off their magic bands. The cards also can be a handy backup in case someone loses a magic band, or if your group wants to split up they allow you to continue on with separate G+ reservations without having to meet back up to hand the magic bands back to them first.

 

[mom2febgirls]

Are there still problems with AP holder buying G+ morning of when traveling with someone who has a ticket with Genie+ (bought in advance)? Our trip is next week and I remember people were having problems before they stopped selling G+ in advance and I haven't seen much about it since.

Thanks

 

[scrappinginontario]

Are there still problems with AP holder buying G+ morning of when traveling with someone who has a ticket with Genie+ (bought in advance)? Our trip is next week and I remember people were having problems before they stopped selling G+ in advance and I haven't seen much about it since.

Thanks

As of late people are reporting this isn’t a problem. If you do happen to encounter a problem, please call the phone number in post 7 of this thread.

 

[liquid17]

So. For our upcoming trip, our flight leaves 9am and is supposed to land around 12 noon. We’re planning to go to the MK after we check in to our hotel, hopefully by 3pm.

Is it possible/advisable to start booking (buying? selecting?) LLs right after we land? Perhaps even in the morning before we even get on the plane, if we can get a later return time that would work for us?

I honestly haven't scrolled through this entire thread (I skimmed a bunch), though I a did search and can't find my answer. So I'm sorry if this has come up a lot before!!




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[Neverbeast]

So. For our upcoming trip, our flight leaves 9am and is supposed to land around 12 noon. We’re planning to go to the MK after we check in to our hotel, hopefully by 3pm.

Is it possible/advisable to start booking (buying? selecting?) LLs right after we land? Perhaps even in the morning before we even get on the plane, if we can get a later return time that would work for us?

I honestly haven't scrolled through this entire thread (I skimmed a bunch), though I a did search and can't find my answer. So I'm sorry if this has come up a lot before!!




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You can start booking them starting at 7am. Jungle cruise and Peter Pan are probably the ones that will make it to after 3pm times first.

 

[liquid17]

TX - Jungle Cruise is the one I am most concerned about, but we also want BTM, Splash, and Pirates that night. We'll save PP for later in the trip!

I'm already checking the Tip Board during the day to get familiar with it.

Thanks again!

 

[Disney102015]

I know there is no modify option for Genie selections. What’s the best thing to do if you aren’t going to use your selection - for example if you end up taking a midday break earlier than expected? Can you cancel it and immediately rebook a selection for later in the evening? Or if you cancel it are you locked out of booking another for 2 hours? Thanks!

 

[CJK]

I know there is no modify option for Genie selections. What’s the best thing to do if you aren’t going to use your selection - for example if you end up taking a midday break earlier than expected? Can you cancel it and immediately rebook a selection for later in the evening? Or if you cancel it are you locked out of booking another for 2 hours? Thanks!

It depends if the ride you're cancelling was your most recently booked ride or not. If the ride was your most recently booked ride, you can immediately book one for later in the evening. If you had been 'stacking' rides, and the ride you're cancelling was NOT your most recently booked ride, you will have to wait the 2hrs (or wait until you tap into the most recently booked ride - whichever comes first).

 

[scrappinginontario]

I know there is no modify option for Genie selections. What’s the best thing to do if you aren’t going to use your selection - for example if you end up taking a midday break earlier than expected? Can you cancel it and immediately rebook a selection for later in the evening? Or if you cancel it are you locked out of booking another for 2 hours? Thanks!

My understanding is you can cancel it as long as your return window has not started.

Answer about rebooking is described well by @CJK above.

 

[GBRforWDW]

I know there is no modify option for Genie selections. What’s the best thing to do if you aren’t going to use your selection - for example if you end up taking a midday break earlier than expected? Can you cancel it and immediately rebook a selection for later in the evening? Or if you cancel it are you locked out of booking another for 2 hours? Thanks!

If, as CJK pointed out, you're not cancelling the most recent, I'd just hold on to the pass and go to the ride when you're back in the park. Let them know due to an unforeseen circumstance, you had to go back to your hotel room.

However, probably better to try to know when you'll want to go back and plan around that rather than dealing with possibilities of cancelling or missing a ride.

 

[Disney.fan]

Are there any differences in Genie + rules for those staying on-site and off-site? Thanks!

 

[subtchr]

No, no difference at all for Genie+.

The only difference is with booking Individual Lightning Lanes.

 

[Princess Sparkle]

Hello all, I am returning back to the forum after quite a while and a lot has changed. I am planning a vacation but feel so overwhelmed with this new system. I have read it through and I have one concern still remaining. How soon do the LL booking’s run out after 7am ? Is it possible that I may not be able to make a LL booking for the attractions I am wanting ? Bringing younger kids (7,5) so I am talking about PP, magic carpet, princess meet greets and such. I thus far plan on 3 days at MK, 1 each at Epcot, AK and HS so I dont have a lot of flexibility to do the same park another day In case we miss an attraction.

 

[LindaOwl1]

Hello all, I am returning back to the forum after quite a while and a lot has changed. I am planning a vacation but feel so overwhelmed with this new system. I have read it through and I have one concern still remaining. How soon do the LL booking’s run out after 7am ? Is it possible that I may not be able to make a LL booking for the attractions I am wanting ? Bringing younger kids (7,5) so I am talking about PP, magic carpet, princess meet greets and such. I thus far plan on 3 days at MK, 1 each at Epcot, AK and HS so I dont have a lot of flexibility to do the same park another day In case we miss an attraction.

How fast they run out depends on when you are going. I have seen SDD gone in a minute after 7AM, but right now it is still available (11:22AM). September is slower than July! I would spend some time in the two weeks preceding your trip to haunt MDE Tip Board. I actually make an hourly chart of what time each "hard to get" ride runs out. That makes it easier to prioritize your rides.

 

[Tom_E_D]

Hello all, I am returning back to the forum after quite a while and a lot has changed. I am planning a vacation but feel so overwhelmed with this new system. I have read it through and I have one concern still remaining. How soon do the LL booking’s run out after 7am ? Is it possible that I may not be able to make a LL booking for the attractions I am wanting ? Bringing younger kids (7,5) so I am talking about PP, magic carpet, princess meet greets and such. I thus far plan on 3 days at MK, 1 each at Epcot, AK and HS so I dont have a lot of flexibility to do the same park another day In case we miss an attraction.

Here's a link to a website that has been keeping track of when Genie+ LLs have been running out for the day: https://www.genieplushelper.com/genie-plus-helper/magic-kingdom/

The data goes back to May, so you have a variety of crowd levels in there.

 

[Princess Sparkle]

How fast they run out depends on when you are going. I have seen SDD gone in a minute after 7AM, but right now it is still available (11:22AM). September is slower than July! I would spend some time in the two weeks preceding your trip to haunt MDE Tip Board. I actually make an hourly chart of what time each "hard to get" ride runs out. That makes it easier to prioritize your rides.

Thank you, we are planning mid October for next year.

 

[Princess Sparkle]

Here's a link to a website that has been keeping track of when Genie+ LLs have been running out for the day: https://www.genieplushelper.com/genie-plus-helper/magic-kingdom/

The data goes back to May, so you have a variety of crowd levels in there.

Thank you so much, this is great help !

 

[godfather927]

How fast they run out depends on when you are going. I have seen SDD gone in a minute after 7AM, but right now it is still available (11:22AM). September is slower than July! I would spend some time in the two weeks preceding your trip to haunt MDE Tip Board. I actually make an hourly chart of what time each "hard to get" ride runs out. That makes it easier to prioritize your rides.

FYI: You don't need to do this manually. All this is already charted for every ride in every park on ThrillData.

 

[Raya]

We'll be at EPCOT on the big anniversary as our first park of the day (leaving for park hopping around 1ish, hopefully avoiding the biggest crowds). Can I select a time when I buy my ILL for Guardians? How fast are early morning options to sell out? We'd also like to do Remi. Should we have two people on two devices, if we're hoping to get both of those done by mid-morning? We're happy to line up for Rope Drop at the international gateway, and can go right to Remi. We're at Beach club, so we'd get in 30 minutes early. What's the best strategy to get those two rides done as soon as possible on a day that may have very big crowds?

 

[scrappinginontario]

We'll be at EPCOT on the big anniversary as our first park of the day (leaving for park hopping around 1ish, hopefully avoiding the biggest crowds). Can I select a time when I buy my ILL for Guardians? How fast are early morning options to sell out? We'd also like to do Remi. Should we have two people on two devices, if we're hoping to get both of those done by mid-morning? We're happy to line up for Rope Drop at the international gateway, and can go right to Remi. We're at Beach club, so we'd get in 30 minutes early. What's the best strategy to get those two rides done as soon as possible on a day that may have very big crowds?

1. Yes, you may choose ILL$ return time.
2. This shows how fast ILL$ are currently selling out for Guardians.
3. No, you don't really need 2 devices to get both Remy and ILL$ for Guardians
4. Yes, you may go directly to Remy at rope drop
5. I would arrive at IG an hour before ETPE begins to be towards the front of the Remy group.