Genie+ and timing?

[Zeph79]

Let's say I get off of RoR and its 11AM. I queue up for smugglers run and get stuck with a time of 12:30. Now I get to waste 90 mins of my day doing what? Sitting on a wall?

Smugglers run wasn't the best example. But take a ride with a shorter standby queue time 30 mins. It could seriously be faster to go through the standby line compared to sitting and waiting for the genie+ time.

With the old system I could plan my day... now it's luck of the draw.

 

[mom2rtk]

Let's say I get off of RoR and its 11AM. I queue up for smugglers run and get stuck with a time of 12:30. Now I get to waste 90 mins of my day doing what? Sitting on a wall?

Smugglers run wasn't the best example. But take a ride with a shorter standby queue time 30 mins. It could seriously be faster to go through the standby line compared to sitting and waiting for the genie+ time.

With the old system I could plan my day... now it's luck of the draw.

You don't want to pay extra for that? /s

 

[Winnesota]

Let's say I get off of RoR and its 11AM. I queue up for smugglers run and get stuck with a time of 12:30. Now I get to waste 90 mins of my day doing what? Sitting on a wall?

You can still go ride other rides. You just can’t get another lighting lane pass

 

[Zeph79]

You can still go ride other rides. You just can’t get another lighting lane pass

Yeah bit if I get in line for another ride and I miss my genie+ time.... that's what I'm saying. Wonder if there is a grace window.

 

[Winnesota]

Yeah bit if I get in line for another ride and I miss my genie+ time.... that's what I'm saying. Wonder if there is a grace window.

I’m pretty sure it’s the same as FP+ and you’ll have an hour long window to use the lighting lane.

 

[soniam]

I think you will still be able to get in line. They cut people slack on the BG return time for Rise all the time. Maxpass at Disneyland had a 1

 

[soniam]

I think you will still be able to get in line. They cut people slack on the BG return time for Rise all the time. Maxpass at Disneyland had a 1 hour return time, I think, just like FP+. They definitely will be cutting people slack if they buy the individual attraction pass.

 

[Jennasis]

Go on Muppets or Star Tours? It's literally the same thing as old FP in that regard. You go do other stuff while waiting for your return time. (I'm sure Disney is hoping you spend that time, actually spending...on food/merch etc).

 

[JenBush]

Just like with the old fastpass system you can do a lot of things: shop, eat, ride another ride, find a nice shady seat and just chill.

 

[1lilspark]

Like PPs have said you can stroll around Batu, standby Star Tours or any ride

Lightning Lane is just a plussed up pricier version of FP+

 

[jessica0306]

I get what you're saying. I always planned my FP+ so I was moving in the park from point A to point B. I am not sure how timing will work with this, and I feel like there will be a lot of park crisscrossing, if that makes sense. I guess it all remains to be seen.

 

[goofynut41]

Im not gonna jump fron ride to ride across the park to another side of the park... I like to get to the park and do everything in that area and move on and not come back this is getting too diffucult and its not fun anymore....

 

[Tyler's Dad]

Im not gonna jump fron ride to ride across the park to another side of the park... I like to get to the park and do everything in that area and move on and not come back this is getting too difficult and its not fun anymore....

This should actually help that, since you won't have to plan 3 rides at different times of day. If you head to Tomorrowland at 9:00 and have a Genie+ reservation for Buzz at 10:00, you look and ride something there with a shorter wait time. Finish that, go to Buzz and use your Lightning Pass. Once that's scanned, look at wait times and Lightning Pass times and select what you will go on next. If you have to wait a little bit for say Astro Orbiter to be up, then ride TTA or pay for Space Mountain. Rinse and repeat in each land.

The problem with booking 3 FP+ times 60 days out was that it completely took away from being able to be spontaneous and jump on rides in your general area based on shorter wait times. If it was early in the day, you likely had a FP+ for a ride somewhere else, later in the day that kept you from adding new ones. That should be eliminated now.