Hey, congrats on your DVC ownership! I am AP, but not DVC - I just lucked into the Villas this time with a CM discount. I'm looking forward to it! And yes, my CM daughter and her bf both started in the College Program pre-Covid, finished college remotely, then moved to Part Time/Full Time at Disney. She worked at Oga's and is now at the GF Royal Palm Club Level and loves it. I've never stayed RPC, but hope to some day.
Thanks for the info on the Magicbands. I have several for my family that we can re-use, but need to get some for my niece and her 2 kids. Our trip is late August, and I was hoping that MagicBand+ would be released in time for our trip. I've about given up on that. I may just go ahead and order 3 of the current stock, just to have something. Congrats on your Oga's reservation!
Hi, can I ask my August people: do most of you plan to do Genie+? I am pretty smart, but very blonde as well, (HA!) and kind of don't understand the whole thing, especially Lightning Lane. Also, I couldn't tell you how to "stack" anything..... and as of right now, I am planning on not doing this. We were in WDW a year ago in June, and it was all fine and good; we did and saw most everything we wanted----I think the longest line was for Pirates at almost an hour. I guess I just don't "get" the whole concept of this, and furthermore, don't feel like paying more money to ride a ride(s). Just wanted to throw that out there, thank you for your time! We are getting close now
We have purchased it for the whole trip. I would have loved to go day by day but love paying one price at once-so I clicked….fingers crossedHi, can I ask my August people: do most of you plan to do Genie+? I am pretty smart, but very blonde as well, (HA!) and kind of don't understand the whole thing, especially Lightning Lane. Also, I couldn't tell you how to "stack" anything..... and as of right now, I am planning on not doing this. We were in WDW a year ago in June, and it was all fine and good; we did and saw most everything we wanted----I think the longest line was for Pirates at almost an hour. I guess I just don't "get" the whole concept of this, and furthermore, don't feel like paying more money to ride a ride(s). Just wanted to throw that out there, thank you for your time! We are getting close now
Hi, can I ask my August people: do most of you plan to do Genie+? I am pretty smart, but very blonde as well, (HA!) and kind of don't understand the whole thing, especially Lightning Lane. Also, I couldn't tell you how to "stack" anything..... and as of right now, I am planning on not doing this. We were in WDW a year ago in June, and it was all fine and good; we did and saw most everything we wanted----I think the longest line was for Pirates at almost an hour. I guess I just don't "get" the whole concept of this, and furthermore, don't feel like paying more money to ride a ride(s). Just wanted to throw that out there, thank you for your time! We are getting close now
Back in the day, I might have considered using it, BUT, I have literally no idea how it works, as it seems beyond convoluted to me. Couple that with the horror stories I'm hearing from those who have used it, about the whole thing being a waste of time and money - yeah, not exactly on the bandwagon for it. A huge thing for me is that I absolutely refuse to be on my phone on vacation all the time, that is nonsense. I think we'll take our chances in the lines, I'm hoping it will all work out---fingers crossed!
This is exactly how my family and I are feeling. We are not getting Genie+ either. We have been many times so we don't have to do multiple rides. We will do rope drop and have a long trip, so I feel like we will take our chances too. Plus, the $15 / day per person (add on Canadian exchange rates) and it is a lot of money. If I paid it and only got 2-3 rides (as I am reading from some reports) I would be disappointed. I guess that if we change our minds we can add it here and there if necessary.
Not the same and not as heavily discounted, but there are many new magic bands available for sale on Mercari, including some limited editions. An alternative is to buy plain color and customize/buy magicband “skins” on Etsy.
We feel exactly the same way and don't plan to use it either. With three late nights in different parks (EMH in Epcot, MNSSHP in MK and Moonlight Magic in AK) I think it would be a waste of money for us and also frustrating to use. Our last trip was Sept 2021 and this trip is end of Aug/early Sept. Lowest crowds of the year typically (knock on wood!) so we're also taking that into account.Hi, can I ask my August people: do most of you plan to do Genie+? I am pretty smart, but very blonde as well, (HA!) and kind of don't understand the whole thing, especially Lightning Lane. Also, I couldn't tell you how to "stack" anything..... and as of right now, I am planning on not doing this. We were in WDW a year ago in June, and it was all fine and good; we did and saw most everything we wanted----I think the longest line was for Pirates at almost an hour. I guess I just don't "get" the whole concept of this, and furthermore, don't feel like paying more money to ride a ride(s). Just wanted to throw that out there, thank you for your time! We are getting close now
My only concern with this comparison is that last June (I was there too!) there were only standby lines, so nothing stopped them from moving. Historically, stuff like fast pass slows down standby lines a lot, since they pause them regularly to let in those able to skip the line. I would guess lightning lanes would have a similar effect. A friend of mine used genie plus in May (of course crowds will be higher for us) and loved it - she rode a ton. I get the not wanting to be on a phone all day, but if you do the “stacking” in the morning for rides in the evening, if I’m understanding it correctly you’d only need to look at your phone every two hours or after tapping in to select your next ride. I purchased it for my whole trip - Aug 1-4 - and I’ll definitely report back on my experience!
