Picking Genie+ For My Family When I Am Not in the Park?

[smileyanna]

Apologies if this question has been answered.

Can I make Genie+ choices for people linked to my MDE account if I do not have a park ticket for the day? My father is taking my son into the parks one day and he is 100% not tech savvy. No smartphone! We are all staying in the same room and they are linked to me as "friends and family" in MDE, but I will not be joining them in the parks that day. Can I make Genie+ selections for them via my account/my app?

I'm guessing this is not possible. Are there any other options besides making up a Disney account for my dad (which he prefers not to do) and then coordinating Genie+ from my hotel room while logged in under his account? FWIW, my son is under 13 so he cannot have his own MDE account and doesn't have a phone.

Thanks in advance for answers and advice.

(reposting from the excellent Genie+ thread, hope that is ok)

 

[tseitel]

I was able to do this with the old fast pass. I was actually home in Maryland and my in-laws were at Disney. So it might work if you can just select them.
Hopefully someone has done this with the new system and can give you a definitive answer.
But it really wouldn’t be any different than if you were in the park, but didn’t want to ride a certain ride but the rest of your party did.

 

[smileyanna]

I was able to do this with the old fast pass. I was actually home in Maryland and my in-laws were at Disney. So it might work if you can just select them.
Hopefully someone has done this with the new system and can give you a definitive answer.
But it really wouldn’t be any different than if you were in the park, but didn’t want to ride a certain ride but the rest of your party did.

This is promising! I was worried that when I go to the Tip Board and choose an attraction to book for them, I would get an "invalid admission" error.

 

[sponica]

This is promising! I was worried that when I go to the Tip Board and choose an attraction to book for them, I would get an "invalid admission" error.

I think because you choose the party, it shouldn't be a problem. As long as you de-select yourself, it should work. I would think.

 

[CarolynFH]

I’m pretty sure there was a post on DISboards within the last few months from someone who did exactly what you want to do — sat at home, bought Genie+ for family at WDW, and booked their LLs and VQ. Wish I could remember where it was…. Anyway, I think you’ll be fine!

 

[jods]

I made genie plus for my friends while I was home in NY this summer. It only let me select them as I wasn't eligible.