The Genie Usage, Tips and Strategy ONLY Thread

Got it. That makes sense. (I also recognize I may be overthinking it - I just don't know what to expect!)
I'm with you! I used to go in with a plan and a fairly good idea what to expect. This time I'm so confused in spite of all those who have taken time to explain things. I'm really hoping after a day or 2 it clicks and I can relax.
 
I have two teens, ages 14 and 16. They ALWAYS have the fastest fingers, they always have gotten our BGs when we’ve been at WDW or DLR during these times. Have them sign in on their phone to your MDE, and give them a job (get this LL for example) and watch the magic happen!
 
I have two teens, ages 14 and 16. They ALWAYS have the fastest fingers, they always have gotten our BGs when we’ve been at WDW or DLR during these times. Have them sign in on their phone to your MDE, and give them a job (get this LL for example) and watch the magic happen!
Yep. My go to advice has always been to put the best phone in the hands of the teens!
 

Are late arrivals still ok with ILLS?
I'll update with my own experience. We did end up a little late for our return time. They let us on, but not without being chastised by the CM at the first scan location.
 
So traveling with my sister, nephew, and dad who are all staying offsite. My family of 4 are onsite. We’ve got all our MDE linked so I can make the Genie + selections for the group to keep us together most of the days we plan to use that.

BUT, am I also able to make ILL selections for the group? I know offsite can’t purchase until park open, but if we decide to purchase something as a group after opening can I do that for everyone? I’m guessing not, because of payment needed but Google hasn’t been helpful…
 
Can you hold LL in 2 different parks at the same time? I have PH and I plan to start my day in DHS and hop to MK. Can I book a LL for ToT at 7 for the morning and then at 11 book in MK for the afternoon?

Thanks
 
Do we have an understanding on whether cancelling a G+LL makes you eligible to book a new one?

On my first day, we won’t go into MK until 5pm. If I can’t get a LL for that late, my plan is to book something with plan to cancel it later to rebook. For example I would book my second LL at 11 am as usual. Then immediately cancel the first dummy LL and try to book a new one. Will this work?
 
Do we have an understanding on whether cancelling a G+LL makes you eligible to book a new one?

On my first day, we won’t go into MK until 5pm. If I can’t get a LL for that late, my plan is to book something with plan to cancel it later to rebook. For example I would book my second LL at 11 am as usual. Then immediately cancel the first dummy LL and try to book a new one. Will this work?
That scenario definitely would not work. Your next available booking window is based on last pass booked, so cancelling the first pass won't do anything for you.

I would recommend refreshing at 7am until you got a timeslot that would work. Even if it's close and the time is almost 7:10(the time when cancelled choices start refilling in Genie), I'd grab it and when you get to the park, if you're late, just let the cm know you couldn't get there on time. I had to do this after a dinner reservation going into Peter Pan. Your best rides for later time slots will be jungle cruise or Peter Pan.
 
So - I'm going in a couple of weeks and I'm a single parent with two kids. I know that I can manage G+/ILLS for all 3 of us from my account but I'm concerned that only using my account will be too slow. Do I need to setup an account for my oldest and have them help me (thinking about things that go quickly like ROTR, SDD, FOP, 7DMT)?
It will not slow things down. You can have multiple people on different devices (including iPads) logged into the same account. If your kids are pre teen and younger, I wouldn’t risk it.

You can also have someone at home log in and book SDD while you get ROTR and MMRR for instance.
 
The grace period is 5 mins before and 15 mins after. CMs ask you to go to GET at the front of the park for refunds (they are ok if you have a legitimate issue-eg the LL scan line was held up for 5 mins etc), so I would try not to overlap plans too much and leave room for snacking/restroom breaks/bracing the crowds. We’ve had to leave several rider switch passes on the table due to overlap (3 at Epcot; TT took over 20; Soarin and Mission Space 30 mins; SDMT at MK).

Checkout day budget extra time for dropping bags. The bell services are severely understaffed and we had to wait 40 mins to drop off bags (AOA resort; checkin and checkout people wrapped around the building in the am), which cut into our first Genie +pass time at Epcot
 
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I have two teens, ages 14 and 16. They ALWAYS have the fastest fingers, they always have gotten our BGs when we’ve been at WDW or DLR during these times. Have them sign in on their phone to your MDE, and give them a job (get this LL for example) and watch the magic happen!
If I had teens, I'd totally do it. My 9 year old is pretty proficient - I'll think about it.
 
Just got back from Marathon Weekend, and thought I would share my opinion/experiences on G+. First, we used it for MK & HS, as there's not enough @ AK to make it worth it, and with just my wife & I on this trip, we weren't really worried about missing anything @ Epcot. Obviously, I don't like paying for it, but thought it worked fairly well.

For our MK day, I was running the Marathon, so my wife was in charge - and she hates these things! But she did a great job! We had a late lunch for Skipper Canteen ~3:30, so I told her to concentrate on Jungle, BTMR, Pirates, HM, etc. for around that time. As JC goes quick, she snagged that one @ 7am, then was able to get BTMR 2 hrs after park open. By the time I was showered, and we were ready to head to the parks, we were able to get Pirates. We were able to knock out all 3 rides + get Dole Whips in ~75 mins prior to lunch (yes, Dole Whips before lunch, its vacation!). After we checked in the second ride, we were able to get HM for right after lunch. Finally, there were still plenty left for us to get Under the Sea & Buzz as well. The park was not too busy, but gauging by posted wait times and peeking at the standby lines, I'd say we saved 2.5-3 hours. Jungle Cruise was nearly an hour by itself. Finally, late night we waited for SpMtn (~30 mins) and snuck in SDMT (~20-30 mins) right at park close. We got a lot done for getting to the park around 2:00!

HS was not quite as successful, but we did save ~2 hours nabbing SDD @ 7am, RnR, then TSMM. We waited for ToT & MMRR, and snuck in RotR at closing and only had to wait ~30 minutes. We were able to get a 4th G+ for Star Tours, but didn't really save time with it. That 2 hours saved, however, gave me the time I need for my favorite - Baseline!
 












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