The Genie Usage, Tips and Strategy ONLY Thread

[Good&Plenty]

Yes, to me that what the system SHOULD eliminate if used correctly. Still has so many flaws but I really liked the system when I used it that way.

By "that way", do you mean when you started off with an early G+ selection (in your example above?). Thanks!

 

[KTwiegs]

I was wondering

what happens if a ride goes down and you have a genie plus LL for it, do they give you some sort of pass to go on any other ride instead if you miss your slot for it

when there has been an issue in the past, guest services used to give you some extra fast passes is that still the case with genie plus

also if a ride stops and starts a lot during your experience on the ride do they let you go again if you have paid for it

Yes as previous people said you get a redemption if it’s down during your window…
I actually was hoping for this to happen in our trip.
little mermaid was down as I was trying to make another LL. I actually made an LL for 20 mins from then in hopes it would still be down. I was hoping to go on haunted mansion again with another LL. But it came back up and didnt get one. Still got to ride Mermaid.

 

[Good&Plenty]

Apologies if this is stated somewhere else.

If I am hopping to HS, and I go to make a SDD G+ at 7AM, will it automatically give me the “next logical time” after 2PM? Or do I have to strategically wait a few seconds to get that after 2PM time? Thanks!

 

[Turksmom]

Apologies if this is stated somewhere else.

If I am hopping to HS, and I go to make a SDD G+ at 7AM, will it automatically give me the “next logical time” after 2PM? Or do I have to strategically wait a few seconds to get that after 2PM time? Thanks!

It defaults to after 2 pm, if it isn't your reserved park

 

[KTwiegs]

By "that way", do you mean when you started off with an early G+ selection (in your example above?). Thanks!

Yes, In my experience, starting out with an early LL (like 9am early) it sets you up better for the day. Yes that first LL is a bit of a throw away because that ride might not be as long as later (my first LL was haunted mansion, it had a 25 min wait) but the coming LL are much much earlier. So I tapped in at HM at 9am, got another LL while walking to the stretching room for small world for 930 and that kind of thing kept rolling for the day. My longest time between LL were during lunch and during a storybook circus splash time for the kids. It’s a big game of luck too. It feels like you have to take the one they are showing you but in my experience if you keep refreshing the time you want does eventually come up. I have no proof of this but I think I noticed new time pop up on the 5s and 10s of the hour..

 

[rocky24]

It defaults to after 2 pm, if it isn't your reserved park

New here and first trip in March. I noticed on the app you can log what time you are planning on being at the second park. Does G+ account for that? For example, I'll enter in that I'll be at the second park from 5 - 9. When I make my G+ selection, will the available times automatically go to the first reservation on/after 5? Thank you.

 

[Avery&Todd]

Are still hearing that when APs are logging in before 7am to buy Genie + for the day that they're still having issues?

We had major issues this past November and was hoping some of the IT issues had been resolved!

 

[Garyjames220]

Just wondering if anyone knows the answer to this


when there has been an issue in the past, guest services used to give you some extra fast passes is that still the case with genie plus

also if a ride stops and starts a lot during your experience on the ride do they let you go again if you have paid for it

 

[Good&Plenty]

Turksmom and KTwiegs, thank you both.

 

[TheMick424]

Are still hearing that when APs are logging in before 7am to buy Genie + for the day that they're still having issues?

We had major issues this past November and was hoping some of the IT issues had been resolved!

I have the same question, but haven't seen any updates recently that makes me think the issue has been fixed.

 

[twodogs]

Just wondering if anyone knows the answer to this


when there has been an issue in the past, guest services used to give you some extra fast passes is that still the case with genie plus

also if a ride stops and starts a lot during your experience on the ride do they let you go again if you have paid for it

Yes, GS can give you a LL if they need to to correct some other issue you are having. I just think they are much less likely to do it since it is now a paid service.

If the ride is not fully functioning during your paid ILL, the CM may or may not let you reride it. I know many people (us included) who paid for the ILL for ROTR and it was running in "B mode", meaning some areas were not fully working on the ride. You would only know this if you have previously ridden it in "A mode". In any case, we did not ask to ride it again, but I think some did and they were not allowed to reride. I think Disney basically says they don't guarantee the full ride experience, even if you have paid for the ILL. But again, it is probably case-by-case and up to the CM.

 

[Westerner]

Yes, to me that what the system SHOULD eliminate if used correctly. Still has so many flaws but I really liked the system when I used it that way.

For me the ideal way to start the day is with an early sub-headliner LL like MFSR or NRJ. Book at 7:00:00 AM and shoot for a return time prior to 10AM. Then when I tap in there should still be a good selection for booking the 2nd LL.

 

[thanxfornoticin]

Are still hearing that when APs are logging in before 7am to buy Genie + for the day that they're still having issues?

We had major issues this past November and was hoping some of the IT issues had been resolved!

All I can tell you is that we are APs, and we purchased G+ several times 'day-of', and had zero issues doing it. We did it in early December and also in late January, probably bought it a total of 6 times those trips.

 

[elgerber]

I have the same question, but haven't seen any updates recently that makes me think the issue has been fixed.

the issue happens when others in your party already have Genie +, and it's not fixed, there was a new thread in a Facebook group on it today, from someone who is there now.

 

[Avery&Todd]

All I can tell you is that we are APs, and we purchased G+ several times 'day-of', and had zero issues doing it. We did it in early December and also in late January, probably bought it a total of 6 times those trips.

Thanks for your experience! In November we could not purchase Genie+ any day of our trip and I had to head to the front desk and have them purchase it for me each day at 6:45am.

We're APs for this trip AND my cousin has regular tickets with Genie+ already purchased and I'm hearing that can cause a nightmare too....

Fingers crossed we have less issues in 3 weeks!

 

[leeniewdw]

We were in WDW first weekend in Dec for our first G+/LL experience. It worked well for us, all things considered, though we did not use for MK as we did an AH event.

Anyway -- we didn't have plans to return until we could go with our adult kids/SOs but that's been delayed due to some job changes and some unexpected PTO due to Covid/Covid exposures.

Long intro to say that we're may be headed back with just the 2 of us in early March (first weekend) to get some warmer temps! So I dusted off MDE just now to see if I remembered how to check things, etc. For this trip we'll likely only do EPCOT and DHS. In checking DHS just now, nearly everything is "out" of LLs on a random Tuesday. I'm almost certain I was still grabbing LLs around this time on a Friday during our Dec trip. I guess my question is how availability seems to be going these days?

We probably don't need to stress about it because we'll have the day to stack up LLs for an afternoon/evening, but I have to admit I was surprised.

(Also just realized that Thrill Data ? tracks this?)

 

[Turksmom]

We were in WDW first weekend in Dec for our first G+/LL experience. It worked well for us, all things considered, though we did not use for MK as we did an AH event.

Anyway -- we didn't have plans to return until we could go with our adult kids/SOs but that's been delayed due to some job changes and some unexpected PTO due to Covid/Covid exposures.

Long intro to say that we're may be headed back with just the 2 of us in early March (first weekend) to get some warmer temps! So I dusted off MDE just now to see if I remembered how to check things, etc. For this trip we'll likely only do EPCOT and DHS. In checking DHS just now, nearly everything is "out" of LLs on a random Tuesday. I'm almost certain I was still grabbing LLs around this time on a Friday during our Dec trip. I guess my question is how availability seems to be going these days?

We probably don't need to stress about it because we'll have the day to stack up LLs for an afternoon/evening, but I have to admit I was surprised.

(Also just realized that Thrill Data ? tracks this?)

It may not be typical with MK closing so early today. More people may have gone to HS, or hopped there.

 

[Doingitagain]

Wow. some great strategies! How do they work with a large group? We will have 8 people.

Does one person make a LL reservation for all 8 people? Do we all get the same return time?

What happens when there are cancelations during the day and we try to grab them...does there have to be 8 cancelations for it to work for us?

TIA!

 

[Orsino]

Oh. That reminds me. I don't have an answer to the 8 people question, but as a couple we did try cancelling to get a better time. It's kind of scary and I wouldn't recommend doing it for a much sought after LL. I think we did it for TSMM or something mid-tier. Refreshes were stable.
How we did it: We realized that cancelling then navigating to the tip board was needlessly slow so I navigated to the tip board and my husband pulled up the to-be-cancelled LL reservation on his phone. Then he cancelled it and I immediately booked on my phone. This was a little bit less frantic.

I have no idea what would happen if a group of 8 was trying to pick up a LL that popped up from a group of 1 or 2. As long as no one grabs your cancelled LL, I think the worst case is you wind up back where you started.

 

[Tom_E_D]

We were in WDW first weekend in Dec for our first G+/LL experience. It worked well for us, all things considered, though we did not use for MK as we did an AH event.

Anyway -- we didn't have plans to return until we could go with our adult kids/SOs but that's been delayed due to some job changes and some unexpected PTO due to Covid/Covid exposures.

Long intro to say that we're may be headed back with just the 2 of us in early March (first weekend) to get some warmer temps! So I dusted off MDE just now to see if I remembered how to check things, etc. For this trip we'll likely only do EPCOT and DHS. In checking DHS just now, nearly everything is "out" of LLs on a random Tuesday. I'm almost certain I was still grabbing LLs around this time on a Friday during our Dec trip. I guess my question is how availability seems to be going these days?

We probably don't need to stress about it because we'll have the day to stack up LLs for an afternoon/evening, but I have to admit I was surprised.

(Also just realized that Thrill Data ? tracks this?)

Yes, Thrill-Data tracks it. Below is today's availability. Go to the site and there is a previous day button to help you get a bigger sample.