The Genie Usage, Tips and Strategy ONLY Thread

[Erica Ladd]

Just realized how bad this sucks. Now we cant stack at our hopper park. That was the majority of my plan!!

 

[snikki]

Just realized how bad this sucks. Now we cant stack at our hopper park. That was the majority of my plan!!

You can still stack. It won't change much at DHS and MK, especially on busy days. It'll be harder at AK. As for Epcot I see times go late for TT, Remy and Frozen pretty early on.

 

[CuteAsMinnie]

Hi Folks!
I continually read/hear conflicting info…

1st LL is made at 7am

2nd LL made 2 hours later at 9am
OR
2 hours AFTER park opening?

Thanks!!!!

 

[han22735]

Hi Folks!
I continually read/hear conflicting info…

1st LL is made at 7am

2nd LL made 2 hours later at 9am
OR
2 hours AFTER park opening?

Thanks!!!!

2 hours AFTER park opening.

 

[leeniewdw]

Just realized how bad this sucks. Now we cant stack at our hopper park. That was the majority of my plan!!

Depends on where you are hopping to. If it's MK or HS I think you'll be fine since you can only even attempt to grab 3 rides before 2pm (presuming 9am opening)

I still hate it though!

 

[Erica Ladd]

You can still stack. It won't change much at DHS and MK, especially on busy days. It'll be harder at AK. As for Epcot I see times go late for TT, Remy and Frozen pretty early on.

I was planning on starting to stack for HS after our first chance for LL. Now I have to wait until 2 for stacking. There goes SDD!!

 

[leeniewdw]

I was planning on starting to stack for HS after our first chance for LL. Now I have to wait until 2 for stacking. There goes SDD!!

You can grab SDD because the returns will launch into the post 2pm timeframe very quickly. You don't have to wait until 2pm to attempt to grab, you have to wait until the natural return times move INTO the post 2pm timeslots.

 

[snikki]

I was planning on starting to stack for HS after our first chance for LL. Now I have to wait until 2 for stacking. There goes SDD!!

You don't have to wait until until 2 pm to start stacking. You just have to wait for SDD to be in the 2pm time slot which will probably be 7:00:05 am instead of 7:00:00 am.

 

[Erica Ladd]

You can grab SDD because the returns will launch into the post 2pm timeframe very quickly. You don't have to wait until 2pm to attempt to grab, you have to wait until the natural return times move INTO the post 2pm timeslots.

Good point. Still tho. Lol

 

[set88]

I was planning on starting to stack for HS after our first chance for LL. Now I have to wait until 2 for stacking. There goes SDD!!

You don't have to wait until 2pm to book. Just until the return times are past 2pm. For Slinky Dog, you'll probably be able to book at 7:02am. If not then, then certainly still well before park open. Out of all the parks, this update changes the least for HS because the return times get late really fast anyway.

 

[holyrita]

Not a glitch, but they’ve been thinking about implementing a park pass for the park that is being hopped to

https://wdwnt.com/2022/08/daily-recap-8-11-22/

I'm not sure if this is new or I just haven't noticed it before, but on the main screen when you launch MDE it shows your next park reservation under 'Upcoming Plans'. Before I believe it said "Valid On: August 28" where now it says "Valid On: Aug 3, 2022 | 6:00 AM - 5:59 AM". It's the inclusion of the time that makes me nervous park hopping reservations could really be coming.. (or I just never noticed this before and I'm being crazy )

 

[BamaGuy44]

I really really really hope not. I don't want to lose the flexibility of park hopping

That would be the end of my park hopping days. the 2:00 rule already takes away a lot of the value of it IMO

 

[holyrita]

I'm not sure if this is new or I just haven't noticed it before, but on the main screen when you launch MDE it shows your next park reservation under 'Upcoming Plans'. Before I believe it said "Valid On: August 28" where now it says "Valid On: Aug 3, 2022 | 6:00 AM - 5:59 AM". It's the inclusion of the time that makes me nervous park hopping reservations could really be coming.. (or I just never noticed this before and I'm being crazy )

Or maybe the morning/afternoon/evening park reservations I think I read about a little while ago now?

 

[elgerber]

I'm not sure if this is new or I just haven't noticed it before, but on the main screen when you launch MDE it shows your next park reservation under 'Upcoming Plans'. Before I believe it said "Valid On: August 28" where now it says "Valid On: Aug 3, 2022 | 6:00 AM - 5:59 AM". It's the inclusion of the time that makes me nervous park hopping reservations could really be coming.. (or I just never noticed this before and I'm being crazy )

Mine said that for my July trip when I made them a couple months in advance.

 

[holyrita]

Mine said that for my July trip when I made them a couple months in advance.

PHEW thank you I did want to be wrong

 

[Lisa P.]

Confused, how can anything be "6:00 AM - 5:59 AM"?

 

[melking23]

Confused, how can anything be "6:00 AM - 5:59 AM"?

6:00AM today until 5:59AM tomorrow

 

[supergirl04]

6:00AM today until 5:59AM tomorrow

My AP reservations all said something like that this summer. While my family’s tickets did not.

 

[denisejk]

In the parks now.. I’m holding a LL for Goofy’s Sky School and it’s temporarily closed. How will I know if and when the LL converts to a MEP? And how long does that take so I can book another LL?

 

[scrappinginontario]

In the parks now.. I’m holding a LL for Goofy’s Sky School and it’s temporarily closed. How will I know if and when the LL converts to a MEP? And how long does that take so I can book another LL?

You may wish to post this question on the Disneyland board as you are currently in a WDW Florida thread. There are some differences between G+ and LL for the 2 parks and not sure if this one is the same or different.

IF it’s the same you will see your LL reservation change to an almost everything pass after the return time arrives.