WDW Summary of NEW DAS changes and Disney Genie - Post ONE is an updated summary

[SueM in MN]

Which attractions have 2 checkpoints?

That was why I didn’t mention them - it’s mostly the ones with high demand. They want to make sure no one snuck into the Lightning Lane from the Standby line. They will be noticeable- a Mickey scanner like at the entrance with a CM near it.
They do sometimes turn off the second one.

 

[Mai Ku Tiki]

You don’t need to use a phone - it’s just an option.
You also don’t need to use a Magicband - again, just an option.
You can get a digital card, similar to a credit card instead and use that.
For making DAS Return Times, the My Disney Experience app is one option, but DAS Return Times can be obtained at the attraction or from the blue Guest Experience umbrellas. Just tell the CM you want to make a DAD Return Time and they will do it for you on their iPad.

Thanks so much.
So can I still check-in online or go to desk?
I see now My Dis Exp says a card is available but I didn't see how to get one or link everything to it.

 

[mamaofsix]

That was why I didn’t mention them - it’s mostly the ones with high demand. They want to make sure no one snuck into the Lightning Lane from the Standby line. They will be noticeable- a Mickey scanner like at the entrance with a CM near it.
They do sometimes turn off the second one.

Hmmm. Okay. We are traveling as a large family and the kids sometimes run ahead in line. I often have everyone's magic bands on me - so I just wanted to be prepared for which rides we need to make sure to stay together in the queue to scan twice.

 

[DisRoss]

That was why I didn’t mention them - it’s mostly the ones with high demand. They want to make sure no one snuck into the Lightning Lane from the Standby line. They will be noticeable- a Mickey scanner like at the entrance with a CM near it.
They do sometimes turn off the second one.

If it’s a ride with a second scan point that has been turned off, any idea if that impacts the DAS clearing from the app to book the next ride?

 

[SueM in MN]

If it’s a ride with a second scan point that has been turned off, any idea if that impacts the DAS clearing from the app to book the next ride?

It has not for us.

 

[jlundeen]

I had an experience last fall on Everest - the scanners were not working properly, and they just used their ipads to scan us in and then motioned up past the second scan point. We had to go to a blue umbrella to have it cleared.

 

[Evita_W]

I had an experience last fall on Everest - the scanners were not working properly, and they just used their ipads to scan us in and then motioned up past the second scan point. We had to go to a blue umbrella to have it cleared.

We had a couple of occasions where their scanners weren't working correctly, the CMs at the attraction said we would have to go to the blue umbrellas to have it cleared, but DH was able to cancel them from the app in all cases.

The only issue we didn't resolve was when our advanced return window xane around for Peter Pan and the return line on the Lightning Lane was about 30 minutes, which would have been provlematic from noth the DAS persepctive and the fact we were using ECVs and couldnt push each other, but we didn't ask them either. It wasn't that important to us.

 

[Chim Chiminy]

This might sound clueless, but when I click on request live video chat button, it opens a page to Disney . com, with a picture of Encanto that says Stream Now under it. Does that sound right? or is it glitching?
I have been trying for three days now and that is all I have seen other than a swirling blue where the request video chat button was.

 

[jlundeen]

This might sound clueless, but when I click on request live video chat button, it opens a page to Disney . com, with a picture of Encanto that says Stream Now under it. Does that sound right? or is it glitching?
I have been trying for three days now and that is all I have seen other than a swirling blue where the request video chat button was.

I had that happen numerous times early on.... depending on your browser (desktop) you might try dumping cache, checking for things like allowing pop-ups and redirects, disabling ad-blocker, and allowing cookies... I found I needed to use Google rather than Windows edge before I could get it to work.

 

[Chim Chiminy]

I had that happen numerous times early on.... depending on your browser (desktop) you might try dumping cache, checking for things like allowing pop-ups and redirects, disabling ad-blocker, and allowing cookies... I found I needed to use Google rather than Windows edge before I could get it to work.

thank you. I had been using chrome and cleared my cache, but didn't realize I had to go in and do all the other things. I got a chat window now and in the queue. Thanks!

 

[Nennie]

My apologies if this has been asked and answered previously!

For onsite guests that can enter a park 30 minutes early, do we still have to wait until the park officially opens to be able to select a DAS return time on the app? Thanks so much!

 

[Markj]

I know it says you cant make one of your two advance selections at some sites, like the Remy ride in Epcot and Mickey and Minnie Runaway Train in DHS, be those rides. Can you use DAS pass for those rides on the day you are there after you use up a ride.

 

[SirDuff]

I know it says you cant make one of your two advance selections at some sites, like the Remy ride in Epcot and Mickey and Minnie Runaway Train in DHS, be those rides. Can you use DAS pass for those rides on the day you are there after you use up a ride.

You can make them day-of. But you don’t have to wait until you “use up a ride”. The advance selections are totally separate from the normal day-of DAS.

 

[Lsdolphin]

My apologies if this has been asked and answered previously!

For onsite guests that can enter a park 30 minutes early, do we still have to wait until the park officially opens to be able to select a DAS return time on the app? Thanks so much!

yes

 

[jlundeen]

You can make them day-of. But you don’t have to wait until you “use up a ride”. The advance selections are totally separate from the normal day-of DAS.

While I had trouble booking the online return times during early entry, i was able to have some CMs at blue umbrellas and rides do it,

 

[SueM in MN]

I know it says you cant make one of your two advance selections at some sites, like the Remy ride in Epcot and Mickey and Minnie Runaway Train in DHS, be those rides. Can you use DAS pass for those rides on the day you are there after you use up a ride.

The 2 attractions that are Individual Lightning Lane for each park are not eligible for DAS Advance Selections.
You can get a DAS Return Time for them after the person registered for DAS has entered the park.

DAS Advance Selections that are made in connection with video chat registration are totally separate from DAS Return Times made in the park. DAS Advance Selections don’t need to be used before making or using DAS Return Times. In fact, you don’t need to use DAS Advance Selections at all - if you don’t use them in the 1 hour window, they expire and disappear

 

[EMHDad]

I am a little confused to how the DAS system works. We have close friends taking their kids to Dis at the end of the week. I am the go to guy for helping friends and family park plan. However, I have never done DAS, and with the new ways of disney (genie+, virtual q, etc) I am not sure how to make a daily itinerary? How does DAS work? A Few questions...

The 2 Advance DAS passes...Do you use the lightning lane when redeeming them?
The 'moment of' passes... You go up to a CM and get a pass for a ride by entering a 'virtual queue' with the timefram of the standby line, and you can have one active per time, right? Do you need to use the 2 advance passes first, or can you get one 'active' pass before you have used up the advance passes?

I noticed, RotR, Remy, SM and Splash are not available to get advance passes? Can you get active passes for any of these rides?

 

[SueM in MN]

I am a little confused to how the DAS system works. We have close friends taking their kids to Dis at the end of the week. I am the go to guy for helping friends and family park plan. However, I have never done DAS, and with the new ways of disney (genie+, virtual q, etc) I am not sure how to make a daily itinerary? How does DAS work? A Few questions...

You can find a summary of information in post one of this thread. It’s a little bit messy - it was being written as the changes were rolling out and I have not had time to edit it down much.

The 2 Advance DAS passes...Do you use the lightning lane when redeeming them?

DAS Advance Selections are made in connection with doing the video DAS registration. They have a specific start time and a 1 hour window for use. To redeem them, go to the Lightning Lane entrance. There will be a CM at the scanner for entry to Lightning Lane; the Person registered for DAS scans their Magicband or ticket first (or a parent/helper scans it for them). The scanner will glow blue to alert the CM to look at their screen. After checking that person registered for DAS is the one checking in, the CM will clear it and direct the rest of the party to scan their Magicbands/tickets.

The 'moment of' passes... You go up to a CM and get a pass for a ride by entering a 'virtual queue' with the timefram of the standby line, and you can have one active per time, right?

DAS Return Times are obtained at the park, after entering the park. They can be obtained from a CM at the attraction, from a CM at one of the blue Guest Relations umbrellas or from the My Disney Experience app on a smartphone.
DAS Return Times have a start time that is based on current wait time in the Standby Line. DAS Return Times stay active until they are used or the attraction or park closes for the day. There can only be one active DAS Return Time at a time.

Do you need to use the 2 advance passes first, or can you get one 'active' pass before you have used up the advance passes?

DAS Advance Selections and DAS Return Times are totally separate. The DAS Advance Selections don’t need to be used before getting or using a DAS Return Time.

I noticed, RotR, Remy, SM and Splash are not available to get advance passes? Can you get active passes for any of these rides?

Each park has 2 attractions that are available for paid Individual Lightning Lane. Those attractions are not available for DAS Advance Selections, but a DAS Return Time can be scheduled for them in the park. Plan that they might have a very long wait - Remy was 210 minutes this afternoon, so a guest getting a DAS Return Time would be waiting around 200 minutes for it.

 

[Burgermom]

Can a DAS holder and their family have both an ILL and a DAS return time for the same ride? For example, If I pay for the ILL for Flight of Passage (ILL ride) with a time of (for example), 11am; can I request a DAS return time for FOP when my family enters the park around 9am in the morning? This would mean that we would have a DAS return time and an ILL for the same ride (FOP) in the system. Or would this glitch out the system? Or would we be blocked from doing this? I'm trying to plan in case my child wants to do a repeat ride. I'm anticipating that she will likely only be able to handle being in the parks for maybe 2-3 hours per day as she gets tired/overwhelmed easily.

 

[lanejudy]

Can a DAS holder and their family have both an ILL and a DAS return time for the same ride?

Yes, the two programs work independent of each other. Using I$LL and/or Genie+ would be a way to manage "looping" just like previously done with FP+.