Disney Genie announcement

[nonzerosum]

I trust Genie to give me good advice and guidance just about as much as I trust a self-centred "friend". All self-interest all the time and not very trustworthy.

 

[diskids2]

Assuming I purchase both for all 10 days of my tickets for each of the 3 people in my family and assuming it's $25 per Tier 1 - I'm looking at another $2000. Yay me.! I better get back to work!

 

[Sandiz08]

Disney Genie is targeting non seasoned park goers. We have no interest in this, as none of the rides are must dos unless we just haven't ever been on them.

 

[Cabius]

Does anybody else still expect to see a periodic "Free Genie+" promotion for on-site guests? Not all-the-time, but akin to Free Dining?

 

[JakeAZ]

Does anybody else still expect to see a periodic "Free Genie+" promotion for on-site guests? Not all-the-time, but akin to Free Dining?

Yep. Why give away food, when you can give away air?

 

[eleven24]

Posted wait times have already been wildly overstated for the past year, as a crowd control measure (the standby queues aren't designed to hold everybody!). If Pirates is a 15-minute wait, but posted as a 45-minute wait, that paid Lightning Lane looks more attractive, right?

Being a Disney veteran, my entire family can judge the approximate wait by where the people are in the line. The Covid lines threw us for a bit with the 6' gap between people, but those were also way overstated even when you'd be waiting for Tower all the way back near the Amphitheater

 

[eleven24]

I think $10 is more like it. We're talking about a necessity here!

$20 for no wait bathroom lines

 

[Sargeant Tibbs]

That doesn't really mean anything. I mean, it still exists - they still built it. (They built Pandora, too.)


So does Hagrid's. The point that I've been making is that Universal isn't immune from the problems that Disney has. It's closer to a "six of one-half-dozen" kind of thing. Going from Disney to Universal is trading these issues for those issues.


I wasn't noting the quality. (I've also heard that it's amazing - but I'll nudge that you're an echo of the many people who can't/won't be able to enjoy the new great ride at the park.) Someone was lauding how quickly Universal installed it compared to Tron or Cosmic Rewind, and it's not a fair comparison, especially with the latter.

I feel like you're either moving goal posts, or didn't realize I was responding to the exact points you just made again, which means we're in a cyclical discussion.

 

[tehSAC]

Ugh, this crap is why my family and I won't be coming back to DW after our December trip.

Its like flying Spirit Airlines anymore.

 

[TwoMisfits]

Yep. Why give away food, when you can give away air?

Amen - it's probably the end of free dining, especially b/c the "value" for a family of 4 per day can rival that past offer. $25/ride * 2 plus $15/person is a $65 value/person or $260 "free" product per room PER DAY for a family of 4 for each night of their stay (minimum 4 day park hopper tickets with a 5 day stay at full rack rate at deluxe resorts, of course)...

 

[Poor Gail]

The one and only plus to this is that, depending on the minimum price for the E Tickets, I can pick a day with low crowds and finally see Rise of the Resistance. I've followed every guide I can find and I've never made it into the virtual line.

ETA: This depends, of course, on if you have to pay the $15 to activate the Genie+ system to make use of the individual ride system. I wouldn't put it past them to double charge us for that.

 

[Lashed34]

I've just watched the video with Gary "get involved" and OMG don't they just cover their new idea in glitter and unicorns - when really they're asking you for more hard earned cash!

Nice one Gary.

 

[dis_guy]

Ugh, this crap is why my family and I won't be coming back to DW after our December trip.

Its like flying Spirit Airlines anymore.

More like Spirit Airlines service at first class+ prices.

 

[nickg420]

$20 for no wait bathroom lines

For that "John Wayne" TP they have in most of the restrooms? No way....

 

[Jothmas]

The one and only plus to this is that, depending on the minimum price for the E Tickets, I can pick a day with low crowds and finally see Rise of the Resistance. I've followed every guide I can find and I've never made it into the virtual line.

I wish RotR were just pay per ride. It would be an efficient way to reallocate the availability so that frequent guests would end up riding less often and guests who visit once every several years would have more opportunity to ride at least once.

 

[Opie100]

Why would you arrive at 5-6am?

Because "lightning passes" are first come, first served, so if you want to do a tier 1 or 2 attraction you will need to get there early before they sell out, just like ROTR today.

 

[serenitygr]

Soon coming to Disney Genie:

* $15 per person for front row parade viewing
* $25 per person for hub area in front of castle during fireworks. Main Street viewing $15.
* Super Quick Service food line: $10 per person and no wait for your food!
* Ride seat selection priority. $7 per person per seat in front row/car. $5 in back.
* $5 per person per entire trip water mister access
* $20 per day prime stroller parking area access
* $50 per day stroller+ access (includes cast member wipe down of stroller after rain and valet service)
* $10 per day for "express walking lane access" throughout park
* $1971 per person per trip for Walt+ package including all of the above, plus a limited edition souvenir refillable cup**

** refillable cup locations temporarily closed due to COVID.

Sign me up for the express walking path!! Best deal of a lifetime!!

 

[Delta77]

Is this new system a complete "nope" for late risers?

Sorry if this has been covered, but I'm the opposite of an early bird, and the previous fastpass system was great for me, I could book my fastpasses for later in the day in advance, and get to the parks late morning.

But this new Genie+ system looks like it will be of very little use to the late risers like myself. If I can't book the "lightning line" until day of, by the time I get to the parks I'm guessing the available times won't be till much later on, and as you can only hold one at a time, it doesn't seem like it will be worth it at all. So I'll just have to do standby.

Am I understanding that correctly, or have I got things wrong? There's been a lot written about this already and I'm atill ploughing through it all!

 

[Jadyreen1282]

Ugh, this crap is why my family and I won't be coming back to DW after our December trip.

Its like flying Spirit Airlines anymore.

I love Spirit Airlines...they are so courteous, clean, fun, on time and ....I just can't keep a straight face here.

 

[DSLRuser]

keep in mind......TRON and the new Guardians ride will also be Pay Per Ride........so the opportunity for Disney to get an additional $65 per person per day is real.

$150 for a park hopper + $15 for Genie + $10 a ride for E tickets (tron, remey, rise, 7 drarfs, guardians) = $50

$215 a day to go to a park now