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  1. ucfknight

    Genie and Genie+ for dummies?

    If you aren't going til Spring, there's certainly no need to get too deep into the weeds since some of the minutiae is likely to change between now and then. The "usual sites" for Disney park news all have overview articles about how it works. That's probably enough for now.
  2. ucfknight

    Disney Genie announcement

    Don't you mean 31 dollar bills, 3 quarters, 2 dimes, and a penny?
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    Someone defend Tough to be a Bug to me

    Holy Zombie Thread, Batman! On a related note.... I'd rather suffer through an actual zombie apocalypse than experience It's Tough to Be a Bug again.
  4. ucfknight

    Disney Genie announcement

    G+ and ILL won't change that because Early Theme Park Entry already has. "Rope drop" is already no longer successful. Killing Extra Magic Hours in the evenings, having Extended Evening hours only for Deluxe resorts, and having ETPE at every park every day is creating much longer lines early in...
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    Do you write emails to Disney sharing your thoughts?

    I recently wrote an email asking Disney if they've thought about charging à la carte for things that used to be included. I advised them they could make way more money by providing less for more. We'll see if they take my advice.
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    Safari closed oct 21 morning

    Elephant poachers were probably spotted in the area.
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    Layered Masks in Parks

    Official Policy is here: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/experience-updates/#drawer-card-faceCoverings All face coverings (whether disposable or reusable) should: Be made with at least 2 layers of breathable material Fully cover the nose and mouth and secure under the chin Fit snugly but...
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    Early Morning Entry's impact on staying off site

    Huge difference from what I saw this past weekend if you are looking to try to rope drop one of the headliners that typically have huge lines throughout the day. Used to be you could show up at the tapstyles around an hour before official park open and be guaranteed to ride a headliner with...
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    Everything Early Theme Park Entry (ETPE) - Please Read Post 1

    Was at DHS this past Sunday. non-ETPE guests were held outside the tapstyles until precisely 9:00 AM. The line right before 9:00 was a solid mass of humanity stretched out nearly to the security checkpoint area closest to the lake. Resort guests with ETPE were being checked using handheld...
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    Surrey Bike rental current cost

    Per the WDW website (https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/recreation/surrey-bikes/), they are showing they have Surrey Bike rental available again at select locations. Currently listed as available at: Disney’s Old Key West Resort Disney's Port Orleans Resort - French Quarter Disney’s Port Orleans...
  11. ucfknight

    Disney Genie announcement

    I'm fairly confident that at some point after rollout they will go to prices that adjust with demand. I'm not so confident that "reduce" will be one of the options considered by Disney execs.
  12. ucfknight

    Disney Genie announcement

    There are 2 perspectives from which to look at this: 1) For guests who will shell out the $15 per day per per person and will pay for ILL without batting an eye because money is no object for their vacation, the question is if the new G+/ILL system is better or worse than FP+ for making their...
  13. ucfknight

    Everything Park Hopping - Please Read Post 1

    Transportation and Ticket Center. (sorry... pet peeve of mine... especially when cast members working on the MK parking lot tram say it backwards!)
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    Disney Genie announcement

    And in the FP+ days you could show up 5 minutes earlier than the beginning of your FP+ window or up to 15 minutes later than the end of the window and still get a green Mickey. Disney never posted this information in writing, of course.
  15. ucfknight

    Will there be 50th anniversary items in February?

    If it is not something advertised as a "limited edition", you can bet Disney will try to get more in and on the shelves throughout the 18 month celebration. What's available at any given time is entirely dependent on how long it takes to get the containers from China unloaded at the port...
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    Parking at EPCOT

    Epcot hours today are 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. Meaning early entry is at 9:30 am, not 8:30 am. They are letting you park 1 hour and 5 minutes before early entry officially starts.
  17. ucfknight

    Everything Rope Drop

    Yep... being there for "rope drop" is now practically useless unless you are staying onsite. Even if you are the first offsite guest in line when the park opens, all of the major rides already have lines built up from onsite guests.
  18. ucfknight

    What does the Fox acquisition mean for the theme parks?

    3 rides, actually. You are forgetting the totally awesome Discovery River Boats.
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    Whoopi wants Song of the South released

    Jack Valenti, the late long-time president of the Motion Picture Association of America, famously suggested that copyright terms be extended by congress to "forever less one day" to try to get around the "for limited times" clause.
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