You need to know and have a plan of your own. Genie is just trying to maybe minimize a bit of your park runaround but trying to disperse crowds and inflate times to temp you to spend$$$$So I have now seen three videos on youtbue where people have used the free version of Genie and it seems like a complete disaster. It does not do a good job at all with coming up with suggestions based on what you tell it you want to do .
Yeah...Ive seen the same, it just routes guests to the closest attraction with the shortest wait...regardless of whether it was something the user wanted to do or not.So I have now seen three videos on youtbue where people have used the free version of Genie and it seems like a complete disaster. It does not do a good job at all with coming up with suggestions based on what you tell it you want to do .
I still have no idea if I'll use G+ in November. Most likely not, based on this week. I definitely will not use the free one, and I'll throw $ at the ILL$, if anyone really wants to ride (but we've all been before and will again, so other than Remy, probably won't do that either)
Here's how I do it.Process to refresh Genie+ to see alternative available times?
This is not surprising and frankly is what I would expect: it’s not actually that different from when there were SB and FP lines when SB would be held to push FP through.They keep pushing our groups out for people paying for LL access.
I burned $15.98 and verified that it does in fact work this way - if you wait 2 hours without being eligible some other way, you can make another, and if you cancel or let expire any of your outstanding G+ reservations, no matter when they were made, you can immediately make another.
I think this way is actually easier to explain to guests. Two simple rules:
- If you use, cancel or let expire an existing reservation, you can make another
- If 2 hours pass of non-eligibility, you can make another
That said, if the power users start min-maxing the heck out of the system and are grabbing most of the capacity, Disney might do something to cut back on that kind of thing. They have in the past.
So basically, if your next reservation is almost but not quite 2 hours in the future, it's very useful to wait a little longer, let the 2 hours elapse, get another reservation, then immediately use your reservation, and get another.
If you’re only there for a limited time in the evening and Test Track and Soarin are must dosI'm so surprised so many trying to use Genie+ like FP+ by trying to book their 3 most important rides each day. Booking rides at your 2nd park first makes no sense. Doing that you're most likely only getting 3 LL a day. Why pay $15 for only 3 rides.
From how long standby wait times have gone up by 11 am you aren't likely going to get much done in your first park. As time goes on Genie+ might not be worth it for park hoppers.If you’re only there for a limited time in the evening and Test Track and Soarin are must dos
That dosent work on my phone, what phone do you have?Here's how I do it.
1) Find the attractions you want a G+ for
2) Click on "Book Experience" for that attraction
3) Hit the "x" in the top left corner. (This backs you back out, and will then hold the attraction at correct location on your phone screen)
4) Now you can simply keep clicking on the "Tip Board" tab on the top left of the screen. This will refresh the G+ return time each time you click it.
5) When you find a return time you are satisfied with, then go through the process to fully book it by clicking "Book Experience" and follow the prompts
Dan
Apple iPhone SE (2020)That dosent work on my phone, what phone do you have?
Ok, i have an andriod.Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Question - we are a party of three - 2 with AP's and 1 with park hopper tickets. Can one person purchase ILL$ for all three people?
So I have now seen three videos on youtbue where people have used the free version of Genie and it seems like a complete disaster. It does not do a good job at all with coming up with suggestions based on what you tell it you want to do .
I think I gave my wife a headache trying to explain all this yesterday. No matter, given that she doesn’t even know how to turn the entertainment system on to watch TV at home she was never a candidate to do Genie bookings.I am training my wife as we speak LOL