Disney Genie + Launch date

[silva]

Of course it launches on the day we arrive.    Having never been there before, I hope I can figure it out.



insidethemagic.net/2021/10/disney-genie-walt-disney-world-lp1/

[curbsideprophet]

Sorry it is starting the day you arrive. It is definitely frustrating when things change so close to your trip.

Touring plans has a good breakdown of everything that is know to date. touringplans.com/blog/genie-genie-and-lightning-lane-faqs/
There are obviously still questions about how it will all work once launched.

They are going to go into details for each park this week. I agree with them that if you are going to only do Genie + for a couple of days I would make them MK or HS days. I guess this does not matter as much if you park hop, but those are the two parks it seems most useful in.

Have you ever used Maxpass at Disneyland? Many have said it sounds very similar.

Good luck!

[silva]

Oct 12, 2021 16:36:20 GMT -5 curbsideprophet said:

Sorry it is starting the day you arrive. It is definitely frustrating when things change so close to your trip.

Touring plans has a good breakdown of everything that is know to date. touringplans.com/blog/genie-genie-and-lightning-lane-faqs/
There are obviously still questions about how it will all work once launched.

They are going to go into details for each park this week. I agree with them that if you are going to only do Genie + for a couple of days I would make them MK or HS days. I guess this does not matter as much if you park hop, but those are the two parks it seems most useful in.

Have you ever used Maxpass at Disneyland? Many have said it sounds very similar.

Good luck!

Thanks.  Our friend who works for a Disney travel agency and booked our trip has also been sending me updates as well. I enjoy tourplans.com as well so I need to check that out. THank you for sharing!

It seems the consensus is to use them for MK and HS for sure. We're doing Boo Bash on Friday night at MK so I want to say some of the popular rides will have shorter rides so when we return to MK on Saturday, we should use genie + for the others.

This is our very first Disney trip ever, so all of this is new but I think we will catch on quickly. **crossing fingers**

[kath16]

we were there last month and HS lines were MUCH MUCH longer than MK. if you only do it for one day, i would absolutely choose HS

sorry for the timing -- this would absolutely stress me out too.

[Poeticxpassion]

Is this $15 per person for every member of your party? So a party of 3 would need to pay $45 a day to access the genie+ and then even more for the upgraded attractions?

[curbsideprophet]

Oct 15, 2021 18:30:57 GMT -5 Poeticxpassion said:

Is this $15 per person for every member of your party? So a party of 3 would need to pay $45 a day to access the genie+ and then even more for the upgraded attractions?

Yes, if you want everyone in your group to have access to the lightning lane feature. If for some reason you had someone who was not planning to ride you could choose not to buy it for them. This is why some people are debating the best way to maximize it without buying it every day.

[curbsideprophet]

[mention]silvahalo [/mention] I hope your arrival day went smoothly and you have a nice trip!