Disney Genie announcement

[Disturbia]

Yes, you can then keep stacking. Pull one at 7:00am, then 11:00am, then 1:00pm. You could also buy 2 ILLs. You could be entering the park with 5 LL's. Put the park you wish to hop to into your day.

So you could pull one for after 2 pm (at 7 am) in say Epcot (say MK is am park; hopping to Epcot), but you could pull another at 9 am for your first park, use it and at 9:15 get another and use it like a rolling pass For your first park. I think that would ensure more rides at MK unless you’re going to standby in the AM. You could also pay LLiA$ and book SDMT at 12 pm and Remy at Epcot after 2pm on top of the genie+. These can overlap.

The extra LLIA$ can be booked at 7 am if on-site or at park opening if not (so Remy can’t be booked until 10am if offsite?)

 

[SCDisneyfanatic]

I'm not sure I get the math. Genie+ at $15 per day x 5 people x 7 days = $525. So, that leaves $770 to reach the $1295 cost quoted. Does that mean you spent $770 on ILL$ rides? I'm not sure of what the complaint about the system is though if you spent all that cash by choice. Or did I miss something??

 

[kevind2112]

Not sure if this has been covered anywhere. I did read all 254 pages! But I did skim a lot.

My wife and I are staying on property. Our daughters and their SOs are staying off site, but I have their tickets added to my MDE. At 7:00am, would I be able to purchase ROTR passes for all of us, or only my wife and myself?

 

[mshanson3121]

Nm. Arrogant jerks aren't worth the points.

 

[leeniewdw]

This is exactly what we plan on doing when we visit EPCOT on our first day back. Enjoy F&W and get in a standby line or two with low waits in the morning while and start stacking rides for HS. Take a break at the hotel, then head to the HS in the afternoon. If we purchase both MMRR and RotR we can conceivably have 5 LL's ready to go, which would be awesome. But who knows what will be the most effective way to maximize this until we get more information from those using it throughout the next few weeks.

I like this strategy, but we normally don't go back to the 2nd park until later than 2pm. If I'm understanding correctly, the G+/LL selections don't give you a way to pick a later time slot. But we absolutely like our mid-day rest/pool time. So will have to consider how to make all this work with our typical touring approach.

 

[snikki]

It seems to me that the PM stacking option will probably only work well in DHS. So far it seems that way anyway. Every other park hasn’t had early times for G+ go as quickly.

 

[KLK622]

Sorry if this has been answered, but I looked around and didn't see anything. If we have hotel reservations at the Waldorf...can we buy our Genie+ and Individual LL selection at park opening or 7 am? I assume its park opening, but I wanted to confirm. Also assuming its park opening, if I buy Genie+ for my entire trip will that allow me to make my first selection any earlier than park opening?

 

[DisneyKidds]

In the meantime posters are using this thread to get information to help plan for upcoming trips, and I think a lot of them would appreciate it if others could stick to things that might help with planning.

I’ve got trips planned as well and am just as interested in experience and strategy as the next guy, but you can’t remove commentary from this two month old rabbit hole of a Genie thread that we’ve gone down. While a dedicated use and strategy thread can’t come soon enough, at this time those trying to learn have to go through the same 200 plus page sufferefest the rest of us have!

 

[LSUfan4444]

It seems to me that the PM stacking option will probably only work well in DHS. So far it seems that way anyway. Every other park hasn’t had early times go as quickly.

Depends on what you're trying to accomplish. You could PM stack pretty well in epcot and not be on your phone all morning

 

[Disturbia]

Not sure if this has been covered anywhere. I did read all 254 pages! But I did skim a lot.

My wife and I are staying on property. Our daughters and their SOs are staying off site, but I have their tickets added to my MDE. At 7:00am, would I be able to purchase ROTR passes for all of us, or only my wife and myself?

I believe it’s the ticket type has to be same and linked and then you can book everyone; you need one form of payment. Complications are with AP, some people with hoppers some not, different payments etc,

 

[wisblue]

So you could pull one for after 2 pm (at 7 am) in say Epcot (say MK is am park; hopping to Epcot), but you could pull another at 9 am for your first park, use it and at 9:15 get another and use it like a rolling pass For your first park. I think that would ensure more rides at MK unless you’re going to standby in the AM. You could also pay LLiA$ and book SDMT at 12 pm and Remy at Epcot after 2pm on top of the genie+. These can overlap. The extra LLIA$ can be booked at 7 am if on-site or at park opening if not (so Remy can’t be booked until 10am if offsite?)

If I’m following you, your example is someone with a park reservation at MK who, at 7 AM, selects a G+LL for something at Epcot after 2 PM.

From what I am hearing you could do that as long as you have hopper tickets.

But, I also understand that you would not be able to pull your next one until 11 AM (2 hours after MK opens).

One practical point. At 7 AM there might not be any G+ attractions at Epcot with return times after 2 PM. so, selecting something there might not even be an option. You'd be better off taking something early at MK and using it and then check for availability at Epcot.

 

[LSUfan4444]

I like this strategy, but we normally don't go back to the 2nd park until later than 2pm. If I'm understanding correctly, the G+/LL selections don't give you a way to pick a later time slot. But we absolutely like our mid-day rest/pool time. So will have to consider how to make all this work with our typical touring approach.

As I am understanding it, if you do not have a park reservation, it will only give you G+ and ILL options after 2pm in those parks. Thats how we're thinking of using it as well.

 

[snikki]

Depends on what you're trying to accomplish. You could PM stack pretty well in epcot and not be on your phone all morning

I’ll have to keep an eye on Epcot G+ times and how far they go out. I was paying more attention to DHS and MK yesterday. I would prefer PM G+ so I’ll be looking at all of this. I can’t wait for the strategy thread to open and hear more real life experiences.

 

[tikilyn]

I don't know if this has been ask and answered. My dh and I have rode ROTR twice, my kids haven't been to disney since it's opened. Can we purchase ill$ for this ride for the kids only? Or will we have to purchase an iLL$ for everyone in our party? Also does ROTR, MMRR operate during early entry?

We're not planning to pay for Genie+. We are rope droppers, and we'll just head to the headliners first thing in the morning to get our rides in. Then go with the flow the rest of the day using the standby and single rider lines.

 

[Disturbia]

If I’m following you, your example is someone with a park reservation at MK who, at 7 AM, selects a G+LL for something at Epcot after 2 PM.

From what I am hearing you could do that as long as you have hopper tickets.

But, I also understand that you would not be able to pull your next one until 11 AM (2 hours after MK opens).

Yes. per Kyle Pallo it wasn’t worth it until noon at MK;

you could also book MK pass at 10 am big Thunder (at 7 am if available); the. At 9 am book at the park you’re hopping to (2 pm genie+ at say Test track).

Now I’m Confusing myself, is it 8 or 9 when the next pass can be booked

 

[katyringo]

I think right now my HS strategy is I'm willing to pay for individual lightning lane for MMRR and Rise for lunch-ish time... and will make my first Genie+ for SDD. I will rope drop early entry TT and rocking roller coaster has single rider. Those are all my must do's.

 

[TheMick424]

I believe it’s the ticket type has to be same and linked and then you can book everyone; you need one form of payment. Complications are with AP etc,

I'm so confused by all of this. So if I have an AP, and my DH, DS and DD have regular tickets, I cannot purchase Genie+ for all of us because our ticket types don't match? or I have to purchase them in separate transactions?

 

[LSUfan4444]

I’ll have to keep an eye on Epcot G+ times and how far they go out. I was paying more attention to DHS and MK yesterday. I would prefer PM G+ so I’ll be looking at all of this. I can’t wait for the strategy thread to open and hear more real life experiences.

Well, if you're hopping to Epcot you could, at a minimum walk in with two LL's and a G+ but by the time you're walking out of your first park (thinking that 1pm booking) window you can probably grab something else giving you two G+ and two ILLs. Wouldn't be bad to roll in with a text track, Remy, Frozen Ever After and Soarin all for park hopping,

 

[LSUfan4444]

I'm so confused by all of this. So if I have an AP, and my DH, DS and DD have regular tickets, I cannot purchase Genie+ for all of us because our ticket types don't match? or I have to purchase them in separate transactions?

APs have to be added the day of
For anyone who has a ticket, it can either be added the day of OR have the ticket converted into a G+ ticket in advance.

My advice to you would be wait until the day of for everyone

 

[ENJDisneyFan]

Sorry if this has been answered, but I looked around and didn't see anything. If we have hotel reservations at the Waldorf...can we buy our Genie+ and Individual LL selection at park opening or 7 am? I assume its park opening, but I wanted to confirm. Also assuming its park opening, if I buy Genie+ for my entire trip will that allow me to make my first selection any earlier than park opening?

For offsite, G+ attractions are selected at 7am and ILL$ are purchased at park opening. For onsite, both can be done at 7am.

If I’m following you, your example is someone with a park reservation at MK who, at 7 AM, selects a G+LL for something at Epcot after 2 PM.

From what I am hearing you could do that as long as you have hopper tickets.

But, I also understand that you would not be able to pull your next one until 11 AM (2 hours after MK opens).

But in the example given, the first G+ was used at 9:15am, so you can grab the next one as soon as you tap into the first.

I don't know if this has been ask and answered. My dh and I have rode ROTR twice, my kids haven't been to disney since it's opened. Can we purchase ill$ for this ride for the kids only? Or will we have to purchase an iLL$ for everyone in our party? Also does ROTR, MMRR operate during early entry?

We're not planning to pay for Genie+. We are rope droppers, and we'll just head to the headliners first thing in the morning to get our rides in. Then go with the flow the rest of the day using the standby and single rider lines.

You are able to select individual members of your party to purchase for.