Again I say, this video is fascinating and thought provoking. It’s so well done. I hope Disney watches this and extrapolates information, because I think it’s going cause an implosion.
I do not think that Genie is going to level the playing field. It’s going to sink it below sea level. For everybody. From this video, Disney appears to be trying to improve the experience of the first time guest. This is going to backfire.
Fact: This video details that under the fast pass plus regime, there was not enough rides, experiences, shows to handle handing out 3 fast plus per day for everybody, the best they could do was for a certain percentage of guests. What that percentage number is, I don’t know. But it’s not 100, and I would not even guess 60%. The number of available new attractions coming online will not alleviate this problem.
Fact: This video explains how the virtual que impacts on how crowded parks feel. only a small percentage of people are actually standing in line for an attraction, so everyone else is standing in line at bathrooms, food carts, stores, counter service restaurants, D level attractions. So every thing you do in the theme park is significantly more frustrating. This is going to lower the quality of the day for EVERYONE, in every respect.
Fact: It appears that the cost of Genie plus, and the additional LL costs are not causing a significant enough threshold to deter a large percentage of guests from getting it. I am extrapolating this information based on the reviews of some very savvy vets from this board who have returned from Disney, completely frustrated with the experience. There was just too little to choose from, and the competition for a decent LL was fierce.
Disney is going to have to limit the number of people who can book genie plus, or raise the price. Both of these things are fraught with problems for Disney. The problem is only going to compound, a worse overall experience for everyone, frustrated and angry guests, and more expense vs a dwindling quality of experience.
I think many newbies coming for their once in a lifetime trip are told, hey, just add 15 bucks to your ticket and you can skip a lot of lines, well, of course they are going to purchase it. But the reality of their experience trying to compete with some savage vets out there, I just don’t think many of them are going to feel happy with their purchase.
With the overall cutbacks that appear to be happening across the board at Disney parks and hotels, new attractions, the things that made Disney magical are diminishing right along with the park experience.