Can’t wait for your next video about this change! I felt completely prepared for our upcoming trip because of all your other videos. You have the best genie+ videos out there!
Except those only help resort guests. WTH genie plus you can at least have a chance of getting rides as non resort guests every day of your visit. Resort guests still have an advantage ( 7 am start) , but not a big
They keep tweaking based on guest complaints, so who knows?! That said, they’d need to bring back the ability to pre-purchase Genie. I’d like to see them go back to giving everyone at least one ride that they can book for free in advance just with a park ticket. I think that would make the paid Genie Plus easier to swallow and allow everyone to enjoy at least one Lightning Lane.
Rob, I take the family to Disneyworld often. Used to love the fast pass system. Anyway, had a lot to learn before my Thanksgiving week trip. There is alot of content on YT but yours was best by far. Had an amazing trip, park was packed, we rode literally everything, 5 straight open to close days. Even got to do guardians, avatar, and rise of resistance twice! I really do appreciate you brother.
The only "good news" regarding Genie will be its discontinuation, and the return of fast pass that's included with your park admission or annual pass. Anything else is just a continuation of the incredibly hostile to guest Chapek era.
WOOHOO!! This is great news! Love how you don’t wait, always quick to share the updates with us…cause guess where I hear it all first? HERE! Thank you!!
Love how you made this video short and to the point. Was at WDW in the summer and have no plans to go, but good to know this change will be in place soon. I definitely was burned at least once when I played the Genie slots during the summer and couldn't get an earlier resy in MK. Glad they're changing this so people that want to play the slots don't have to suffer any consequences.
The new Genie + is a big con. $29 and had a job to get on the best rides. Just come back from WDW, have been there from the Uk about 12 times. This, though, was the first time I thought I was being ripped off. This new change in Genie + is minimal. Until it changes more, i won’t be going back.
Your channel helped our family have the best trip a few month ago! We were prepared, followed your tips and got just about everything we tried for! Thank you!!!
FastPass+, being able to book from home prior to your trip, and working around dining times was the best. They should have kept that system and just charged for it.
Genie plus RUINED our last trip to DW so we won't ever be going to Disney again. Read the TripAdvisor reviews it's a disgusting money grab. If you remember fast passes you know how bad this greedy change is. Disney now has a class system and it's really sad
Rob - THANK you. And again - THANK you! The last family trip to Disney was 2016 with the venerable and simple FastPass system. We were quite confused and chagrined hearing about the new Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lane system which has taken over. Your excellent videos filtered to the top of our searches with good reason. We now fully understand the level of “homework” Disney has put on its guests, as well as the “$Jackson and $Hamilton” fees for customers wanting to bypass the standby queues. It is aggravating, but, thanks to your kind efforts, we now feel armed with what we need to know for a successful and (hopefully) less stressful trip coming up next week.
So glad to hear you feel better about your upcoming trip! That’s a great time to be here. Hope you have an amazing vacation and best of luck with those Genie Slots! 🧞♂️🎰
I love those mickey ears, so cheerful!! And yes its like Christmas came early, this is such a huge game changer and I'm excited to see what videos you'll do 😀😀
Thanks Diana! We can’t wait to make new videos about this change. I think it will help a lot of people get more done with less stress, but we’ll have to wait and see. Thanks as always for watching! 😃
Hi Kim - yes, this will hopefully take a lot of the stress out of playing the Genie Slots. I used to always wear a Santa hat this time of year, so when I saw these ears I knew I had to have them. 🎅🏻😂
Ahh if only they had this last week when we were there!! Not only is this a game changer for playing the Genie slots, but it also greatly affects stacking. I have heard that it will NOT affect your 2 hour clock, so this really helps if you’re stacking for afternoon slots but have not found a good time. For example, when we were there last week the crowds and LL demand were low. I got up at 7 to book things and all of the times were too early for our planned noon arrival. I had to wait until 11am to book my first LL! With this new system, I could’ve booked something at 7am, then changed it to a later LL just before 11am, and then at 11 (2 hours after park opening) booked a second LL for something else! I essentially lost out on a LL last week without this system. Hopefully it’s true that changing a LL does not reset the clock and at least others can benefit from it!
I worry this is going to be like ADR. People may just hang on to stacked times during the day and reduce inventory. But as always, looking forward to more Rob!
That’s a real possibility. I think it will encourage more people to “play the slots” that maybe wouldn’t have before - or perhaps play them longer since there is no risk. Very curious to see how this shakes out in the months ahead because I think it will evolve as people get used to it and learn how to work the system. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. Always appreciated. 😃
Thanks to Ear Scouts I was completely prepared for Genie slots on my trip last week! Unfortunately my family wasn't physically up to the game and they said I pushed them too hard 😪 anyway, our first day was Hollywood Studios and I got everything I wanted when I wanted it, we didn't even criss cross the park that much and the only kink my strategy was M&M was down after Fantasmic and didn't come back up, so we missed that ride, but it was the only thing. Thanks Rob!
Glad to hear you had a successful Slots day at Hollywood Studios. Thanks so much for taking the time to let us know how your trip went - we really appreciate it! 😃
It's still bad. Broken down rides, rude cast members. Sad that the parks are now expensive stress and nickel and dimming. There are better options and IMHO avoid Disney till it's fixed.
I know a lot of people miss that feature from FastPass. They are always tweaking the Genie in response to guest requests. I think the ability to modify was probably the top request. Maybe pre-booking will come next? Thanks for watching! 😃
Yea only lightning lanes which sell out before parks even open as disney hotel guests get to buy them way before anyone else ,so big rides always sell out for the day before the parks doors even open,so basically the rich get to book rides first and everyone else has to pray they can get a slot on genie plus or wait all day to get on a couple of rides
That is sometimes true for Individual Attraction Lightning Lanes, though that’s only one ride in each park. All the other rides can be booked with Genie Plus at 7am by everyone, not just resort guests. Thanks for watching! 😃
Going to WDW for my first time in over 25 years this February! We are going with a big group (19). Do you know if this change allows you to modify who is apart of the reservation after it has been selected? With so many people it would be nice to just grab a reservation with my wife and kids and then ask the group who wants to join and add them to the reservation after the fact.
I can’t wait for your video in real time with this updated feature. It seems like the old fast pass feature where you could modify the fast pass after you booked it. Maybe they will get rid of the 2hr rule with this.
This definitely makes the 2 hour rule much more palatable since you can modify as often as you wish and it doesn’t reset the 2 hours. Thanks for watching! 😃
I was in Disney World for two weeks in August, oh how it has changed, and not for the better. Everyone walking around with their eyes glued to their phone screens instead of looking at all the wonderful scenery. We queued for the rides we wanted and saved the cost of Genie Plus, I got the distinct impression, as I watched those using the fast track lanes, that there was little enjoyment as they rushed past us while desperately tapping their phones to book their next Fast Pass. This latest change will surely only increase the amount of time needed on the phone and lessen the time spent enjoying the parks.
i was also at disney in august! and it was incredible, still full of the same old magic. we used genie+ every day, waited in 0 lines, and were hardly on our phones at all. just because you can’t get the hang of technology doesn’t mean it’s not an improvement to processes 🤡
So, now you gotta have your phone out all day constantly refreshing the app in order to get a better time, and people think this is a plus to the experience?
Thank you for the update but I’m still not going to return to Disney yet I don’t want to play Disney slots I don’t want to be on my phone constantly trying to get a better spot in line. I just wanna go to the park and enjoy the surprise is it has to offer without all the stress.
Hey Rob! Do you believe that change will make it less likely that we find better options during the day? As I understand part of the reason the "slots" worked was because people kept releasing the times to look for different ones.... as they won't have to release them any more, I figure it will probably be worse for the people willing to work for their genie day, but easier for the ones just "going with the flow".... am I wrong?
No cause people will actually be releasing their times more often this way, since they’ll be able to replace their old one. More similar to the old fast pass system I think, just my understanding though!
@@emrosey_nielsen Exactly - I see this at worse as changing nothing in that regard but more likely making refreshing more likely to have some earlier times throughout the day.
Yup - I hate Genie + but this was one of two changes I said would at least make it palatable. The other change being that when they show you an available time - they need to reserve that time for you for at least 5-10 seconds to give you time to click on it. 10 seconds is all that you need . . . The third - which I don't see them going to in the near future - would be to just let you choose your own time . . . they clearly have that capability since that's how the system worked before.
Hi David! It has been a very nice change for sure. I agree that the ability to schedule a time would be really great. They’re always making tweaks, so you never know. Thanks for watching and happy new year! 🎊
@@justins9886 That’s incorrect. You can’t do either right now. You have to cancel your reservation for one day and hope the day you are trying to move it to is still available after confirming the cancellation.
I have great news, Jen! They recently changed this system and you can now modify an existing park pass reservation. Just go to the app, click on the plus sign at the bottom and there is a button for “Make or Modify Park Reservations” - click on that, tap on the button that says Make or Modify Theme Park Reservations”, sign in if necessary, and then scroll down. You’ll see any existing park reservations and there and a link to modify it. This will let you pick a new day and/or park without giving up the current one.
@@EarScouts Is this only for WDW? Disneyland does not have that option…I’ve been trying and working with a vacation planner for the past week trying to move my reservations but the availability only shows up for a minute or two and it’s gone by the time you cancel.
It always amazes me when they put things in press releases without giving Cast Members a heads up. We actually heard about it first from WDWNT and then saw the news on all the various Disney news outlets. It was a while before Disney put anything official out on their site, which seemed odd.
Hi Dave! Man, that’s a bummer. It seems like things were very busy today. I tried to get a park pass for Magic Kingdom and had no luck. How large was your party? It is definitely a lot tougher for parties larger than 4 on busy days. You’ll need to keep refreshing a lot longer. Hope you have better luck on your next visit. Thanks for letting us know how things went today.
Definitely a big step in the right direction. Now if they would give everyone 1-2 Lightning Lane reservations included with their ticket, we might miss FastPass a little less. 😂
Fair enough. But I do find myself gawping less with the new modify feature. Maybe they will re-add the ability to book a few in advance like the old FastPass. They change it up all the time so you never know. Thanks for watching! 😃
No one would argue that everything Disney (and pretty much every other corporation) does is geared to make more money. What was disheartening in the recent past was that the price went up as the things you got for that money got reduced and/or eliminated. We are very hopeful that these new changes, coupled with the news that park pass reservations are on the way out for ticket holders is a sign that the tide is turning back in the right direction. 🤞
Genie will always be a money grabbing scheme to me! I really hoped you were gonna say it’s been scrapped! 😅. Anyway after the £18k holiday we’ve had out there this year we won’t be rushing back anytime soon!
Park tickets are expensive enough and these add on to beat the lines just make it worse plus the phone dependancy. I’m afraid I can’t get excited about it.
We just spent Christmas at Disney. The Genie plus and Lighting is a rip off! You have to pay for each person and for each day you use it. We will not be going back any time soon. They even charge you for parking if you stay on Disney property WTH? Universal all the way!
Hi Larry. We go to both parks a lot. I like Universal - especially the Harry Potter lands. For me, though, I find Express Pass to be way too expensive. I get it for free after 4pm as part of my annual pass, but I do appreciate that Genie is comparatively affordable for regular park guests. Of course, you get Express for free if you stay at select resorts, but it is crazy expensive as an add on - usually 4-5 times the cost of Genie. That said, Express is easy to use and Genie can be a bit of a hassle, but I actually enjoy the challenge of it (I know I’m weird 😂) and I like that it is accessible to me. If it was the same price as Express, I just wouldn’t be able to afford it or justify ever getting it.
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Hey Justin! I hope I get to meet you when you’re here for your birthday. I never know which park I’ll be in this far out because I never know what video I’ll need to be making. I’ll definitely try to make it over to MK to meet you if I can, though. Thanks for watching! 😃
Thank you so much for all the information you share, it helped out so much during our trip! 🙌🏼 It was amazing running into at Magic Kingdom back in late October. I wanted to share this video I made of our trip. Hope you enjoy! 🙏🏼 th-cam.com/video/7IjxVjSQAgE/w-d-xo.html
I just wanted to say thank you for all the effort you put into your videos! I went to WDW last month and thanks to studying all your tips we had a great time. Even though I don’t have any future trips planned yet, I keep watching your videos because I love the happiness you spread with your channel. 😄🧞♂️✨
Thanks so much, Sabrina! We’re so glad to hear you’re still enjoying the videos. Your comment brightened my afternoon. Hope you have a very happy new year! 🎊
Can’t wait for your next video about this change! I felt completely prepared for our upcoming trip because of all your other videos. You have the best genie+ videos out there!
I'd still prefer to book my Fast Passes 60 days in advance from home. 😊
In total agreement, still lacking.
Yes! That was part of the excitement while planning... I had a whole plan laid out and alarms.
.. miss that
Except those only help resort guests. WTH genie plus you can at least have a chance of getting rides as non resort guests every day of your visit. Resort guests still have an advantage ( 7 am start) , but not a big
They keep tweaking based on guest complaints, so who knows?! That said, they’d need to bring back the ability to pre-purchase Genie. I’d like to see them go back to giving everyone at least one ride that they can book for free in advance just with a park ticket. I think that would make the paid Genie Plus easier to swallow and allow everyone to enjoy at least one Lightning Lane.
Rob, I take the family to Disneyworld often. Used to love the fast pass system. Anyway, had a lot to learn before my Thanksgiving week trip. There is alot of content on YT but yours was best by far. Had an amazing trip, park was packed, we rode literally everything, 5 straight open to close days. Even got to do guardians, avatar, and rise of resistance twice! I really do appreciate you brother.
Thanks so much, Casey! Glad to hear you had a great trip. Hope you had a happy holiday season and best wishes for the new year! 🎊
The only "good news" regarding Genie will be its discontinuation, and the return of fast pass that's included with your park admission or annual pass. Anything else is just a continuation of the incredibly hostile to guest Chapek era.
WOOHOO!! This is great news! Love how you don’t wait, always quick to share the updates with us…cause guess where I hear it all first? HERE! Thank you!!
Thanks Christina! We’re a little slow answering comments sometimes, but we try to be quick with the Genie news. 😂
Love how you made this video short and to the point. Was at WDW in the summer and have no plans to go, but good to know this change will be in place soon. I definitely was burned at least once when I played the Genie slots during the summer and couldn't get an earlier resy in MK. Glad they're changing this so people that want to play the slots don't have to suffer any consequences.
Disney has created a terrible experience.
Your tips, especially on this topic, really helped out our trip, which was damn near perfect. Thank you!
The new Genie + is a big con. $29 and had a job to get on the best rides. Just come back from WDW, have been there from the Uk about 12 times. This, though, was the first time I thought I was being ripped off. This new change in Genie + is minimal. Until it changes more, i won’t be going back.
I just got back from Disney and I agree.
Your channel helped our family have the best trip a few month ago! We were prepared, followed your tips and got just about everything we tried for! Thank you!!!
Hi Shelly - so glad to hear it! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to let us know how your trip went - we really appreciate it! 😃
Thank you for this info! We are going in January, so this is perfect timing!! Yay!!
Such great news❤ Love love your ears, Rob!!!
Thanks so much, Hiromi! And thanks for watching. 😊
FastPass+, being able to book from home prior to your trip, and working around dining times was the best. They should have kept that system and just charged for it.
Genie plus RUINED our last trip to DW so we won't ever be going to Disney again. Read the TripAdvisor reviews it's a disgusting money grab. If you remember fast passes you know how bad this greedy change is. Disney now has a class system and it's really sad
Rob - THANK you. And again - THANK you! The last family trip to Disney was 2016 with the venerable and simple FastPass system. We were quite confused and chagrined hearing about the new Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lane system which has taken over. Your excellent videos filtered to the top of our searches with good reason. We now fully understand the level of “homework” Disney has put on its guests, as well as the “$Jackson and $Hamilton” fees for customers wanting to bypass the standby queues. It is aggravating, but, thanks to your kind efforts, we now feel armed with what we need to know for a successful and (hopefully) less stressful trip coming up next week.
So glad to hear you feel better about your upcoming trip! That’s a great time to be here. Hope you have an amazing vacation and best of luck with those Genie Slots! 🧞♂️🎰
Given other limitations, like no doubling up on same attraction in same park, Meh, not a Gaaahme Changa! Not.
That might be an improvement but I'm still locked to my cell phone all day. That's not my idea of fun or relaxing.
I love those mickey ears, so cheerful!! And yes its like Christmas came early, this is such a huge game changer and I'm excited to see what videos you'll do 😀😀
Thanks Diana! We can’t wait to make new videos about this change. I think it will help a lot of people get more done with less stress, but we’ll have to wait and see. Thanks as always for watching! 😃
Holy Moly....That IS a game changer! My genie+ anxiety level just went down about 63% lol Thank you Rob! (btw...love the ears)
Hi Kim - yes, this will hopefully take a lot of the stress out of playing the Genie Slots. I used to always wear a Santa hat this time of year, so when I saw these ears I knew I had to have them. 🎅🏻😂
Do you still have to pay for genie plus? And why doesn’t Disney bring back fast pass?
How about we get rid of paid fastpass all together. That would be a game changer
Thank you for the heads up. I am going right after the new year, so this will make things more exciting. Can't wait to 'ear more.
lol - love the ear pun! 👂🌽 Hope you have an amazing trip!
Ahh if only they had this last week when we were there!! Not only is this a game changer for playing the Genie slots, but it also greatly affects stacking. I have heard that it will NOT affect your 2 hour clock, so this really helps if you’re stacking for afternoon slots but have not found a good time. For example, when we were there last week the crowds and LL demand were low. I got up at 7 to book things and all of the times were too early for our planned noon arrival. I had to wait until 11am to book my first LL! With this new system, I could’ve booked something at 7am, then changed it to a later LL just before 11am, and then at 11 (2 hours after park opening) booked a second LL for something else! I essentially lost out on a LL last week without this system. Hopefully it’s true that changing a LL does not reset the clock and at least others can benefit from it!
Exactly! This is how it currently works and it is wonderful for stacking. Thanks for watching! 😃
This makes me worry I will now be even more glued to my phone trying to get better times.
I find I’ve spent less time playing the slots since the ability to modify. Which is amazing because it’s been during the holidays. Good luck! 🤞
Thanks so much for all of your hard work! Love you channel!
Thank YOU so much for watching! 😃
I worry this is going to be like ADR. People may just hang on to stacked times during the day and reduce inventory. But as always, looking forward to more Rob!
That’s a real possibility. I think it will encourage more people to “play the slots” that maybe wouldn’t have before - or perhaps play them longer since there is no risk. Very curious to see how this shakes out in the months ahead because I think it will evolve as people get used to it and learn how to work the system. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. Always appreciated. 😃
Thanks to Ear Scouts I was completely prepared for Genie slots on my trip last week! Unfortunately my family wasn't physically up to the game and they said I pushed them too hard 😪 anyway, our first day was Hollywood Studios and I got everything I wanted when I wanted it, we didn't even criss cross the park that much and the only kink my strategy was M&M was down after Fantasmic and didn't come back up, so we missed that ride, but it was the only thing. Thanks Rob!
Glad to hear you had a successful Slots day at Hollywood Studios. Thanks so much for taking the time to let us know how your trip went - we really appreciate it! 😃
It's still bad.
Broken down rides, rude cast members.
Sad that the parks are now expensive stress and nickel and dimming.
There are better options and IMHO avoid Disney till it's fixed.
This is great news! Now if they would only let us schedule that first lightning lane for the day prior to our trip…
I belive this is fair, especially for hotel guests. They should do the 3 pre scheduled per day
I know a lot of people miss that feature from FastPass. They are always tweaking the Genie in response to guest requests. I think the ability to modify was probably the top request. Maybe pre-booking will come next? Thanks for watching! 😃
Yea only lightning lanes which sell out before parks even open as disney hotel guests get to buy them way before anyone else ,so big rides always sell out for the day before the parks doors even open,so basically the rich get to book rides first and everyone else has to pray they can get a slot on genie plus or wait all day to get on a couple of rides
That is sometimes true for Individual Attraction Lightning Lanes, though that’s only one ride in each park. All the other rides can be booked with Genie Plus at 7am by everyone, not just resort guests. Thanks for watching! 😃
Going to WDW for my first time in over 25 years this February! We are going with a big group (19). Do you know if this change allows you to modify who is apart of the reservation after it has been selected? With so many people it would be nice to just grab a reservation with my wife and kids and then ask the group who wants to join and add them to the reservation after the fact.
I can’t wait for your video in real time with this updated feature. It seems like the old fast pass feature where you could modify the fast pass after you booked it. Maybe they will get rid of the 2hr rule with this.
This definitely makes the 2 hour rule much more palatable since you can modify as often as you wish and it doesn’t reset the 2 hours. Thanks for watching! 😃
We are headed to the parks starting 12/17. Do you think this will be available then?
A little late now, but yes it was! 😂 Hope you had a great trip and apologies for the late reply. 😃
Great news, it will be closer to what we had with FastPass plus.
Exactly! I’m really hopeful that this will make the system easier for people - especially those who loved and miss FastPass.
I was in Disney World for two weeks in August, oh how it has changed, and not for the better. Everyone walking around with their eyes glued to their phone screens instead of looking at all the wonderful scenery. We queued for the rides we wanted and saved the cost of Genie Plus, I got the distinct impression, as I watched those using the fast track lanes, that there was little enjoyment as they rushed past us while desperately tapping their phones to book their next Fast Pass. This latest change will surely only increase the amount of time needed on the phone and lessen the time spent enjoying the parks.
i was also at disney in august! and it was incredible, still full of the same old magic. we used genie+ every day, waited in 0 lines, and were hardly on our phones at all. just because you can’t get the hang of technology doesn’t mean it’s not an improvement to processes 🤡
So, now you gotta have your phone out all day constantly refreshing the app in order to get a better time, and people think this is a plus to the experience?
Will the "2h period" be counted from the original booking of that attraction or from the change you made?
Hi Nini! Original booking time - which is GREAT! 🙌 Thanks for watching! 😃
Thank you for the update but I’m still not going to return to Disney yet I don’t want to play Disney slots I don’t want to be on my phone constantly trying to get a better spot in line. I just wanna go to the park and enjoy the surprise is it has to offer without all the stress.
Hey Rob! Do you believe that change will make it less likely that we find better options during the day? As I understand part of the reason the "slots" worked was because people kept releasing the times to look for different ones.... as they won't have to release them any more, I figure it will probably be worse for the people willing to work for their genie day, but easier for the ones just "going with the flow".... am I wrong?
No cause people will actually be releasing their times more often this way, since they’ll be able to replace their old one. More similar to the old fast pass system I think, just my understanding though!
@@emrosey_nielsen Exactly - I see this at worse as changing nothing in that regard but more likely making refreshing more likely to have some earlier times throughout the day.
In my experience, things have been easier to book - even during the holidays. Seems like a win-win so far. 👍
Hola Rob!!! Grate News !!¡ Thank you
Hola Jimena! Thank YOU for watching. 😃
Good news! 😁😁😁
I love your videos, do more!
Abrazos 🤗
Thank you! 😃
Yes!!
It’s been great! Hope it helps on your next trip to the parks. Have a happy new year! 🎊
Yup - I hate Genie + but this was one of two changes I said would at least make it palatable. The other change being that when they show you an available time - they need to reserve that time for you for at least 5-10 seconds to give you time to click on it. 10 seconds is all that you need . . . The third - which I don't see them going to in the near future - would be to just let you choose your own time . . . they clearly have that capability since that's how the system worked before.
Hi David! It has been a very nice change for sure. I agree that the ability to schedule a time would be really great. They’re always making tweaks, so you never know. Thanks for watching and happy new year! 🎊
I wish they’d make this same change to the park reservation system. It’s ridiculous that you can’t modify…
Are you sure about that? I was able to modify or cancel with no problem.
You can change and modify them.
@@justins9886 That’s incorrect. You can’t do either right now. You have to cancel your reservation for one day and hope the day you are trying to move it to is still available after confirming the cancellation.
I have great news, Jen! They recently changed this system and you can now modify an existing park pass reservation. Just go to the app, click on the plus sign at the bottom and there is a button for “Make or Modify Park Reservations” - click on that, tap on the button that says Make or Modify Theme Park Reservations”, sign in if necessary, and then scroll down. You’ll see any existing park reservations and there and a link to modify it. This will let you pick a new day and/or park without giving up the current one.
@@EarScouts Is this only for WDW? Disneyland does not have that option…I’ve been trying and working with a vacation planner for the past week trying to move my reservations but the availability only shows up for a minute or two and it’s gone by the time you cancel.
Sounds terrible. Can we just get FastPass back?
Awesome news
Thanks for watching! 😃
They haven't even told CM's about this, how did you find out?
It always amazes me when they put things in press releases without giving Cast Members a heads up. We actually heard about it first from WDWNT and then saw the news on all the various Disney news outlets. It was a while before Disney put anything official out on their site, which seemed odd.
Is the meal plan coming back?
Yes - it has been announced that it will return in 2024 starting on January 9.
Even though there is no risk, it will forever be the "Genie Slots" to my family.
For me, too. 😅 Genie Slots is my favorite game to play at WDW (but Toy Story Mania is a close second. Thanks for watching! 😃
Yeah but will it reset the 2 hour clock like it does when you cancel and rebook a slot?
Nope! And that’s a huge help, especially when stacking. It really frees you up to change your plans at the last minute. Thanks for watching! 😃
I just went to the Magic Kingdom. The slots never changed for the whole day.
Hi Dave! Man, that’s a bummer. It seems like things were very busy today. I tried to get a park pass for Magic Kingdom and had no luck. How large was your party? It is definitely a lot tougher for parties larger than 4 on busy days. You’ll need to keep refreshing a lot longer. Hope you have better luck on your next visit. Thanks for letting us know how things went today.
This is going to be like a ADR. It was so easy to cheat that system. This new genie will be the same as well. I like it.
You still have too pay for it
Wow I never thought I'd have anything positive to say about Genie 😂 this is definitely an improvement!
Definitely a big step in the right direction. Now if they would give everyone 1-2 Lightning Lane reservations included with their ticket, we might miss FastPass a little less. 😂
The best news would be if Disney scrapped the entire debacle... genie+ sucked.
Still gonna be gawping at a phone all day rather than enjoying precious moments with your family!
Fair enough. But I do find myself gawping less with the new modify feature. Maybe they will re-add the ability to book a few in advance like the old FastPass. They change it up all the time so you never know. Thanks for watching! 😃
Get rid of it bring bk fast pass like what universal does
I’d love FastPass back, but no thanks to Express like Universal. $130-plus is way too pricey for me. 😂
Okayyyy using Genie the week of Christmas won’t be as bad as I thought
Hope it’s been going well for you! Merry Christmas and happy new year. 🎊
Is this for disneyland too?!?!
It seems that yes. Thanks for watching! 😃
And THATS the result of Bob Iger
Do you know what's better than this?
Fast Pass. Fast Pass is 1000 times better.
Still all about the money!
No one would argue that everything Disney (and pretty much every other corporation) does is geared to make more money. What was disheartening in the recent past was that the price went up as the things you got for that money got reduced and/or eliminated. We are very hopeful that these new changes, coupled with the news that park pass reservations are on the way out for ticket holders is a sign that the tide is turning back in the right direction. 🤞
We'll see. Sounds like your on your phone all day and paying a fortune for it.
Genie will always be a money grabbing scheme to me! I really hoped you were gonna say it’s been scrapped! 😅. Anyway after the £18k holiday we’ve had out there this year we won’t be rushing back anytime soon!
I will agree that the best part of FastPass was the price - we sure do miss that whole no extra charge part of the deal. 😂 Thanks for watching!
Park tickets are expensive enough and these add on to beat the lines just make it worse plus the phone dependancy. I’m afraid I can’t get excited about it.
We just spent Christmas at Disney. The Genie plus and Lighting is a rip off! You have to pay for each person and for each day you use it. We will not be going back any time soon. They even charge you for parking if you stay on Disney property WTH? Universal all the way!
Hi Larry. We go to both parks a lot. I like Universal - especially the Harry Potter lands. For me, though, I find Express Pass to be way too expensive. I get it for free after 4pm as part of my annual pass, but I do appreciate that Genie is comparatively affordable for regular park guests. Of course, you get Express for free if you stay at select resorts, but it is crazy expensive as an add on - usually 4-5 times the cost of Genie. That said, Express is easy to use and Genie can be a bit of a hassle, but I actually enjoy the challenge of it (I know I’m weird 😂) and I like that it is accessible to me. If it was the same price as Express, I just wouldn’t be able to afford it or justify ever getting it.
It’s still crap - can’t get excited about this at all
#Rob your Video is Sooo Awsome bro 😊👍🏼, Thank you Very Much for Explaining on how #GenePlus works bro, when I come to Orlando Florida to MagicKindom or Epcot you will have to show me how to use Gene plus on my cellphone when I am there, it looks easy but it would be awsome if you showed me to bro 😊👍🏼, I'll try to be down there on my Birthday 🎂 on February 15th bro 😊👍🏼, I'll be turning 37 for my birthday bro 😊👍🏼, have a great night, and thank you for the video bro 😊👍🏼, it was Awsome bro 😊👍🏼.
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Hey Justin! I hope I get to meet you when you’re here for your birthday. I never know which park I’ll be in this far out because I never know what video I’ll need to be making. I’ll definitely try to make it over to MK to meet you if I can, though. Thanks for watching! 😃
Thank you so much for all the information you share, it helped out so much during our trip! 🙌🏼 It was amazing running into at Magic Kingdom back in late October. I wanted to share this video I made of our trip. Hope you enjoy! 🙏🏼
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Thanks so much for sharing the lovely video. So glad to hear you had a great trip! 😃
How not interesting get rid of it fast pass
I just wanted to say thank you for all the effort you put into your videos! I went to WDW last month and thanks to studying all your tips we had a great time. Even though I don’t have any future trips planned yet, I keep watching your videos because I love the happiness you spread with your channel. 😄🧞♂️✨
Thanks so much, Sabrina! We’re so glad to hear you’re still enjoying the videos. Your comment brightened my afternoon. Hope you have a very happy new year! 🎊