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[HokieRaven5]

BREAKING: PRICES Revealed for Pay-Per-Ride Attractions in Disney World

Pricing:

• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – $10-$12
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure – $9-$11
• Expedition Everest – $7
• Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – $15

 

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Disney Genie Launching Oct. 19 at Walt Disney World Resort: Create Your Best Disney Day

Visit DisneyGenie.com for more details.

 

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[Snow L]

is it a bad sign that I can't get any of the Genie sites to load? LOL

 

[snikki]

The pricing isn’t too bad but it’ll go up. It’s only opening day prices.

 

[HokieRaven5]

You Will NOT Be Able to Cancel Pay-Per-Ride Selections in Disney World

 

[persnickity]

Pleasantly surprised at the pricing (though I expect we'll have to pay higher Thanksgiving week).

 

[snikki]

So we don’t get to pick the times for LL and the IAS?

For IAS:

“Also, you can only pay for 2 of these rides per day. As long as you have a Park Hopper ticket, you don’t have to reserve the 2 rides in the same park. Once you make your reservation, you will be given a return time with a 1-hour window to get on the ride.”

For G+:

“Enjoy the Magic You Want with Less Wait – Save time waiting in line by purchasing Disney Genie+ service! This new service, at more than 40 attractions and experiences throughout the Walt Disney World theme parks, lets you select the next available arrival window for the new Lightning Lane entrances. You can make one selection at a time throughout the day—from classics like Haunted Mansion and thrill rides like Big Thunder Mountain Railroad to newer favorites like Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (experiences subject to limited availability). With Disney Genie+, you can select Lightning Lane arrival windows across multiple theme parks for those who have the Park Hopper option.”

 

[HokieRaven5]

So we don’t get to pick the times for LL and the IAS?

For IAS:

“Also, you can only pay for 2 of these rides per day. As long as you have a Park Hopper ticket, you don’t have to reserve the 2 rides in the same park. Once you make your reservation, you will be given a return time with a 1-hour window to get on the ride.”

For G+:

“Enjoy the Magic You Want with Less Wait – Save time waiting in line by purchasing Disney Genie+ service! This new service, at more than 40 attractions and experiences throughout the Walt Disney World theme parks, lets you select the next available arrival window for the new Lightning Lane entrances. You can make one selection at a time throughout the day—from classics like Haunted Mansion and thrill rides like Big Thunder Mountain Railroad to newer favorites like Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (experiences subject to limited availability). With Disney Genie+, you can select Lightning Lane arrival windows across multiple theme parks for those who have the Park Hopper option.”

Yeah looks to be like the old paper system where they just give you next available time for an attraction when you book it.

 

[OhBother1984]

You Will NOT Be Able to Cancel Pay-Per-Ride Selections in Disney World

That is a good thing IMO it would be abused otherwise .

 

[merry_nbright]

Sorry but spending those extra add ons is just crazy talk. Not gonna be doing that.

Any news on the DAS pass virtual assignment?

 

[NJlauren]

So we don’t get to pick the times for LL and the IAS?

For IAS:

“Also, you can only pay for 2 of these rides per day. As long as you have a Park Hopper ticket, you don’t have to reserve the 2 rides in the same park. Once you make your reservation, you will be given a return time with a 1-hour window to get on the ride.”

For G+:

“Enjoy the Magic You Want with Less Wait – Save time waiting in line by purchasing Disney Genie+ service! This new service, at more than 40 attractions and experiences throughout the Walt Disney World theme parks, lets you select the next available arrival window for the new Lightning Lane entrances. You can make one selection at a time throughout the day—from classics like Haunted Mansion and thrill rides like Big Thunder Mountain Railroad to newer favorites like Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (experiences subject to limited availability). With Disney Genie+, you can select Lightning Lane arrival windows across multiple theme parks for those who have the Park Hopper option.”

Im not sure I hate this. Example with old FP people had to use throw aways, now that’s not really a thing, and if I’m in fantasyland and all the rides in fantasy land don’t have openings for 3 hours it forces me to either move or wait in lines, aka forces the crowds to spread out.

 

[Bibbobboo2u]

The Friday afternoon bad news drop.....we arrive at WDW on 10/17. I don't know if we will pay for Genie+ or not. We definitely won't pay for IAS, but I am concerned about all the bloggers/vloggers who will be there that may not otherwise have planned to go. Aughhh....I don't want to be a Genie-Pig!!!!!

 

[snikki]

Im not sure I hate this. Example with old FP people had to use throw aways, now that’s not really a thing, and if I’m in fantasyland and all the rides in fantasy land don’t have openings for 3 hours it forces me to either move or wait in lines, aka forces the crowds to spread out.

I don’t hate it either. We rarely used the old FP system due to having to run around with small kids. It was a pain. This is basically a virtual legacy FP system.

 

[HokieRaven5]

The Friday afternoon bad news drop.....we arrive at WDW on 10/17. I don't know if we will pay for Genie+ or not. We definitely won't pay for IAS, but I am concerned about all the bloggers/vloggers who will be there that may not otherwise have planned to go. Aughhh....I don't want to be a Genie-Pig!!!!!

My opinion, I would consider it for MK or if you are planning to park hop. Beyond that I don’t see the value in using it

 

[Naomeri]

So we don’t get to pick the times for LL and the IAS?

For IAS:

“Also, you can only pay for 2 of these rides per day. As long as you have a Park Hopper ticket, you don’t have to reserve the 2 rides in the same park. Once you make your reservation, you will be given a return time with a 1-hour window to get on the ride.”

For G+:

“Enjoy the Magic You Want with Less Wait – Save time waiting in line by purchasing Disney Genie+ service! This new service, at more than 40 attractions and experiences throughout the Walt Disney World theme parks, lets you select the next available arrival window for the new Lightning Lane entrances. You can make one selection at a time throughout the day—from classics like Haunted Mansion and thrill rides like Big Thunder Mountain Railroad to newer favorites like Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (experiences subject to limited availability). With Disney Genie+, you can select Lightning Lane arrival windows across multiple theme parks for those who have the Park Hopper option.”

I wonder what happens if they give you a return time that conflicts with a dining reservation or something?

I mean, in an ideal world (from an IT perspective) Genie would know, for example, that your party has lunch at B&C at noon, so it wouldn’t give you an IAS reservation for RotR that conflicts with that, but we all know that Disney IT is not even close to ideal.

 

[disney-inspired]

Disney Genie Launching Oct. 19 at Walt Disney World Resort: Create Your Best Disney Day

Visit DisneyGenie.com for more details.

Finally we have a date!
Honestly, I may pay for my family to ride ROTR on our HS day and just not pay for Genie+ that day. They have never been on the attraction and this way I can guarantee it. I wonder what the prices will be when we go in January (hoping for less).

 

[Bibbobboo2u]

My opinion, I would consider it for MK or if you are planning to park hop. Beyond that I don’t see the value in using it

I don't see a lot of value in it either, except for MK and possibly HWS since Slinky will now be part of Genie+ LL (not IAS). We are scheduled to be in HWS on genie-pig launch day, so we'll see.......

 

[storey13]

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