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Disney Genie in Disneyland Resort/ People in front of Disney Castle

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45 Comments

  1. Edward Jackson

    To all of you stating you will not go back to Disney, thank you!
    Have you been to WDW lately? The parks have been pretty crowded.
    I was there from 01/02/2022 to 01/11/2022. If more of you had stayed home I would not have had to wait in line as long as I did for some rides. I understand dislike of Disney Genie, but not enough to let it ruin my vacation. I also looked at it another way. During my before this trip I was not able to ride Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. The waits were over an hour and a half. I rode twice this last trip using Genie Plus. Yes, it cost me a little extra but it gave me a chance to ride the I wanted to ride without spending hours in line.

    1. Julian H

      Someone was spoilt it would seem Eddie

  2. Sabin

    This is absolutely true. I hate Genie + …I would rather pay more money to not have to keep using my phone. I want to enjoy the theme park and not worry about the rides I can’t get on because there is no more time slots.

  3. Jennie Duncan

    Can’t stand Genie or paying for the “Lightening Lane”! I wouldn’t pay for Express at Universal, either! When I’m paying 10K for a family vacation, and staying in property, I’m not happy about losing my 90 day fast pass or having to pay for the rides I ALREADY paid for! Come on, Disney! Quit screwing your best fans!

  4. Sam

    I don’t get all thr upset with Genie+?! We used it last work for Epcot, MK and HS and it was a blessing for a family with 2 small kids! We were able to grab lightning lane for just about anything we wanted even with record crowds at MK on 1/24. It kept us from running around back and forth to check times or scan in for a fast pass like we did years ago. We never had any glitches at all. Starting to wonder if a lot of user reviews are in fact user error? Yes stinks to pay extra for that and then more for things like Rise. But we found it to be super helpful. Even reminding us to order food, which when you’re having fun sometimes time gets away from you and you forget to eat! Yhe only gripe I have is the 7am thing, but even that is not terrible if you have kids waking you up by 730 or 8 anyway. Sounds like a lot of people who just don’t like change or don’t understand how it all works. We think it’s a keeper!

  5. candy

    HATE the Genie+! They need to bring back the max pass! Why changes something if it works. They need to learn if it’s not broke don’t fix it!
    They also need to include it back in the annual pass!
    All is see this change is for greed! There was no reason for an overhaul besides making more money!

  6. SG

    Disney get rid of Genie! We hate it! BRING BACK FAST PASS! The equipment is still there, just do it.

    I wonder when the 50th hub bub is done and gone and attendance drops if Disney will bring it back to get more people in the parks?

  7. Kathy

    Does anyone remember that Disneyland charged for MaxPass? I’m surprised it took them this long to start charging for Fast Pass/Lightning Lane at WDW. Also, remember the original FastPass tickets? The ones you had to run to the attraction at rope drop to try to get Toy Story Mania? And you never knew what time you might get? Could be 7p and you couldn’t get any others now cause you just “booked” one. Look, Neither Disney or Universal is perfect. Disney is confusing. Universal is bloody expensive. Either way, take a deep breath, relax and try to enjoy that trip you saved so long for. If you’re looking for problems, you’ll find them. Everything is expensive now, no doubt. But only you can decide what your trip will be like. Oh, and be kind to the Cast Members. They only want you to enjoy yourself and are there to help with any questions you might have.

  8. D

    I prefer the previous Fast Pass.. just go to Tokyo Disneyland before the remove it

  9. Pessi Mistic

    Just wait until there’s a charge to go to Disney Springs. I’m almost sure it’s coming

    1. Pessi Mistic

      And somehow, there will still be people that defend it

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