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[mikejs78]

I like it when Disney adds these kinds of things to Genie+. More availability for us on the things that matter.

[OBNurseNH]

Trying to decide if we will need G+ at all for our April trip. Will buy ILL for ROTR x1; extra rides would be standby. Hopping, and doing a 4P1D day. Here is the breakdown:

Day 1: MK mid-am to afternoon/ EP evening
Day 2: AK from RD to lunch/ HS evening
Day 3: traveler’s choice til mid-afternoon, late lunch/early dinner at Raglan Road (I realize no entertainment), golf early evening, EP later evening with extended evening hrs (what’s our shorthand for that again??)
Day 4: HS lunchtime arrival and stay though evening. Here is where we have most of our SWGE stuff including Ogas and Savi’s. No planned hop this day
Day 5: 4P1D - MK, AK, HS, EP and return to MK for extended evening hours
Day 6: Transfer day. AK late afternoon and evening.
Day 7: HS RD to lunch, AK afternoon/evening
Day 8: EP RD (after A&C breaky, so via IG); MK finale
Day 9: DS

I’m feeling like with the way our plans are laid out I won’t need it at all. I have some rope drops and evenings at each park, extended evenings at EP and MK, and a lot of hours allotted otherwise to AK and HS.

What say you wise people of Forum?

[Jeff_AZ]

@OBNurseNH

Day 1: MK mid-am to afternoon/ EP evening

Yes. Any day with MK is probably worth it.

@OBNurseNH

Day 2: AK from RD to lunch/ HS evening

Yes. The hop to HS makes this worth it. Try stacking in the morning.

@OBNurseNH

Day 3:EP later evening with extended evening hrs (what’s our shorthand for that again??)

Probably not. Epcot usually isn’t worth it, especially if you’re going for EEMH (or whatever ).

@OBNurseNH

Day 4: HS lunchtime arrival and stay though evening.

Maybe. Probably good day to have it unless you think you’ll get through everything the first day and are ok waiting standby the second day.

@OBNurseNH

Day 5: 4P1D - MK, AK, HS, EP and return to MK for extended evening hours

Maybe. Probably makes sense to have it this day, but will take extra care to make sure the selections are for the right park at the right time.

@OBNurseNH

Day 7: HS RD to lunch, AK afternoon/evening

Probably not. This is one of the less needed days, though wouldn’t hurt.

@OBNurseNH

Day 8: EP RD (after A&C breaky, so via IG); MK finale

Yes. This would be a good day to have it. Stack for MK.

In summary, “Yes” = 3, “Maybe” = 2, “Probably not” = 2. If you get it for all days, you will probably skip an hour’s worth of line each day of the “probably nots.” So if that is worth it to you, go for it. But if you want to save the money, the above is my recommendation.

[OBNurseNH]

Thanks, Jeff.

3 would be the absolute max number of days I would do it (I was aiming for a max of 2 but could stretch it if it makes sense).

[Jeff_AZ]

If I were to drop one day, it would be Day 1. Having MK in the afternoon/evening will be better for stacking. You want to have Genie+ for at least one MK day and one HS day.

[OBNurseNH]

I’ll do that then - I was thinking that early in the trip our tolerance for waiting will be higher so it wouldn’t be as important, and with the evening hop being to EP I don’t know that we’ll get enough value from it to make it worthwhile

I appreciate your insight! I don’t know why this stupid thing is so hard for me to conceptualize.

[Dreamer]

We made good use of Genie+ on our 4P1D in January. But I think it might depend on what your goals are for that day.

[OBNurseNH]

Each park will include 1 ride, 1 show, and 1 snack. That’s all! Which is why I kind of feel like it’s not necessary that day.

[drvillarejos]

If your sticking to 2, my vote would be G+ for 1st HS evening day (to stack) and MK finale day (to stack). If you wanted to add a 3rd, HS/AK day would be nice (first LL at HS early and stack AKs for the evening after that).

[Dreamer]

I agree that makes sense not to get that day. We did have the same goals but some members of the party are overachievers and wanted to exceed the goals.

[GreyingMouser]

Ok so if I have a park res for AK (opening at 7:30) but use my 7 AM LL for a post-hop attraction at EPCOT, can I get my next LL 120 minutes after AK opens or 120 minutes after EPCOT opens?

[Dreamer]

Oh I want to know that answer too.

[mikejs78]

I am pretty sure it’s 120 minutes after the park where you have a reservation opens, so in this case, 9:30 AM. @Jeff_AZ - does this sound right?

[missoverexcited]

I don’t think so, I think it’s 2 hours after the park where you make your first LL opens. On chat they have been recommending getting an early one at AK so you can then start stacking earlier for the park you’re hopping to.

[GreyingMouser]

Yeah I saw that.
Honestly I thought your Park Opening time was based on your Park Res.
But the chatters seems to think it’s based on your PPO / 7 AM LL.

ETA: This is another instance where my reaction is “holy rabies, it’s D-49, I should know this!!!”

[missoverexcited]

I’ve seen it mentioned here as well but I’d never find it.

[mikejs78]

You’re right, I just found it, it’s actually in the OP.

@Jeff_AZ

Staggered Openings You can take advantage of staggered park openings. For example, if your first park is Epcot with an 10am opening, but you are hopping to HS with a 9am opening, you could obtain your first LL for an attraction at HS at 7am with a 2pm or later return time, then you would be eligible to obtain a second LL reservation at 11am (2 hours after the 9am opening of HS), not 12pm (2 hours after the 10am opening of Epcot), because your first LL reservation is for that park.

[missoverexcited]

It never occurred to me to look there

[Jeff_AZ]

Thanks! That is correct - the “2 hours after park opening” is based off the park where you make your first LL reservation.

[Dreamer]

Thank you