The Genie Thread! All WDW Info Here

Yes! I’ll try to put that concisely.

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Wow. I am speechless, so just wow……

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That’s…amazing.

Now I need you guys to hold my hand while touring the parks with my family… :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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I think what I’ve discovered with this exercise is that there is no simple way to present this info. :joy:

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YES!!! This is so convoluted and not easily explained. It is like a question on the GRE…person A and person B have to work together but only on days when person C isn’t working and also when person D is wearing green.

One silver-lining that I see is at if those of us with knowledge of the parks are doing a “WTF is this?” then your casual tourist will no doubt be clueless and maybe even following Genie’s recommendation, which, if you listened to the Touring Plan live feed where they compared TP and Genie plans head-to-head, then it seems like Genie really isn’t focusing on getting folks on rides they want to ride.

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The simple way to put it is:

Starting at 7am:

  • Try getting a LL reservation
  • If you can, great! Prioritize headliners.
  • If you can’t, try again soon
  • Repeat

:wink:

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This is amazing. Thanks so much. It is crazy to see how it multiplies but also going to be so hard to track in the parks. Maybe Disney won’t close this loophole cause most of us will just mess it up?

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I just remembered that the DBC Podcast did the visual thing before I did. Theirs isn’t as elaborate, but maybe easier to read since it’s smaller.

https://twitter.com/ScottGustin/status/1450846156175593472?s=20

image

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So theoretically (assuming a 15 min grace period):

  • I have a 2-3 SDD and 2:05-3:05 ToT.

Now let’s say I show up to SDD and scan in at 2:45, and I grab something else TSMM) for later. I finish Slinky around 3 and book it to ToT. On my way to ToT my return time ends at 3:05. I immediately book RnRC for later. But I show up to ToT within the grade period

  • theoretically then I still should be able to tap in because of the grace period, even though my return window expired and I selected another attraction, correct?
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Correct. You will still be able to tap in because of the grace period. From what has been reported, you would still be able to use the RnRC LL reservation as well.

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This is great!

Let’s consider using it to RD MK and then PH to HS

OPTION 1
book headliner at HS so SDD for 2pm
Then RD couple rides at MK and at say 10(8am open) book your first MK RIDE. Let that expire as described and book another MK ride for ASAP. Tap into expired ride and generate a 2nd LL for HS
and so on until you arrive at HS having 4 or 5 in place and having used 4 or so at MK.

OPTION 2
book anything at MK earliest slot. That should expire at 9 so then book next MK on expiry and tap in during grace period use that to generate another MK as early as possible rinse and repeat this as Jeff describes and then at some point start stacking HS LL.

I’m not sure which would be optimal for getting good return times for HS headliners!

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Why would you let this one expire?! Did I miss something upthread? (Isn’t that just a wasted pass?)

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Oh look it does encourage spending more money :smirk: nope

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Wait. It wants you to purchase ILL even after you get a BG? :thinking: That wait can’t be longer than 30 minutes all day right??

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This is the mind-blowing part. If you let Res. A expire, immediately get Res. B , and then tap into Res. A during the 15 minute grace period, then you can eat your cake and have it too. Because of that grace period, you are not actually wasting your pass. Where it gets wild is that tapping into a ride opens a chance to reserve another. So, while in the queue for Res. A, you can get Res C!!!

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LOL buyer beware… those that don’t understand will get snookered. I’ve heard ppl w/ BGs have been waiting 45 min for Remy but that’s still better than paying to cut a line I already have a spot in :roll_eyes:

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Knowing Disney, they’ll probably start releasing more groups so that the wait is an hour, hopeful to get more ILL purchases. :unamused:

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I do like that it tells me the expected time for entry. Before I had to math to calculate when my BG would be called.

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Please report what your ACTUAL wait is compared to the estimated 30 minutes!

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shhhhh stop it… I won’t wait that long, I’ll just leave.

will do, but just so you understand, I also may end up reporting that DH said to skip it :wink:

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