Reviews of Disney Genie — WDW
Reviewed by DisneyGirlMelissa Review Date: 02/19/2024
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
Free Genie is USELESS!!! We tried to use it a couple times to see what it was suggesting. 9 times out of 10 it was recommending something that wasn't even on our list or that was on the complete opposite side of the park! After one day trying to use it we didn't bother.
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everything!Reviewed by Biscuits247 Review Date: 10/19/2022
Rating: (7) Recommended
Okay, I get that people don't really like Disney Genie, but if your looking for the ultimate guide, make sure to read this FULL review.
Although we have only been to Disney World once since the change of Disney Genie, We still know most the ins and outs.
One thing to be prepared for: There will be delays. One day, we were about to ride Avatar Flight Of Passage at Animal Kingdom. While we were, we wanted to get a lightning lane for it later into the day. While we were waiting a screen popped up on My Disney Experience. It said, "We Are Adding More Magical Touches To Your Request." We ended up waiting 5-8 minutes for the screen to disappear and say that we have successfully booked our lighting lane. However, We did know the problem later into the day. As we booked more and more lighting lanes in the day, they took a shorter period of time. We believe the glitch happened because it was the first lightning lane of the day. The glitch didn't get in the way of the day too much, but it's something you might have to consider.
The next thing to be aware of is to plan. Especially on days at DHS or EPCOT. At your hotel room, try to wake up around 6:45 AM EST. This gives enough time to to eat a small snack to tide you over for the morning. Next, have your cell phone ready. As soon as it hits 7:00 AM EST, start booking as many rides as you please. Here is a small list of some Genie+/Lightning Lanes.
MK: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and Pirates of The Caribbean
EP: Frozen Ever After, Remy's Ratatouille Adventure
HS: Rise Of The Resistance, Mickey And Minnie's Runaway Railway
AK: Avatar Flight Of Passage, Kilimanjaro Safaris
Next, is to be ready for changes in the plan. Things such as forecast, factor in the ride's downtime, and also the unexpected changes of PEOPLE.
Let's start with the forecast. You can easily find the weather forecast on your cell phone. I suggest either typing "Orlando, FL Weather" or "Kissimmee, FL Weather" These are the closed cities and towns to WDW. Next, let's talk downtime. Do you check My Disney Experience at home very often. You don't? Well, if you live and go to Disney a lot, you probably should. We don't go to Disney World too often, but we are major enthusiasts. You can check My Disney Experience for the rides that seem to have downtime quite often. Next, is one you cannot change, or expect what will happen. People. People can change any time. They can book Genie+ or Lightning Lane at the very second you do! If even one person does that, your lightning lane will be set back hours D:! Nothing wrong with accidently doing so, but that could be a reason your lightning lane or genie+ is booked further out.
Anywhos, I think Genie+ is a good addition to Disney. It's better then no Fasspass, Am I right? Anywhos, I hope you had a magical time reading this! I enjoyed writing this! Bye and Thank You For Reading!
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It is better that no Fasspass, guys, am I right?Cons:
Can be glitchy, and of course the unexpected changes of your plan. Also waking up early can be a bit of a pain.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 08/15/2022
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
I guess people who love it never experienced Fast Pass where you could book 3 attractions a day before you even left for your trip. And then once they were used you could book up to three more. It spread people out and made even standby lines bearable.
New system; pay even more, no guarantee you’ll get any passes. Getting up early, on my phone, only getting one ride at a time. Back on my phone an hour after the park opens for the next pass. Still only able to get the one ride for hours later, which means I won’t likely get another pass that day.
Disney used to be the masters of moving people. Now its longer standby lines, empty “fast pass” lines, and irritated zombies on their phone all day.
Increase everyone’s tickets by $15 and go back to the old system which worked.
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NothingCons:
Phones, lines, expense, disappointment in not getting tickets, no ability to preplan your trip. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it. And Disney should never follow Universal’s lead. There’s a reason I go to WDW. But not anymore.Reviewed by gma72365 Review Date: 05/20/2022
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
wish I could give it 0 stars don't waste your money vacation ruined most frustrating thing Disney has ever done if you want to spend your vacation walking from one end of the park to the other with your face in your phone then you might like genie as for me, I want to see the park and ride the rides genie plus made that impossible i will not be going back until they fix this disaster
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too many to listReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 05/20/2022
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
genie was a nightmare ruined my vacation it would have been better to wait on the long lines less frustrating I might have to stay away from Disney until they change this big mistake called genie plus
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there are no prosCons:
get up early to book rides you can't get the ones you want and spending all day with your face in the phone not my idea of a vacationReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 04/30/2022
Rating: (7) Recommended
We had great luck with Genie +, especially when we did an evening at Magic Kingdom, I stacked all of my genie + attractions during the day, so we did SO much! AK and EPCOT it was pretty good too. HS is where it went a bit downihll. Everything sold out....and fast. We still did Slinky, Frozen sing along and Rocking Rollercoaster, but were not able to get Tower or Terror the whole day. We rope droped Mickey and Minnie Runaway Railyway, standby for Toy Story Mania, Smugglers Run (we used single rider and walked on twice) and Alien Saucer Swirl.
Pros:
No waiting in lines. Worked great at Magic Kingdom!Cons:
Had to remember to book every two hours. HS sold out quickly.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 04/29/2022
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
I only gave this 1 star because I couldn't give it 0 stars. Biggest mistake Disney ever made; genie is a nightmare. I just came back from Disneyland California no magic bands park has terrible Wi-Fi and the times we picked for rides kept getting changed by Disney in 4 hours we rode 1 ride what a disgrace
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there are no pros to listCons:
no magic bands in Disneyland, you would be better off waiting in line don't waste your money on genieReviewed by DANCalli Review Date: 04/28/2022
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
Disney stole 15 dollars,from us. The ride we wanted was always unavailable.
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loss of $15.00Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 04/27/2022
Rating: (9) Recommended
I just watched your Genie review video and I want to raise that rating. I enjoyed previous fast pass system but didn't like that I had to book my fast passes so early in my vacation planning. With Genie Plus everyone that is at a Disney Resort is on the same playing field when you are attempting to get your rides booked. You still need to do some planning and have multiple day options ready once you know what rides you were able to confirm. Watch Molly's videos and be prepared.I met many people in the parks waiting in long lines because they didn't know how to use the system. One person asked what I was doing on my phone, once you are at the parks it is too late. I love that you now get to make last minute plan changes depending on how your travel group is feeling for your entire vacation, the system is flexible.
Pros:
Last minute flexibility No need to book rides months in advance priority to resort guests A dream for morning peopleCons:
You do have to get up early to book your rides Disney is still testing- my park reservation was in the app but my genie was not recognizing that as my starting park. I wasn't able to pin my favorites. I lost some earlier reservations but still was able to book everything for the day. The time to purchase Genie for the next park day should be adjusted. (10pm the previous day, currently midnight) I had to set a lot of alarms on my phone.Reviewed by RyanHetzer Review Date: 04/26/2022
Rating: (8) Recommended
used it for family trip and loved being able to book rides, even better i didn't have to stand in 90+ minute lines where daughter was not tall enough to ride.
