I was in Orlando for my National TSA competition last week and I got the Donald one!! I couldn’t go to the parks bc we went to universal since it was cheaper. But I’d rather Disney lol. I love it!!
Problem will be when you go to make your selections and find they are all sold out or forced to take a very late ride time. You cant skip a line until very late in the day and stand in long long lines
Yes I can see people getting really late ride times with this system. Another situation I could foresee is more people choosing to stay at resorts, which will make them feel more crowded. More resort goers will mean more people accessing early entry, but that could also mean people won’t need as many multipasses if they’re getting early entry and using that time to go on a ride they didn’t score. MultiPass for
As someone who wants to start visiting Disney more often thank you for explaining this to me because I had no idea how any of their systems worked lol you made it very easy to understand. Thank you so much.
We never watched Song of the South so I didn’t care for the Splash Mountain theming, I just thought it was a fun ride. The ride is still the same, the theming is just different, but now it’s themed to something I am familiar with so I like it more. It’s understandable that getting rid of something nostalgic for some can be upsetting though.
The price changes daily and depends on how busy the park is projected to be! On the busiest days we have seen it be as high as $39 per person, and on the slowest days we have seen it be as low as $15 per person. If you want to go to multiple parks, there is a multi park option that is the most expensive, or each individual park has its own fluctuating price.
You have to purchase genie + from the My Disney Experience app first. Then you have to book the lightning lanes through the app. You could always try to get the cast member at the entrance of the ride to help you book a lightning lane for the ride but they’re usually so busy getting through the line that it would be difficult, and they would almost certainly not have an available lightning lane right at that time, it would be for a later time. Using the app is the easiest way in my opinion!
This was very interesting. So in your experience is it better to stack your day toward evening rather then try to book everything in the morning? If you book early once you scan in you can book another LL correct? It seems like you would have the potential to obtain more LL by booking early. Never used Genie + as we are a fam of 5 so it is very pricey but interested in learning more for our upcoming trip. Thank you this was a very simple to the point video :)
Thank you for commenting! It could really be done either way. If we are gonna be in the park all day, we would most likely opt for getting the early bookings, because like you said, you can get another LL once you scan in. However, if you want to leisurely enjoy your time at the resorts or enjoy other aspects of Disney like Disney Springs, the method we show in the video is perfect. Booking the LL for early in the day in my opinion is more risky because everyone in the parks at that time would be going after the same LLs so I think it makes planning the day out a little more erratic, but still fun either way!
I love your videos. It would be cool to hear more of what you guys think about everything as you go along. Give us your honest feelings. Like the best parts of your videos is when yall are goofing off and being yourselves. 😊
Thank you!! I have been watching video after video trying to figure out how to work Genie+ and just ended up more confused and frustrated and wasn't going to purchase it since I wasn't going to the park until the afternoon.. your video was the best one!! Now I know what to do!
My godness, I have search and watched so many videos and then there is this one…. The one video that is direct and straightforward. We will be going to HS in the evening and this video is the chef’s kiss!!!
Hmm not sure what you mean.. you do have to purchase Genie + to reserve lightning lanes, and once you pick each lightning lane, there are separate lines to stand in at each attraction that is shorter than the standby queue
@@parkhoppinghaleys I bet I have watched hundreds of hours of other people, and no one has explained it, and SHOWED THEIR ACTUAL PHONES the way you did, and that made so much difference. THANKS AGAIN!!
Yes! From the home screen of the my Disney experience app, you will click on “my day”. The next screen that pops up will list all the rides you have lightning lanes for. You can just click on whatever ride you want to modify the time for and it will ask if you want to “modify” or “cancel” the reservation for that ride. Click “modify” and it will take you to the screen that gives you the options for all the other rides. Just scroll until you reach that same ride, and see if there is an earlier or later time (based on what you want). If you end up not wanting to change it you can cancel out without losing your original reservation time.
Thanks for sharing! This is going to help us a lot in a couple months! I had no idea you can book lightning lane passes before entering the parks at DW. I wish Disneyland would do this!
Awesome to hear that it’s helpful!! Remember the earlier you start booking in the morning, the more rides you’ll be able to stack since you can only pick a ride every two hours. Once you pick your first ride at 7am, you can’t pick the second ride until two hours after the park opens (so probably 10 or 11). Then you’ll be able to stack every two hours until time for you to get in the park. And wow I didn’t know Disneyland didn’t do this! We’ve never been to DL before
@@parkhoppinghaleys Thanks again for the tips! This will be our first time to Disney World so we’re very excited. Unfortunately, Disneyland requires guests to first enter a theme park to make lightning lane selections. But once your ticket has been scanned you can get them from anywhere outside the park.
I just went to DL a few weeks ago for the first time, it is sooooo much more manageable (less stressful too!) The wait times weren't bad at all, I didn't feel like we really needed it. They thing that sold me was that at DL photopass is included with Genie+
Great info thanks! I need to use this strategy when I go there in a few weeks for a conference. I won’t enter the parks until after 5pm on a few days. 👍
Nice!! Hopefully this method allows you to get to ride everything you want! Just remember to start picking your first ride as early as possible (7am) because you can’t pick the second ride until 2 hours after park opens, and then every two hours after that. So you can get one at 7am, one at 11 am (if park opens at 9), another at 1, another at 3 and then another at 5pm. 5 stacked lightning lanes ain’t bad for not being in the park til 5pm!
Why are you watching Disney videos if you hate Disney? You should watch videos that bring you joy! Sorry this video couldn’t do that for ya. Have an amazing day!
This video is exactly what I was looking for. All the other genie plus explanation videos are 30+ minutes long and left me with more questions than answers. Simple short and right to the point with real world examples. Now I feel so much better about using genie plus. Thanks!
I just got back. The new booking method is great. I would suggest waking up at 7 and booking a lighting lane ASAP. Then you can book ur next at 9. Late in the evening I noticed for some rides I was able to book after an hour. Modifying didn’t affect the 2 hour mark for me but if you cancel it you’ll only have one reservation if you’ve had two which is annoying. You gotta stay on top of it. I liked the new method a lot though. We got on all the rides we wanted in every park
This was amazing. Love the REAL examples. I really want to go to Disney but then decided NOT to because I felt I wouldn’t get to do all the rides I want. Do you think with this method it’s possible?
Thank you! There are a lot of factors that’ll go into play regarding how successful this method is. If the parks are EXTREMELY busy that day, there will be more people buying genie + and therefore less options to choose since everyone will be grabbing the available lighting lanes for themselves. I think personally the BEST approach is to be honest with yourself about what you want to ride, what you want to get out of the trip, and plan accordingly. This method in the video will allow you to stack lightning lanes for an evening at the parks while you enjoy your day doing something else (which could be hanging out in the park but not necessarily riding anything yet). You could also use this method to stack rides for later while still waiting in line for other rides that you can’t get a lightning lane for. Do you have a specific park in mind you’re wanting to do? Maybe we can give you some pointers based on what you imagine your perfect park day to be!
@@parkhoppinghaleys Aww thank you! You’re so sweet. We’re planning now and like you mentioned since crowd levels impact how Much you can get done we were thinking of going mid September to Disney world and magic kingdom. I hear though September is still very very hot but supposedly much less crowds?
