Everything You Need to Know About Disney Genie & Lightning Lanes

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The creators discuss the upcoming launch of Disney Genie and its various components, including Genie Plus and individual Lightning Lanes. They explore the transition from the previous FastPass system to this new, data-driven model, noting that while Genie offers a free itinerary feature based on user interests and existing reservations, the Genie Plus service requires a daily fee. The conversation covers the technical aspects of the My Disney Experience app, such as the ability to receive real-time suggestions and the inclusion of augmented reality lenses and audio tales. The group expresses mixed feelings regarding the complexity of the new system and the potential for it to alienate guests who are not tech-savvy. They also address specific concerns about the reliability of wait time data and the impact of paid options on the overall park experience. The discussion concludes with a look at how the system might handle park hopping and attraction outages, while emphasizing that the full impact of the service will only be understood once it is used in the parks.
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we were invited to a media briefing last thursday we were given a heads up about lots of the great details
i got to play with uh disney genie with genie plus and with individual lightning lanes
this is continuing um to just erode the um some of the perks that we got
i'm still very mixed on it i've admitted wholeheartedly this will not be a service that i use
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