This series is BY FAR one of the most valuable on KZitem. Kudos to the whole team!!
@briannakjax
2 жыл бұрын
Angels, every single one of you who worked on this. I’ve been so stressed as to how to advise my clients since Genie dropped, and this makes so much sense to me. I’m sending my travelers your way when they want detailed advice.
@PinballGoose
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this info Becky! I took the family in December and thought I’d be able to handle Genie+ being a former FastPass expert and I was left disappointed. I think with all this new info from you our trip in July will be much smoother. Love TouringPlans!
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
They are very different and require different strategies! Glad you'll feel more prepared for your next trip :)
@romanr27
2 жыл бұрын
The chart at 21:10 is really interesting. All three recent converts from ILL -> G+ are there, but none are in the top three. My guess is Disney tried to make the 1st and 3rd most popular attractions ILLs, and the 2nd most popular ride as G+ to try and get people to buy at least one ILL and G+. Glad they've reversed course and moved some rides over to G+ as it was clear the inventory couldn't handle high crowd days. I assume when Everest is back online we'll see it as G+ too.
@BreakItYourself
2 жыл бұрын
excellent video. thanks so much! we leave in 10 days and I know feel confident in my Genie+ strategy.
@mickeyc5272
2 жыл бұрын
Been a TP subscriber for a long time and this video just reinforced my belief that it is totally worth the money! You are speaking my language! I have a trip planned for November, and spent the equivalent week in 2021 tracking SB, LL, and ILL at each park at various times of day. I also figured out the time difference between the time I gathered the data and the LL time. (eg. Soarin’ at 10:25, LL at 12:35. difference 130 mins.) Some LL rides in Epcot had time differences of 5 minutes! Clearly not worth the money. I was originally going to just get G+ at MK. but if MaMRR doesn’t go back to ILL I may have to get it there too. Sorry this is so long. Loved this video!!
@Elizabeth18CR
2 жыл бұрын
MaMRR returns to ILL on August 7th.
@lcflngn
2 жыл бұрын
❤ Touring Plans, been fans for many years, you’ve made our DL lives so much better. We have totally “won” the parks (in our own personal way) for practically decades now. (We started with the books & our own paper lists lol.) We aren’t local, so paid sometimes for the $15 Maxpass, rly just saved our feet a bit. But things have changed so much! I was worried that Genie would take over your niche, also that y’all wouldn’t be able to keep up with the daily changing madness, but clearly absolutely you are needed!! (Yay data!) Re upping my DL subscription (WDW still far in our future) and can’t wait for your specific DL vids in a few weeks. Tx!! 💕
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
You sound like a kindred spirit - I remember the paper list days! The first DL episode will post this Friday :)
@judithm2270
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant information. Thank you so much. Looking forward to the stacking video!
@byronbusterbluth9471
2 жыл бұрын
This is truly awesome. I look forward to the park hopping video!
@KevinTronkowski
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, thank you, thank you for these videos. My family (traveling party) are far more receptive to listening to this info and strategy from you (coach Becky) vs. me (Husband/Dad)!
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
Ha! Well, I've got your back, Kevin. Happy to help you out :)
@westonbuck
2 жыл бұрын
These videos RULE! Please make this a regular series, if possible. Love the data and strategy from TP.
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
It'll be a regular series, barring any unforeseen circumstances. To that point, if you have any ideas for short "teachable" Disney-parks content, feel free to drop them here or via email!
@jaimeperryman892
2 жыл бұрын
It would be very helpful if you could explain how you combine genie + (that comes together “day of” as you choose rides based on availability) with a touring plan you try and create ahead of time - I imagine the 2 together would be very helpful but just not really sure how to do it!
@stunnerj73
2 жыл бұрын
Great video again. Can’t wait for the Disneyland version 😀
@over50lovingdisney71
2 жыл бұрын
Great video and information-thank you. Looking forward to your next video on stacking.
@Kcampbell845
Жыл бұрын
Is there an updated video on this info? Or will there be :)
@bethanygregmazereeuw544
Жыл бұрын
Great video and info. Just wish that the title of the video specified Genie+ to distinguish it from the free Genie app.
@uqbqeq
2 жыл бұрын
Great video -things I hadn’t even thought about 👍
@lorilynwestrum7260
2 жыл бұрын
Best rope drop rides... would be appreciated
@lkramberg
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the info. I usually use Touring Plans for WDW, but I needed this for a trip to DL & DCA in September. I also believe that PhotoPass is included with Genie+ in the California Parks, which would make this an even better deal.
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
You're right, it is included - which makes it a really great deal. While I only personally recommend using Genie+ at Magic Kingdom at WDW, I wholeheartedly support it in pretty much every situation in California.
@Viking_Luchador
2 жыл бұрын
Can I please get a spreadsheet on attraction ratings with the number of guests who voted for them?
@brianerickson6016
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome videos Becky. You are showing how much time is saved versus riding the same attractions at the same time. But if we're following a touring plan, then we probably would be riding those attractions at different times than with genie+. The one-day adult MK touring plan says we can save up to 4 hours by following the plan, and this video tells us that we can save 230 minutes by using genie+ on a medium crowd day in MK. So, does that mean that genie+ and touring plans are roughly equivalent time saving tools? We can save our $16/person by following a touring plan? It would be interesting to see how much additional time genie+ can save over using a touring plan alone, if any. Thanks again for the excellent videos.
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
We haven't yet run side-by-side tests with a TP w/ Genie+ vs Genie+ alone vs just a TP. But we should!
@thelostant
2 жыл бұрын
You should do a video about genie plus strategy when you rope drop. Rope drop x then y so you don’t need to genie plus then
@lisamoore6841
2 жыл бұрын
YES! I was going to ask the same question. We like to rope drop and I’m wondering how that affects decisions with Genie+. Thank You!
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you both for the great idea! I'll try to work it into a future episode. But the first thing I'd say is that Genie+ allows you to rope drop the ILL attraction, instead of any of the popular Genie+ attractions. Of course, this only helps if you're eligible for Early Entry, because otherwise waits at any of the headliners will already be built up before "regular" rope drop.
@lcflngn
2 жыл бұрын
@@touringplans How did they not notice the ILL acronym?!? I’m rly surprised tbh.
@lydiayap2692
Жыл бұрын
Hi Becky, regarding the "rise of the resistance" in Hollywood Studio, what is the difference between booking a boarding pass at 7am as opposed to booking individual lightning lane at 7am?
@MrFrankcjames
2 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic; we’ll be down at the parks the week of 3/13. Looking forward to next week’s stacking episode. Feel free to use MK on 3/13 as an example…kidding aside, how does the Lines app integrate/reflect Genie+?
@williamarchibald9826
2 жыл бұрын
You do realize that Disney is Brain washing your children, and that Gislane Maxwell was well known with her involment with the corporation, all of their shows are desinged to groom small children. please wake up.
@MrFrankcjames
2 жыл бұрын
@@williamarchibald9826 thanks for the heads up. Appreciate your feedback. Have a terrific day!
@nancyl9062
2 жыл бұрын
This is so so helpful. Thank you!!!
@rachaeljones990
2 жыл бұрын
Same comment as 101, when to use DAS & Genie+ and when not to use Genie+ w/DAS. Thank you!
@rachaeljones990
2 жыл бұрын
If Disney is telling me it works great together, it makes me think they're preying on my motherly feelings to make more money that I don't really need to pay out. I have ASD kiddo and 2 younger kiddos who follow his lead.
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
This is an excellent question. I'll be covering it in Genie 302: Special Cases and Questions, which should be posting to this channel on 3/18!
@jeffjorczak
2 жыл бұрын
How do you combine genie+ bookings with restaurant reservations?
@leescott9311
2 жыл бұрын
So when you talk about the wait savings on the genie+ with the color dots on the parks, you have several dots labeled wrong. Epcot rides in yellow for MK
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, gold star for you Lee! No one has pointed out that mistake on the blog or this video so far!
@leescott9311
2 жыл бұрын
@@touringplans I was really paying attention and then was confused(which doesn't take much)
@jenniferrundle6870
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome data, thanks!
@matteritchie
2 жыл бұрын
My biggest question about G+ right now is whether it gives you multiple time options. For example, if I want to stack in the later part of the day, and an attraction still has 10:00 am times available, do I still get options for later in the day?
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, you do _not_ get those options. Only first available. So you'd have to wait for return times to advance far enough out.
@allibeemomlifefamilyadventures
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Great helpful info.
@mistysmith8281
2 жыл бұрын
How would Genie + with child swap work? Going with my husband, 9 year old and 2 year old. Thanks!
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
For child swap, anyone riding on either leg of the "swap" has to have a Genie+ reservation for that attractions. So no cheating the system by only having one adult make the reservation and then the other adult get to do the switch (which is totally what my family did during the FastPass+ days)
@mistysmith8281
2 жыл бұрын
@@touringplans so then you can only make your next selection after the second parent has tapped in is that correct?
@sharonthomas1991
2 жыл бұрын
I have 1 day in Disneyland Is there a video to help me maneuver as much as possible?
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
There is one Genie video about Disneyland currently posted (Genie 102 in this playlist), and another one posting tomorrow!
@MikkiandtheMouse
2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see a Disneyland version of this
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
We're working on it - there just aren't as many timed waits at Disneyland, so we aren't as confident in the results
@kekua7058
2 жыл бұрын
My trip is on the 8th 😅 hopefully I learn about stacking before that
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
March 8th?! Yikes! Genie 301: What's Stacking Precious? is currently scheduled to post here on March 11th.
@thehobbsguy
2 жыл бұрын
I was at the parks about a month ago, and Peter Pan's Flight genie + reservations were gone for the day an hour before park open.
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
Yep, that happens on some days - the charts in this video are averages, so some days will sell out quicker than others.
@thehobbsguy
2 жыл бұрын
@@touringplans I think 2022 is going to be a very difficult year to predict in general. We went late Jan into early Feb for low crowds, and the parks ended up being very crowded.
@williamarchibald9826
2 жыл бұрын
is that mark Zukerburge's sister by the way??????
@chevysaab1
2 жыл бұрын
did you talk about the 120 minute rule on the last video?
@bebeb1506
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! I keep getting conflicting information when I search this question online: with ILL do you get to CHOOSE from different time slots for what time you want to book your ride? (I know Genie+ makes you chose the next available time slot.)
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
That's right, at Disney World you get to choose from all available return times for ILL (the rule is different at Disneyland, which may be leading to your different answers)
@laurasenften6934
2 жыл бұрын
Should you still be using the covid-19 touring plans or us it better to use the non pandemic at this point?
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
At this point, the regular ones are closer to what in-parks experiences are looking like today. Some things are still (currently) modified, like the character sightings instead of meet-and-greet, etc. but almost everything has returned to "normal" - including crowds!
@morgonz
2 жыл бұрын
What is the best option for us late risers, we arrive at the parks after 11AM. Do we buy genie at all? or do we pay for the top rides individually and just make the queue on the medium range rides?
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
Arrival time at the park doesn't matter as much as willingness to roll over in bed and make a reservation sometime before the park opens ;) If you have watched Episode 301 about stacking, that's a strategy you could use.
@MrFrankcjames
2 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic; we’ll be down at the parks the week of 3/13. Looking forward to next week’s stacking episode. Feel free to use MK on 3/13 as an example…kidding aside, how does the Lines app integrate/reflect Genie+?
@touringplans
2 жыл бұрын
Ha! Noted on the example ... currently, the Lines app will let you make and use a touringplan, and whenever you book a new Genie+ reservation, you can add or edit a step to reflect the return time. Then when you optimize, your plan will take that return time and lower wait into account. You can also time both standby and Genie/ILL waits in the app - which is what gives us the data to do more analyses like this!
@MrFrankcjames
2 жыл бұрын
@@touringplans sweet! Appreciate all your efforts and research; after having to postpone our Spring Break trip two years ago, I’m looking forward to showing everyone a great time, and minimizing dead time is a great bonus!
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