Everything Genie, Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lane - Please Read Posts 1-7

[lorileahb]

Question - we are park hopping to both Animal Kingdom (want ILL for FOP right around park hopping time) and Epcot (want Genie+... or ILL if it flips back since we go Aug. 7... for Remy late evening an hour or two before close)... which should we book first at 7 a.m.? I was think FOP since we were hoping right at park hop, but I don't want to miss out on Remy. We've really just picked 1 or 2 must dos at each of these two parks (based on what my dh hasn't done before).

 

[Erica Ladd]

Question - we are park hopping to both Animal Kingdom (want ILL for FOP right around park hopping time) and Epcot (want Genie+... or ILL if it flips back since we go Aug. 7... for Remy late evening an hour or two before close)... which should we book first at 7 a.m.? I was think FOP since we were hoping right at park hop, but I don't want to miss out on Remy. We've really just picked 1 or 2 must dos at each of these two parks (based on what my dh hasn't done before).

I think I’ve read Remy goes quickly. I’d do that right at 7 then get FOP

 

[NJlauren]

Question - we are park hopping to both Animal Kingdom (want ILL for FOP right around park hopping time) and Epcot (want Genie+... or ILL if it flips back since we go Aug. 7... for Remy late evening an hour or two before close)... which should we book first at 7 a.m.? I was think FOP since we were hoping right at park hop, but I don't want to miss out on Remy. We've really just picked 1 or 2 must dos at each of these two parks (based on what my dh hasn't done before).

Can you each try on a different phone? One for Remy and one for FoP?

 

[Neverbeast]

I’m looking most mornings just to see how fast certain things move. Today I got up and looked at 8am- Remy was already gone but FOP was only at 12:50pm for times. Test track looks to be down so I’m guessing that affected the Remy G+ grabs, but I’ve seen more or less similar patterns most days so if you have to do one at a time, I’d say snag Remy first and then FoP.

 

[Earningmywings]

Question - we are park hopping to both Animal Kingdom (want ILL for FOP right around park hopping time) and Epcot (want Genie+... or ILL if it flips back since we go Aug. 7... for Remy late evening an hour or two before close)... which should we book first at 7 a.m.? I was think FOP since we were hoping right at park hop, but I don't want to miss out on Remy. We've really just picked 1 or 2 must dos at each of these two parks (based on what my dh hasn't done before).

Try researching on trill-data.com they have so many helpful chart and data points for $ILL and Genie+ LL sell out times and return times throughout the day.

 

[DLRExpert]

Can I expect any weirdness when it comes to purchasing G+ at midnight and making LL/ILL/VQ bookings at 7am?

Thanks for your help.

 

[laughinplace199]

This is our first trip since 2019, so we're new to Genie+ and ILL's. We've always rope dropped and park hopped, and I assumed we'd do the same for this trip. But now I'm wondering if we should park hop or will all the good LL/ILL options be gone by the time we get to the second park? For example, our first day we'll start off in Epcot, so the plan is to rope drop Remy, get VQ or ILL for Guardians, and LL for Test Track. If we head to AK at 2:00, will we able to get anything good? Trip is Aug 13-17, so we're trying to stuff as much as we can into a few days. Thanks!

 

[bashuck]

You would have already been able to book LL choices for AK before heading there. If you RD Remy, LL Test Track 9-10 window (if able to get that) and ILL Guardians you'd be able to book your first AK LL as soon as you scan in at Test Track. KS/EE/everything else would be available. ILL FOP and you can show up with several attractions reserved.

 

[laughinplace199]

Thank you. That makes sense. For some reason, I can't quite retain the info regarding when I can make the next LL. Maybe I'll get better at it once I'm there and actually using the app. Right now my head is spinning trying to learn how things work and then applying strategies to maximize what we can do.

 

[scrappinginontario]

This is our first trip since 2019, so we're new to Genie+ and ILL's. We've always rope dropped and park hopped, and I assumed we'd do the same for this trip. But now I'm wondering if we should park hop or will all the good LL/ILL options be gone by the time we get to the second park? For example, our first day we'll start off in Epcot, so the plan is to rope drop Remy, get VQ or ILL for Guardians, and LL for Test Track. If we head to AK at 2:00, will we able to get anything good? Trip is Aug 13-17, so we're trying to stuff as much as we can into a few days. Thanks!

Reading the posts on page 1 of this thread will help you greatly understand how Genie+ and ILL$ works. It will also help with the understanding of booking in conjunction with park hopping.

 

[brockash]

We are park hopping to Epcot on Aug. 7th... wondering if Remy will be an ILL purchase or a Genie+ grab in the morning...

I believe the verbiage used by Disney was through 8/7, so I don't expect changes until 8/8. We'll be there as well and that unknown is hard.

 

[LuthienDragon]

I have a 7-day Park Hopper plus Genie+ trip coming up. They are charging us $15 usd person/day (we know). Our complete vacation is 9 days, first day is arrival day so Disney Springs it is! However, one of those is for Universal. How would Genie+ work in that sense?
It's not counted unless I make a reservation for that day, right?

 

[scrappinginontario]

I have a 7-day Park Hopper plus Genie+ trip coming up. They are charging us $15 usd person/day (we know). Our complete vacation is 9 days, first day is arrival day so Disney Springs it is! However, one of those is for Universal. How would Genie+ work in that sense?
It's not counted unless I make a reservation for that day, right?

Have you already added Genie+ to your full ticket (before the change) or, will you be adding it each day you wish to have it?

If you've already purchased it for length of stay then all 7 days of your tickets already includes Genie+. If you still need to add it, you can choose which days (if any) you wish to add it. You can do that by adding it anytime from midnight on the day you wish to use it.

 

[LuthienDragon]

Have you already added Genie+ to your full ticket (before the change) or, will you be adding it each day you wish to have it?

If you've already purchased it for length of stay then all 7 days of your tickets already includes Genie+. If you still need to add it, you can choose which days (if any) you wish to add it. You can do that by adding it anytime from midnight on the day you wish to use it.

I already added it to my vacation package, but I don't know if they charged it for length of stay (9 days) or the park days we selected (7 days).
Two of those 9 days are not not Disney Parks days.

 

[scrappinginontario]

I already added it to my vacation package, but I don't know if they charged it for length of stay (9 days) or the park days we selected (7 days).
Two of those 9 days are not not Disney Parks days.

When Genie+ was able to be added to tickets for entire ticket duration, it was charged per number of days of the ticket as those were the only days it could be used. In your case since you have 7 day tickets, each of those 7 days have Genie+.

 

[midwestdee]

Can I expect any weirdness when it comes to purchasing G+ at midnight and making LL/ILL/VQ bookings at 7am?

Thanks for your help.

You don’t have to stay up until midnight- just purchase Genie+ by 6:45 A.M. I would recommend by 6:30 at the latest just in case you run into snags.

 

[set88]

Thank you. That makes sense. For some reason, I can't quite retain the info regarding when I can make the next LL. Maybe I'll get better at it once I'm there and actually using the app. Right now my head is spinning trying to learn how things work and then applying strategies to maximize what we can do.

You can always try to book another LL before it's time and the app will tell you it's too early and what time to try again.

 

[preemiemama]

I believe the verbiage used by Disney was through 8/7, so I don't expect changes until 8/8. We'll be there as well and that unknown is hard.

Apparently they are keeping things as-is:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1554824049313955841

 

[nursejackie]

I have just been on the Disney site (UK version), and I now can't find any reference to 7th August or that some will change back to ILL. Can someone else look and check I've not missed something? It appears (to me) that they are staying on Genie+ and it lists only one ILL per park. Feel free to correct me.

 

[nursejackie]

Apparently they are keeping things as-is:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1554824049313955841

We posted at exactly the same time!!