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19 Oct 21, 08:41 AM |
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Join Date: Jun 16
Location: God's Own Country
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Disney Genie Now Up And Running
You can update My Disney Experience on Apple at least (on iPad click on it in the store to see option to update).
Disney Genie then comes up in MDE. Answer questions for each park regarding what you like, which restaurants etc. Then select some general things about what you like. Initial impression is this seems quite simplistic stuff, shoehorning people into very broad buckets. I think the real reason behind it, rather than some amazing planning tool, is to sell you Genie + and individual ride passes. I could be wrong, will have to see how it works in practise, but initial impression- Don’t believe the hype. Also the Tip Board is showing ‘Something went wrong’.
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19 Oct 21, 08:50 AM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: May 17
Location: Sussex
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Been saying all along that it's just an upsell tool. I think it'll be more interesting actually in the parks if the realtime updates function correctly. But considering they had to switch off wifi on the 1st due to system overload, I'm not holding my breath.
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19 Oct 21, 10:16 AM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Jun 20
Location: U.K.
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Maybe tip board won't work until the day? There is a problem with my last 2 days of my trip where I have park & dining reservations showing on one day but it says tix not valid to pick what you like and my last day isn't even highlighted on the calendar so I can't pick a park day. They are 14 day tix and haven't exceed 14 days.
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19 Oct 21, 10:52 AM |
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Trying for More Ears
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I’m really interested to see what the more “impartial” Disney YouTube vlogers make of it…
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19 Oct 21, 10:53 AM |
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Join Date: Jun 20
Location: U.K.
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19 Oct 21, 11:00 AM |
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Apprentice Imagineer
Join Date: Apr 15
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Genie + is just Disney Magic but the worst kind.
Make you believe that this app is going to make your day magical but in reality all it is there for is to sell you upgrades and send you to unpopular places. Three hour line for ROTR just $15 will magic that away. Spend just $15 to upgrade to Genie + and you will save 2hrs. Looking for a restaurant try Tony's Town Square. I think I would ignore most of the advice and stick to our usual plans. Maybe use it to buy a lightning lane for ROTR to guarantee access. |
19 Oct 21, 11:02 AM |
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Join Date: Jun 20
Location: U.K.
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19 Oct 21, 11:09 AM |
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Serious Dibber
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Which vloggers would you recommend to get a more impartial view of Disney genie? I’m super interested to see how it works and get honest opinions on it rather than ones sponsored / working with Disney
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19 Oct 21, 11:19 AM |
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Suitcases dusted off...
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Impartial is tricky Sixpence - the best ones all get invitations to Disney launches and press releases... as you'd expect.
For a fun one - You can't beat Paging Mr Morrow. Nate is so down to earth and has little mishaps along the way and doesn't edit them out. He's also not over the top linked in to Disney or Universal (like Rix Flix is). Allears.net are very good for information. For example, watch Molly's Genie+ overview - you really do get a clear guide on Genie+... with the right amount of sarcasm and cynicism. Molly is the best thing about that channel. DFBGuide (Disney Food Blog - "AJ") are great too. Not just about food but the parks in general. Again, AJ has the right amount of sarcasm to make the videos fun. PCDev is a cool guy and has top notch videos too.
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19 Oct 21, 11:25 AM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: May 17
Location: Sussex
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I would have recommended PCDev but his last video sounded like a sales pitch for Genie scripted by Disney rather than a genuine review so it's put me off.
I'd agree with Molly at All Ears. Also Adrian at Theme Park Express seems to be impartial. For a British perspective, I know Victoria (Disney in Detail) is planning a trip that first week and will be doing a Genie guide. |
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