Genie+ sells out, more exclusive events appear in Disney World, and an unexpected Marvel addition is coming to the parks. Your round up of ALL the latest Disney Parks news starts right now.
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41 Comments
I went to Magic Kingdom on the Friday of President’s Day weekend. It was a sweltering 88 degrees. My small kids and I would have been melting in those long lines if you hadn’t made such informative Genie + videos which encouraged me to purchase at midnight. ❤
Genie+ sold out and stand by lines hits 5 hours. Genie+ forces people to pay for the service to avoid long lines while at the same time Genie+ increase stand by times. We paid for the service at Hollywood studios and refused to pay for it in all the other parks. After 8 days at Disney World we decided we would not return. Disneyland wait times were a 1/3 of the wait times on the same days. We can visit Disneyland in February and not feel forced to buy Genie+.
all this is well and good, but AJ when are you going to report on how Disney is NOT paying their cast members a living wage !? many cast members can not afford rent or groceries on what their hourly wage is. Vloggers like you have the power to put the pressure on the company to make a change!
Love you guys! Thank you again for the latest news! Xoxo!
Genie Plus sold out?! something good must have happened.
We were at MK on president’s day. Genie plus helped a lot at the end of the day. Yes I paid 29 $ for it!
❓How does that work with the extra after hours: do they empty the park completely and let then the ones for the extra hours back in or do they check it when you enter a ride or show or what? You never once have explained how that works.
Does anyone know if there is going to be a pass holder reservation change for Disneyland anytime soon?
If you people would quit buying genie+ maybe they would get rid of it and go back to fastpass. Stop putting it out there that genie+ is a good thing. This used to be free for guests staying on property.
Screw Genie+. It exists because Disney found a way to even further monetize your experience. I wish it didn’t exist.
We are preparing for our week long Vacation in WDW at the end of March! I have been watching DFB everyday with excitement. Thanks for giving us the latest disney news.
Mickey pizza😭😭😭😭
So…$29/person to access a somewhat faster line queue that used to be included in the already expensive park ticket. 🙄
The Flower and Garden menu changes are disappointing- lots of nuts at the booths.
NOOOOOO NOT THE MICKEY PIZZA
Hi AJ. I'll be at Epcot on March 1st just in time for the Flower & Garden ..Can't wait to see u there
Do you have to pay the extra price for genie plus for each ride?
The crowds are HORRIBLE everywhere at Disney. I dont understand why they dont limit the number of people.
I love the fast paced format, but you can't be switching between WDW, DL, and DCL. It gets confusing.
Adding more extra events it’s Disney’s way to get get 2 park admissions per day I wonder how many paid extra hours days they will add before people say no more
It blew my mind that PhotoPass was included with Genie+ when I first went to DL/DCA in 2021 after paying $180 per trip at WDW. Bout time
We were annual pass holders for years but don’t go anymore because of reasons. But if I were to make one and only one suggestion, look up the expected crowd sizes and DON’T GO when it is crowded! Just DONT ! If you can’t go on weekdays or off season, just don’t go. It just isn’t worth the time and money.
A few years ago I decided "What the hell, why not?" and I tried the pearl place in Japan. It was my first time EVER doing one of those pick a pearl things, and I got a HUGE beautiful silver blue pearl out of it. The CM called it silver blue… even though I'm literally an illustrator and colorist for a living, I've always been at a loss to precisely describe the color of it.
I chose to have it made into a necklace, and after I picked out what kind of mounting and chain I wanted and was about to pay for it, my mom stepped in and bought it for me as a gift. It's one of my prized possessions now.
I apparently had a boatload of luck on my side with the whole experience because when the pearl was revealed and measured a woman who was standing behind my shoulder leaned forward and told me, "I do these all the time and that NEVER HAPPENS! I'm excited for you!!"
My kid and I can’t wait to see Tales with Belle this year! So happy it’s back! 😍
Just let me buy an annual pass already, I'd like to actually afford to go to the parks with my GF. $250 for a 1 day park hopper is asinine. I've ended up going off property to do stuff instead this weekend. Or at least offer a discount with rundisney races. We don't even enter the parks until the afternoon
I just need that Tinkerbell sundae!!!
If FastPass worked well logistically, but Disney wanted to capitalize on it (I don't love that but they have every right to if people will pay for it), then why not just charge for it and leave it as is structurally?? The worst part isn't the cost, it's the stress of having to buy the day of, book at 7am, only one at a time, 2 hr break, etc. It takes the fun out of the vacation for the planners of the group.
Disney without any lightning lanes would be a terrible experience.
I plan to go to Walt Disney World sometime in the near future! I pan on taking Prince Gabriel, The Prince from the end of Beauty and The Beast (1991), to the Flower and Garden Festival in EPCOT. Maybe, we could have flowers woven into our hair. Do you think Prince Gabriel would love that done to his hair?
Genie + can be purchased at midnight the day your visiting the park or before you trip?
Please put time stamps on your videos.
So both water parks are now open at the same time?? Alright alright! 😍
I’m bummed that Big Thunder Mountain is about to go under refurbishment. ☹️ I was really looking forward to that ride.
Hi! So I'm trying to get the May 3rd Hollywood Studios after hours event ticket. Will hotel guests get early access for these tickets too? I'm not staying at a hotel so should I be worried? Do you think they'll sell out before March 3rd? Thx in advance!
Love the Agent Carter clip used to see Rogers: The Musical… nice subtle cameo 🙂
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Does Anyone know what you can do if your child had special needs and struggle with queuing? Do i still need to buy genie+?
I just got the email for After Hours and there is nothing for May just Typhoon Lagoon….
We have gone like 3 times in the last few years and never got Genie plus. With a family of 6 it’s expensive enough just to buy the tickets. We try to pick a “slow” time so the waits aren’t too bad.
Disney was once great, now it is just a rip off.
Are the oysters that are cracked for pearls go to disney restaurants so they arent put to waste?