Episode 072 ... Week in review of August 21, 2021 as we discuss Disney Genie/Genie+/Lightning Lane .... and not much else ...

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1) Disney Genie/Genie+/Lightning Lane - 101:
- On Aug 18th Disney released information about the new system that they say will make your trips more efficient and provide you with more choice
- We go through the information shared and what we think of it
Sources: Disney Parks Blog and Blog Mickey for list of rides
Topic Starts @5:53 ...

2) Disney Genie system - Reality:
- We start with a discussion of the Genie service in general and how we think the average guest will experience it (or ignore it)
- Also compare Genie to Touring Plans and how this will be similar - but also different
Topic Starts @19:19 ...

3) Disney Genie+/Lightning Lane$ - Strategies for when to buy:
- Do we think these extra cost levels will impact our stays - e.g. - stay shorter but pay all the extras or stay longer and don't?
- How best to "game" the system?
- And we go through each park and discuss which rids, if any, we would pay extra specifically to ride
Topic Starts @27:02 ...

4) Disney Genie+ - Additional Benefits at WDW:
- While Disneyland is including Photopass Downloads with their Genie+ purchases, that is not the case at WDW
- Instead WDW guests get Augmented Reality lens and Audio Experiences .... we don't know exactly what that means but we have fun discussing it :o)
Topic Starts @43:11 ...

5) Disney Genie/Genie+/Lightning Lane - Final Thoughts:
- We (attempt to) wrap it up by sharing our final thoughts on the news and discuss if (and when) we would pay for Genie+ and/or the Individual Attraction Selection upgrades - 
Topic Starts @49:05 ...


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