GatorChris
Not of This World
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2014
I'm seeing a lot of people say, "Wait and see before you complain." Listen, it's not the system we're complaining about. I like a system where we can book things from our phone on the same day. Love it, in fact! What I don't love is that it's the ONLY way to get a FP. There's a daily fee, and that doesn't even cover "premium" rides. That will cost even more, which is stupid. THAT is the issue I have wit this. Here's the email I just sent off. I hope enough of these get through and then "get through" to someone who can make adjustments.
Dear Disney,
I wanted to make sure you knew my extreme disappointment in the new Genie Service. Having to pay for FastPass, which in the past has been free and has set you apart among all theme parks, will spell a hastening end to my family coming to Disneyland or Walt Disney World. You already have industry high ticket prices, all while currently limiting the offerings that used to come with park admission (parades, live shows, Magical Express, etc.). Also, your hotel costs have risen far beyond inflation could ever account for. But at least we could all say, "Once we're in the parks, we're all equals. We all have the same chance to get a short line with a FastPass." No more. Now we have to pay $20/day ($100/day for my family) just to try to keep up with the Jones who also spent money to try to beat some lines. Not just that, but if I want to take my son on Radiator Springs Racers and want to avoid a 2 hour long line for him to roast in and have about 3 meltdowns (so magical), I'll have to spend "who knows how much more" to do that. All when just a year ago, I could grab a FP for free and keep the kids busy elsewhere.
We have a DL trip planned in October (only because we're using tickets we bought pre-Covid and never got to use them) and a WDW trip in December (that is a makeup trip from when we had Covid right before our summer trip). I've told my wife that unless Disney abandons this cash-grabbing Genie Service, these will be our last trips ever to Disney theme parks. That would be sad, as Disney has been a part of our lives for nearly 20 years. But I can't justify spending what we do now for a Disney trip, and then add on these ticky-tack charges to gain something that has been non gratis for two decades. It's unacceptable. It's not magical. And I will find other places to prudently spend our family vacation funds - unless you decide to return to reasonable business practices.
Dear Disney,
I wanted to make sure you knew my extreme disappointment in the new Genie Service. Having to pay for FastPass, which in the past has been free and has set you apart among all theme parks, will spell a hastening end to my family coming to Disneyland or Walt Disney World. You already have industry high ticket prices, all while currently limiting the offerings that used to come with park admission (parades, live shows, Magical Express, etc.). Also, your hotel costs have risen far beyond inflation could ever account for. But at least we could all say, "Once we're in the parks, we're all equals. We all have the same chance to get a short line with a FastPass." No more. Now we have to pay $20/day ($100/day for my family) just to try to keep up with the Jones who also spent money to try to beat some lines. Not just that, but if I want to take my son on Radiator Springs Racers and want to avoid a 2 hour long line for him to roast in and have about 3 meltdowns (so magical), I'll have to spend "who knows how much more" to do that. All when just a year ago, I could grab a FP for free and keep the kids busy elsewhere.
We have a DL trip planned in October (only because we're using tickets we bought pre-Covid and never got to use them) and a WDW trip in December (that is a makeup trip from when we had Covid right before our summer trip). I've told my wife that unless Disney abandons this cash-grabbing Genie Service, these will be our last trips ever to Disney theme parks. That would be sad, as Disney has been a part of our lives for nearly 20 years. But I can't justify spending what we do now for a Disney trip, and then add on these ticky-tack charges to gain something that has been non gratis for two decades. It's unacceptable. It's not magical. And I will find other places to prudently spend our family vacation funds - unless you decide to return to reasonable business practices.