Are you going to DLR or WDW?
Genie+ at WDW seems very different from DLR. I’m a bit apprehensive about Genie+ at WDW based on what I’ve heard… we will be using it for the first time there in a couple of months. We’ve used it a bunch of times at DLR and it is pretty easy and straightforward to use at DLR. It is similar to MaxPass with a few differences.. some key ones are:
- Can’t book repeat rides. We used to love going on TSMM multiple times.
- Time before you can book something else is 120 minutes.. I think it was 90 minutes with MP.
- MP included more rides… Genie+ does not include rides that are now ILL like RSR or ROTR and you have to pay extra for them.
- With MP you still had the option of free paper FP but now it’s Genie+ or standby.
Some main differences in Genie+ at DLR vs WDW:
- At DLR you can start booking after you scan into the park… at WDW it seems like a mad dash for certain rides at 7am since that’s when booking opens and you don’t have to be in a park.
- Since DLR is mostly locals, not as many people buy Genie+ so the ride availability throughout the day was generally very good in our experience. Only ROTR tended to sell out as an ILL but a lot of the popular rides on Genie+ had good availability throughout much of the day. Although we were there on the 100+ degree days, and Splash and Grizzly were pretty booked up.
- WDW has a lot more things on Genie+ including shows… DLR still has a lot of standby only rides like the Fantasyland rides, Jungle Cruise, Pirates, etc.
- DLR Genie+ costs a bit more ($20 vs $15 + tax at WDW), but it includes Photopass, which personally I think I prefer to the AR lenses.
I probably missed something but hope that helps!