Herding_Cats
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I’m definitely re-thinking my costume choice
Poor Genie! We're all going to look at him a little differently now.I’m definitely re-thinking my costume choice
It's really not fair to Robin Williams' legacy to drag him down with this... lol ❤Poor Genie! We're all going to look at him a little differently now.
I'm imagining you getting booed as you run through the parksI’m definitely re-thinking my costume choice
Maybe I am reading it wrong, but it takes nothing away from people who do not pay up. You are just paying $15 to not have to physically be in line. If you want to still wait in line and save the cash, you can. Now if the physical line jumps up to 3 hours a ride, that is the time to bring the pitch forks out.
Not usually, but this year (2021 virtual year), they had extended the festival dates, so it did overlap with when MW was/should have been. I don’t know if they will continue to extend the dates.Is Epcot Festival of the Arts going on yet on Marathon weekend? My kids were hoping to do the Figment scavenger hunt. (Especially since recent Genie announcement means they are unlikely to ride the HS rides)
I bet there wouldn't have been this much hate if Disney would have announced Genie + for free. Then in 6 months announced a $15 increase in all tickets. Because it is ala cart people are going to flip their lid. If anything this can help keep prices down for people who are really on a shoestring budget.
Sorry, sorry, not trying to continue this convo here but, this right here.It seems like Disney is trying to control and predict demand by influencing it; I just don’t see how it could possibly work.
Sorry, sorry, not trying to continue this convo here but, this right here.
I mean, you see this in all kinds of systems, right? Waze detects a traffic jam, so they send everybody on an alternate route, not meant for high traffic, now that route they just sent everyone on is jammed. Or economists study a phenomenon, but now everybody knowing about the phenomenon changes people's behavior so the phenomenon doesn't happen in the same way now. Schrodinger's Cat something something.
Haha I'm a neuroscientist posting on a Disney forum cut me some slack!Less Schrodinger’s Cat and more the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, I think.
Haha I'm a neuroscientist posting on a Disney forum cut me some slack!
One thing I do know about human behavior is, if you think people were irate over high-demand rides shutting down after spending just the regular inordinate sum for park admission, wait til you see how irate some people get when that ride breaks down after they paid extra to ride it at a certain time. Heaven help those poor CMs in Guest Relations.
It seems like Disney is trying to control and predict demand by influencing it; I just don’t see how it could possibly work.
That said, this is giving me cause to re-think my MW strategy. I haven't bought tickets yet, and am not sure what I want to do.
+1I personally prefer spontaneity.
I'm just fascinated at the amount of technology & algorithms that must be involved with the new GENIE System.
I know Disney had server farms in California & India but man, they must have had to double them!
They already collected more data than the CIA so I believe this had to be in the works for some time.
Will it work? I suppose the software is still Beta and they will debug as time goes by.
There will be early adopters and then more will get onboard.
If you thought folks were walking around with faces glued to their phones before...you aint seen nothing yet!
One thing I'm curious about is if they are pinging your phone location in the park?
In order to play specific music to park attractions, which is part of Genie+, it would seem logical.
I personally prefer spontaneity.
Perhaps get a fastpass then find lines that weren't outrageous.
We used to go to Guest Services and find whatever dinner reservation were available.
Didn't matter which restaurant, could usually find something.
Those days may be gone.
I used to NEVER carry a phone in the parks.
I have never carried one during a race.
Yes, I am very much old school and will never change.
*OK, perhaps I will indeed change when the tech gets to the point that La Cava del Tequila has my Don Julio 1942 margarita poured and paid as I approach the bar...
whether I want it or not...wait, who am I kidding?
Will they use Bluetooth?