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When Disney announced Disney Genie back in August, they promised that it would be the ultimate planning tool for Guests. Disney Genie would help Guests plan the perfect day by prioritizing rides that Guests wanted to ride and then telling them which order they should ride them in based on wait times and popularity. On top of that, Disney Genie would make other ride suggestions based on the initial preferences. In addition to attraction suggestions, Disney Genie would also make dining suggestions, also based on Guest preferences.
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Disney Genie launched at Walt Disney World Resort in mid-October to moderate success (and a few hiccups) and then launched at Disneyland Resort in early December. Unfortunately, Disneyland’s launch did not go as smoothly due to a massive cloud server outage, which caused Guests to have issues with Disney Genie and Genie+ all day long. Luckily, things are seemingly back to normal and Disney Genie and Genie+ are up and operational and hopefully maximizing the day for thousands of Guests.
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Sadly, for one Guest, Disney Genie wasted a lot of his time and did the exact opposite of maximizing his time at The Happiest Place on Earth.
Twitter user Darren (@tai_nugget) recently let Disney Genie plan his day after he put in his priorities, and let’s just say that he was less than impressed. Darren put in his top five rides — you can put up to eight ride preferences into Disney Genie — and let the app take it from there. These are the rides that Darren told Disney Genie he wanted to prioritize for his day:
- Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Jungle Cruise
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Rise of the Resistance (he would not use Lightning Lane, just wait in the queue
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Darren noted that he also wanted to prioritize the Disneyland Railroad, but it was not on Disney Genie’s attractions list. He also noted that he was going to be Park Hopping, but Disney Genie would only let him prioritize rides in one Park at a time.
I would have given it 6 priorities, but Genie apparently doesn’t think the Disneyland Railroad is worthy of prioritizing. It is not on the list.
I would have given it 6 priorities, but Genie apparently doesn’t think the Disneyland Railroad is worthy of prioritizing. It is not on the list.
— darren, a dog liker (@tai_nugget) December 12, 2021
Despite Darren’s ride preferences, Disney Genie told him that he should start his day at Pinocchio’s Daring Journey — a ride that did not open with the Park. After some time, Genie seemed to note that the ride was not open, so it suggested Casey Junior’s Circus Train, another ride that was not open. Once Genie realized that Casey Junior’s Circus Train was also closed, it recommended he do the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough, an attraction that was not on his priority list.
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In addition to not telling Darren to go on rides he wanted to, Disney Genie had him walk past Mr. Toad’s — which Darren claimed was a walk-on and head to the Storybook Land Canal Boats. He noted that he had added the ride to his preferences, but was unsure as to why Genie wouldn’t tell him to go on a ride that he had stated was a priority when there was no line. Throughout the day, Genie also continued to recommend Pinocchio and Casey Junior.
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Disney Genie is an incredibly new tool, and it is clear that Disney still has some kinks to work out. Hopefully, once they do, the app will prioritize rides and attractions Guests actually want to be on before rides they do not care about.
Have you used Disney Genie to plan your Disney Parks day? How was your experience?
