Walt Disney World Resort Base Ticket
2.5
Walt Disney World Resort Base Ticket
By Walt Disney World Resort
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Escape into a place where magic has the power to transport us into stunning worlds, favorite stories and far-off galaxies. With this Walt Disney World® Base Ticket, you can do Walt Disney World® at your own pace. These cost-effective tickets allow you to visit one magical park per day (based on availability). Walt Disney World® Resort - The Most Magical Place On Earth!
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Ages 3-99
Duration: 1–10 days
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Mobile ticket
- Admission to one park per day for select number of days (selected at checkout)
- Entry/Admission - Walt Disney World Resort
- Entry/Admission - Magic Kingdom Park
- Entry/Admission - Epcot
- Entry/Admission - Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park
- Entry/Admission - Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Entry/Admission - Disney Springs
What's not included- Park Hopper Privileges not included
- Food and Beverages
- Hotel pick-up and dropoff
- Parking
- Entry/Admission - Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique
- Entry/Admission - Frontierland Shootin' Arcade
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 3805P1- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- Reservations are required. Instructions are on your ticket
- For more information, please visit: www.disneytraveltradeinfo.com/wdw
- Multi-day 1-Park Per Day eTickets are valid for entrance into Magic Kingdom® Park, EPCOT®, Disney's Animal Kingdom® or Disney's Hollywood Studios® each day over a specified number of days.
- Park-per-Day tickets are not valid for visits to more than one (1) theme park on the same day
- Child ages: 3-9 years
- All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 3805P1
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- JBrownVA0 contributionsNever againI first went to Disney world in the 70s it was great. Great attractions short lines. Went again last year oh the crowds the unbelievable long lines. Literally over an hour wait. Yes the rides are wonderful but the cost and lines ruin it all. I will never go again oh and if you pay even more you can skip ahead of some of the lines that's real fair. WALT would be horrifiedWritten December 7, 2024
- AndrewGrimsby0 contributionsIt's Disney so you should visit onceWell it's Disney and I have waited a lifetime to visit. It didn't disappoint bringing back all my childhood memories and I am so glad we visited. As an adult you only need to go once to see what is there as even in mid-November it was the busiest of all the parks we visited. Try and buy as little as possible too as it is as you would expect, hugely expensive.Written December 6, 2024
- jennykW191YJ0 contributionsKids with disabilitiesDisney no longer cares about kids with Autism. When I inquired about a special needs pass for my son I was denied and questioned why I don’t use more methods to equip him for crowds and long lines.Written December 4, 2024
- I1996NZpeterk0 contributionsDisney World FalesIt's quite obvious that the Disney Parks are interested in only one thing-profits. The lines are long, the food is at best mediocre, and the prices are way out of line. When the waits for rides is between 40 and 80 minutes maybe it's time to close entry to the parks instead of continually letting more people pour into the parks. In the time we spent at the parks, everyday one of the premier rides was shut down for part of the day for maintenance. Even my 3 grandchildren who are 9, 11, and 12 commented that the waits are not worth the time the rides last.Written December 4, 2024
- laurieb11030 contributionsNeed To Step Up Your GameDisney World was the gold standard in Theme Parks. Sadly that is not the case anymore. Many rides were closed and food just awful. Payed a small fortune to experience the happiest place on earth. Woke up early to get over to Hollywood Rise of the Resistance only to arrive and it was out of service, same at Magic Kingdom a few rides not available.Then the monorail was broken for 40 minutes sitting there just waiting and waiting. Between park passes, the hopper pass, hotel, food etc. WDW you need to do better, your guests are doing there part you need to step up your game like to the old days.Seems the Magic might be fading a bit.Written December 2, 2024
- betty196920160 contributionsNovember visit - fantastic atmosphere but very busyWDW was fantastic mid-end November ( apart from crowds). Temperature was lovely and the atmosphere and decorations were wonderful. Disabled adult accommodated well through DAS. Food in quick service restaurants was good value and good quality. No need to buy drinks, free water is available everywhere. Epcot was very busy at all times. Food festival finished a few days before advertised date of 28 Nov. Best day to visit Magic Kingdom was on days where it closed early for the Christmas event - lines on those days were short and you can pop in to another park when MK closes. HS and AK were both busy at all times but seats at Fantasmic could still be found within minutes of the show time starting. Transport was efficient and easy to navigate. Would recommend a visit at Christmas, at least once. Bring all your Christmas t-shirts and clothes - everyone is super Christmassy dressed🎄Thanksgiving meals were not available throughout parks but was available in All-Star Resort and was tasty and great value. Some rides did break and staff were very poor at dealing with situation. Staff not as good as summer - many chatting to each other instead of helping, especially in main shop in Epcot, and at ride entry points. Would recommend a Christmas visit to WDW.Written November 29, 2024
- ahedger0 contributionsQuality no longer justifies the price tag.Better than universal, but nowhere near as good as it used to be. Crazy expensive for what is actually provided. Way too overcrowded for the capacity of the parks - barely impossible to move around for much of our visit, yet alone get on anything. Staff and food were extremes of either very good or absolutely terrible (very little in between.). Increasing changes in the parks are also dull - for example conversion of Splash Mountain to Tiana’s. Just dull, and no need to change something that was really good for something that’s average at best and spent most of the time during our visit broken down. The shoehorning of stale movie IP into parks was also tedious. Disney used to have imagination and use the parks as a way of creating new stories. Now it’s all about extending the life of some pretty overused and tired franchises. Hotel was crazy money for the quality of the room. Transport was slow and, again, overcrowded. Overall, Disney World isn’t what it used to be and wouldn’t be somewhere I’d rush back to again - it just isn’t worth it anymore.Written November 26, 2024
- Passport8144660 contributionsTerrible place! Fun experience is no moreDisney has gone down and is not a place I will go back too anytime soon. I will come to Orlando for the new Epic universal park though. Disney keeps going up on prices on everything and they nickel and dime u even though u paid ridiculous amount for tickets with very long waits in hot sun to ride a 1 min ride. I highly do not recommend this Woke company who is only for profit and could care less if u have a good time. A lot of rides break down for long hours and some rides are down for over a year or two which means u are paying for less attractions at the same time u are paying high ticket prices regardless. Highly do not recommend Disney and Walt is rolling in his grave on how they turned his theme park to 💩! Go to universal for thrill rides Disney does not have any! Disney has gone down hill majorly.Written November 26, 2024
- C3677NKmichaeld0 contributionsOur 4 day experience with 3!9We did AK, MK, HS, and Epcot in 4 days. 22.5 miles. It was exhausting but could have been much better. Epcot was the only park with plenty of bench areas. Others need serious improvements. Especially MK! The could line main street with benches. All the iron work walls and rock walls could be widen for comfortable seating. It was disappointing to discover the first line was just security which got you to another line (scanning) to another line (rope drop) to all areas of parks, to the line at the ride, which was already 45 minutes! This rope drop system is a joke and doesn't buy you anything. Sleep in. Lightning lane help a lot. Tiannas virtual queue was a joke. Pushed button and missed morning all together, got 126 in evening at immediate push. Had to check all day long to see how it was coming along which was interruptive for planning all day. One of the last groups of the day. Very little seating for the wait. Then broke down 4 times while on it. And story line was horrible. Tianna just kept reappearing from scene to scene. Skip it!! The need cart shuttle from bus transportation to entrance. Or stay in a resort with monorail service. Even with lightning lanes plan on an average of about 6 rides a day. Maybe you'll get lucky. Plan on $300 a day for 3 at quick service only. Definitely bump up to a higher level hotel rather than All Star for a better experience! Work out hard months before going unless young and active. Wait until the kiddos are old enough to remember it. Otherwise we saw tons of families struggling with strollers and the kids won't even remember. 8 to 10 is a good range.Written November 23, 2024
- My2015Trip0 contributionsWalt Disney Family Vacation 2024We went with the grandkids and family. We used a Disney travel agent which made everything so much easier. We stayed at POP Century and visited all 4 parks. We did the sit down meal plan which worked out great for us as we did a lot of the character buffets. Highly recommend getting the Memory Maker you will have so many awesome family photos.Written November 21, 2024
- Sightseer049736082140 contributionsInjured At Park On Ride, Given No Refund or CompensationI never imagined leaving Disney World feeling so disappointed and let down. My husband was injured while riding the Aerosmith Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at Hollywood Studios due to what I believe is a lack of proper safety measures. At 6’9”, he did not fit properly in the ride’s seat, but no upper height limit was posted, and the cast member failed to ensure his restraints were properly aligned. This led to him being thrown around during the ride, which, combined with mild sunburn blisters on his shoulders, caused the skin to rip off entirely. While the sunburn contributed, the injury was a direct result of the poor fit of the restraints and Disney’s failure to ensure guest safety. This could have been prevented with an upper height limit or more thorough checks by staff. The incident was traumatic for both of us. Disney’s First Aid team insisted my husband be taken out of the park in an ambulance, which he was. However, we decided not to admit him to the hospital due to concerns about medical costs. Since then, he has been in constant pain, which has severely impacted our ability to enjoy the parks. What has left us even more upset is Disney’s response—or lack thereof. Despite reaching out and explaining the situation in detail, they refused to acknowledge the safety issues or offer any compensation for our ruined holiday. They directed us to a U.S. claims number, which is incredibly difficult to access as we live in the UK. Their only response was to reiterate their no-refund policy, showing no compassion or care for the injury caused by their ride. We spent a significant amount on this trip—park tickets, flights, and accommodations—and to have it overshadowed by an injury caused by negligence, only to be brushed aside, is unacceptable. Disney markets itself as a company that values guest experience, but this situation has proven otherwise. I am deeply disappointed, not just in the handling of the injury but in Disney’s failure to address the safety concerns that led to it. Guests—especially taller ones—should be warned about the potential risks. I sincerely hope Disney takes these issues seriously and improves its approach to guest safety and accountability.Written November 17, 2024
- W2108KRgarethb0 contributionsDisabled guests avoid. Go somewhere else, Disney don’t care and won’t help.Don’t visit if you have any sort of disability. They won’t accommodate you. You also need to purchase your (non-refundable) tickets to be able to see if they’ll accommodate your needs (they won’t), then you’re stuck and Guest Services and their DAS don’t care/aren’t interested.Written November 16, 2024
- jamesrM7042DN0 contributionsNiceWe visited Florida and had to go to Disney World! Came here last October and we had a great time. Now that I've been to both Tokyo Disney Land and Disney World, my conclusion is that Disney World is better in terms of attractionsWritten November 14, 2024
- fazdevils0 contributionsBEWARE: Lightning Lanes are a Rip Off!I prepaid for Lightning Lane in addition to my park tickets in order to preschedule specific experiences and maximize my time in the parks. In return, Disney failed to deliver on its promise of providing those experiences at the designated times I selected - which is the main benefit you're paying extra for. This happened several times over 3 days (Frozen @ Epcot, Pirates @ Magic Kingdom & twice @ Rise of the Resistance @ Hollywood Studios). In Epcot, when my "Tier 1" selection (Frozen) broke down, I couldn’t exchange it for “Remy” (another Tier 1 option). I was offered the “Pixar Short Film Festival” as a possible replacement - which is an insulting replacement option! In my second try at Rise of the Resistance, when we were finally able to ride several hours after our return window, our experience completely skipped the shuttle ride sequence from the Rebel base! This is about half the total attraction and sets up the rest of the attraction! Disney is not forthcoming with refunds when you either can't experience the attractions you book with this service, or when they charge you full price for the "half experience" I got on Rise of the Resistance. If you are unhappy, they instruct you to spend your day waiting in line at Guest Services, which almost always has long waits due to the amount of other guests complaining. Disney does offer a chat feature through it's My Disney Experience app, but when I attempted to use this to get a refund for my first missed Rise of the Resistance experience, it took 80 minutes and I was forced to chat about the refund during my expensive anniversary dinner at the Brown Derby! One thing I will mention - without the Lightning Lane service, you will spend a lot of time in line if the attraction you booked is not broken. It's a catch-22 - and at an extra $50+ per person/per day an expensive conundrum. I had horrible experiences dealing with Disney Cast members over these Lightning Lane failures. I will not be going back to the Disney Parks! SIDENOTE - I had much better experiences dealing with team members at Universal Studios. I consider the Universal parks a much better option for your Orlando theme park vacation.Written November 7, 2024
- Jet198012616090 contributionsHalloween 2024I remember what Disney was like several years ago during Halloween it was great Pumpkins everywhere, this Halloween I was disappointed you hardly saw any pumpkins this year and we paid for the Not So Scary Halloween party that was a waist of money. The wait time kept being pushed back further for the parade to start and we were given out candy bags for the trick or treat we didn’t get any. And they closed the rides early. So it was a waist of a park ticket. The only good part of the Not So Scary Halloween party was the Hocus Pocus Villain's party at the castle other than that this year I was disappointed. We couldn’t do a lot of the rides cause they needed fixing which I understand that but it’s annoying when you only have one day at the park most of the rides needing repair and you can’t go on any during that day. Next time I’d rather just go to the Christmas event. Much better than the Halloween Disney. Plus for Soda and food the price has gone up way too high. The one compliment I will give out is to the staff for all the hard work they did. Thank you.Written November 7, 2024
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Pierre M
12 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
Lightnings lane are incredibly discriminating.
Some rich Peoples are paying an extra amount of money for Disney's employees to stop you in the regular waiting lane , to make them pass in front of you.
And this with no limits at all.
They can let you wait 1h30 in the standard line to make them enter without waiting
even one minutes.(it is crossing all the limits)
Some rich Peoples are paying an extra amount of money for Disney's employees to stop you in the regular waiting lane , to make them pass in front of you.
And this with no limits at all.
They can let you wait 1h30 in the standard line to make them enter without waiting
even one minutes.(it is crossing all the limits)
Written September 14, 2023
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Batavia, NY1 contribution
Oct 2023 • Family
After going in October I see why 90% of the recent reviews are negative. Confusing apps that you have to spend hours learning how to use, so you can get on rides. Extra money grab like genie + and lighting lanes. I was told by friends I had to pay for those extras and they were right. I went on Thursday, not around a holiday and every ride was an hour to an hour and a half wait. By 3 PM the park was packed almost shoulder to shoulder and there wasn't a ride under a 2 1/2 hour wait time. Who stands in a ride line with kids for even and hour and has fun. I paid extra to get on all the rides quickly, but there are only 5 or 6 rides in the whole park and it's almost impossible to ride on all of them even with paying because the lines are so long. How is it supposed to be fun running ride to ride and still not getting on all of them. If you are an adult that loves Disney or have kids that love the characters it could have some magic still.
Written December 3, 2023
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Nigel B
West Palm Beach, FL14 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
Take nothing away from WDW - it remains a great vacation spot, but ….
Having spent the past 6 days at all the parks I have a number of observations/ conclusions:
1. Don’t both with Genie+ as you need to buy it before you know what availability you can get and you can’t book next attraction until you are on the first ride . We booked our first ride 12 seconds after the 7 am start and got our first slot at 1130 . By the time you can book your second ride times are into the late afternoon / early evening. Ok if adults but no good if you have young children
2 . WDW is packing more and more punters in who are already paying hefty admission ticket prices in the knowledge that you are unlikely to do more than 2-3 popular rides in a day . Conclusion - don’t expect to spend any more than 60 mins on attractions out of an average day of 10 hours.
3. Lightening lane guests have huge advantage ( they have of course paid for it ) . Stood for 109 mins at Frozen attraction in Epcot and would estimate that lightening lane guest through put was 100 times than of standby guests.
4. WDW have made their App all inclusive which is great if you are there for long stays or an IT guru. The App is confusing and over complicated.
In conclusion I would say that WDW has undoubtedly put profit ahead of guest satisfaction and this will remain until large enough numbers of guests make their view known .
Having spent the past 6 days at all the parks I have a number of observations/ conclusions:
1. Don’t both with Genie+ as you need to buy it before you know what availability you can get and you can’t book next attraction until you are on the first ride . We booked our first ride 12 seconds after the 7 am start and got our first slot at 1130 . By the time you can book your second ride times are into the late afternoon / early evening. Ok if adults but no good if you have young children
2 . WDW is packing more and more punters in who are already paying hefty admission ticket prices in the knowledge that you are unlikely to do more than 2-3 popular rides in a day . Conclusion - don’t expect to spend any more than 60 mins on attractions out of an average day of 10 hours.
3. Lightening lane guests have huge advantage ( they have of course paid for it ) . Stood for 109 mins at Frozen attraction in Epcot and would estimate that lightening lane guest through put was 100 times than of standby guests.
4. WDW have made their App all inclusive which is great if you are there for long stays or an IT guru. The App is confusing and over complicated.
In conclusion I would say that WDW has undoubtedly put profit ahead of guest satisfaction and this will remain until large enough numbers of guests make their view known .
Written April 5, 2024
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Elaine N
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Feb 2024 • Family
Save your money. We took our kids 30 years ago and had a blast. We took the grandkids this past weekend and rides we wanted to go on were either "temporarily unavailable" or you had to wait 2 hours in line (no seats) for a 2 minute ride. Definitely not worth the money. Food was way overpriced. It rained the days we were at the park and a dollar store parka cost $10. They should have been giving them away with the billions of dollars they made last year. Corporate greed. Shame on you disney - it's all about the money and not the guest experience. I will give them credit for the pleasant employees we met. They were well trained for customer service. I also give them credit for allowing customers to bring their own snacks and water into the parks. But beyond that it was a total waste of money. We went to ride the rides and the ones we wanted were either unavailable or spend 2 hours waiting in line. Will never recommend to anyone or go there again. It was pure torture!!!
Written February 20, 2024
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987mcs
Jackson, NE12 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
I have been to Disney several times before and read the reviews prior to going recently. The reviews reflected terrible experiences people had at Disney but I just could not believe that this could be true. Unfortunately my family's experience was so disappointing. This is not a place for families and especially children. How does Disney think that waiting in line for 60-120 minutes is OK? People were not happy at any of the parks we attended, visitors or workers. We used Genie plus and Lightning lane and payed extra for rides or we would have only been able to ride 2 or 3 rides per day due to extremely long lines. We reserved a ride at Magic Kingdom only to find out the ride was not working and a very non-chalant employee told us "it should be working by end of day, lightning lane is nonrefundable." The wait times listed on the gates and on the APP were inconsistent. The app time would say 20 minute wait but the actual time at the gate was a minimum of 60 minutes. What is Disney expectation for a child? This requires all adults to be planning three steps ahead. Plan to mentally exhausted or save your sanity and leave the park. If you want to be able to look up from the app and see your family, it's not an option. Save your money and avoid the memory maker pass. All photo ops require you to wait in line. Some of the photographers are fun and engaging. However, many seemed tired and disinterested. It seems Disney has increased the volume of all themed music in their parks. This is likely due to mask the sound of crying children because they have spent their entire vacation waiting in a line. I now agree with others, the Magic is gone.
Written December 29, 2023
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Isaiah Meehl
2 contributions
Mar 2024 • Friends
We went to go on the guardians of the galaxy ride. We waited in multiple virtual queues refreshing constantly and still weren’t able. They said we couldn’t ride even after we were unable to queue. This was the reason we bought tickets to Disney not universal for my girlfriend’s birthday. Virtual queue ruined the park experience and is a bad practice that only puts out people who are late. I was told virtual queues fill in 10 or less seconds making it impossible for almost anyone to get it. We weee waiting and refreshing the page for 10 minutes and still got nothing. It’s a broken system. If you’re gonna charge hundreds for a ticket and absurd amounts for food we should at least be able to ride one of the 4 rides in Epcot. Absolutely unacceptable.
Written March 9, 2024
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Seaside65876088132
1 contribution
Mar 2024 • Family
We paid for Disney Gene+, We paid for individual Lighting Lanes, We got there early, We stayed late. I have gone to Disney many times but now all the Magic is gone. Disney Gene+ was $35 and we got to choose TWO RIDES. Only One of those choice was what I wanted. Second one ???? there is no other good choice left as everything was sold out. We started making choices from 7AM (earliest possible time) and still could not even chose TWO rides of my choice. Disney over sold Gene+ and with that we simply could not get the ride we wanted even with extra pay $$$$. Some line up exceeded waiting time of three hours. We paid $25 per person for Rise of Resistance at Hollywood Studio. We were given 8:30-9:30 slot which conflicted with firework time. We were finally on the ride and it stopped. We had to get off the ride and walk down the stairs. With some fight, we got park hopper ticket to come back next day. Customer Relation told us we got $400 upgrade but I argued what actual benefit did I get at all when I didn't intent to come back to that park next day and now I have to spend extra time to come back and waste time. Park Hopper is not upgrade if I never intended to Hop.
Written April 4, 2024
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mary judith t
Gainesville, VA56 contributions
Jun 2023
1- have senior discounts. Stop arbitrarily raising prices. Limit the number of guests allowed per day. Genie+ was $27 per person and if you used it, you could not ride anything else until you used it. We were booked for a 7:30 space mountain and 20 minutes before it was closed down, no reason given and would not open for 2 hours! This whole "Kingdom" is nothing but a money maker for the Disney corporation.What other amusement park is allowed to raise prices per day taking advantage of the people who have already booked tickets.No cooling stations with heat averaging 90+ per day. Also improve the rides. We waited an average of 30 minutes for a dinky ride that lasted about 90 seconds. Disney Corp. should be ashamed of the way they treat their guests!!!! Never again!!!!
Written July 8, 2023
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Edwin B
2 contributions
Apr 2023 • Family
The only positive things on this trip was the cabin and bus drivers; the parks were very over priced and I noticed a almost 25-30 increase in restaurant prices especially those requiring reservations. Base tickets, on-site hotels, dining, etc. is no longer for middle-income based families.
Written August 24, 2023
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Jacob M
1 contribution
Sep 2023 • Family
Wow, Disney has changed for the worse since the last time I was there. Some Crewmembers weren't friendly, others were, but in general, it didn't have that magical feel like the last time when people seemed to go above the standard load people on rides or hand out food. Soarin had an amazing crewmember who made it fun waiting in line, unfortunately, I did not catch his name. But there were times when people weren't friendly and it was strange.
The best part of the trip was time with the family and the food being delicious as I remember it being. The parks weren't overly crowded when we went which was nice! Our room at the contemporary was okay, the handle for our tub didn't work properly and the wifi was not working. But the beds were nice and had full nights' rest.
Now onto the worst parts of the trip. The Disney app is awful, and the new Fast Pass or "Genie Pass" they have is probably why I will not be returning anytime soon. The need to constantly sit on your phone and refresh just to hopefully get on a ride is awful. I missed shows and parts of the activities because my face was in my phone the whole time. We were rushing from ride to ride instead of enjoying the attractions and scenery like we did the last time. I don't understand why Disney got rid of the old system. Universal Studios has a better fast pass system which I didn't think I would ever say. The other awful thing about the app was it wasn't working properly half the time. We would have to close it and then reopen it for it to bug out again. If they would go back to the old system it would just be a better overall experience and we would feel so rushed to get to the queue even though you have an hour to get there, but if you wait and take your time you will miss out on a window for another ride. Also, paying for extra passes to ride the "premium" rides (guardians, rise of resistance) is bogus. You get 2 chances to ride those rides per day, after that, it's $15 per person. It's ludicrous to have that and a huge money grab after already spending the extra money for the Genie Pass!
With all of that, we won't be going back anytime soon until they make major changes to their experience.
TLDR: Genie Pass stinks, Disney is greedy.
The best part of the trip was time with the family and the food being delicious as I remember it being. The parks weren't overly crowded when we went which was nice! Our room at the contemporary was okay, the handle for our tub didn't work properly and the wifi was not working. But the beds were nice and had full nights' rest.
Now onto the worst parts of the trip. The Disney app is awful, and the new Fast Pass or "Genie Pass" they have is probably why I will not be returning anytime soon. The need to constantly sit on your phone and refresh just to hopefully get on a ride is awful. I missed shows and parts of the activities because my face was in my phone the whole time. We were rushing from ride to ride instead of enjoying the attractions and scenery like we did the last time. I don't understand why Disney got rid of the old system. Universal Studios has a better fast pass system which I didn't think I would ever say. The other awful thing about the app was it wasn't working properly half the time. We would have to close it and then reopen it for it to bug out again. If they would go back to the old system it would just be a better overall experience and we would feel so rushed to get to the queue even though you have an hour to get there, but if you wait and take your time you will miss out on a window for another ride. Also, paying for extra passes to ride the "premium" rides (guardians, rise of resistance) is bogus. You get 2 chances to ride those rides per day, after that, it's $15 per person. It's ludicrous to have that and a huge money grab after already spending the extra money for the Genie Pass!
With all of that, we won't be going back anytime soon until they make major changes to their experience.
TLDR: Genie Pass stinks, Disney is greedy.
Written October 17, 2023
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