Why Everyone is Saying They’re Done With Disney World

Why Everyone is Saying They’re Done With Disney World




There have been a lot of changes made in the parks and hotels over the past several months (and years). Some of those changes have been great, making park planning easier and more convenient. But other changes have caused many guests to say they’re “DONE” with Disney.To get more disney news, you can visit shine news official website.

This has been a BIG one. Disney’s Magical Express will be discontinued in 2022 (it will run through December 31, 2021). Come January 1, 2022, the free transportation service that shuttled guests to and from the Orlando International Airport and their Disney World resort hotels will no longer exist…and a LOT of fans are not happy.

For many, Disney’s Magical Express was their first “taste” of the magic — it set the tone for the rest of the trip, was free and convenient, and was a time-honored tradition. But the fact still remains — Disney’s Magical Express will be ending very soon, so guests will have to select another way to get to and from the airport on future trips.

In January of 2022, Mears (the company that operates the Magical Express) will begin offering a paid replacement for the Magical Express called “Mears Connect.” That’s one option for families to use. There are also rideshare options, private vehicles, rental cars, and, eventually, the airport train is set to feature a stop at Disney Springs (though that won’t be available for a few years).

Losing Magical Express will undoubtedly be tough for many guests, and it’s something that’s causing many to be upset with the House of Mouse.Both the introduction of the paid Disney Genie+ service and the discontinuation of the free FastPass+ service have caused Disney fans to be rather upset (to put it mildly).

First is the pure removal of the FastPass+ system. That alone had guests disappointed since they had already become used to and fans of the FastPass+ system.Next is the introduction of a system to replace it that is not free. The fact that you have to PAY for Disney Genie+ ($15 per day per ticket in Disney World) is another issue many have raised with the system.

But many also have issues with how Genie+ operates, which are separate and apart from the fee issue. We won’t break down Genie+ in full detail here (we’ve got a page for that), but know that Genie+ is the FastPass+ replacement service that allows you to see when you can next ride an attraction using that ride’s Lightning Lane. You can make your selections one at a time throughout the day and thereby skip some of the standby lines.There are some unique things about the way Genie operates that fans do NOT like. Some don’t like that you can only get one selection at a time. Others are not a fan of the fact that it cannot be used on the same ride more than once. Some feel like the service doesn’t provide good return times, while others are upset that it makes such heavy use of your phone (requiring you to stay “connected” in a sense, even while on vacation), and there are other complaints.

Though it is related to Genie+, Individual Attraction Selection or pay-per-ride (Disney calls this Individual Lightning Lane on their site) is something that deserves its own category on this list. While $15 per ticket per day will let you make Lightning Lane selections at many rides in Disney World, some rides are NOT included in the standard Genie+ service. Select, highly popular rides are only available through Individual Attraction Selection.

So if you want to skip the virtual queues or standby lines at really popular rides like Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, and Avatar: Flight of Passage, you’ll have to pay to use the Lightning Lanes at those rides INDIVIDUALLY. You can only get a maximum of two pay-per-ride selections per day.