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First Thoughts On The New Genie System

If  you've been keeping track of the Disney parks, you may have noticed that Disney did not bring back the FastPass system when reopening the parks in 2020. Recently, the company announced a FastPass replacement. This new system is called "Genie". Like all changes to the Disney parks, this has been met with a lot of criticism. Let's break down some features of Genie to see if it will actually be an improvement or a hinderance.  FastPasses Walt Disney World's previous system of FastPasses was fairly simple to use. If you had a park ticket, you could select up to three FastPasses 30 days in advance. There were a certain number of passes for each attraction and for each time slot. Each FastPass had an hour long time slot. For example, if you booked a FastPass for a ride from 1:00-2:00, you could get in line anytime during that hour.  Sometimes Cast Members would allow a 15 minute grace period on either end. So you could potentially get in line as early as 12:45 or as...