How did we get here? The casual and relaxing days of Walt Disney World began to die in the 1990s, when Disney purchased the ABC networks and forced its channels to plug the company theme parks in daily programming. That corporate-mandated "synergy" resulted in increasingly overcrowded parks. How prices spiraled at Disney Parks Enter FastPass,…
The app-based Genie service, which was introduced at Disney's American theme parks in late 2021, evokes dread in casual visitors to the self-billed Happiest Place on Earth. People who choose to vacation at a Disney park already struggle to navigate high costs and crowds. Genie, which purports to help guests plan the best times to…