The math on how much time you need to save ‘not standing in line’ for
Genie+/ILL or Express Pass (or any line skipping product) to break-even is the same.
The formula:
- Park Ticket Cost (per day) divided by Hours Spent at Park(s) = Park Cost per Hour
- Genie+/ILL/Express Pass price per day divided by Park Cost per Hour = Hrs in line saved needed to break even when paying to ‘skip the line’.
This can give a more ‘Apples to Apples’ comparison of any skip the line system.
For example:
- $100ticket/10hrs spent in the park(s) = $10/hr
- 7Dwarves ILL cost $12/$10 = 1.2 hrs saved in line needed to break-even vs just using stand-by.
Generally, you will only be guessing on how much time you saved but this gives you an idea of the value proposition for purchasing to ‘skip the line’ on any given day.
A few tidbits:
- the more expensive your park ticket the better value you get paying to skip the line while the less your ticket costs the less value you get.
- the more hours you stay at a park the less value you get (and vice versa). If you have a 10day park pass there is less value in skipping the line than someone spending 5 days at the parks.
In the end the this formula just gives you the value proposition when deciding to pay to skip the line.