Disney World have announced the Disney Genie Service. This has been reimagining the guest experience at Disney World. Beginning in the Fall of 2021 (Autumn for the UK readers), this new service replaced the Fastpass+ system that has been in operation for many years now.
There have been many changes over the last eighteen months or so with park closures and adaptations having to be made for guests and cast members alike. The Genie service has been one of the latest in the line of new announcements for the Disney parks.
What Is The Disney Genie Service?
A new addition to the My Disney Experience app, the Disney Genie service is designed to maximise your park time. It includes an itinerary feature to help you plan your days in the parks. This will range from attractions, food experiences and entertainment. You can also utilise it for the Disney character experiences.
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Disney Genie Service Features
The system displays current and forecasted wait times for rides and attractions helping you plan your day. You’ll be able to Join a virtual queue at certain attractions, make dining and experience reservations. You will also be able to use mobile order at multiple food locations. There’s even the option to get help from a virtual assistant.
Disney Genie+
The next level from the new Disney Genie service is to purchase Disney Genie+. Covering 40 attractions and experiences throughout the Walt Disney World theme parks. The system will let you select the next available arrival window for the new Lightning Lane entrances.
One selection can be made at a time throughout the day. These attractions will include Haunted Mansion and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, as well as Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run.
If your theme park ticket includes the Park Hopper option, you can select Lightning Lane arrival windows across multiple theme parks.
Beginning at 7:00 AM on the day of your visit, you’ll have the opportunity to secure your first arrival time.
How Much Will The Disney Genie+ Cost?
The cost will be around $15 per day, per ticket at Walt Disney World. You will be able to choose the next available time to arrive at a variety of attractions and experiences using the Lightning Lane entrance. Once you’ve redeemed your initial selection (or the arrival window has passed), you can make another selection using your mobile, until the park closes.
Disney Genie+ will also include the photo memories we have previously known as Memory Maker.
There will also be an additional service with payment allowing guests to schedule a time to arrive at up to 2 attractions each day using the Lightning Lane entrance.
These will include rides such as Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom park. Pricing for this option will vary by date, attraction and park.
Disney Genie+ Rides and Attractions
Magic Kingdom Park Rides and Attractions
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant
- Haunted Mansion
- “it’s a small world”
- Jungle Cruise
- Mad Tea Party
- Mickey’s PhilharMagic
- Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor
- Peter Pan’s Flight
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- The Barnstormer
- The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Tomorrowland Speedway
- Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid
EPCOT Rides and Attractions
- Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival
- Journey into Imagination with Figment
- Living with the Land
- Mission: SPACE – Green
- Mission: SPACE – Orange
- Soarin’ Around the World
- Spaceship Earth
- Test Track
- The Seas with Nemo & Friends
- Turtle Talk with Crush
Disney’s Hollywood Studios Rides and Attractions
- Alien Swirling Saucers
- Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage
- Disney Junior Play & Dance
- For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration
- Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular – Returning December 19, 2021
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
- Muppet*Vision 3D
- Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
- Slinky Dog Dash
- Star Tours– The Adventures Continue
- The Twilight Zone Tower of TerrorTM
- Toy Story Mania!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park Rides and Attractions
- Celebration of the Festival of the Lion King
- DINOSAUR
- Feathered Friends in Flight!
- It’s Tough to Be a Bug!
- Kali River Rapids
- Kilimanjaro Safaris
- Naʻvi River Journey
- The Animation Experience at Conservation Station
Disney Lightning Lane
A new feature to the app is the Lightning Lane service. This essentially is replacing the Fastpass+ queue system that guests have been using for the past few years.
The Lightning Lane service is available for Genie+ and Genie service users, covering those high demand attractions. You will be able to purchase a return time for your selected attraction on the same day of purchase. Don’t want to wait in the standby line for your favourite ride? Now you can purchase an entry ticket for the ride, known as Lightning Lane.
You can purchase and select an arrival window one at a time for up to 2 attractions total per day. If you’re staying in a Disney resort, you can make your first purchase from 7am. If you’re staying elsewhere and visiting Disney World, you can purchase your Lightning Lane rides and attractions once the park opens.
Prices will vary according to demand and ride or attraction. How much would you be willing to pay for your favourite ride?
Lightning Lane Rides And Attractions
Magic Kingdom Park
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
- Space Mountain
EPCOT
- Frozen Ever After
- Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park
- Avatar Flight of Passage
- Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
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