Can you upgrade to Genie at Disneyland?

The good news is, you can add Disney Genie+ service once you arrive at the Disneyland Resort. As soon as you enter through that turnstile into Agrabah (I mean, the theme parks) you can open the Disneyland mobile app, go to “My Genie Day” and click the link to add the service to your day.



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Disney Genie+ service is available for purchase before your visit—as an add-on with new ticket or vacation package purchases—or may be available as a single-day purchase for existing ticket holders through the Disneyland app on the day of your park visit after park entry.

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Guests may purchase Disney Genie+ service in the My Disney Experience app on the day of their park visit by selecting the theme park they are planning to visit that day or selecting the Multiple Parks option if they are planning to visit more than one theme park and their ticket or pass includes the Park Hopper or ...

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After you have scanned your ticket at the park entrance, you may purchase Genie+ by tapping “Get Disney Genie+ for Today” in the Disneyland app. If you have a multi-day ticket, you will need to go through this process for each day that you wish to purchase the service.

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Guests may purchase Disney Genie+ service in the My Disney Experience app on the day of their park visit by selecting the theme park they are planning to visit that day or selecting the Multiple Parks option if they are planning to visit more than one theme park and their ticket or pass includes the Park Hopper or ...

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When can I buy Disney Genie+? Whether you have an Annual Pass or multi- or single-day ticket, you may only purchase Genie+ on the day of your visit via the app, one day at a time, “subject to availability,” per Disney.

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Typically Disneyland Genie Plus does not sell out at the theme parks but on rare days when the attendance mix at the theme parks leans heavily towards vacationing guests the service may sell out.

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Disney Genie+ costs $25 per person, per day and includes access to 19 rides along with unlimited PhotoPass downloads.

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Genie+ is a paid add-on to the free Genie service that gives guests front-of-the-line access to high-traffic attractions and shows, like Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade. The price for Genie+ varies between parks, days and how busy the parks are on your reservation date.

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If 50% of people can use the Lightning Lane, that means only 50% are left in the standby lines, so those lines are now the same length. In order to reduce the number of people buying Genie+ and thus increase the product's value, Disney needs to increase the price.

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It's still very very easy to get and use Genie+ reservations for every eligible attraction. And you're saving more time compared to standby because those wait times are picking up a little compared to low crowd days. That means you can save even more time – in this case, just about 2.5 hours compared to standby.

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Guests of Marriott properties, The Walt Disney World Swan and The Walt Disney World Dolphin, can also take advantage of early Individual Lightning Lane access. Note that you don't need to purchase Genie+ to buy Individual Lightning Lane passes. These two services are entirely separate.

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So how many Disney guests actually use the service? In the Quarter 3 Earnings Call, Bob Chapek said that close to 50% of park guests purchase Genie+. “Even our Genie product, which we released short of a year ago, now about 50% of the people who come through the gate, buy up to that Genie product,” Chapek said.

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All guests, regardless of where they stay, are limited to a maximum of two pay-per-ride attractions per day and can only book a particular ride once per day. What about Annual Passholders? Annual Passholders will need to purchase Genie+ on the day(s) of their visit.

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One possibility is that the company has found the “sweet spot” for pricing during popular tourist seasons, and it's $35. Another is that price points have been “reset” and $35 is now the baseline for busier days, with the number only going higher when we enter the next big holiday season.

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A person can purchase Disney Genie+ service and book Genie+ Lightning Lane attractions for anyone that appears on their Family and Friends List in My Disney Experience.

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A person can purchase Disney Genie+ service and book Genie+ Lightning Lane attractions for anyone that appears on their Family and Friends List in My Disney Experience.

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Let me describe the difference between Disney Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lanes. Disney Genie+ is a magical upgrade to your ticket that allows you to select Lightning Lane entrances at over 40 attractions throughout the theme parks. These Lightning Lane entrances allow you to skip the regular standby line.

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Genie Plus is definitely worth it for Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, and if you don't like early starts, you might consider it for Epcot and Animal Kingdom. If you are park hopping, Genie+ is even better value as it maximises the number of rides you have access to.

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According to Thrill Data, the cheapest day of the week to buy Genie+at Disney World is Thursday with an average price of $19.92. The most expensive day to buy Genie+ at Walt Disney World is Saturday.

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If you already have your ticket, you might be able to purchase it on the day of your park visit — after park entry — through the Disney app. For Disney World, however, it appears Genie+ can only be purchased on the day of your park visit. Log into your account on the park app.

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