Walt Disney World has announced a new pricing strategy for Disney Genie Plus. The change introduces varying per-park prices based on where you want to utilize the new service.
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Jun 23, 2023 in Disney Genie Walt Disney World will introduce significant changes to its Disney Genie+ service beginning June 27 2023. When purchasing Genie+, guests will have the option to select either a single park, or multi-park option. Prices will vary by park and date.
We heard at the beginning of June that beginning January 9, 2024, Disney will be allowing guests to plan what attractions they want to experience with the Genie+ service and individual Lightning Lane selections before the day of their park visit.
Purchasing the Disney Genie+ gives guests access to book the Lightning Lane for Genie+ rides at Disney World in the My Disney Experience app. That means shorter wait time with access to a separate lane than standby guests. This is the replacement for the Disney Fastpass 2023, but with a fee.
Our answer is: YES, Disney Genie+ is worth it, but not for everyone. If you have room in your budget and you are a family who likes to do many attractions per day, then yes, you will probably find some value in the Disney Genie Plus service.
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.
Walt Disney World announced 2023 vacation packages, and with that, the end of the Genie+ ticket add-on. This post covers details about the length-of-stay prepaid Lightning Lane booking option, why it's being eliminated, and other thoughts.
Can Disneyland Genie Plus rides sell out? Genie+ rides are not guaranteed. The most popular rides can run out of available Genie+ Lightning Lane selections.
One of the most helpful changes we have seen come to the Genie+ service is the ability to Modify Lightning Lane reservations. Previously to this change, guests would have to cancel an existing Lightning Lane and then book another one.
While you can't book more than one Genie+ reservation at once, you can hold multiple Genie+ reservations at a time by utilizing the 120 Minute Rule. This is called Genie+ stacking. You are also able to have both a Genie+ reservation and an Individual Lightning Lane entrance at the same time.
Genie+ is a paid skip-the-line service that allows guests to enter through a special line called the Lightning Lane (think of the former FASTPASS Return Entrance) rather than the standby line. Not all Disneyland attractions are available with Genie Plus, which we'll get into below. This add-on is toadally optional.
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.
You can purchase Genie+ day by day on each day of your trip using the My Disney Experience app. Genie+ is available for purchase when the clock strikes midnight on the day of your visit, but you don't need to stay up late (instead, just wake up about 15 minutes early to secure it before the 7 a.m. selection process).
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. You can do so on the day of your park visit, starting at 12 a.m. EST.
Is Disney Lightning Lane Worth it Conclusion. As a general rule of thumb we do find the Disney World Lightning Lane to be worth it if you can find a way to save 60 minutes per attraction at a cost of under $11.00 per attraction.
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.
Disney Genie+ does have dynamic pricing, which means that the purchase price may differ from day to day. In my experience, I have never seen the price change throughout the day. It has been set at midnight and remains the same price through 7:00 am when Lightning Lane selections begin.
$29 is the highest price for Genie+, which is currently the peak holiday pricing. We last saw Genie+ priced at $29 over the Presidents' Day weekend. Disney introduced a variable pricing model for Genie+ towards the end of 2022, meaning guests only know the price of Genie+ the day of their park visit.
Can You Really Only Go on 2-3 Rides With Genie+? Disney added this language to their Genie+ website recently: “On average, guests can enter 2 to 3 attractions or experiences per day using the Lightning Lane entrance if the first selection is made early in the day.”