Which parks to get Genie Plus?

In general, yes: we recommend using Genie+ at Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom, in conjunction with a touring plan. That depends on how long the standby lines are and how large your party size is. Passes are sold per-person, and guests are limited to two purchases per day.



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If you are going to Animal Kingdom or Epcot While we really, really think Genie+ is worth it at Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, we feel just as strongly as to it not being as necessary at Animal Kingdom and Epcot. But, while it isn't necessary, it can definitely make touring those 2 parks a lot, lot easier.

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If you have a ticket with the Park Hopper Option, you will only need to purchase Disney Genie+ once per day, per person and you can use the service to make Lightning Lane reservations for the first park you visit and the park(s) to which you are hopping.

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Prioritized List of Genie+ Attractions at Magic Kingdom
  • Space Mountain. Availability Score = 7 out of 21. ...
  • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Availability Score = 9 out of 21. ...
  • Meet Cinderella at Fairytale Hall. ...
  • Meet Ariel. ...
  • Meet Mickey Mouse at Town Square Theater. ...
  • Jungle Cruise. ...
  • Haunted Mansion. ...
  • Meet Tiana at Fairytale Hall.


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To make a Genie+ reservation, start on the Tip Board and select the experience that you want to book. In the “Review Details” screen, make sure to note the time of the reservation. It is very common for this to be a different time than you saw on the Tip Board, even if you refreshed the Tip Board right before clicking.

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The Genie 120-minute rule says that you can make a new reservation at most 2 hours from when you made the last one, and this countdown timer doesn't change if you modify the reservation.

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You may be out of luck for purchasing Individual Lightning Lanes for any attraction if you're staying offsite on high crowd days. Rise of the Resistance used to be the clear winner of the popularity contest here, and that doesn't hold true anymore either. At all crowd levels, Flight of Passage sells out first.

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Can Genie+ sell out? Yes. It can. Although it isn't common, we've seen it happen a few times during busier times of the year (like over the holidays and Spring Break).

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In fact, usually the most popular rides are excluded for Genie+ guests. For example, Lightning Lanes aren't available through Genie+ for Disney World's Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, TRON Lightcycle/Run, Avatar Flight of Passage, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.

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Purchase Disney Genie+ service to use the Lightning Lane entrances at select attractions and experiences (subject to change without notice). 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.

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What's the 120 minute rule? The way Genie+ ride reservations work is that you can book one at a time, and can either make another selection after two hours (120 minutes) or once you tap into your previous Genie+ selection (both tapstiles at attractions that have two)—whichever comes first.

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Yes, the Disney Lightning Lane, which serves as the 'skip-the-line' queue, is incorporated into the cost of the standard Disney Genie+ rides. By opting for the Disney Genie Plus upgrade, guests can select from over 40 attractions. They can then schedule arrival times to access these rides via the Lightning Lane.

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Individual Lightning Lanes are not a part of Genie+.
  • Magic Kingdom — Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, TRON.
  • Hollywood Studios — Rise of the Resistance.
  • Animal Kingdom — Avatar Flight of Passage.
  • Epcot — Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind.


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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.

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However, that has changed. You now can only park hop AFTER 2PM. So you'll have to wait until well after lunchtime if you're planning on visiting another park. However, this rule is different for Annual Passholders.

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According to Disney, Club 33 is simply named after its address at 33 Royal Street in New Orleans Square at Disneyland.

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If you miss your Genie+ Lightning Lane reservation for an attraction, that's it for the day. You won't be able to make another one for that particular ride. Sometimes you'll be given a small grace period, but that's up to the discretion of the Cast Member.

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You can only use Genie+ on each attraction one time per day. So, if you book an early morning pass for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, use it, and then want to ride Thunder Mountain again later in the day…you'll need to wait in the standby line. So keep that in mind during your trip!

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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.

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With this program, you will find typically 1 or 2 of the more popular attractions at each of the given parks where you can pay for an arrival window time. You do pay for these individually, so one purchase for one ride.

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