Disney Genie+ Lighting Lane signage arrives at Magic Kingdom

Sep 02, 2021 in "Disney Genie"

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Posted: Thursday September 2, 2021 1:50pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney Genie+ took another big step towards its Walt Disney World debut today with the introduction of new Lighting Lane signage at a couple of the Magic Kingdom's attractions.

Lightning Lane signs at Magic Kingdom

At the Jungle Cruise, the Lightning Lane sign has been added to the former FastPass entrance sign that has sat empty for several months.

Lightning Lane signs at Magic Kingdom

At "it's a small world," a Lightning Lane sticker has been positioned on the canopy at the former FastPass+ entrance.

Lightning Lane signs at Magic Kingdom

Although the signage is in place, Disney Genie is not yet in operation at Walt Disney World.

Announced last month, Disney Genie+ is an option within the Disney Genie service that makes the former FastPass line available at select attractions, now called Lightning Lane. At Walt Disney World, the introductory pricing is $15 per ticket per day. Certain headline attractions are not part of Genie+, and Lightning Lane access at those attractions will require an Individual Attraction purchase.

Disney has not yet announced a start date for its Genie service but has said it will debut this fall.

Lightning Lane signs at Magic Kingdom

To learn more about Genie, Genie+, and Lighting Lanes, visit our Disney Genie FAQ.

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Disstevefan11 day ago

I have to say both are good points. I just didn’t want my family member to have to navigate the scooter in that switch back. At a glance it seemed like it’s gonna be a pain.

gorillaball1 day ago

Should have got in line. How often are wait times overstated? Also, if 0 LL are in line the standby is going to fly!

gorillaball2 days ago

Noooo. We have enough variables to consider!

DisneyHead1232 days ago

Yeah, pros and cons for sure. As a parent I’ve had those “I will take out a second mortgage to get on this freaking ride right now!!” moments, lol. But imagine the outrage and opportunity for negative social media spin when LLs inevitably hit some ridiculous price.

Laketravis2 days ago

A little queueing science from a past life: There are several established queueing theory formulas that can be applied to what is a comparatively simple scenario involving an entrance with just two queues, a fixed (or even variable) per-hour capacity, the number of guests arriving at the non-scheduled queue (Standby) per a Poisson process (because we know how many people are actually in the park) and a known number of scheduled guests arriving at the second queue admitted at a ratio of Scheduled to Standby. The science is administered first to the pay for group via scheduled arrival times and windows (LL and LLMP with consideration for the LLPP group as well) since these quantitities and schedules can be accurately determined. The predicted wait times for the Standby group can then be calculated. If only we knew which particular formula WDW uses 😄

dmw2 days ago

We need a TOD of TLAs ASAP

Vegas Disney Fan2 days ago

Disstevefan12 days ago

LL is skip the standby lines where the trash people are, but I agree LL is still a line. ;)

lentesta2 days ago

Yep - places where we could see the merge point without being in line, so most of Fantasyland, parts of Tomorrowland, Spaceship Earth, Living with the Land. And others. Then we reached out to park ops friends and said "This is what we're seeing. Is this new?" And got that confirmation from multiple, separate sources.

HauntedPirate2 days ago

I'm sure it's been considered at some level of management. Because in their eyes: And can others please stop saying LL is "skip the line"? It's not, never was, and never will be.

Andrew C2 days ago

oh my goodness, the abbreviations here...

Disstevefan12 days ago

Yes, my post should have said within limits. If the ODLLPP was the same price as LLPP (if both existed at the time) logic tells us to get the LLPP. If the ODLLPP was 2X the LLSP for the day, then at that moment it probably would have been a yes. Also not knowing the price, the part of my brain that says "I NEED TO GO ON IT NOW", just tap in, do the ride and check the bill later. ;) I have been burnt many times when I let the other side of my brain say, "I will buy that later or I will do that later" The ODLLPP could also be great if I want to ride a single attraction 3 times. Its a fun thought, but we know they will never do it. I wonder if they will create an unlimited LL premium or, LLUPP ;) for some astronomical price that allows unlimited re rides ;)

JD802 days ago

I was always an advocate of every LL entry point had surge pricing. Walk over to an attraction, see the wait time, app says $X per person to skip the line. For the system to work the value X has to be as low enough to make that decision. Like Pirates with a 30m wait, LL would be $2-4 pp depending on crowd levels etc. But you want to talk about nickle and diming and trip complexity. This may just irritate the heck out of people.

MisterPenguin2 days ago

This change of policy is probably a result of weeding out all the DAS people in the LL queues who really didn't belong there, or, were just out-and-out faking it. Consequently, there are more LLs being sold now than before, even with throttling back the ratio of LL:Standby. So... this change ain't hurting Disney's pocket, and will increase GSAT at the same time, which spurs more in-park spending.