Walt Disney World announces start date for Disney Genie, Genie+ and Lightning Lanes

Oct 08, 2021 in "Disney Genie"

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Posted: Friday October 8, 2021 3:55pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has today announced that Disney Genie, Genie+, and Lightning Lane will launch at Walt Disney World on October 19 2021.

Disney Genie overview

Disney Genie is a new digital service part of the My Disney Experience app designed to plan your day at the Walt Disney World theme parks, including a personalized itinerary that maps out the entire day based on your preferences. There is no cost to use Disney Genie.

Lightning Lane at Mad Hatter Tea Party

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.

Lightning Lane at Star Wars Rise of the Resistance

Individual Attraction purchases will vary by date, attraction and park. For example, the Lightning Lane entrance to Remy's Ratatouille Adventure will be $9 per person on October 19 and $11 per person on October 23. As another example, on both those dates, Lightning Lane entrance to Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain will be $7 per person, while Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance will be $15 per person. Throughout the year, prices may be lower on some days and higher on other days. This option may be purchased at up to 2 different attractions each day.

The lineup of attractions that will offer paid Lighting Lane access via Individual Attraction purchases and not part of Genie+ is as follows:

Disney's Hollywood Studios - Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway

Magic Kingdom - Space Mountain, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

EPCOT - Frozen Ever After, Remy's Ratatouille Adventure

Disney's Animal Kingdom - Expedition Everest and Avatar Flight of Passage

See the complete list of confirmed Lighting Lane attractions and Individual Lighting Lane selections available for purchase at Walt Disney World.

Lightning Lane at Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Starting October 19, Disney Genie+ service will be available to purchase before you arrive as an add-on to a ticket or vacation package. It will also be available as a single-day purchase through the My Disney Experience app. If you have an existing ticket, you will be able to modify it to include Disney Genie+ service within the app. If you have an existing package, call the travel provider who originally arranged your booking or the Disney Reservation Center at (407) 939-5277.

View our Disney Genie, Genie+, and Lightning Lane FAQ for Walt Disney World.

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Lilofan8 days ago

Can't remember how my mom did it when back in the day in the 1970s we has a stainless steel lid container outside our front door to our house. The milkman delivered 6 to 8 glass bottles of milk then at the end of the week we left the empty bottles in the container for pick up.

JD808 days ago

Disney constantly has discounts going. I know people who went just because of the ticket deal they had over the summer.

DisneyHead1239 days ago

I think in decades past it was just framed differently. The highest price point was the “regular” price while anything else was a “sale” (and of course things go on sale all the time, and some things were almost always on sale.)

Epcot81Fan9 days ago

The difference of course is when “demand is low”, Disney dramatically reduces the quality of the experience while not reducing prices (less entertainment, less hours, less staffing, less dining options, reduced attraction capacity, etc., etc). It would be like the airline making you sit on a milk crate, load your own baggage, serve your own drinks, and making five connections to get there because “demand is low”.

John park hopper9 days ago

Don't airlines raise prices but also have great deals at times unlike Disney raise prices at high demand but rarely have great deals when demand is low

MickeyLuv'r9 days ago

Others beat me to it.😁

peter114359 days ago

Is this honestly a serious post?

Mr. Sullivan9 days ago

Every single one of them. That’s where this artificial inflation is coming from across the board.

peter114359 days ago

I see you don’t understand what price gouging means…

Chi849 days ago

People buy Lightning Lane passes so they don't have to stand in long lines.

Rroe9 days ago

Why would anyone purchase an expensive Lightning lane pass when they are already being priced gouged for daily tickets and annuals passes. Do you realize the greedy Disney is also raising these prices also. If you plan on ever going to Disney please become good friends with people that have money because Disney doesn't care a Rat's back side about you.