Disney is planning an imminent launch of Disney Genie and Genie+

Sep 08, 2021 in "Disney Genie"

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Posted: Wednesday September 8, 2021 8:17am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary kicks off in just three weeks, but that isn't the most significant thing coming to the resort in October.

Walt Disney World begins its 50th anniversary celebrations on October 1 and will likely debut Genie shortly afterwards

According to our sources, Disney plans to launch Disney Genie at Walt Disney World just days into the 18 month-long "Happiest Celebration on Earth."

Disney Genie overview

If everything remains on schedule, Disney Genie, along with Genie+ and Lighting Lanes, will debut on the east coast in the first week of October 2021.

Lightning Lane signs at Magic Kingdom

Guests can already see Lighting Lane signage replace FastPass+ signs at the entrance to attractions throughout the Walt Disney World parks. At Magic Kingdom, new Lightning Lane signs are already up at Jungle Cruise, and "it's a small world." At EPCOT, Lighting Lane signs have been installed at Soarin' and Living with the Land.

Lightning Lane signs at Magic Kingdom

Disney Genie, part of the My Disney Experience app, is the next generation of Disney's ride reservation system, replacing FastPass+.

Genie+ will be available at Walt Disney World for $15 per person per day, and will include access to the Lightning Lane (previously the FastPass line), for one attraction at a time, with a designated arrival time. In addition, top tier attractions not included in Genie+ will be available for individual purchase at a price to be announced. We understand from various sources that Disney will be asking between $4 and $24 per person, per ride, depending on the category of attraction.

Most attractions that were previously part of FastPass+ will be included in the flat-rate Genie+, but top-tier attractions and new attractions like Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and Remy's Ratatouille Adventure will require an individual purchase for Lighting Lane access.

Disney Genie overview

You can learn more about Disney Genie, and answers to your frequently asked Disney Genie questions.

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Splash4eva1 day ago

& to pre pay before the trip for its entirety

Fido Chuckwagon1 day ago

Lol, how I long for the days when it was $15…

capndave1 day ago

Doesn't include the more popular attractions. You have to pay even more to access the lightening lane per ride for those attractions. Total money grab! Disney is pricing themselves out of existence .

Chip Chipperson13 days ago

So now that the changes to DAS have been announced, any idea on how far away we are from getting news about pre-booking G+ selections?

Disstevefan119 days ago

I think you are right. This is the new floor. Remember how low the prices were when it started

doctornick19 days ago

@tanc is talking about LL Bean's return policy that was changed a few years back.

aaronml20 days ago

What legendary return policy? Are you talking about for legacy paper FP many years ago? Or something else?

HauntedPirate20 days ago

I’m curious to see if Genie- prices drop further to the old minimums or if these become the new “floor”.

Brian20 days ago

If OP was referring to the mix ratio with the 80% figure, that determines how many LL guests pass through the merge point at any given time versus standby. There will still be the same number of guests who ultimately choose to experience the attraction via either standby or LL whether they let 20 LL guests through the merge point for every one standby or 50. If the suggestion is that 80% of a "popular" attraction's total guests throughout the day are LL guests, I don't know of any in which that is the case.

Purduevian20 days ago

But the ratio of people that get on the ride via Standby or LL throughout a day (on average) must be the same ratio of people that get in the line...

wdwmagic20 days ago

Individual Lightning Lane price drops alongside lower Genie+ cost at Walt Disney World https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/disney-genie/news/08apr2024-individual-lightning-lane-price-drops-alongside-lower-genie-cost-at-walt-disney-world.htm

Brian21 days ago

I believe the figures you are referring to are the mix ratios of LL vs standby guests at the merge point, which can fluctuate throughout the day. These ratios do not themselves determine the types of guests (Genie+ vs Standby) who will ultimately choose to get in line and experience a specific attraction.

DisneyDodo21 days ago

It took me a very long time to parse this post because my brain stubbornly insisted on reading “LL” as “Lightning Lane” every time, which made me assume “bean” was some sort of typo, and I could not for the life of me figure out what you were trying to say. Thankfully it eventually clicked.

SingleRider21 days ago

It’s been reported on this site and others that the LL entrance at any popular attraction accounts for 75-80% of that ride’s capacity because the LL is heavily favored. Having the other 20-25 percent scan at a separate entrance shouldn’t be much of an issue.