D23 Gold Members can register for a complimentary Disney Genie+ add-on for the debut of the new service at Walt Disney World

Oct 13, 2021 in "Disney Genie"

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Posted: Wednesday October 13, 2021 2:54pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

D23, the official Disney fan club, is inviting its Gold Members to register to be one of the first to experience the new Disney Genie service, Disney Genie+ service, and new Lightning Lane entrances on October 19 2021 at Walt Disney World Resort.

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You must register as a D23 Gold Member for this offer and must also have a valid Walt Disney World Resort theme park reservation and admission for October 19, 2021, to receive the complimentary Disney Genie+ add-on.

Lightning Lane at Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Registration begins Thursday October 14 2021 at 1pm ET at the D23 ticket site.

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

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AidenRodriguez7315 days ago

Just purchased my lightning lanes for my trip. Got all the rides I wanted :) (some are a bit later but gonna keep refreshing). Seemed like a pretty decent experience, everything worked the way i thought it would atleast

Fido Chuckwagon6 days ago

If I was a local AP holder I would not purchase LLMP, because, yeah, you’re right, you can duck in and out whenever you want and ride the occasional ride when waits are low. But as an out of stater who is paying thousands for flights, hotels, rental car, etc, you better believe I’m shelling out the extra $30ish per person per day so that I don’t spend my (limited) time in the parks standing in line.

Disgruntled Walt6 days ago

No, if I felt we needed the LLMP for MK, I would have bought it. But we're visiting the park so many times, especially at night, that it seemed like we were likely to make it on everything.

AidenRodriguez7317 days ago

This also ignores that many people will simply just... not ride a line after a certain wait time? Like yeah, it might be a miniscule shorter line, because it doesn't have the same amount of guests going through the line anyway. There's many reasons to attribute to a relatively minor increase and even if that, if the FP increases lines by 5-10 minutes or less but allows certain people to complete their day while the people that don't pay MAY have to wait 5 minutes more, what is the problem? They have the option to wait still...

Splash4eva7 days ago

To me Genie knowing the drops times made it so much easier which im assuming most vets on this board knew about & it didnt even require a true early rope drop.

easyrowrdw7 days ago

That is similar to our situation when we started going. We got so much done with FP+ and early arrivals. The kids were so spoiled almost never waiting in line. We didn’t get as much done with Genie or the current setup but that’s because Disney won’t allow repeat rides anymore.

Splash4eva7 days ago

May i ask a question and feel free to tell me to mind my own business. But is passing on paying for LLMP or ILL a money or principle issue? Listen i agree i hate to pay for anything that use to be free and im a man of principle more than anything but im also not going to bite my nose to spite my face.

Tony the Tigger7 days ago

We’ve never had a bad trip going that way, but we are a much smaller party of two. Again, your best bet is to take advantage of early morning and late night hours. Get up early, get to the parks when they open, take a nice break in the afternoon back at the room when the parks are busy and hot, go to dinner, and enjoy the cooler and less crowded evening hours, especially during parades and fireworks if you like. If you are staying at a luxury resort, you will have an extra advantage of certain exclusive hours throughout the week. For one person, it’s difficult to justify the price increase from a value or moderate resort to a deluxe for that perk, but it becomes easier to justify when you have more people staying in the room.

Disgruntled Walt7 days ago

I've got LLSP for Tron, so that's covered. We'll just have to take our chances, I guess.

Dranth7 days ago

We haven't had to buy it for MK, but we do go a different time of year so not sure how well in translates over.

Tony the Tigger7 days ago

Everything except Tron (not included in MP anyway, averages 1 hour wait.)

Disgruntled Walt7 days ago

I didn't buy MK LLMP for any day of our trip, but we're spending 1 day and 3 nights at MK, so I figure we'll have plenty of chances to get on everything...am I wrong?

Splash4eva7 days ago

Rope dropping to me still holds if you are looking to avoid wait times and avoid paying for any services Disney offers. Same pretty much holds true towards end of night as well. Its about one of the fee constants at the world over the years…

JD807 days ago

Sitting in MCO right now. Went to the parks with my daughter for a day to see TSI for the first and last time. We purchased MK LLMP but had hoppers and arrived at the park at 10am. Because of an extra $60 purchase we did: SM Tron (Standby) Pirates HM TSI JC RnRC MMRR ToT Falcon (Could have done Midway Mania) Remy (Could have done SSE and Soarin) TBA Pan Buzz CoP We chose not to do any of the other rides (we decided to eat or have snacks or watch fireworks) but they were short waits. Could have done Mine Train standby. Point being is that the extra $60 afforded us the ability to maximize the hoppers, have a great day and also have a sit down meal at Shiki Sai. Never had to wait more than 10-15m for a ride. I say that has incredible value.