Latest on Disney Genie rollout and Individual Attraction purchases lineup at Walt Disney World

Sep 28, 2021 in "Disney Genie"

Posted: Tuesday September 28, 2021 6:42am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney Genie appears to be remaining on track to go live at Walt Disney World during October 2021 - shortly after the start of the resort's 50th-anniversary celebrations.

Disney is yet to make an official announcement on a live date, but since our last update, sources tell us that the rollout of Disney Genie has been pushed back a couple of weeks, shifting from the first week to the third week of October 2021. Timings may shift further, and until officially announced by Disney, should be treated as speculation. For the west coast, the debut at Disneyland is expected a few weeks later.

In addition to the shift in start date, the lineup of Individual Attraction purchases for Lightning Lane access is now expected to be:

  • Disney's Hollywood Studios - Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Slinky Dog Dash
  • 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

As a reminder, the attractions above are likely not included as part of the $15 per day Disney Genie+, and will require an individual attraction purchase to access the Lightning Lane. Pricing for this option will vary by date, attraction, and park and is still to be announced. We have heard reliable speculation that puts pricing between $4 and $24 depending on date, attraction, and demand.

You can learn more in our Disney Genie FAQ.

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    AidenRodriguez7317 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 Chuckwagon8 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 Walt8 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.

    AidenRodriguez7319 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...

    Splash4eva9 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.

    easyrowrdw9 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.

    Splash4eva9 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 Tigger9 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 Walt9 days ago

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

    Dranth9 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 Tigger9 days ago

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

    Disgruntled Walt9 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?

    Splash4eva10 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…

    JD8010 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.