22/08/2021
New and exciting things are happening at Disney!!!
✨ You've Never Had a Friend Like Disney Genie ✨
Let's break down Disney Genie, Disney Genie+, and the additional paid Lighting Lane individual attraction selections.
🧞♂️Disney Genie🧞♂️
Disney Genie is a complimentary in-app service that acts as your in-park personal assistant to ensure you have the "Best Day Ever".
✨Using the app, you'll select the attractions and experiences at each park that are most important to your travel party, and Disney Genie will use real-time data to put together a personal itinerary ensuring that you maximize the fun and minimize the waiting.
✨If patterns or experiences change, Disney Genie will adjust your itinerary to reflect the best possible scenario on the go.
✨If you aren't sure of the exact attractions and experiences you wish to experience you can select a category such as Princesses, or Star Wars, and let the app do all the work for you.
✨You can add or remove selections from the app easily, allowing for maximum flexibility.
✨Disney Genie will be housed inside the current MyDisneyExperience and Disneyland mobile apps.
🧞♂️Disney Genie+🧞♂️
Disney Genie+ is an add-on feature you can purchase that allows you to bypass the standby attraction lines and utilize the new Lighting Lanes for a shorter wait time.
✨Lighting Lanes will be available at over 40 Walt Disney World and 15 Disneyland attractions, including favorites such as Haunted Mansion, Big Thunder Mountain, and Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run.
✨Using your app, you'll be able to choose one available selection at a time starting at 7AM at Walt Disney World and park opening at Disneyland.
✨At Walt Disney World, your Genie+ purchase will cost $15 per person/day and will include immersive new audio experiences featuring Imagineers and other special guests, as well as augmented reality photo lenses.
✨At Disneyland, your Genie+ purchase will cost $20 per person/day and will include unlimited PhotoPass downloads for that day.
✨Once launched, Disney Genie+ will be available as a package or ticket add-on for select tickets, so let your travel advisor know if you are interested! It can also be purchased on a day-to-day basis.
🧞♂️Individual Attraction Lighting Lane Purchases🧞♂️
Select attractions will not be included in your Disney Genie+ purchase and will instead be available for individual purchase.
✨This is a different set of attractions from those available with Genie+ and includes the most highly-sought after attractions at each park such as Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom and Radiator Springs Racers at Disney California Adventure.
✨You'll be able to purchase individual Lighting Lane access for one or two attractions each day.
✨Guests staying at a Disney Resort hotel will be able to purchase and book their individual attraction Lighting Lane access at 7AM. Other guests must wait until the park opens.
✨The cost will vary based on attraction, date, and park.
🧞♂️Important Things to Note🧞♂️
Disney Genie, Genie+, and Individual Attraction Lighting Lanes are meant to make your Disney vacation as enjoyable as possible, maximizing your time in the parks and helping you ensure you experience the attractions and entertainment that is most important to you.
✨You have the option to purchase one, both, or neither paid option for any or all days of your vacation. For example, maybe you want to purchase Genie+ for your day at Hollywood Studios, but don't think you want it for your day at Epcot. That is totally doable!
✨Genie+ can be used with Park Hopping, so as you finish up your time at Animal Kingdom you can grab the next available Lighting Lane entrance time for Soarin' as you head to Epcot!
✨Standby lines and virtual queues are not going anywhere and will still be available to all Guests.
✨We do not have an exact launch date yet but will be sure to let you know when it is available. All we currently know is that it will launch sometime this fall.
We know this is a lot to take in, and we are here to help you understand and navigate this transition in the way you experience Disney Parks. We are excited about how Disney Genie will revolutionize your in-park experience!