This information to Genie+ and Lightning Lanes at Walt Disney World explains paid QuickPass, with solutions ceaselessly requested questions on experience reservations, line-skipping, and itinerary instruments for Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios. Plus, suggestions & methods, learn how to use the 120 minute rule to strategically stack and save time! (Updated December 16, 2022.)
Since the Genie system launched final fall, we’ve been within the parks extensively testing it out and sharing leads to our posts about Genie+ and Lightning Lanes. Lots of fine reads in there for anybody who needs to know the way Genie works in apply, issues we now have utilizing experience reservations, and extra. Those posts additionally embrace Genie+ information and adjustments, which occurs extra usually than you may suppose!
Unsurprisingly, there have nonetheless been a lot of questions–even from seasoned Walt Disney World veterans. The dangerous information is that the Genie system is convoluted and complicated with a number of shifting components and separate options. It’s additionally a considerable departure from its free predecessor at Walt Disney World, and is predicated extra on MaxPass at Disneyland. The excellent news is that the majority of those adjustments have been optimistic, and Genie+ is now higher and simpler to make use of as of December 2022. This FAQ and Guide to Genie+ will reply the commonest reader questions and considerations, making you a ‘power user’ of Genie+ within the course of!
Before you get carried away with the prospect of being a Genie+ energy person, let’s begin with a number of phrases of warning. First, you don’t want to purchase Genie+ or use Lightning Lanes to have a enjoyable and productive day at Walt Disney World. To the opposite, this function within the My Disney Experience app could be irritating attributable to its unfriendly person interface, propensity for glitches, and the truth that it’ll improve your display screen time.
To that finish, try Best Time-Saving Strategies for Walt Disney World, which is the results of intensive ‘testing’ to find out the most effective and worst methods to beat the crowds as of Christmas 2022. Genie+ is just the clear winner at Magic Kingdom. In the opposite 3 parks, there are superior methods for saving time ready in line. Even Disney’s Hollywood Studios, which has a number of in style rides with lengthy strains, has higher methods to beat the crowds. Anyway, we strongly advocate testing that comparability and constructing your itineraries accordingly.
Second, the final a number of months have been busy at Walt Disney World and that’s solely going to worsen nearer to Christmas. The extra individuals who purchase the Genie+ service, the much less helpful it’s. On some days and in some parks, you may solely rating a few worthwhile experience reservations–making it not well worth the cash or frustrations. This will probably be a problem till 2023.
With that out of the best way, right here’s a rundown of all the things it’s essential learn about Genie+ and Lightning Lanes at Walt Disney World as of mid-December 2022. This will enable you grasp Genie+ and leverage it to attain extra experience reservations than the typical visitor!
What occurred to the free QuickPass+ system?
QuickPass+ has been completely retired at Walt Disney World. Genie+ is the everlasting alternative, and could be very completely different.
What are Lightning Lanes, the paid Genie+ service, free Genie function, and a la carte attraction alternatives or Individual Lightning Lanes (ILLs)?
This FAQ assumes you’re already acquainted with the variations between the assorted parts of the brand new Genie system. For a full breakdown and foundational information, see Lighting Lanes v. Genie+ at Walt Disney World.
What is the free Genie service within the My Disney Experience app?
The free Disney Genie service within the My Disney Experience app will “maximize your park time” by way of a customized itinerary function that can “quickly and seamlessly map out an entire day.”
You can learn our Review of Walt Disney World’s Free Genie Itinerary Creator for more information on why that is such a letdown and pointless function. Accordingly, we received’t be losing any extra time overlaying it right here.
Genie+ Basics
What is the primary or most necessary ingredient of the brand new system?
In our view, Genie+ is extra vital than Individual Lightning Lanes. We principally advocate planning across the latter–doing these rides at rope drop or late within the night so that you don’t must pay further per-ride.
Can Genie+ alternatives be made 60 days upfront like QuickPass+?
No. Genie+ is a same-day experience reservation system and alternatives could be made beginning at 7 am for everybody, no matter whether or not you’re on-site, off-site, Annual Passholder, DVC, and so forth.
The incapacity to pre-book any experience reservations has been one of the crucial frequent complaints we’ve heard from readers. However, that is coming from veteran trip planners. First timers seemingly don’t share the identical sentiment. To the opposite, an excessive amount of planning is a typical criticism from Walt Disney World newbies.
What is the price of Genie+ at Walt Disney World?
You may see outdated sources indicating that Genie+ prices $15 per day plus tax. That modified inside the previous few months–Walt Disney World switched to date-based pricing for the Genie+ service. This signifies that on days when demand is projected to be larger at Walt Disney World, Genie+ will price extra.
Genie+ pricing will work very equally to the date-based ticket system, minus the pre-published calendar with costs for every month–you received’t know the way a lot Genie+ prices till logging into My Disney Experience the day of your go to. With that stated, we’d count on the price of Genie+ to kind of be tethered to tickets, so it needs to be comparatively straightforward to surmise primarily based on the 1-day ticket calendar.
Since the change, Genie+ costs have ranged from $16 to $31 after tax. The larger finish of the spectrum occurred the week of Thanksgiving, and our expectation is that the weeks main as much as Christmas and New Year’s Eve could have comparable pricing. The similar is probably going true of Presidents’ Day 2023. Non-holiday weekdays have been cheaper ($16-$19) and non-holiday weekends have ranged from $20 to $24 on common. Expect these to be the baseline costs all through 2023.
When can Genie+ be bought?
Genie+ service could be bought as an in-app buy by way of the My Disney Experience app starting at 12:00 am on the date of their go to/use. We’ve merely purchased Genie+ at about 6:50 am, shortly earlier than making our first experience reservation–it takes about 30 seconds to purchase by way of My Disney Experience.
Can Genie+ be purchased as a ticket add-on?
Not anymore.
Walt Disney World eradicated the Genie+ ticket add-on all through this yr and 2023, which angered many followers. Despite what many suppose, that is being finished to assist repair Genie+ (not make it worse) attributable to low visitor satisfaction scores.
Which points of interest can be found by way of the Genie+ service?
Here’s the official Genie+ listing of points of interest:
Magic Kingdom
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant
- Festival of Fantasy Parade
- Haunted Mansion
- “it’s a small world”
- Jungle Cruise
- Mad Tea Party
- Magic Carpets of Aladdin
- Mickey’s PhilharMagic
- Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor
- Peter Pan’s Flight
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Meet Cinderella and a Visiting Princess at Princess Fairytale Hall
- Meet Mickey and Minnie at Town Square Theater
- Meet Princess Tiana and a Visiting Princess at Princess Fairytale Hall
- Space Mountain
- Splash Mountain
- Goofy’s Barnstormer
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Tomorrowland Speedway
- Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid
Epcot
- Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival
- Journey into Imagination with Figment
- Living with the Land
- Frozen Ever After
- Mission Space
- Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
- Soarin’ Around the World
- Spaceship Earth
- Test Track
- The Seas with Nemo & Friends
- Turtle Talk with Crush
Hollywood Studios
- Alien Swirling Saucers
- Beauty and the Beast: Live on Stage
- Disney Jr. Play & Dance
- For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration
- Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
- Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
- MuppetVision 3D
- Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
- Meet Olaf at Celebrity Spotlight
- Slinky Dog Dash
- Star Tours — The Adventures Continue
- The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
- Toy Story Mania
Animal Kingdom
- A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King
- Dinosaur
- Expedition Everest
- Feathered Friends in Flight
- Finding Nemo: The Big Blue and Beyond
- It’s Tough to Be a Bug
- Kali River Rapids
- Kilimanjaro Safaris
- Meet Favorite Disney Pals at Adventurers Outpost
- Na’vi River Journey
- The Animation Experience at Conservation Station
Which Genie+ alternatives are the “best” ones?
We truly rank the most effective Genie+ Lightning Lane picks for every park primarily based upon time saved and the way rapidly return occasions refill and run out. This is extremely useful for selecting the order to e-book your experience reservations:
Since in style rides run out of reservations early within the day and there aren’t any re-rides, we’d strongly advocate making your Genie+ Lightning Lane alternatives so as of these priorities, or danger getting “shut out” of headliner points of interest like Slinky Dog Dash, Frozen Ever After, Jungle Cruise, and so forth.
How necessary is it to make a Genie+ reservation proper at 7 am–will we be penalized for sleeping in?
Guests who e-book their first Genie+ choice at or round 7 am will probably be , however actually not an insurmountable one.
It’s okay to sleep in, however we’d advocate reserving one thing earlier than park opening. The “why” of that is defined in You Do NOT Need to Get Up at 7 am for Genie+ at Walt Disney World.
I’m reserving proper at 7:00:00 am and am STILL not getting rapid return occasions–what provides?
You’re not alone–there’s fierce competitors proper at 7 am, leading to return occasions going quick for sure in style points of interest. Jungle Cruise, Peter Pan’s Flight, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, and Frozen Ever After are all among the many rides that go quickest.
Far and away the preferred is Slinky Dog Dash, which might refill in seconds or minutes, relying upon the season. For this attraction and every time attainable, observe our Speed Strategy for Genie+ Selections.
Is refreshing and rebooking experience reservations attainable with Genie+ prefer it was with QuickPass+?
Yes, and it’s simpler as of December 2022 with the introduction of a modify button. As defined in How to Modify Lightning Lane Ride Reservations: A Genie+ Gamechanger!, now you can play the ‘refresh game’ and get higher or extra handy return occasions, and in addition seek for availability at different points of interest with out shedding your present Lightning lane experience reservation.
Previously, there was no strategy to modify a Genie+ reservation, so that you needed to cancel and rebook, which was a tedious course of. By the time you bought again to the reserving display screen, what you noticed when refreshing was often gone. Not solely that, however cancelling and rebooking reset the clock on the 120 minute rule. With the addition of the modify button, all of that has been mounted.
Is extra availability added to Genie+ all through the day?
Yes.
If you have got hassle loading the app or have an error at 7:00 am (which occurs way more than you may suppose), it may be higher to attend ]as a substitute of reserving the primary Lightning Lane choice you see at 7:03 am (or thereabouts).
There are typically two refills earlier than 7:30 am, plus others all through the day, often shortly after the hour or half-hour. See Ride Reservation Refill Rules at Walt Disney World for extra on this added availability all through the day. This could make it a lot simpler to e-book Lightning Lanes for the most effective points of interest.
With the introduction of the modify button, trying to find experience reservation refills is now simpler than ever. Combined, the 2 methods could be leveraged to attain a number of extra Lightning Lane alternatives per day.
I’m having hassle visualizing how Genie+ works within the parks, any perception?
For step-by-step single day itinerary utilizing Genie+ and Lightning Lanes, see our sequence of posts:
Like all of this, these pattern itineraries may be overwhelming and discouraging. Just remember the fact that a regular touring plan may also be overwhelming and discouraging for first-timers. Walt Disney World is likely one of the most complex and convoluted trip locations on the planet, and it solely turns into “easy” with information and expertise.
How many Genie+ points of interest can company e-book per day?
That’s extremely variable, and dependent upon which points of interest you select, their return occasions, park, and attendance ranges. Crowds spiked at Walt Disney World from Presidents’ Day by means of Spring Break. Summer crowds weren’t as dangerous as spring, and the Genie+ system labored higher for many company who made their first alternatives early within the morning and have been diligent about reserving subsequent alternatives.
With that stated, even on essentially the most crowded days of the yr, we now have been capable of e-book not less than 3 points of interest by way of Genie+. During the low season, we’ve been capable of exceed a dozen Park Hopping between Magic Kingdom and Epcot. With that stated, some readers have shared horror tales about solely having the ability to rating one or two alternatives throughout peak dates.
If you need an concept of how onerous utilizing Genie+ is on a ten/10 crowd stage day, see My Day Using Genie+ Lightning Lanes in Peak Crowds at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. That’s good studying for anybody visiting Walt Disney World in the course of the busy journey seasons. You may try Best Way to Use Genie+ at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for a partial-day strategy that’ll keep away from a number of frequent complications at Walt Disney World’s most irritating park.
Individual Lightning Lane Basics
Which points of interest can be found for Individual Lightning Lane buy?
Here’s the complete listing of Walt Disney World’s Individual Lightning Lanes:
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Avatar Flight of Passage at Animal Kingdom
How a lot do Individual Lightning Lane points of interest price at Walt Disney World?
Currently, costs begin at $12 per attraction and go as much as $20 per individual relying upon the experience and dates. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is often most costly at $20.
Throughout the yr, costs could also be decrease on some days and better on different days.
When can Individual Lightning Lane points of interest be booked?
Guests staying at a Walt Disney World resort resort are capable of buy and schedule the primary Individual Lightning Lane attraction at 7 am, forward of off-site company, who can to take action when the park opens.
Both Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance e-book up quick. If you’re not staying on-site, it’s unlikely you’ll have the ability to e-book both of these.
How many Individual Lightning Lane attraction reservations can every visitor e-book per day?
Two, and people reservations should be at completely different points of interest. (In different phrases, no doing Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance–or anything–twice.)
Can you select occasions for Individual Lightning Lane rides?
Yes.
Pending availability, you possibly can choose your return time slot for Individual Lightning Lane points of interest. What we’ve seen to this point is that earlier within the day tends to refill first, and evenings are final to promote out.
Other Common Genie+ and ILL Questions
I’m having an issue with [insert technical difficulty], what am I doing flawed?
It’s in all probability not a “you problem,” however somewhat, a “system error.”
Like a lot of Walt Disney World know-how, the entire Genie system is extremely glitchy, liable to crashes, downtime, and different assorted errors. About the most effective technical troubleshooting we will provide is to power shut My Disney Experience and reopen the app. That in all probability received’t repair the problem, but it surely’s value attempting.
Are there higher or worse days for utilizing Genie+ or reserving Lightning Lanes at Walt Disney World?
As a basic matter, the decrease the crowds, the extra success you’ll have with Genie+ and Lightning Lanes.
See our 2023 Walt Disney World Crowd Calendar for suggestions on the subject of selecting months, weeks, or particular dates for visiting. If you’ve already chosen your dates however need day-of-week suggestions for every park, see our Best & Worst Days of the Week to Visit Each Park at Walt Disney World.
Can we buy each Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lane entry?
Yes.
Since there isn’t any overlap between what’s coated by Genie+ and by ILLs, company could buy each.
If a visitor purchases one Individual Lightning Lane reservation at 7 am, does this intervene or stop them from making Genie+ alternatives?
The system permit each to be booked concurrently, as they work independently of each other, and every have their very own price.
As a sensible matter, we’d advocate making your first Individual Lightning Lane reservation not less than a few hours after park opening so it doesn’t battle along with your first Genie+ choice–or doing rides by way of standby earlier than crowds construct.
You talked about reserving Slinky Dog Dash and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance proper at 7 am…how?
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is house to the preferred Genie+ attraction and the preferred Individual Lightning Lane attraction in all of Walt Disney World. Both of those usually e-book up inside seconds of seven am, which presents a sensible drawback–how do you e-book each?
There is not any great way for one individual to perform each past attempting to do issues rapidly and hoping for the most effective. Realistically, you’ll wish to have two adults awake at 7 am, with one reserving Slinky Dog Dash and the opposite reserving Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.
Can the identical attraction be booked a number of occasions with the Genie+ service?
No, re-rides usually are not at the moment attainable.
As with something, that is topic to vary because the system evolves.
How many experience reservations could be made at a time with the Genie+ service?
Guests are capable of make one reservation at a time–with the flexibility to make a subsequent reservation instantly upon tapping into an attraction or pursuant to the 120 minute rule.
What’s the 120 minute rule?
The approach Genie+ experience reservations work is that you could e-book one after the other, and may both make one other choice after two hours (120 minutes) or when you faucet into your earlier Genie+ choice (each tapstiles at points of interest which have two)—whichever comes first.
That simply barely scratches the floor. For full particulars, see How the Genie+ 120 Minute Rule Works at Walt Disney World.
In the morning, when does the clock begin ticking on the 120 minute rule?
There’s a number of confusion as as to if the clock begins operating at 7 am (or every time your first experience reservation is made), or at park opening. It doesn’t begin till park opening.
To illustrate, let’s say that you just make your first Lightning Lane choice at 7:15 am, reserving Jungle Cruise with an 1 pm to 2 pm return window, and Magic Kingdom opens for the day at 9:00 am, you can also make your subsequent Lightning Lane choice by way of Genie+ at 11 am. In different phrases, 120 minutes after 9 am.
Can I maintain a number of Genie+ alternatives concurrently?
Yes!
Walt Disney World’s official wording is complicated, but it surely’s attainable to “stack” Genie+ alternatives. In truth, there are quirks to the system that make it attainable to build up Lightning Lane reservations by way of Genie+ later within the day. If you wish to leverage this, learn our Tips for “Stacking” Genie+ Ride Reservations.
Is it attainable to return early or late to Genie+ experience reservations?
Yes.
You can faucet into Lightning Lanes as much as 5 minutes early and as much as quarter-hour late. These are automated grace intervals, and also you wouldn’t have to ask a Cast Member for them–tapping in will merely work. (In truth, don’t ask a Cast Member, as they could inform you there isn’t any grace interval, which is flawed.) No exceptions are granted past that.
Can company select return occasions by way of Genie+?
No.
This is rather like the previous paper QuickPass system–you obtain the earliest obtainable 1-hour return window, with no choice to decide on later or earlier occasions.
What if that conflicts with different plans, ADRs, or experience reservations?
Genie+ is not going to cease you from making overlapping plans, so it’s essential monitor this your self and ensure it doesn’t occur.
If a particular attraction’s return time conflicts along with your schedule, both choose a distinct attraction with a return time that isn’t problematic, or wait 5-10 minutes till the clock strikes ahead on return occasions and eliminates the battle.
Which parks do you advocate shopping for Genie+?
Genie+ is most helpful at Magic Kingdom attributable to that park having the very best variety of in style points of interest with Lightning Lane entrances. It’s second most helpful at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, as a result of variety of headliner rides in that park.
Genie+ is least helpful at Epcot and Animal Kingdom as a result of low experience counts in every. However, working hours make it straightforward to separate a Genie+ day between Epcot and Animal Kingdom–we cowl that in My Morning in Animal Kingdom Using Genie+ and My Afternoon in Epcot Using Genie+.
How does Genie+ examine to Express Pass at Universal?
Not in any respect, actually. Aside from each being line-skipping companies, they’re basically completely different in nearly each different materials approach.
If you’re actually interested in how the 2 stack up and which is best, see Universal’s Express Pass v. Lightning Lanes & Genie+ at Walt Disney World.
How are teams have the ability to make Genie+ reservations?
Guests have the flexibility to pick household and buddies in My Disney Experience in the course of the experience reservation course of, and one individual can full the method for everybody. (It ought to go with out saying, however Genie+ must be bought for each single visitor who needs to make use of the service.)
Can solely sure company in my get together e-book sure Genie+ reservations?
Yes.
It’s extremely versatile–if half your get together needs to do one experience and the opposite half needs to do one other, that’s fully attainable. You choose who’s driving in the course of the Genie+ choice course of.
Can solely sure company inside a celebration select to buy Individual Lightning Lane entry?
Yes.
Same course of as describing above for choosing/deselecting members of your get together to purchase ILLs.
Does this method work with MagicBands?
Yes. It additionally works with the MagicBand+.
With that stated, MagicBands usually are not required. You can use your park tickets or MagicCell by way of your telephone as a substitute in case you don’t have MagicBands.
What about digital queues?
Both Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure have ended their digital queues.
However, Walt Disney World’s latest attraction, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at Epcot, simply opened and is at the moment utilizing a digital queue. See our experience information: How to Ride Guardians of Galaxy Cosmic Rewind & Virtual Queue Speed Strategy for recommendation on efficiently scoring spots.
When will Walt Disney World be “done” with digital queues?
Probably not anytime quickly.
Our expectation is that the digital queue for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind will finish throughout Winter 2023. If the digital queue isn’t retired within the low season, it’s fully attainable Cosmic Rewind retains utilizing a digital queue till the following headliner opens in Spring 2023. Speaking of which, the space-constrained TRON Lightcycle Run will seemingly use a digital queue when it debuts someday this decade at Magic Kingdom.
What else does Genie+ embrace at Walt Disney World?
Ride reservations and line-skipping by way of the Lightning Lane on the aforementioned points of interest plus AR filters for pictures and guided audio excursions of the parks.
Does Genie+ embrace PicturePass downloads?
No. It does not embrace PicturePass downloads at Walt Disney World–solely at Disneyland.
Does Genie+ and/or Individual Lightning Lane points of interest work with Park Hopping?
Yes.
You can reserve points of interest after 2 pm in a distinct park than the one the place you began your day and have Disney Park Pass reservations. Park Hopping with Genie+ or Individual Lightning Lane attraction purchases observe all the traditional guidelines of all three (Park Hopping, Genie+ and Lightning Lanes).
What occurs if I wish to Park Hop however the return time for the attraction I e-book with Genie+ is earlier than 2 pm?
Genie+ routinely accommodates Park Hopping. If the return time displayed is earlier than 2 pm, the system will routinely modify your reservation window to 2-3 pm in case you’re not already in that park.
It’s necessary to make Genie+ alternatives for in style points of interest (Slinky Dog Dash is the most effective instance) early within the day, so this coverage could be useful.
What has modified with standby strains?
Nothing.
Regular ole walk-up standby strains are nonetheless obtainable on all points of interest besides Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.
Is there an on-site benefit with Genie+ or Individual Lightning Lanes?
Not with Genie+, however these staying on-site are capable of buy ILLs at 7 am as a substitute of park opening time.
Are different on-site perks attainable down the highway?
That stays to be seen. Walt Disney World has on-site resort occupancy targets which are extremely necessary metrics. If bookings are low or cancellations proceed, count on to see extra incentives to remain on-site, together with the potential for Genie+ included with choose stays.
Can Annual Passholders buy Genie+ or ILLs?
Annual Passholders could buy Individual Lightning Lanes or add Genie+ on a per-day foundation, identical to common theme park ticket holders.
Demand has been extremely excessive for Genie+ in Florida. With fewer eligible points of interest, the capability in all probability doesn’t exist for a Walt Disney World AP add-on. Don’t count on to see one at any level this yr–or in all probability ever.
Are there Annual Passholder or DVC Member reductions?
Not but and it’s extremely unlikely they’re supplied anytime quickly.
Will these techniques power me to be glued to my telephone all day?
Using the Genie techniques positively requires telephone use all through the day–there’s no approach round that. However, it may very well be as little as a few minutes each 90 to 120 minutes, or shortly after coming into an attraction queue. It received’t be essential to be continually in your telephone.
With that stated, simply as earlier than with QuickPass+, it’s seemingly that these company who refresh the app compulsively and are diligent about making reservations will probably be .
What about company with out smartphones?
They are out of luck.
Guests with out My Disney Experience will probably be unable to make use of Genie+ and Lightning Lanes, and as a substitute will probably be caught with standby.
How does this impression Single Rider or Rider Switch?
It doesn’t.
Recent adjustments have been made to Rider Switch to raised work with this method; these company use the Lightning Lane entrances for entry to points of interest that supply rider swap/swap.
What adjustments have been made to Disability Access Service?
Two new options have debuted with Disability Access Service (DAS): pre-arrival registration and planning by way of stay video chart and a same-day DAS return time self-selection device. These have now launched–examine them in Guide to Disability Access Service (DAS) at Walt Disney World.
Unfortunately, the ins and outs of DAS usually are not our space of experience, so we can not provide additional perception or suggestions for these new instruments. What we will say is that we’ve obtained many reader complaints about this new system, delays, and understaffing. As such, we extremely advocate initiating the pre-arrival registration as early as attainable earlier than your journey. Go in with the expectation that it’ll take some time to get finished, and be affected person. This is one in every of many ways in which Walt Disney World is short-staffed proper now.
How might this “have been so much worse”?
Several of you caught our “this could have been so much worse” line within the announcement publish and questioned how that might presumably be true. For starters, recognizing this requires acknowledging that paid QuickPass was an inevitability. Don’t cry as a result of free QuickPass is over, smile as a result of it didn’t occur 3 years in the past when first deliberate. ????
Rumored variations of the paid QuickPass alternative have been all worse than this, both by way of price or insurance policies. The model that was extremely near coming to fruition was fully a la carte. Take a have a look at the pricing for Premier Access at Disneyland Paris and also you’ll see what we imply. Moreover, all the paid QuickPass “pilot programs” at Walt Disney World price greater than this and supplied much less.
Walt Disney World in all probability opted for essentially the most complicated choice, but it surely’ll make much more sense in apply (or for anybody who has already used MaxPass). We don’t love Genie+ or Lightning Lanes and definitely aren’t attempting to “sell” you on them–simply stating that that is fairly removed from the worst case state of affairs.
Disney stated: “We’ve been listening to your feedback — you want planning to be easier, you want more flexibility and you want better tools to help you make the most of your visit — and that’s exactly what Disney Genie is here to do.” Is it actually, although?!?
Lol.
You simply learn 5,000+ phrases about this “easier” and “better” device and there’s likelihood you continue to have questions. What do you suppose? ????
How can we offer suggestions to Walt Disney World about Genie+ or Lightning Lanes?
We advocate respectfully expressing your opinions as to how Genie+ or Lightning Lane will impression your holidays or enterprise with Walt Disney World by e mail [email protected].
This is much superior to complaining in feedback, social media, boards, and so forth. (Although Disney sees all of that, too.) Rather than beginning petitions, that are largely ineffectual, share suggestions in visitor satisfaction surveys, carry it up in case you communicate with managers or others in park management, and even contact Guest Relations.
Keep in thoughts that despite the fact that Genie+ and Lightning Lanes have now launched, this method will proceed to evolve within the coming weeks and months. The system arguably debuted earlier than it had been sufficiently examined and adjusted, in order that course of will play out in real-time for precise company. In different phrases, the system will proceed to evolve and we are going to replace our suggestions accordingly.
There truly have already got been ‘seasonal’ adjustments, with some Individual Lightning Lane points of interest shifted over to Genie+ and parade viewing added with a view to assist with demand and capability. We’ll proceed to maintain you posted, as extra adjustments are seemingly on the horizon beginning that vacation weekend. We’ll additionally proceed updating this FAQ as we study extra and we obtain extra reader questions.
This ought to reply a lot of the questions that readers have been asking in regards to the Genie+ app function and Lightning Lanes which are coming to Walt Disney World. In some instances, these “answers” are merely our greatest guesses and hypothesis, however in a number of instances that’s the most effective we will provide. There have been a number of questions, so if we didn’t deal with yours, we apologize. Please publish within the feedback beneath and we’ll reply extra as they’re requested!
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