Changes to Genie+ at Disney World

Sometimes I feel like I yearn for the days of Fast Pass, attraction planned in advance, with perks for staying on Disney property.  The days when I wasn’t glued to my phone trying to hack the Genie+ system.  Ah- the good old days haha.

Well, we aren’t EXACTLY going back to the fastpass era, but the changes announced today for Walt Disney World, are a huge step in the right direction!  And renting Disney Vacation Club or using credit card points and miles to stay on property, just became a bigger benefit!

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Changes to Genie+ Names

First off- it wouldn’t be Disney if they didn’t come up with new names for adjusted programs! Starting July 24th, Genie+ will be known as Lightning Lane Multi-Pass, and Individual Lightning Lanes will be called Lightning Lane Single Pass.

How the Program changes

Starting July 24th you will be able to:

• Make Lightning Lane plans before you get to the parks, so you can be less on your phone and more present for memories.
• Choose your experiences and times prior to purchasing, so you know if it is worth purchasing for that day.
• Book Lightning Lane passes for multiple vacation days, all in a single day. We are hoping this is similar to the Dining reservation system, so that you could start at the end of vacation and work your way forward for more selections.

The Multi-Pass is similar to the old FastPass system, where you can make up to 3 Lightning Lane selections in a park in advance of your visit, making it easier to reserve ride times and work in overall plans like dining easier.  The only big change is that unlike FastPass, Disney has will continue to have a tiered system for attractions. Of those 3 advance selections, you’ll be able to choose one experience from a higher-tiered group and two experiences (or all three) from a lower-tiered group. And to merge the two systems together, after you check in for your first attraction, you can then make another selection for later (and it looks like this can be either tier one or tier two as available).  Disney completely got rid of the 120 minute rule, so no need to look at your watch to see when you can stack those selections!

Tier One Attractions

Magic Kingdom

• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
• Jungle Cruise
• Peter Pan’s Flight
• Space Mountain
• Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

EPCOT

•  Frozen Ever After
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
• Soarin’ Around the World.

Hollywood Studios

• Slinky Dog Dash
• Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
• Millenium Falcon: Smugglers Run
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith.

Animal Kingdom

there will be no tiers so just choose your favorite three!

Click here for a full list of all the attractions included on the Multi-pass and what tier they are!(scroll down to the park you want)

 

 Lightning lane Single Pass new program

Instead of getting up at 7 am each morning to try to buy a Lightning lane pass to Flight of Passage, you now can purchase up to 2 Single Pass attractions each day at the same time you make your Multi-Pass selections. These include the following attractions:

• Flight of Passage (Animal Kingdom Park)
• Tron (Magic Kingdom)
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (Magic Kingdom)
• Cosmic Rewind (Epcot)
• Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (Hollywood)

Virtual Queues

No changes at this time for Virtual Queues.

Big Changes on when you make selections

Planners unite! This is the biggest change-Disney World hotel guests (and a few select hotels) will be able to plan Lightning Lane passes up to 7 days in advance for their entire stay (up to 14 days). All other guests, those who are staying off property or locals, can plan up to 3 days in advance. This is include ALL Disney Vacation Club resorts and the three Marriott Hotels on property- The Swan, Dolphin and Reserve! This is a huge benefit for those staying on property.

Pricing

Pricing will vary by season and day, so check ahead to see what the cost will be for you vacation to see if the added cost is worth it!

Disney did announce that you can buy all of your Multi-Pass and Single Pass purchases on one transaction.

disneyland changes

Names like Genie+ and individual lightning lane will change to the new Multi-Pass and Single pass terms, but how you purchase and make selections, will stay the same.