Disney Genie Service to Reimagine the Guest Experience at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort

It's almost time to let this Genie out of the lamp. Coming this fall to Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort, Disney Genie is a complimentary and convenient new digital service designed to create the best Disney day for guests. Reacting to Guest feedback – Disney developed Genie to make planning to be easier, give you more flexibility and better tools to help you make the most of your visit. Disney made a significant investment in this cool new technology, which guides Guests through our theme parks with tips that can help them reduce time in lines, discover magic around every corner and take the guesswork out of “what’s next.” 

Built right into the My Disney Experience and Disneyland apps, Disney Genie service will maximize your park time so you can have more fun. It includes a personalized itinerary feature that will quickly and seamlessly map out an entire day. From specific attractions, foodie experiences and entertainment, to general interests like Disney princesses, villains, Pixar, Star Wars, thrill rides and more – Guests just tell Disney Genie what they want to do and it will do the planning for them. 

​Here are a few more features:

Get Itinerary Updates from Morning to Night: Disney Genie will continue to update your itinerary throughout your day, so you can be more spontaneous and go with the flow.

Find Favorites at a Glance: Guests can create their very own personal tip board to instantly see their favorites. It will display current AND forecasted future wait times, helping you predict when you might experience quicker entry to attractions.

Enjoy More Flexibility and Fun: Disney Genie brings existing planning features together in one place. Guests can join a virtual queue at certain attractions, make dining and experience reservations, mobile order food at many locations, get help from a virtual assistant and more.

Save time in line with Lightning Lane!
For even more convenience and flexibility, there are two other options for enjoying our theme parks, through a queue we are introducing called the Lightning Lane entrance that also saves Guests time in line: 

Disney Genie+ service (available for purchase): For the price of $15 per ticket per day at Walt Disney World Resort and $20 per ticket per day at Disneyland Resort, Guests can choose the next available time to arrive at a variety of attractions and experiences using the Lightning Lane entrance. Guests can make one selection at a time, throughout the day – from classics like Haunted Mansion to thrill rides like Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and newer favorites like Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (attractions subject to limited availability). This convenient option is the next evolution of the fan-favorite Disney MaxPass service from Disneyland Resort.

Disney Genie+ will also include Disney parks-themed audio experiences and photo features to capture your memories – augmented reality lenses for those visiting Walt Disney World Resort and unlimited Disney PhotoPass downloads from your day if you are visiting Disneyland Resort. 

Individual attraction selections (available for purchase): Guests can schedule a time to arrive at up to two highly demanded attractions each day using the Lightning Lane entrance – like Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom Park and Radiator Springs Racers at Disney California Adventure Park (subject to limited availability; attractions not included with Disney Genie+). Pricing will vary by date, attraction and park.  

Lightning Lane selections will be made on the same day of the Guest’s visit and can be used across multiple theme parks, great for those who love the Park Hopper option. Attractions continue to offer a traditional standby queue, or a virtual queue at certain attractions like Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – to maximize flexibility.

While the FASTPASS, FastPass+ and Disney MaxPass services will be retired, it's exciting that guests will now have more flexibility. Guests can choose from all of the new options, a mix of them or none at all, and continue to have a great experience no matter how you decide to plan your best Disney day. 

Disney is also making some enhancements to the Disability Access Service (DAS) program, including new options to enroll in the program pre-arrival and for DAS participants to select arrival windows for attractions directly in the app. These options will be available in addition to the existing, in-person DAS program. Visit Services for Guests with Disabilities page on DisneyWorld.com and Disneyland.com for more details.

There has never been a better time to visit Walt Disney World, FL and Disneyland, CA. Genie is just one example of the extra measures Disney is taking to make your vacation convenient, comfortable and enjoyable. There really is something for everyone, from amazing attractions to world-class entertainment and dining, and themed parties and festivals. Epcot's International Food & Wine Festival is just around the corner leading up to Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary Celebration in October. Let's not overlook all the Halloween fun and After Hours Boo Bash at Magic Kingdom, then round out the year with the merriest Holiday festivities and more! 2022 plans to bring even more Magic with Epcot Festival of the Arts in January and the International Flower and Garden Festival in Spring. The list just goes on and on. This is one vacation that is sure to please everyone, young and old! If you've never been to Walt Disney World or Disneyland before, or maybe it's been a while, contact a Disney Travel Specialist at Magic Family Travel to start planning today!