What is Genie Plus good for in Disneyland?


What is Genie Plus good for in Disneyland? Disneyland Genie+ is a paid service that allows guests to skip the longer standby line for attractions at both Disneyland Resort Parks. Guests can use Disney Genie+ to make a reservation to return to ride.


What is the difference between Genie and Genie+?

Genie+ is an add-on to the Genie service. With Genie+, you can reserve a spot in a ride's Lightning Lane, a shorter line available only to Genie+ users. You can only book one Lightning Lane at a time, however you can use it throughout the day.


What is the 120 minute rule at Disney?

The Genie 120-minute rule says that you can make a new reservation at most 2 hours from when you made the last one, and this countdown timer doesn't change if you modify the reservation. If you made it at, say, 11 a.m., then your two hours will be up at 1 p.m. even if you modify the reservation at noon.


How many lightning lanes are there in a day?

Individual Lightning Lane passes are limited and can run out throughout the day, especially if a ride is very popular. And no matter how many theme parks you visit, you can only purchase two Individual Lightning Lane passes per day.


What percentage of Disneyland guests buy Genie Plus?

So how many Disney guests actually use the service? In the Quarter 3 Earnings Call, Bob Chapek said that close to 50% of park guests purchase Genie+. “Even our Genie product, which we released short of a year ago, now about 50% of the people who come through the gate, buy up to that Genie product,” Chapek said.


What are the rules of Genie Plus?

1) You can't make more than one LL reservation per attraction per day. This applies to both Genie+ LL and Individual LL attractions! 2) You can only purchase two Individual LL reservations per day. 3) You can begin making Genie+ Lightning Lane selections at 7 am the day of your visit in the My Disney Experience app.


Is Genie Plus worth it?

Genie Plus is definitely worth it for Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, and if you don't like early starts, you might consider it for Epcot and Animal Kingdom. If you are park hopping, Genie+ is even better value as it maximises the number of rides you have access to.


How many lightning lane passes per day Disneyland?

They can't be modified, and you can buy up to two per day, but you can only buy each ride once per day. Generally, Individual Lightning Lanes don't sell out quickly at Disneyland, meaning you'll have some time to wait and see how your day goes before deciding whether or not to buy them.


Does Genie Plus ever sell out at Disneyland?

Typically Disneyland Genie Plus does not sell out at the theme parks but on rare days when the attendance mix at the theme parks leans heavily towards vacationing guests the service may sell out.


Why is Genie more expensive at Disneyland?

If 50% of people can use the Lightning Lane, that means only 50% are left in the standby lines, so those lines are now the same length. In order to reduce the number of people buying Genie+ and thus increase the product's value, Disney needs to increase the price.


How many Genie Plus rides per day?

All guests, regardless of where they stay, are limited to a maximum of two pay-per-ride attractions per day and can only book a particular ride once per day. What about Annual Passholders? Annual Passholders will need to purchase Genie+ on the day(s) of their visit.


What is not included in Genie Plus Disneyland?

Over at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway and Radiator Springs Racers are not included with Genie+.


What does Genie Plus get you at Disneyland?

Genie+ is a paid add-on to the free Genie service that gives guests front-of-the-line access to high-traffic attractions and shows, like Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade. The price for Genie+ varies between parks, days and how busy the parks are on your reservation date.


How much time does Genie Plus save Disneyland?

It's still very very easy to get and use Genie+ reservations for every eligible attraction. And you're saving more time compared to standby because those wait times are picking up a little compared to low crowd days. That means you can save even more time – in this case, just about 2.5 hours compared to standby.


What rides are not included in Genie Plus?

In fact, usually the most popular rides are excluded for Genie+ guests. For example, Lightning Lanes aren't available through Genie+ for Disney World's Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, TRON Lightcycle/Run, Avatar Flight of Passage, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.


How much is lightning lane?

Individual Disney lightning lane prices range from $7.00 plus tax up to $17.00 plus tax based on the lightning lane ride selected.


Is Genie Plus Unlimited?

You'll only be able to use an attraction's Lightning Lane if you purchase Genie+ and reserve a time to visit that attraction in advance. On top of that, you can only book one Genie+ selection at a time, unless you fall under a specific rule. You can only use Genie+ on each attraction one time per day.


How many lightning lanes does Genie plus have?

There are about 50 Genie+ Lightning Lane attractions across the four parks.