1-Day Hollywood Studios Itinerary Using Genie+ & Lightning Lanes
Our 1-Day Hollywood Studios Itinerary using Genie+ and Lightning Lanes covers how the paid line-skipping services work in practice. This step-by-step Walt Disney World touring plan answers questions, illustrates the process, and offers time-saving strategy for making the best ride reservations. (Updated October 16, 2023.)
This is a theoretical day at DHS due to unknowns, but that’s true of literally any itinerary. Wait times vary, attractions experience downtime, and there are unique wrinkles to any day in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Just like a normal touring plan, there’s a lot here that we can pull from past precedent, historical wait time data, and extensive experience with similar systems.
In particular, crowd levels have a big impact on what you can accomplish with Genie+ at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. On slow to moderate days, using Lightning Lanes is straightforward and stress-free. On busier days, the number of ride reservations you can make via Genie+ drops dramatically, as there are more people in the park competing for line-skipping access to the most popular attractions.
More than any other park, the Genie+ service “breaks” at DHS under the stress of heavy crowds. Be warned, this itinerary will work well in low-to-average months, but not so much around Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, or other peak weeks. If you’re visiting during school breaks (aside from summer), you’ll want to use this plus Early Entry at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
When it comes to this itinerary, the most important thing to know is that there’s one big attraction per park that sells Individual Lightning Lane access and is not part of the Genie+ service At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, that ride is Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. Normally, we don’t recommend paying extra to bypass the lines because there are other ways to beat the crowds at Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.
By and large, Genie+ offers the better bang for your buck, and is the superior way to spend if you’re on a budget. That comes with an asterisk with Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, as it’s the most popular ride in all of Walt Disney World and is prone to downtime. If it has an issue while you’re in line–or throughout the day of your visit, the standby line will back up, slow to a crawl, or stop completely.
With that said, some of you may want to ignore our advice and purchase both Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lanes. Depending on crowds, this actually can be a “challenge” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, which is home to the most popular Genie+ attraction (Slinky Dog Dash) and the most popular Individual Lightning Lane attraction (Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance) in all of Walt Disney World.
Both of these often book up within seconds of 7 am, which presents a practical problem—how do you book both? There is no good way for one person to accomplish both beyond trying to do things quickly and hoping for the best. Ideally, you’ll want to have two adults awake at 7 am, with one booking Slinky Dog Dash and the other booking Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. This is the only dynamic duo of rides where this presents a problem–if you’re booking any other combination, it’s no issue.
Anyway, on with our 1-Day Disney’s Hollywood Studios Itinerary with Genie+ (note that this assumes an 8:30 am opening time for DHS; if the park opens at 9 am during your visit, simply adjust these times by 30 minutes)…
7:00:00 am – Book Slinky Dog Dash via Genie+ with a Lightning Lane return window of 3:10 pm to 4:10 pm.
In a perfect world, you’ll get a much earlier return time for Slinky Dog Dash, but it doesn’t always work that way–even if you’re refreshing right at 7 am on the dot. For this attraction, we strongly recommend following our Speed Strategy for Genie+ Selections.
~7:35 am – Race to Rise of the Resistance during Early Entry “bonus time” at DHS.
~8 am – Beat the crowd to Slinky Dog Dash.
8:30 am – Rope drop Toy Story Mania via standby line.
8:50 am – Do Alien Swirling Saucers via standby line.
9:00 am – Blast off to Batuu, enjoying free time in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge before the crowds and midday heat arrive. It’s an excellent time to Meet the Mandalorian & Grogu if you want a chance to encounter theme without a mob of people. (This is not a character meet & greet but is the most popular character encounter at Walt Disney World, so it’s ideal to be there for their first set of the day. See the above link for tips & tricks!)
Although it’s early, consider playing Batuu Bounty Hunters via the MagicBand+ for a little bit. Alternatively, you can browse the shops or even potentially do Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run via standby or the Single Rider line if you anticipate wanting to do that more than once–or just want to knock it out early!
10 am – Do Star Tours: the Adventures Continue via standby line.
You may not be wild about waiting in three consecutive standby lines for popular rides, but that’s bound to happen at DHS given the top-heavy nature of the lineup. In fact, you will almost certainly have more Genie+ Lightning Lane reservations in late afternoon than in the morning or early afternoon. That’s just how it tends to work out, so plan accordingly and knock out “easier” attractions via standby early on.
10:20 am – Marvel at MuppetVision 3D in all of its distinctly patriotic brilliance.
10:30 am – While waiting for MuppetVision (but without taking your attention away from its profound pre-show), book Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run via Genie+ with a Lightning Lane return window of 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm.
Note: 10:30 am is chosen because it’s 120 minutes after park opening (assuming DHS opens at 8:30 am), which is consistent with How the Genie+ 120 Minute Rule Works at Walt Disney World. This rule governs when you can make your next Genie+ ride reservation, and is incredibly important to understand.
11 am – Free time or a buffer in case crowds are worse during your visit. If you’ve already accomplished all or most of this, consider rewarding yourself with one of the best snacks at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
11:45 am – Arrive at least 15 minutes early to catch the second showing of Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular. Take notes to improve your sick parkour moves.
12:30 pm – Book Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith via Genie+ with a Lightning Lane return window of 4:05 pm to 5:05 pm.
Note: Lightning Lane return times for every attraction except Slinky Dog Dash get refilled or “roll over” throughout the day, so if you only see late evening return times when first opening up My Disney Experience to book another Genie+ Lightning Lane, give it a few minutes–you should see earlier times. (As with so many aspects of Genie, this is YMMV. The whole system continues to change/evolve, so this may not be your experience.)
12:40 pm – Browse Walt Disney Presents for evidence to confirm suspicions of grave-rolling.
1 pm – Lunch, free time and/or buffer (we recommend an ADR at Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant)
2 pm – Double back to Pixar Place to meet the Monsters and other Pixar Pals.
2:30 pm – Meet Minnie & Mickey at Red Carpet Dreams or Olaf at Celebrity Spotlight, whichever character appeals to you more. Potentially both if the lines are short.
2:30 pm – Book the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror via Genie+ with a Lightning Lane return time of 4:20 pm to 5:20 pm.
3:10 pm – Do Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run via Lightning Lane (Genie+ ride reservation).
3:40 pm – Do Slinky Dog Dash via Lightning Lane (Genie+ ride reservation).
4:00 pm – Do Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith via Lightning Lane (Genie+ ride reservation). Arrive 5 minutes early, taking advantage of grace period.
4:20 pm – Do the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror via Lightning Lane (Genie+ ride reservation).
4:45 pm – Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy via standby line.
5:10 pm – Race on over to the Trolley Car Cafe Starbucks for some coffee…and against your better judgment, a Carrot Cake Cookie. Lightning McQueen would say you’ve earned it–time to ka-chow down!
5:25 pm – Do Frozen Sing-Along Celebration via standby line.
6 pm or so – Dinner at another one of Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ excellent themed restaurants.
7 pm – Free time to do repeat favorite headliner attractions via the standby line. Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, Tower of Terror, Toy Story Mania, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, and even Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance all usually have moderate actual wait times–regardless of what the posted wait time is–after 7 pm.
Second Showing of Fantasmic – On some nights, there are two showings of Fantasmic. If that’s the case during your visit, see the later one and do rides until ~15 minutes before showtime. If there are multiple showings, you do not need to arrive super early for good seats. If there’s only one performance of Fantasmic, catch that one and arrive at least 30 minutes early. See our Viewing Guide to Fantasmic at Walt Disney World for further advice on the best seats, etc.
Once again, this was a theoretical day with Genie+ at Disney’s Hollywood Studios based on assumptions about capacity allocation and demand. Some or all of these assumptions could be off and not reflect what you actually experience depending upon your travel dates. Again, the same could be said of any itinerary. If you’re diligent, this is probably ~75% accurate, and at the very least, should illustrate how a day could look using Genie+ for those who never used paper FastPass or MaxPass.
To be sure, this is an efficient day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, but not an overzealous one. The biggest challenge will be the backloaded Genie+ return times, and filling out your late morning and midday with stage shows and table service meals–or whatever else you want to kill time before your Lightning Lane return times roll around.
Ultimately, the point here is not to “sell” you on buying Genie+ and Lightning Lanes, but rather, to illustrate how Genie+ could prove advantageous for days you opt to purchase the add-on, put some doomsday assumptions to rest, and start making lemonade out of lemons.
If you’re still not quite satisfied with how Genie+ works in practice, see My Day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Using Genie+ (if you’re visiting during a busier season, don’t expect to accomplish that much–here’s a look at my day using Genie+ with peak crowds). If you’d rather simply know which selections are objectively the best (in terms of time saved and how quickly they book up), see our Disney’s Hollywood Studios Genie+ Priorities & Lightning Lane Ride Ranks.
If you have questions about the basics of using–or not using–the paid FastPass service, see our Guide to Genie+ at Walt Disney World & Lightning Lane FAQ for all of the foundational need-to-know info. This whole system is confusing and convoluted, so you might have a question or two-dozen. That answers all of the most common ones we’ve been receiving from readers.
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Okay, so now I’ve become so disgusted with everything Disney.
Our last trip in May with our daughter and her family was perfect.
One week, 5 people in a lovely condo 10 minutes from the parks for half of what I’m paying in October for 2 people for 4 nights on property in October with no perks except Magical Express (for now).
This upcoming trip for the 2 of us has been completely soured by the greed.
Everything about Disney has changed.
I grew up loving Disney but it’s just a money making greed machine now and the magic is gone.
If you google anything about the Genie app today all the top sites are all positive articles, completely different from yesterday’s results.
I suspect Disney Genie has a friend in Google.
Anyway my question here is now that I’ve decided to cancel our October trip, what are the chances I’ll get a refund on the $370.00 I overpaid for 3 hours of Boo Bash?
Seeing as I purchased this event before they decided to change their park experience to one where I’m forced to stare at my phone all day, get up at 7am every day praying I’ll be able to book Slinky Dog Dash or Mission Space, worry if my battery is going dead,
and stand in line like 3rd class steerage while those that are willing and able to pay just breeze on by.
My chances of a refund are probably slim to none because heaven forbid Disney loses out on my $370.00, they need every nickel and dime they can squeeze out of us.
As the one who planned, booked, and will pay the majority of our week long trip in Sep 2022 for a party of eight let me just say Disney can shove their Genie back up their collective lamps. Went to Disney Yacht and Beach club in 2019 and hated anything tied to my phone. It has gotten even worse. Spending the day fighting with their app, worrying about my battery, worrying if my phone will get wet and ruined, is not my idea of vacation. Oh by the way you will have to pay extra for the privilege. No! No! No! If my upcoming vacation was not my grandkids first trip to Disney I would cancel. It will unfortunately be their last. No magic express, pay for magic bands. I AM DONE! Disney has become the Titanic White Star Line and we are all in 3rd class steerage, even staying in a luxury resort. At least I get the satisfaction of boycotting their fake Star Wars for a second time.
I have been to WDW several times and have always enjoyed the experience and adventure. I spent time planning and preparing well in advance so that my family could enjoy their stay knowing that my hard work would contribute to a successful worry free day in the Park. Attractions were carefully sequenced and anchored around firm FastPass+ reservations allowing us to simply follow the schedule and enjoy everything the Park had to offer. Unfortunately those days are gone. No more Magical Express, no more FastPass+ is likely a deal breaker. The need to be forever busy trying to build a schedule on the fly, and have to pay extra for the privilege, has soured my desire to return to WDW and pushed WDW well down my list of vacation possibilities. I was looking at 2023 for a possible return to WDW but I doubt that I will give it any consideration if this trend continues.
Thanks Tom, that’s good to know. I hope they do use the window method from MaxPass. Stockpiling FastPasses was one of the things that made me love MaxPass so much. Sure, most of them were junk, but I’m an American, and if there’s one thing we know about Americans it’s that we don’t mind if it’s junk, just as long as we get a LOT of it.
There was a strategic element to it as well. Let’s assume I’m at Disneyland Park and it’s a slow day and the 120 minute rule is in effect. It’s 12:30PM, and I decide that I’m going to park hop at 3PM, but not before. My next selection is due, and I find Guardians is available at 2-3PM (that’s a great window at 12:30! Unlikely, but it IS a slow day). If I’m hopping at 3, I will get over to DCA for Guardians with few minutes to spare for my selection, but let’s also assume the 15 minute grace period. With the two-hour or check-in rule I wouldn’t be able to make my next selection until 2:30, OR park hop sooner than I wanted to make my next selection at 2, but with the window rule, I’m able to make my next selection at 2PM, still a full hour before I hopped. Strategery.
And to anyone reading this comment 1) thank you, 2) I trust you’ve read Tom’s theoretical as well, and 3) if you’re confused by any of it, trust me, MaxPass got MUCH easier and more intuitive the more you used it, and it seems like Genie+ will also, depending on what gets confirmed.
My head hurts from this “day” and it’s only hypothetical. Although Walt rolling over in his grave was spot on. We have a trip planned for November 27th through December 9th. I have been so excited for this trip but not so much anymore. I’m starting to panic at the thought of having to be attached to my damn phone the whole time, not being able to plan our rides and parks in advance, not to mention only having a short window to book ADR’s and no return of DDP. Quite honestly, I’m pissed. Pissed at so much. Especially being raped monetarily at every turn. We actually considered buying into DVC. But no longer. And it makes my heart hurt at the loss of my Disney of long ago.
I have a question, and I scoured the comments for a little while to see if someone had already asked it. The problem with doing that is that there are a lot of smarter people than me and also funnier comedians who inhabit the DTB comments section and I get discouraged and/or am so entertained I forget what I was looking for. My favorite joke on here is when the post is about something like this, you know, a theoretical itinerary using Genie+ at DHS and somebody will go, “WHEN ARE YOU BRINGING BACK MAGICAL EXPRESS MY FAMILY IS GOING IN FEBRUARY”. Who can compete with that level of comedy? Throw in the towel.
Anyway, my question. I saw this: “Note: Rule should be either 120 minutes or ride reservation redemption—meaning you can book another reservation via Genie+ the minute you tap into your last active reservation, without regard to timing”
I assume this is a relic of FastPass+ which I never used, but MaxPass actually allowed you to make your next selection as soon as the allotted time had passed (90 minutes for MaxPass, but we’ll assume 120 here), OR you tapped in to your previous selection, OR (and this is the different one) the WINDOW to your previous selection opened, even though you haven’t tapped in yet. Just as an example, in your theoretical day above, let’s say you were still plastered from cake and didn’t get to your 3:30 reservation to your ill-advised Frozen Sing-along until say 4:00pm. With MaxPass you still would’ve been able to get your Mission:Space selection at 3:30pm because your Frozen window had opened, if that makes sense.
With MaxPass, I “stacked” FPs like this all the time. ALMOST had four at one time. At DLR there were lots of FastPass rides that were of the near “instantaneous” variety, particularly on slow days: Small World, Goofy’s Sky School, stuff like that. The window would open just a few minutes of the current time, and as soon as it did you could get another. It is assumed WDW will also have some of these (like the Frozen Sing-Along, if that makes it). I guess my question is, can they be stacked beyond just the 2 hours or check-in parameters, i.e. does it go by check-in or window?
“I assume this is a relic of FastPass+ which I never used, but MaxPass actually allowed you to make your next selection as soon as the allotted time had passed (90 minutes for MaxPass, but we’ll assume 120 here), OR you tapped in to your previous selection, OR (and this is the different one) the WINDOW to your previous selection opened, even though you haven’t tapped in yet.”
Bumping this to the top because it’s a good question and I think there’s still a lot of confusion about the legacy FastPass “rules” mentioned here.
I assume the third scenario will also trigger eligibility, but I have not heard anything credible on that yet, so I didn’t want to include it in the body text. While not mentioned directly by Disney (yet), the 120 minute rule is a carry-over from the paper FastPass system. From what I’ve heard, it’ll launch with the 120 minute rule and (potentially) be changed to 90 minutes down the road depending upon overall utilization, satisfaction, etc.
In other words, even what’s “official” as of launch in October may not prove true in December or January of next year. There will be lots of iteration.
Well as the A type WDW planner for the whole family I took the advance pain for a stress free holiday. Everything ran smoothly, the family were oblivious to my getting up at 5am to book 3 weeks of fast passes and they loved the experience. This is the complete reverse of a stress free holiday as the stress restarts daily and you are actually paying WDW for the stress too!
As I have said on my recent posts – WDWs value proposition for the overseas visitor has fallen below that of Universal to the point where it is genuinely not a contender anymore and I never believed I would say that.
So my 2022 vacation will be UO based – a saving of between $2- $2.5k on flights /value hotel even though we have booked a 2 bedroom suite.
How can a Christmas Party ticket cost more than a Signature dolphin swim experience at Discovery Cove?
Sadly WDW can ignore emails and pleas to stop money grabbing from the vast population who cannot afford luxuries like Deluxe resort accommodation for EMH, Genie+, lightening lanes and $200+ party tickets but they cannot ignore loss of business so my feet are planted in the UO camp for the foreseeable future.
There will be plenty of people to fill the spot I leave I am sure but it only takes one follower to start a movement
“There will be plenty of people to fill the spot I leave…”
Perhaps not.
Walt Disney World is making a lot of guest unfriendly changes and rolling them out in pretty quick succession. I was expecting an occupancy rate drop-off in early 2022 even before this, and I think it certainly won’t help matters.
That just doesn’t seem like fun. We were part of the early testing of FastPass+ in 2012 and after years of being able to book ahead of time and not really wait in line, this approach would not work for me. We want to sleep in, go to breakfast, enjoy vacation and relax. We’ve decided that once the pandemic is past and we will feel safe traveling to Florida again, we will stay at a deluxe Universal hotel, do the express pass at Universal, and time it to an after hours event in Disney World, like Boo Bash, to spend one evening in Disney World. There is no longer any strong incentive for us to stay onsite at Disney World, esp. with the loss of Magical Express. Maybe some day we’ll do the Star Wars Cruiser. But I’d rather go to an all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean then deal with what the Disney World experience is turning into for the cost.
@teresa. I’m not so sure. I don’t think will just fall in line and pay for this. I think this could affect resort occupancy rates and attendance levels. Everyone has a breaking point and with much more competition for their vacation dollars along with a changing economy Disney could up feeling this one after Covid and the 50th are over.
Sorry but no. Since our trip is already booked for December we will reluctantly use the Paid Fast Pass (Genie). With the ending of Magic Express, Fast Pass and the hike in ALL the prices it seems like Disney is pricing average folks out. Guess the bean counters are trying to get ell over night or they just realized how much Star Wars and Marvel cost. We will not return to WDW.
I read again your itinerary and I was confused, you attempted to reserve but the hours were not available so you choose another attraction…
QUESTION, for parents like me that usually take breaks, do you think we could make reservation via Ginie + from the hotel? without been inside the park?
Thinking that we wont be able to choose the time that we want. For example, I will need to wait for a later hour to reserve a “fast pass” for the afternoon or the night.
Thanks for all your help!
I read again your itinerary and I was confused, you attempted to reserve but the hours were not available so you choose another attraction…
QUESTION, for parents like me that usually take breaks, do you think we could make reservation via Ginie + from the hotel? without been inside the park?
Thinking that we wont be able to choose the time that we want. For example, I will need to wait for a later hour to reserve a “fast pass” for the afternoon or the night.
Thanks for all your help!
I am confused… Did you reserve just one attraction at a time? It seems you reserved more than one attraction.
I appreciate you being honest but doing a very simple analysis reveals that Disney hates bad press more than negative quarterly reports.
Guerrilla tactics may not be pleasant but well placed social media events showing Disney customer displeasure in this day of the 24 hour news cycle goes farther than angry blog posts. When dealing with any business you determine the cash flow and cut from there.
Target what hurts the most till the business responds to the customers want because to do otherwise affects the bottom line.
I’ve legitimately had to read comments on this post and the original Genie+ FAQ post to actually get an idea of how this system supposedly works. Honestly, that’s a huge fault on Disney’s part. It shouldn’t be this complicated. Everything should be on one system/one app and you just schedule your day. I still say that making people pay to skip the line PER ride is outpricing the mid level and lower level guest. It’s basically saying “if you have the money you’ll get on this ride and if you don’t…stand back there” It’s just not fair.
I also see a lot of people saying we should be complaining to the Disney Reps but let’s face it…nothing is going to change. If you say “we’re not going”…well let’s be real, Disney isn’t going to notice your measly check not coming into their bank. The reality is this will be the new normal.
So since nothing is going to change, my only complaint is the pay per ride option. Once you pay for Genie+ you should have access to ALL of the rides rather than pricing out the budget conscious folks.
You might not want to respond to or think it merits response and marginalize my comment but I have actually heard the comments from Disney executives. At the end of the day how unbiased can you be?
The lighting lane will not have the same access as those who pay for ride at top dollar. This is actually baked into the programming of the system. This has been in the works since HP was working on the project with the inception of magic bands. I would appreciate a little less marginalization.
The best thing everyone can do is postpone their trip a year or two to show them we really won’t pay it.
If you can’t do that, please add up the extra it will cost for the whole trip when it is all added up–share it on social media, the news, etc. People may not think much of $15- $20 increase here and there but when you add it up per person, per day, per ride they need to see how much extra this is truly going to cost. People need to see the extra $1000 cost and then decide if it is still ok…then maybe more will put their trips on hold and maybe Disney will get the idea.
Finally you can go to “contact us” on the Disney site and send an email directly to them. It will help, but won’t really mean anything until you vote with your wallet and not just your words.
This all seems like a major pia aside from the money grab. I preferred knowing I locked in 3 great attractions (for “free”) months in advance. I could actually relax. Now its stress starting at 7 am before coffee or at rope drop. Now rope drop, you can’t even walk fast to slinky or 7 Dwarfs. You’re cut out from the best rides unless you pay up. Or maybe I’m confused on the ala carte. The ala carte is the death knell for WDW for me.
We’ll be there the week of Thanksgiving, which I know will be incredibly busy. We have 2-ish days at each park (some parks only 1 1/2 days due to traveling), so my plan is to see how much we get done on the first day and then buy Genie+ or Lightening Lane for the 2nd days if needed. The only one I may cave and buy a Lightening Lane the 1st day is for ROR if we don’t get a virtual boarding group. I have a Star Wars lover, so I may pay to ensure he gets to ride ROR 🙂
My guess with this is that Disney has decided they make the most money on people coming 1 time, not for disney fanatics, passholders, etc. I think people that come 1 time will not quiver at an additional $15pp per day as they are only coming once and they know Disney is really expensive (as everyone has told them). Disney can swing the marketing at how amazing Genie + is as they won’t read blogs like this, or do active research on how you can save time by planning, etc.
I also wonder at what point will Disney auction off lunch and dinner times, meaning we have a table at Sci Fi Dine In at 7:30, opening bid starts at $100, bidding closes at 5pm, good luck!
As someone who has been to WDW 8 times over the last 5 years, I’m sure glad we went when we did as our last trips have been much less enjoyable and why we let our annual passes expire.