Genie & Lightning Lanes Archive
Walt Disney World is once again tweaking the Genie+ attraction lineup, moving an Individual Lightning Lane selection from each park into the bucket for the paid FastPass+ replacement. This post takes a look at the changes, reasons why, and offers speculation for the future. (Updated April 14, 2022.) Let’s start with the why of this.
This 1-day itinerary for Disney California Adventure with Genie+ and Lightning Lanes offers our step-by-step plan for DCA using paid line-skipping. The goal is to illustrate the process of how Disneyland Resort’s MaxPass replacement works in practice and cover the best strategy for ride reservations. For starters, this Disney California Adventure touring plan is best
We’ve been referring to Genie+ as “paid FastPass” since before its debut at Walt Disney World, and now the company is offering a tacit confirmation of this via a new caveat aimed at lowering expectations. In this post, we’ll take a look at the language change, why it was likely added, and more. This new
This 1-day itinerary for Disneyland with Genie+ and Lightning Lanes offers our step-by-step plan for the park using paid line-skipping. The goal is to illustrate the process of how California’s MaxPass replacement works in practice and cover the best strategy for ride reservations. This is a theoretical day at Disneyland since there are unknowns that
Genie+ attraction availability goes quickly at Hollywood Studios, especially during peak season dates at Walt Disney World. With that in mind, I headed to DHS on a 10/10 crowd level day to see how much I’d be able to accomplish using Lightning Lanes to skip standby lines when the system was stressed by high demand
With heavy crowds on the horizon for Spring Break and Summer 2022 plus high demand for Genie+, Walt Disney World is once again adding more Lightning Lane selections for the lineup. The latest change is the addition of Festival of Fantasy Parade at Magic Kingdom and Red Carpet Dreams at Hollywood Studios. Prior to this,
Magic Kingdom is the best park for buying Genie+ at Walt Disney World, something that’s true even during peak season 2022 dates. To confirm this, I tested my strategy on what I thought would be a 10/10 crowd level weekend (spoiler: it wasn’t) to see how much could accomplish using Lightning Lanes to skip standby
Using Disneyland’s new Genie+ line-skipping service, we used a mix of Lightning Lanes and standby to do 32 attractions in one day. This post walks you through our step-by-step day in both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure with screenshots, return times, tips & tricks, and thoughts at the end about whether Genie+ is worth the
Here’s our list of Lightning Lane ride rankings for Disneyland, with how you should prioritize the 12 attractions that offer line skipping access. This offers recommendations for the paid FastPass and MaxPass replacement based upon a combination of time-saved and how quickly reservations fill up. The idea behind this post is giving you the tools
One of the most common questions we’ve received about Walt Disney World’s new Genie+ service is how it’s possible to “stack” multiple Lightning Lane ride reservations. This post explains how you can stockpile selections to great success, with afternoons and evenings of line skipping at Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, or Epcot. (Updated February 2, 2022.)
Walt Disney World is making more changes to Genie+, adding select character sightings with the goal of increasing capacity and variety to the paid FastPass replacement. This post offers a rundown of what’s getting a Lightning Lane, what to expect going forward, and our “wish list” for additional line-skipping access. This actually isn’t Walt Disney
