Disney’s FastPass+ Officially Retired

“Disney Genie+ ushers in the next generation of theme park touring.”

Disney’s travel app, “My Disney Experience®,” will become the access point to Disney’s “Genie” services. From the convenience of your smart phone you’ll find the most current attractions offered in real time on the day of your visit. Guests will be able to see attraction wait times, as well as what’s happening in the parks, like parades, shows, dining options, etc., much like the current system used today. The Disney Genie service will offer an added layer of assistance with new park planning “optimization” features. Guests will select the attractions they wish to experience during their day and the Disney Genie will recommend an order to visit those attractions, with schedule updates throughout the day based on crowds and trends, to speed up and simplify your attraction decision making. The Disney Genie is complimentary and does not include Lightning Lane access.

Take your park planning to the next level and race through the lanes at the speed of light with the upgrade to the new Disney Genie+ Service.

GENIE+ COMING THIS FALL – Date TBD

• Disney’s FastPass® program has officially been retired.  Coming this fall 2021, Genie+®, a two (2) tiered program will be released to help guests navigate lines faster than ever before. 

**Please note Disney Genie+® has associated costs, so guests may opt to not participate in this program if they wish.

• Disney Genie+® will offer two options, or “tiers,” one being an a la carte purchase for the very most popular attractions.  Guests may choose one or both options to help them navigate lines faster via “Lightning Lanes.” 
  • Tier 1
    • Will afford guests the ability to reserve one (1) “Lighting Lane” pass at a time, similar to the vintage FastPass®
    • System is ongoing based on availability throughout the day
      • Select one (1) Lightning Lane Pass
      • Use the pass
      • Select your next Lightning Lane Pass
      • Repeat the process as many times as you like until there are no more Lightning Lane options available
      • Utilized for many of Disney’s most iconic rides and attractions.
    • Cost: $15 per day, per ticket at the Walt Disney World Resort® in Florida and $20 per day, per ticket at Disneyland® in California
• Tier 2
  • Will allow guests to select Lighting Lane passes for the most popular, hardest to get, premium rides and attractions in all four (4) parks, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort® in Florida or the Disneyland Park® and Disney’s California Adventure Park® at the Disneyland Resort® in Southern California.
  • Guests may select one (1) or two (2) attractions per day, park admission required.
    • Maximum allowed two (2) passes per person, per day.  You may not exceed two (2) Lighting Lane passes in a single day
    • Costs are per person, per day, per attraction
    • Costs will vary by date, attraction, and park
    • The cost per attraction or ride will be available the morning the selection is made.
  • What we know so far:
  • Once released – Guests who purchase a Walt Disney World Resort® package will have access to advanced purchase of Disney Genie+® by adding this service to their vacation package via your Story Writer with Happily Ever After Travel®, valid for each day park admission is purchased.
    • You may choose to purchase one or both tiers of the program.
      • You do not have to purchase Tier 1 in order to purchase Tier 2, or vice versa.
    • Advanced purchase of Tier 1 will include access to the service on all days park admission is purchased , i.e. 5 day tickets will have 5 days of Genie+, 3 days will have 3 days of Genie+ – The length of tickets will match the length of Disney Genie+®
• The system will utilize the My Disney Experience® app and/or Magic Bands® to access the Disney Genie+® services
• In addition to Lightning Lane access with Disney Genie+®, guests will also have access to exclusive Disney parks-themed audio experiences and photo features throughout the parks, including fun trivia and augmented reality photo opportunities.
• Tier 2 may only be purchased the same day it will be utilized and will not have an advanced purchase option.
• Guests of the Walt Disney World Resorts® and Disneyland Resorts® will have advance access to purchase their Tier 2 Lightning Lane passes beginning at 7am each day.  
• Guests who are not staying in a Walt Disney World Resort® or Disneyland Resort® may purchase their Tier 2 Lightning Lane Passes once they have activated their park admission for the day by entering the park.