Fastpass – the free passes that let you skip the long lines in WDW – is gone, dead, kaput. It’s been replaced with a system called Disney Genie+ and the Lightning Lane which I used every day of our recent trip to Disney.
From this post you’ll learn all about Disney World’s new Lightning Lanes, Genie, and Genie+ (including what’s the difference between all of them!)
The most up-to-date list of Genie+ attractions and strategies can be found in my new planning guide + community, Laid-back Magic. LEARN MORE HERE >>
The Lightning Lane
The Lightning Lane is what Disney is naming the expedited queue that lets you go ahead of the standby line. It’s not the FastPass line anymore, but the Lightning Lane, or “LL.”
Genie+
Genie+ is a paid add-on, costing between $15-22 per ticket, per day, that allows you to use the Lightning Lane entrance at 40 attractions across Walt Disney World. You can make your first Genie+ selection at 7AM if you’re staying on or off-site. You choose the next available return window and if you have a park hopper ticket, you can park hop!
For example:
You’ve added Genie+ to your Hollywood Studios day. At 7am, you see the first time slot for Smuggler’s Run is at 9:40am, so you book it for your entire party.
At 9:40am, you head to Smuggler’s Run and enter the Lightning Lane. As soon as your device is scanned, you open your Tip Board again, and yay: there’s a Toy Story Mania timeslot at 11:15am, so you book that.
At 11:15am, you head to Toy Story Mania, scan. Open the app, choose another. Repeat!
Individual Lightning Lane Selections
More popular attractions – like Space Mountain and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – are not included in Genie+ but you can pay to use the Lightning Lane entrance. Everyone is limited to 2 selections per day, and you can only use the LL once for each attraction. For instance, if you wanted to ride Space Mountain again, you’d have to wait in the standby line.
This is completely separate from the Genie+ add-on. A la carte pricing will ebb and flow based on the ride’s demand, usually $15-22/per attraction.
On-site guests can select these starting at 7 AM. Off-site guests can make these selections when the park opens. This is huge advantage for staying at a Disney resort!
For more information straight from Disney’s website, click here.
List of Attractions
Magic Kingdom
LIGHTNING LANE SELECTIONS (not included with Genie+)
Seven Dwarves’ Mine Train
GENIE+
Big Thunder Mountain
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
Dumbo
Haunted Mansion
it’s a small world
Jungle Cruise
Mad Tea Party
Magic Carpets of Aladdin
Mickey’s Philharmagic
Monster’s Inc. Laugh Floor
Peter Pan’s Flight
Pirates of the Caribbean
Space Mountain
Splash Moutain
Barnstormer
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Tomorrowland Speedway
Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid
EPCOT
LIGHTNING LANE SELECTIONS (not included with Genie+)
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
GENIE+
Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival
Frozen Ever After
Journey into Imagination with Figment
Living with the Land
Mission: SPACE
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
Soarin’
Spaceship Earth
Test Track
The Seas with Nemo & Friends
Turtle Talk with Crush
Hollywood Studios
LIGHTNING LANE SELECTIONS (not included with Genie+)
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
GENIE+
Alien Swirling Saucers
Beauty & The Beast Live on Stage
Disney Jr. Dance Party
Frozen Sing-Along
Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
Mickey + Minnie’s Runaway Railway
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
Muppet*Vision 3D
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
Slinky Dog Dash
Star Tours
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Toy Story Mania!
Animal Kingdom
LIGHTNING LANE SELECTIONS (not included with Genie+)
Avatar Flight of Passage
GENIE+
DINOSAUR
Expedition Everest
Feathered Friends in Flight!
Festival of the Lion King
It’s Tough to Be a Bug!
Kali River Rapids
Kilimanjaro Safaris
Naʻvi River Journey
The Animation Experience
Some last things to note…
- In addition to the Lightning Lane, there are still standby lines for all attractions.
- Anyone in your group that wants to use the Lightning Lane needs Genie+ added to their ticket (ages 3 and up)
- Genie+ can be added in advance to the entire length of a ticketed stay. If you want it only for certain days, you can add it day-by-day (this is what we do as annual pass holders). You can purchase it starting at midnight the day you want to use it. I like to set my alarm for 6:45am and add it then.
For more Disney World planning, here’s how I can be of help:
- Subscribe to my newsletter where I give a weekly planning tips + Disney news (the kind you should know, not the silly stuff.)
- Join Laid-back Magic, my members-only planning guide and community to help you plan your vacation.
- Buy my new park guide to Magic Kingdom and know what to prioritize with little kids and toddlers.
- Follow me on Instagram where I share tips and tricks for taking the kids to Disney World.
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Fastpass – the free passes that let you skip the long lines in WDW – is gone, dead, kaput. It’s been replaced with a system called Disney Genie+ and the Lightning Lane which I used every day of our recent trip to Disney.
From this post you’ll learn all about Disney World’s new Lightning Lanes, Genie, and Genie+ (including what’s the difference between all of them!)
The most up-to-date list of Genie+ attractions and strategies can be found in my new planning guide + community, Laid-back Magic. LEARN MORE HERE >>
The Lightning Lane
The Lightning Lane is what Disney is naming the expedited queue that lets you go ahead of the standby line. It’s not the FastPass line anymore, but the Lightning Lane, or “LL.”
Genie+
Genie+ is a paid add-on, costing between $15-22 per ticket, per day, that allows you to use the Lightning Lane entrance at 40 attractions across Walt Disney World. You can make your first Genie+ selection at 7AM if you’re staying on or off-site. You choose the next available return window and if you have a park hopper ticket, you can park hop!
For example:
You’ve added Genie+ to your Hollywood Studios day. At 7am, you see the first time slot for Smuggler’s Run is at 9:40am, so you book it for your entire party.
At 9:40am, you head to Smuggler’s Run and enter the Lightning Lane. As soon as your device is scanned, you open your Tip Board again, and yay: there’s a Toy Story Mania timeslot at 11:15am, so you book that.
At 11:15am, you head to Toy Story Mania, scan. Open the app, choose another. Repeat!
Individual Lightning Lane Selections
More popular attractions – like Space Mountain and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – are not included in Genie+ but you can pay to use the Lightning Lane entrance. Everyone is limited to 2 selections per day, and you can only use the LL once for each attraction. For instance, if you wanted to ride Space Mountain again, you’d have to wait in the standby line.
This is completely separate from the Genie+ add-on. A la carte pricing will ebb and flow based on the ride’s demand, usually $15-22/per attraction.
On-site guests can select these starting at 7 AM. Off-site guests can make these selections when the park opens. This is huge advantage for staying at a Disney resort!
For more information straight from Disney’s website, click here.
List of Attractions
Magic Kingdom
LIGHTNING LANE SELECTIONS (not included with Genie+)
Seven Dwarves’ Mine Train
GENIE+
Big Thunder Mountain
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
Dumbo
Haunted Mansion
it’s a small world
Jungle Cruise
Mad Tea Party
Magic Carpets of Aladdin
Mickey’s Philharmagic
Monster’s Inc. Laugh Floor
Peter Pan’s Flight
Pirates of the Caribbean
Space Mountain
Splash Moutain
Barnstormer
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Tomorrowland Speedway
Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid
EPCOT
LIGHTNING LANE SELECTIONS (not included with Genie+)
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
GENIE+
Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival
Frozen Ever After
Journey into Imagination with Figment
Living with the Land
Mission: SPACE
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
Soarin’
Spaceship Earth
Test Track
The Seas with Nemo & Friends
Turtle Talk with Crush
Hollywood Studios
LIGHTNING LANE SELECTIONS (not included with Genie+)
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
GENIE+
Alien Swirling Saucers
Beauty & The Beast Live on Stage
Disney Jr. Dance Party
Frozen Sing-Along
Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
Mickey + Minnie’s Runaway Railway
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
Muppet*Vision 3D
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
Slinky Dog Dash
Star Tours
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Toy Story Mania!
Animal Kingdom
LIGHTNING LANE SELECTIONS (not included with Genie+)
Avatar Flight of Passage
GENIE+
DINOSAUR
Expedition Everest
Feathered Friends in Flight!
Festival of the Lion King
It’s Tough to Be a Bug!
Kali River Rapids
Kilimanjaro Safaris
Naʻvi River Journey
The Animation Experience
Some last things to note…
- In addition to the Lightning Lane, there are still standby lines for all attractions.
- Anyone in your group that wants to use the Lightning Lane needs Genie+ added to their ticket (ages 3 and up)
- Genie+ can be added in advance to the entire length of a ticketed stay. If you want it only for certain days, you can add it day-by-day (this is what we do as annual pass holders). You can purchase it starting at midnight the day you want to use it. I like to set my alarm for 6:45am and add it then.
For more Disney World planning, here’s how I can be of help:
- Subscribe to my newsletter where I give a weekly planning tips + Disney news (the kind you should know, not the silly stuff.)
- Join Laid-back Magic, my members-only planning guide and community to help you plan your vacation.
- Buy my new park guide to Magic Kingdom and know what to prioritize with little kids and toddlers.
- Follow me on Instagram where I share tips and tricks for taking the kids to Disney World.
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