Hi Megan,
Welcome to planDisney! If you already have tickets purchased and are thinking about adding Disney Genie+, that can only mean one thing...you have a visit to The Most Magical Place on Earth coming up sometime soon! How exciting! I hope you're
counting down the days until your visit and looking forward to all of the magic and fun you'll enjoy!
If you have standard (non-complimentary, non-special event) tickets, you should be able to add
Disney Genie+ to them ahead of time. You'll simply want to click the three horizontal lines in the
My Disney Experience app and choose "Tickets and Passes" or
locate your tickets within your My Disney Experience account online. Either way, you'll be able to click "Change Ticket" which will allow you to change the date, number of days, type of ticket, or add Disney Genie+. Once you make your selections, you'll be able to check out there, and you'll be all set!
If your tickets won't allow you to add Disney Genie+ ahead of time, though, Hakuna Matata...no worries! You'll be able to add it one day at a time through the app. It will become available to purchase any time after midnight, and regardless of when you buy it, you'll be able to make your first Lightning Lane selection starting at 7:00 AM each morning.
If you're interested in any
Individual Lightning Lane selections, those will become available to purchase and schedule beginning each morning at 7:00 AM for all Guests staying in the magic with Disney Resorts Collection and whenever the park opens for Guests staying elsewhere. Of course, please don't forget that the
Disney Genie service is complimentary for all Guests and is a powerful tool for planning the perfect Disney day! The best part is that all three services - Disney Genie+, Individual Lighting Lane selections, and Disney Genie - function independently from one another, and you can pick and choose which services you'd like to use.
I hope this helps, Megan! Thanks so much for stopping by planDisney, and please don't hesitate to come back and see us again with any more questions you may have. I hope you have a truly magical vacation!
Missy