Hey, howdy, hey, Isela! Thanks for popping in to planDisney with your question.
I believe what you’re looking for is a way to reduce your time spent in queues for attractions…and
Disney Genie+ has the cosmic power to enable that.
I have used
Disney Genie+ on every single trip to the parks since it started, and it has saved me hours upon hours of time. The less time spent in line, the more time I have to enjoy the magic in the parks.
You can add Genie+ to your ticket at time of purchase, or you can add it once you have entered the parks. To select it as an add-on, continue through the ticket purchase and park reservation process, and you will be asked about adding Genie+. To add it once you have entered the parks, open the
Disneyland mobile app, click on My Genie Day, go to My Day, and you’ll see a link labeled “Get Disney Genie+ for Today.”
The shorter queues you have access to with Genie+ are called Lightning Lanes. There are 19 attractions across the two parks that have
Lightning Lanes, plus three additional popular attractions that have Individual Lightning Lanes, for a la carte purchase. You can find the full list of Lightning Lane attractions
here.
Once you are ready to use Genie+, go to Tip Board in the Disneyland mobile app and you’ll see the attractions that have Lightning Lanes. For instance, Space Mountain will show a Standby Line wait time, and a LL Disney Genie+ time. That LL Disney Genie+ time is the beginning of a one hour return window you can reserve for a Lightning Lane.
After you book a Lightning Lane, the next time you can book one is (1) once you have redeemed it or (2) 120 minutes later. For example, let’s say you booked Splash Mountain at 8:30 a.m. for an 11:00 a.m. return time. The next time you can book another Lightning Lane is at 10:30 a.m., because it has been two hours, even though you haven’t redeemed the Splash Mountain one yet. (Tip - set an alarm on your phone to remind you when you book your next one!)
Isela, I hope this helps you discover the power of Genie+. You ain’t never had a friend like him, I promise!
Enjoy your magic carpet ride,
Kamini