Hey Howdy Hey Cornelia and welcome back to planDisney!
Cornelia looks like your big travel day is coming up soon! I am sure you all are getting so excited for several reasons from your daughter's dance event to being in the Most Magical Place on Earth! It sounds like you have some big and exciting plans coming up in Hollywood Studios with two of my favorite attractions. Thank you for your question on the specifics of Genie+ and its usage splitting up your party, let's get some answers.
Inevitably, with bigger traveling parties and families you will most likely have times when a few want to do one thing and few another. With my family of 5, I totally get that! One of the best parts about using
Genie+ is that you are in charge of which party members will be experiencing which attraction. When you select an attraction's Lightning Lane return time, you will then be prompted on which members of your party will be experiencing this attraction. The ones that are not on the first Lightning Lane reserve window slot will then be able to make their own separate Lightning Lane return window for a different attraction or at a different time. It is super easy to use and works well in cases such as your own!
Just a forewarning about the specifics in Hollywood Studios has to do with
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. With the purchase of Genie+, you will have access to most of the attractions in the park. There are a few, Rise of the Resistance is one of them, that are super popular in each park and are NOT available with Genie+. You will have the option for either the traditional standby line or purchasing an
Individual Lightning Lane return window for this and the
other experiences listed online in the parks.
Now, Cornelia, I know you have big plans for Hollywood Studios on your next trip, but if you had some time, I would highly recommend taking a trip to visit EPCOT. There is so much happening over there from the recent opening of the super fun
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind to the just beginning
EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival, there is so much to experience there!
I hope that helped to clear things up a bit with the usage and specifics of Genie+. Please feel free to stop by with any further questions you may have, we would be happy to help!
Have a Magical Day,
Nick