Hi Ron! That is a great question about the new
Disney Genie+ service! In fact, that’s a question to which many people are wondering the answer! The one answer that I can definitively provide is that FastPass+ service has officially entered retirement. Guests will no longer be able to utilize that service during their visits to the Disney Parks.
Now, on to your main question! While the Walt Disney World Resort has not announced the official start date for Disney Genie+ service, it has been shared that the service will begin in conjunction with the
World's Most Magical Celebration which is slated to kickoff on October 1, 2021. Now, that doesn’t mean Disney Genie+ service will begin that day, but it should be around that time that Disney Genie+ comes out of the bottle!
Ron, the Walt Disney World Resort website, as well as the Disney Parks Blog are the most reliable sources for accurate information, but occasionally some of the unofficial Walt Disney World fan websites have some pretty good sources. Consider doing a quick check of some of those sites for some additional information!
Hakuna Matata! Jonathan