Hey there, John! Welcome to planDisney! I'm so glad that you've stopped by with your vacation planning question!
Planning a magical visit to
The Most Magical Place on Earth is my favorite pastime! I love deciding on a
Disney Resorts Collection hotel, booking new and old favorite dining experiences, penciling in midday pool breaks, and building a theme park itinerary with one main goal in mind: fit in all of my must-do experiences with as little time in line as possible. You seem to have a similar goal, so I'm thrilled to answer your question today!
While the FastPass+ system has been retired, I'm excited to tell you about
a whole new world of options when planning your Walt Disney World Resort theme park days! Just as the Genie offers three wishes, you get three great, new opportunities! The new
complimentary Genie service will help create your best Disney day, developing an itinerary tailored specifically to you, based on your preferences and interests. Before you embark on your adventure-filled theme park day, log in to your My Disney Experience app, click the "My Genie Day" tab and click "Get Started Now" to enter your must-dos and preferences. Once your best Disney day is underway, check the app for Genie's real-time recommendations on attractions, entertainment and even dining.
If you're like me and want to save even more time waiting in line, you have the option to purchase
Genie+ to skip the standby line for one attraction at a time by using the app to select the next available arrival window and entering through the Lightning Lane! This service is offered at more than 40 attractions around Walt Disney World Resort and can be added to all or just some of your theme park days. I LOVE the flexibility to add this to only certain park days and to do so in advance or to be spontaneous and add the service while I'm already on that day's
magic carpet ride!
Lastly, you now have the option to use the app to purchase access to
Individual Lightning Lanes during an arrival window for those high-demand attractions that we all have on our must-do lists. This can only be added for up to two attractions per day and must be done on your theme park day. You do not need to have purchased Genie+ to add these Individual Lightning Lane selections, however, I love maximizing my park time by using all three services together! On my last visit to
Magic Kingdom Park, I used the complimentary Genie service to create my personalized itinerary, I added Genie+ to make selections for Lightning Lane entrances throughout my day, and I even added an Individual Lightning Lane purchase to ride Seven Dwarfs Mine Train without a wait on a whim! I got SO many of my favorite attractions done and had the BEST Disney day! The Genie was right -
you ain't never had a friend like him!
John, I'm so happy to see you planning your next magical adventure, and I hope you stop by any time with any questions that you may have.
I hope to see ya real soon,
Mandy