Jayne,
Thanks for asking your question to planDisney!
As it happens, the old FastPass attraction reservation program is no longer running. The now-defunct program where you would book up to 3 attraction reservations per day ended a little over a year ago, and it has been replaced with the new
Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lanes programs. These are both day-of attraction reservation systems, so you cannot book something days or weeks ahead of time. Regardless of where you stay, every guest who opts to use these programs would do so on the actual day they are going into a park. Here are some of the program basics.
Genie+ can be purchased on the date of use, starting at 12:01 am that day. Genie+ Lightning Lane attraction times can be reserved starting at 7 am, the day of the visit. There is no difference in that start time for guests, whether they are staying at a Disney Resort hotel or not.
Individual Lightning Lane times can be reserved starting at 7 am, the day of the visit, for guests staying at Disney Resort Hotels and other select hotels. All other guests can start making Individual Lightning Lane reservations at the time of park opening.
The difference between these two is that the Genie+ program lets you reserve one ride at a time for many of the popular attractions in each park. There are over 40 attractions to choose from across all four parks, so there are a lot of options. Basically, after you complete your first reserved ride time, you can make your next selection. The Individual Lightning Lane program, on the other hand, lets you reserve a ride time for one or two of the most popular attractions at a given park. These two programs run independently.
BONUS TIPWhere do you buy and select Genie+ or Individual Lightning Lane reservations?Just open your
My Disney Experience App on your smartphone that morning, and you will see prominent links to make these purchases.
Please feel free to
write me back directly with any follow-up questions that you might have.
Have a Magical Vacation!Doug