Disney Genie+ price increase comes to Walt Disney World alongside variable pricing by date

Oct 11, 2022 in "Disney Genie"

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Posted: Tuesday October 11, 2022 9:05am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney is introducing a variable pricing model for Genie+ at Walt Disney World - bringing higher costs to the ride reservation system less than one year after its launch.

Effective today, Genie+ at Walt Disney World now starts at $15, and may go as high as $22 per person per day (plus tax), depending on the date.

In addition to moving Genie+ to a variable price model, some Individual Lightning Lane selections are also shifting to variable prices. Star Wars Rise of the Resistance at Disney's Hollywood Studios will now see prices go as high as $22, starting at $15.

Star Wars Rise of the Resistance may now cost as much as $22 per per person, per ride

Variable pricing for Genie+ is not unexpected, as earlier in June Disney halted the option of advance pre-arrival purchase and Disney Genie+ became only available for purchase through the My Disney Experience app on the day of a visit.

The move to variable pricing adds even more confusion to the guest experience, increasing uncertainty around what a day in the park will ultimately cost. Guests will need to constantly monitor pricing for admission tickets, Genie+, and Individual Lightning Lane selections. Disney is not currently publishing a schedule of Genie+ pricing, and will instead adjust pricing on a day-by-day basis, leaving it up to the guest to make a decision on the day of their visit.

Genie+ is currently $15 at Walt Disney World

Disney Genie+ is a purchase option within the Disney Genie service that makes the former FastPass line available at select attractions, now called Lightning Lane. Certain headline attractions are not part of Genie+, and Lightning Lane access at those attractions requires an Individual Attraction purchase which varies in prices.

Learn more about Disney Genie from our recent articles, including a Disney Genie FAQ, and Genie discussion on the WDWMAGIC Forums.

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Chip Chipperson9 days ago

So now that the changes to DAS have been announced, any idea on how far away we are from getting news about pre-booking G+ selections?

Disstevefan115 days ago

I think you are right. This is the new floor. Remember how low the prices were when it started

doctornick15 days ago

@tanc is talking about LL Bean's return policy that was changed a few years back.

aaronml15 days ago

What legendary return policy? Are you talking about for legacy paper FP many years ago? Or something else?

HauntedPirate16 days ago

I’m curious to see if Genie- prices drop further to the old minimums or if these become the new “floor”.

Brian16 days ago

If OP was referring to the mix ratio with the 80% figure, that determines how many LL guests pass through the merge point at any given time versus standby. There will still be the same number of guests who ultimately choose to experience the attraction via either standby or LL whether they let 20 LL guests through the merge point for every one standby or 50. If the suggestion is that 80% of a "popular" attraction's total guests throughout the day are LL guests, I don't know of any in which that is the case.

Purduevian16 days ago

But the ratio of people that get on the ride via Standby or LL throughout a day (on average) must be the same ratio of people that get in the line...

wdwmagic16 days ago

Individual Lightning Lane price drops alongside lower Genie+ cost at Walt Disney World https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/disney-genie/news/08apr2024-individual-lightning-lane-price-drops-alongside-lower-genie-cost-at-walt-disney-world.htm

Brian17 days ago

I believe the figures you are referring to are the mix ratios of LL vs standby guests at the merge point, which can fluctuate throughout the day. These ratios do not themselves determine the types of guests (Genie+ vs Standby) who will ultimately choose to get in line and experience a specific attraction.

DisneyDodo17 days ago

It took me a very long time to parse this post because my brain stubbornly insisted on reading “LL” as “Lightning Lane” every time, which made me assume “bean” was some sort of typo, and I could not for the life of me figure out what you were trying to say. Thankfully it eventually clicked.

SingleRider17 days ago

It’s been reported on this site and others that the LL entrance at any popular attraction accounts for 75-80% of that ride’s capacity because the LL is heavily favored. Having the other 20-25 percent scan at a separate entrance shouldn’t be much of an issue.

Brian17 days ago

It has been discussed several times already why that "solution" is wildly impractical. Don't believe me? Look at the LL entrance of any relatively popular attraction and you'll see clumps of guests struggling to get in because of various issues like finding and presenting their admission media, entitlements not being linked, and more. Now imagine every single guest in the park being forced to do that for each attraction.

MagicHappens197117 days ago

This is insane. I have stated it several times. It’s extended waits that is a problem 9 times out of 10. Not a 15 minute wait for Little Mermaid

SingleRider17 days ago

Disney really needs to come up with a system to prevent anyone with a DAS return time from standing in line for any other attraction. This would be easy to accomplish by having CMs scan tickets at the standby entrances.