Guests begin using Disney Genie Lightning Lanes at Magic Kingdom

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First Lightning Lane guests at Magic Kingdom October 19 2021

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Posted: Tuesday October 19, 2021 9:14am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The first guests have started using the new Lighting Lane entrances at Magic Kingdom attractions this morning as Disney genie launches across Walt Disney World.

First Lightning Lane guests at Magic Kingdom October 19 2021

Lighting Lanes opened at 9am this morning at Magic Kingdom, accessible via a Genie+ purchase for $15, or in some cases, an individual attraction purchase which varies in price depending on the day and demand. View our Disney Genie, Genie+, and Lightning Lane FAQ for Walt Disney World.

First Lightning Lane guests at Magic Kingdom October 19 2021

During the first 15 minutes at Seven Dwarfs Mine Train which had a 60 minute standby line, we counted approximately 15 guests using the $10 individual attraction purchase. Watch the video below for a look at the first guests through the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Lightning Lane.

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Chip Chipperson4 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?

Disstevefan110 days ago

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

doctornick10 days ago

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

aaronml11 days ago

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

HauntedPirate11 days ago

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

Brian11 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.

Purduevian11 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...

wdwmagic11 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

Brian12 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.

DisneyDodo12 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.

SingleRider12 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.

Brian12 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.

MagicHappens197112 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

SingleRider12 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.