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Credit: DisneyWalt Disney World has yet again raised the cost of Genie+ to a record high.
Introduced in 2021, Genie+ was designed to make it easier to navigate the Walt Disney World Resort’s infamous crowds. The system replaced FastPass+, which was also supposed to help Guests skip the line for popular attractions such as Space Mountain, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, and Frozen Ever After. There was just one key difference: this time, you had to pay for the pleasure.
When the ride reservation service first launched, this came in at $15 per person. In late 2022, however, Disney introduced a new structure for Genie+ pricing – one that differs by the day. As a general rule, the busier it is, the more you can expect to pay. Disney World has a habit of hiking the cost of Genie+ during holidays and lowering it in off-season periods.
With the opening of TRON Lightcycle / Run, Disney is clearly preparing big crowds. For the opening day of Magic Kingdom’s latest attraction on April 4, 2023, the Walt Disney World website lists the price of Genie+ as $35 per person – $6 more than its last record of $29.
Guests who do splash out on Genie+ shouldn’t expect to skip to the front of the line. Each Disney Park typically reserves its biggest or newest attraction for individual Lightning Lane access only.
Animal Kingdom does this for Avatar Flight of Passage, Hollywood Studios does it for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, EPCOT for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, and now Magic Kingdom will do it for both Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and TRON Lightcycle / Run. Those looking to get on the ride ASAP will need to pay an extra $20 each.
If you don’t feel like paying $20, your other option is to join TRON’s free virtual queue. Once called for your boarding group, Guests have one hour to get in line – after which point, Cast Members are strict about denying access. Guests who have experienced this during the ride’s soft opening have been critical, arguing that the system makes it near-impossible to plan your day in the Parks.
To secure your Genie+ or Lightning Lane, visit the My Disney Experience app from 7 a.m. on the day of your visit. But be quick – Lightning Lanes can (and do!) sell out.