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How Does the New Disney FastPass Work?
How Does the New Disney FastPass Work?-December 2024
Dec 18, 2024 6:16 PM

Are you planning a trip to a Disney park, but the thought of spending a big chunk of your precious time waiting in line makes you second guess going altogether?

Happily, there’s a tool to add a little magic to your Disney vacation and help you bypass those long queues for attractions. Disney’s Lightning Lane and Genie+ tools are designed to help take your day at the park to infinity and beyond — but they’ll cost you extra.

So, let’s take a look at how you can skip the lines with Disney’s "new FastPass" (which isn't actually called FastPass) and how much it’s going to add to your Disney vacation budget.

Disney’s new FastPass system

In the past, Disney offered a free FastPass option to skip the line at select rides by making an advance reservation with your park ticket. However, that option has been retired and replaced with paid Lightning Lane and Genie+ add-ons that work through a phone app.

Here’s how Disney's "new FastPass" system works.

Lightning Lane

Individual Lightning Lane passes are available for purchase by all Disney guests. Each pass lets you bypass the standby line for a popular attraction, and you’re allowed to purchase up to two passes per day.

These passes can’t be purchased in advance — you’ll need to select your attractions after arriving in the park.

Genie+

The service lets you pick an arrival window for the Lightning Lane on select rides and go about your day in the park until it’s time to go to the attraction you’ve chosen.

When it’s time to head for your selected attraction, you’ll receive an app notification. Once that arrival window has started — or if your next arrival window is more than two hours away — you can make a new selection for another ride.

Unlike the individual Lightning Lane passes, Genie+ lets you make as many selections throughout the day as you can fit into your schedule.

The only caveat is that you can make just one selection at a time, so you’re not able to reserve a whole day’s worth of rides when you wake up in the morning. Additionally, you can select each attraction only once per day — no repeat rides unless you want to wait in the standby line.

Disney Genie+ also comes with augmented-reality Disney PhotoPass Lenses and unlimited photo downloads from your time at the park.

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