Disney World to price Genie+ on park-by-park basis
Walt Disney World is making another change to its Genie+ service, its planning apparatus for theme-park visits. Beginning June 27, Genie+ may have different prices for different parks on the same day.
“Guests will be able to select either a single-park option or a multiple-parks option, subject to availability,” Disney World’s website now states.
Visitors will choose Genie+ powers for either Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios or Disney’s Animal Kingdom for the day. Or they can still select all four parks if they have paid for park-hopping privileges. Until now, all buyers paid for all of Disney World’s parks for the day.
The pricing will vary between parks and by day. But if Disney World sells out the daily allotment at one park, it will be able to continue sales at the other after this change kicks in.
The company shared an example for June 27, where the Genie+ rates are posted on the My Disney Experience app. It showed that day’s price as $27 for Magic Kingdom, $24 for Hollywood Studios, $18 for Epcot and $16 for Animal Kingdom. The multiple-parks price, available for those with park hopper benefits, also was $27. Those prices are fluid from day to day.
On Thursday, the day the change was announced, Genie+ sold for $21.
Other elements of the Genie+ program remain the same, including required day-of purchases (beginning at midnight) and the selection of first Lightning Lane booking at 7 a.m. that day.
Last month, Disney announced it was looking at allowing visitors to use the Genie+ and make individual Lightning Lane selections before the day of theme park visits.
“We are working on ways guests may do this for visits in 2024,” a post on the official Disney Parks Blog said. “Our goal is to give you the opportunity to spend less time planning in the park and more time enjoying your visit with friends and family.”
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