If you are still figuring out how to best use Genie+ and Lightning Lane at the Walt Disney World Resort, we hear you! Getting used to this new service included in the My Disney Experience app is certainly a learning curve, especially where some attractions are included in the cost of Genie+ and others are separate in the pay-per-ride Lightning Lane option.
Coming soon however, for a very limited time, some attractions that are currently available for pay-per- purchasing in will be included in the cost of + ! The included in + for a limited time will include everything currently available plus in Tomorrowland in the , Frozen Ever After in EPCOT’s Norway pavilion, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway inside the Chinese Theater at ‘s Hollywood Studios, and , located in Asia at ‘s . It should be a welcome change for Guests planning around this holiday season.
The catch is that these Disney park attractions will move from Lightning Lane to Genie+ only for a limited time, currently set for December 19, 2021-January 3, 2022. During these same dates, another change will be hitting the Walt Disney World Resort, allowing for Disney resort Guests to use Early Theme Park entry to order the parks one hour prior to opening rather than 30 minutes. The combination of this and changes should give resort guests quite the benefit when planning days in the theme parks during those couple of weeks.
At this time we do not know if the dates for this group of attractions joining + will be extended, or if it is possible this change will come and go based on factors like capacity, reservations made, or current usage or and/or +. also recently arrived at the , at both Disneyland and however these changes from the only affect . If you have a trip coming up during that timeframe of December 19, 2021-January 3, 2022, be sure to keep an eye on the My app or check back here for updates.