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Update Suggests Disney Compensating for Genie+ Performance

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Disney fans have submitted many complaints about the Disney experience after the inception of the new Disney Genie Service and its Genie+ Lightning Lane feature, and it looks like Walt Disney World Resort has picked up on the problems with the new Disney Genie service! There is now a new line written in the descriptions on the Walt Disney World ...

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Video: Will Smith Assaults Chris Rock at the 94th Oscars

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As the 94th Academy Awards dragged through the night, it appeared to be an arguably mediocre night. Forced comedic dialogue between random movie stars and interesting musical sets split up a night of recognition of the most outstanding talent from the previous year. But then Chris Rock took the stage to read out some documentary nominees. In the middle of ...

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Disney Adds More Attractions to Genie+ Lightning Lane

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Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort are continuing to add more theme Park attractions exclusively to Genie+ Lightning Lane, and now two more are joining the Lightning Lane lineup! Journalist Scott Gustin has revealed that as of March 11, the Disney World Resort Festival of Fantasy Parade will be a Genie+ Lightning Lane event in the Magic Kingdom theme ...

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Guest Collision at Disney World Lands Older Woman in Hospital

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There appears to have been yet another altercation among Guests at the Most Magical Place On Earth. But, this time, on March 2 at EPCOT, it ends with a Guest going to the hospital: an older woman. First reported by Inside the Magic, the source identified as Jennifer K said the following: “We were looking at the flower and garden ...

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Three Disney Attractions Are Switching Exclusively to Genie+ Lightning Lanes

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Disney Guests have gone through many adjustments recently as Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort undergo changes, with the most notable change being the switch to Genie+ and Lightning Lanes, and the changes are continuing! Journalist Scott Gustin shared on Twitter that three Walt Disney World Resort attractions are being changed from Individual Lightning Lane selection attractions to Genie+ ...

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Are Disney’s Park Hopper Restrictions Causing Lightning Lane’s Problems?

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In the few months it has been an active part of the Walt Disney World experience, the new Lightning Lane system–whether via Genie+ or an individual basis–has been met with tremendous Guest backlash. One of the biggest complaints and mysteries of the FastPass-replacing line-cutting system is the inconceivable lines that Guests still have to endure while paying $20 per person ...

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Results Are In – Fans Are Willing To Pay the Extra Costs for Disney Parks Vacations

One major takeaway from the Walt Disney Company’s Q1 FY22 Earnings Call was that Disney Parks surpassed any foreseeable financial goals in terms of profits during the first quarter of the current fiscal year. While Disney CEO Bob Chapek and other Disney executives on the call did specify that some of the attendance at Disney theme parks was likely the ...

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Genie+, Lightning Lane Financial Success Despite Guest Backlash

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It appears that Disney’s new paid services Genie+ and Lightning Lane access aren’t going to disappear from the Guest experience any time soon as Disney’s Q1 2022 results reveal them to be a massive success. According to Disney CEO Bob Chapek, “In the quarter, more than a third of domestic Park Guests purchased either Genie+, Lightning Lane, or both. That ...

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Trip Planning Update: Genie+ Adding Four New Character Sightings

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It appears that four new “Character Sighting” will be added to Walt Disney World’s Genie+ this week! According to reporter Scott Gustin, Disney World’s modified character interactions being given their own Lightning Lane entrance include: Magic Kingdom: – Mickey (Town Square Theater) – Cinderella and a visiting Princess (Fairytale Hall) – Tiana and a visiting Princess (Fairytale Hall) DHS: – ...

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Broadway’s ‘Aladdin’ Cast Honors Educators in a Unique Singalong

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Broadway fans or musical theater fans are probably already familiar with the Disney Broadway shows Frozen, The Lion King, and Aladdin, which are all based on their respective animated Disney movies. Ever since the Broadway shows made their emotionally-moving returns to the stage after the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the shows have continued to face COVID-19 obstacles like canceled performances due to positive ...

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