Say goodbye to Disney's FastPass. Here's what's replacing it -- and how much it'll cost.
Disney DIS, -0.62% is set to roll out a new planning service, called Disney Genie, for visitors to its theme parks in California and Florida, which is designed to help guests avoid spending too much time in long lines. The Disney Genie service will be introduced to Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California this fall.
“While the FASTPASS, FastPass+ and Disney MaxPass services will be retired, we’re incredible excited about the flexibility and choices Disney Genie service provides,” the company said in a blog post announcing the changes.Say hello to Genie+ and Lightning Lanes There will be an optional, paid add-on to the standard Disney Genie service, called Genie+, that will enable Disney theme park visitors to skip the stand-by lines at popular attractions.
The Genie+ program will come with some perks. At Disneyland, guests who purchase Genie+ will also get complimentary downloads of pictures taken through PhotoPass, such as photos taken on rides. At Walt Disney World, Genie+ purchasers will be able to try out augmented reality technology on their phones. The service also comes with complimentary audio experiences at both the California and Florida resorts.
“ ‘If they charge $20 per FastPass, relatively few people are going to buy that. So, it won’t impact the standby line as much.’ ” The calculus for families could come down to the value of paying for the ability to skip lines — and that will depend on ride capacity. People with Genie+ reservations will have priority over people in the regular stand-by line. If Disney chooses to allow up to 70% of a ride’s capacity to be set aside for Genie+, that could make it a better value, since that would means longer stand-by lines.
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