food IS a theme park
To Disney, or not to Disney — THAT is the question. (But the answer is easy: Disney all the way!) Some of the decisions you have to make during your Disney vacation are pretty straightforward.
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Where will you eat? Where will you sleep? What days will you visit which parks? But some decisions sneak up on you and can, potentially, catch you off-guard.
Disney Genie launched in Disney World yesterday, and we tested out all of the new features.
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There is the free Genie, which helps you plan your day in the parks, and there is also Genie+, which costs $15 per day, per person and has replaced the FastPass+ system in Disney World. There are also individual rides that you can pay to skip the line of using the Lightning Lane (old FastPass+ lane). These include 2 high-demand rides in each park and they vary in price, which can also change based on demand. These rides can also sell out of their Lightning Lane passes for the day, which has already happened to one ride in Disney World today!
At the end of 2021, Disney’s Magical Express will be discontinued and will conclude its service to and from Orlando International Airport. As of this writing, Disney has yet to announce their own replacement program that will shuttle guests from the airport to their resort hotel, but Mears, the company that operated Magical Express, has announced what they will provide.
Disney’s Magical Express
Mears Connect will launch right after Magical Express is discontinued, so it’s important to get the rundown on what exactly this new service is, how it’s similar to Magical Express, and how it’s different!
Did you know Disney has an official fan club you can join??
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It’s called D23 and you can become a general member for free! But, you get more perks if you pay to become a Gold member. Perks include access to exclusive merchandise, events, and more. And, sometimes you can get discounts on Disney merchandise, which is exactly what’s happening right now!
Well, the day has finally arrived — Disney Genie has officially launched at Disney World.
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And we’re still learning the ins and outs of using the service which helps guests figure out what their priorities are and plan their days at the parks. Guests can buy Genie+, which allows you to skip the line at lots of Disney World attractions, or you can also pay an extra fee for select rides through Individual Attraction Selection. You’ll find all these features on the My Disney Experience app.
Disney’s new planning tool, Disney Genie, launched today in Disney World and we’ve been checking out exactly how it works in the parks.
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We’ve shown you step-by-step guides on how to use the free version of Genie, Genie+, the paid program that replaced the old FastPass+ system, as well as Individual Attraction Selections AKA pay-per-rides attractions. Now that we’ve had some time to test all of the new features out, we’ve come to some conclusions. So, here are our biggest takeaways from the first day of Genie!
Disney Genie+ JUST debuted in Disney World, and we have so many tips to share with you!
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With Genie+, the free Disney Genie system, and Individual Attraction Selection, there’s a lot to learn these days and that can be a hefty task. Is it worth it to navigate the complicated waters of the new tech? Well, today we challenged ourselves to see how many rides we could do in one day using Genie+ and Individual Attraction Selection (pay-per-ride) to find the answer to that question!
Hello, DFB friends! It’s time for another edition of what’s new at Magic Kingdom.
Cinderella Castle
Magic Kingdom continues to add more 50th anniversary merchandise and there’s more construction, so let’s discuss!
We’ve already tried a bunch of Halloween-themed treats in Disney World.
Pumpkin in the Magic Kingdom
There have been very chocolate-y Haunted Manson-themed treats, a refreshing Frozen Apple Cider, and even an over-the-top candy corn shake. (And that’s just in Disney’s Hollywood Studios!) The newest Halloween treat is coming to EPCOT instead! [Read more…]
We’ve been pretty jazzed about the latest addition to EPCOT’s American Adventure Pavilion, as “The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure” exhibit arrived on a high note earlier this year.
Soul exhibit at EPCOT
If you’ve seen Pixar’s Soul, you’ll know that the film dives into the beauty of jazz music. And, it was only fitting for the matching exhibit to give visitors a “tour” of the cities that originated the genre and caused jazz to become so popular. However, that movement is continuing because the “The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure” won’t ONLY be exclusive to Disney World anymore!
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