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Are you planning a trip to Disney World or Disneyland and have questions about how Disney Genie works?

We have the answers to all of your questions about Genie, Genie Plus and Lightning Lanes HERE!

NEW Disney Survey Could Mean HUGE Changes for Magic Kingdom

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You’ve probably seen them on the Disney World website, heard them at the end of a Disney phone call, or even chatted about them with a Cast Member. Yep, we’re talking about Disney surveys. 

Magic Kingdom

These surveys may ask you questions about your most recent experience using the Disney World website, the My Disney Experience app, or even your most recent trip to Disney World. This gives the company valuable feedback about the kind of changes that might need to be made in the future at the parks and resorts. Well, we just got a new survey that asked us about our experiences in Magic Kingdom — is Disney considering big changes?

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WARNING: Genie+ Is CHANGING in Disneyland Tomorrow

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Disney Genie+ is CHANGING temporarily in Disneyland tomorrow!

Disney Genie

Genie+ is the skip-the-line service that guests can buy in Disneyland and Disney World. Once you buy it for the day, you can make Lightning Lane reservations throughout the day to skip the normal standby lines and save time! Only certain attractions are included with Genie+, and the list for Disneyland Park is changing tomorrow, January 22nd.
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Fans Are FRUSTRATED With This NEW Disney World CHANGE

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The Disney World Parks have changed a lot since COVID-19 shut them down.

Magic Kingdom

It’s been nearly four years since the closures, yet some of the major changes put in place still remain. While things like park pass reservation requirements, park hopping restrictions, and lack of the Disney Dining Plan were removed on January 9th, 2024, there are some changes that seem like they’ll be around for a while, and our readers aren’t too happy with some of those. We asked them on Facebook to share with us what they thought the most FRUSTRATING new Disney World change has been, and the answer wasn’t at all surprising.

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Disney Just Updated Annual Passholder Genie+ Rules, and You’re Gonna Love This Change

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A lot has changed in Disney World in January 2024.

Cinderella Castle

The Disney Dining Plan officially returned, park-pass reservation rules changed for date-based tickets, and all-day park hopping is back! On January 9th, all three of these things were updated to their new rules. However, we found a big issue for Annual Passholders regarding park hopping. But now, it seems to have been fixed!

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NEWS: Magic Kingdom Park Passes Are Completely SOLD OUT for Annual Passholders Today!

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A LOT changed in Disney World this week and our heads are still REELING.

Magic Kingdom

Okay, so first, we saw the Disney Dining Plan return (and, yes, it’s a little different now). We also saw all-day park hopping come back to Disney World. We even saw the end of Park Pass Reservations for most Disney World guests, although that doesn’t include Annual Passholders. Well, Passholders, we’ve got a bit of bad news to share about Magic Kingdom today.

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You Should Always Buy This Cheap Individual Lightning Lane in Disney World. Here’s WHY

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While we frequently make recommendations and nudge you towards some of the better (in our opinion) things Disney World has to offer, occasionally we have strong pieces of advice that we believe you should absolutely take. This is one of those occasions.

Tree of Life in Animal Kingdom

In theory, planning a Disney World vacation should be the most stressful part of your trip. Once you get to the resort, that’s where the fun begins. We wish we could say it was all fun, but if plan on visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom, you should brace yourself for a possibly rocky experience with one particular attraction.

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Park Hopping Rules Have CHANGED…But There’s Already a Problem in Disney World

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It’s a BIG DAY for Disney World fans!! 🎉

Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom

LOTS of things are changing in Disney World today! The Disney Dining Plan is BACK. Park Pass reservation requirements are GONE for most guests. AND you can now park hop ALL DAY long — no more waiting until 2PM! Of course we’re in the parks all day today covering all the changes; and well, first thing this morning the way Genie+ was working with our annual pass surprised us!

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Every Disney World Ride That Will Have an Individual Lightning Lane in 2024

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Are you planning a trip to Disney World in 2024?

TRON Lighting Lane

You’re probably trying to work up your budget if you are, and that might include the price of Genie+ (which is hard to predict because of its surge pricing). You might even have some rides on your priority list that you’re willing to pay EXTRA for with the Individual Lightning Lane. But which rides will even have Individual Lightning Lane in 2024? Here’s what we know.

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The WEIRD Genie+ Trend That’s Happening Right Now in Disney World

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We’re at a loss for words.

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Ok, not really. We’re never at a complete loss of words here at DFB, but we are certainly confused right now. There’s a strange new Genie+ trend that we’ve noticed in Disney World and it has us questioning everything we thought we knew. Here’s what we’ve been seeing! Check it out, and let us know if we’re the only ones who are baffled right now!

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51% of Disney Fans Say THIS Is the Most They Will Pay For Genie+

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We’ve seen some VERY high prices for Genie+ in Disney World.

Genie+

Genie+ is the virtual assistant on the Disney World app. Once you have purchased it for the day, you can make Lightning Lane selections to be able to pass the long lines. It can be an incredibly useful tool on busy days in the parks or if you just simply don’t like standing in lines. Over the holidays, Genie+ reached close to $40 per day for both the Multiple Parks and Magic Kingdom options. This was a record-high price that we hadn’t seen before. So we took to Instagram to ask you, our readers, how much is the MOST you are willing to pay for Genie+.

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