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The feature is part of the rollout this fall of
Disney Genie, a digital tool designed to help park visitors
maximize their time at Disney's U.S. parks, now operating at
limited capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic and requiring
masks while visitors are indoors.
Disney Genie will be free through the Disneyland and My Disney
Experience apps, the company said in a blog post.
An upgrade called Disney Genie+ will provide access to
"Lightning Lanes" for quicker entry at a specific time to more
than 15 attractions at California's Disneyland and 40+ rides at
Walt Disney World in Florida.
Disney Genie+ will cost $15 per ticket per day at Walt Disney
World in Florida and $20 at California's Disneyland.
The company will also let visitors pay individually for
Lightning Lane privileges at up to two select rides per day. The
price for that access has not been announced.
The new line options will replace the quicker FastPass lines at
both parks and the MaxPass queues at Disneyland. MaxPass,
launched in 2017, let Disneyland viewers pay to book FastPass
access from their phones for $20 a day.
The free Disney Genie service also aims to cut wait times by
steering guests to their most coveted experiences at the optimal
moment. Disney Chief Executive Bob Chapek, who previously ran
the theme parks division, told analysts last week: "Guests are
going to spend less time waiting and more time having fun."
Visitors can tell Disney Genie if they are most interested in
Star Wars, princesses, superheroes or Pixar, for example, and
which rides, restaurants and shows they want to experience. The
service will suggest the itineraries based on real-time
information and provide updates as circumstances change, the
company said.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Howard Goller)
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