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Disney's About to Make it Harder to Use Genie+
By: TheStreet | May 19, 2022

• Hope you enjoy getting up at 7 am every day of your vacation!

Ever since its launch in October 2021, Disney's (DIS) Genie+ experience has struck many users as a mixed bag.

Marketed as an upgrade to the complimentary Genie service found within the My Disney Experience mobile app, Genie+ offers a paid option to replace the now-defunct FastPass system (which was free to use).

Now guests have to pay $15 for access to Disney's exclusive Lightning Lane entrances, allowing them to go to select attractions without waiting in line. As you may imagine, people who were not used to paying for this were less than thrilled about the change.

Disney soured the deal further by making the rules around using Genie+ weird, too. In February the company announced that visitors planning one-day visits would not be able to pre-book the service, forcing them to have to try to get it the day of the visit and gambling on availability.

And as if that wasn't enough of a day-ruiner, now Disney has announced further guidelines that will make upgrading to Genie+ even harder than it was before.

What Are The New Changes to Genie+?

Disney announced on May 18 that it would stop offering Genie+ as an add-on for tickets purchased prior to their visit dates as of June 8, meaning that all guests would need to try their luck at purchasing the add-on on each day of their visit. Disney specifies that the add-ons are also "subject to availability."

Sales open at 7 am EST, meaning guests would need to rise early to have any hope of booking the coveted upgrade.

Disney fans took to social media to voice their frustration with the new changes, as well as share their experiences trying to use the Genie+ system during their visits...

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