Walt Disney World Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lane Prices Reach New Record Highs Ahead of the Holidays

Katie Francis

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Stormtroopers in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance hangar bay

Walt Disney World Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lane Prices Reach New Record Highs Ahead of the Holidays

The prices for Disney Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lane access at select attractions have seen dramatic increases today at Walt Disney World.

As we approach Thanksgiving, the price of Genie+ has jumped to $29 per person after a previous high of $22. Individual Lightning Lane access for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is now $25 per person. These are record highs and also mark the first time that Genie+ is more expensive than Lightning Lane for Rise of the Resistance.

When Genie+ first launched, the service was available at a flat rate of $15 per person, per day. The recent switch to date-based pricing saw a new high price of $22 — which Disney noted was the highest it would go in October, implying the even higher rates that have now come to pass.

Individual Lightning Lane prices have always been on a date-based basis, but the maximum was formerly $20. Since the update to the pricing scale for Genie+, rates for Individual Lightning Lane (especially for Rise of the Resistance, arguably the attraction with the highest demand) have been rising as well.

Notably, Disney Genie+ reached $30 per person, per day at Disneyland last month.

Would you pay $29 for Genie+? Let us know why or why not in the comments.

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12 thoughts on “Walt Disney World Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lane Prices Reach New Record Highs Ahead of the Holidays”

    • Yes Disney is going to far and become less a family place . As prices go up will remove the value to go to Disney what use to be a good place for entertainment is for the rich will not pay the price

  1. I think that it would be a good idea to have genie+ cost at least 150 for the day. This would make it so that it would be a premium upgrade so that less people would buy it. For those who do, it will work great, and for those who don’t, it will not destroy the standby line.

  2. For a family of 4 for 5 days that would be over $500 for something that used to be free. I believe at Disneyland they at least give you Photopass. I hope Iger is able to stop this nickel and diming of its customers.

  3. They’re pricing people out of the Parks with all the added hikes and paying for things that used to be free…Resort Parking and FastPass. I especially hate that it favors the rich and hurts middle class and poor families. Just greedy, greedy, greedy. ☹️

  4. No we would not.It’s taking advantage guests who can only visit holidays.Parks Uber crowded and $54 per person per day.Lucky if u get 3 rides plus individual lightning lane.Help us Bob ur our only hope.

  5. In Disneyland, you get free photopass along with Genie+, so it appears to offer more benefits than the WDW version. Why do you say it offers fewer?

  6. Never. I hope Iger gets rid of Genie+ and LL. Get an express pass that works like Universal’s. Very happy Iger is back, whether or not he does what I just suggested.

    • People would really complain then. I have an annual pass at Universal and unless you have the top tier pass or stay at a premier resort, express pass can cost more than a 1 day ticket during peak times. Looking at the calendar for today a 1 park per day pass is $159, the basic express pass which only let’s you use it once per ride is $239.99, and the unlimited express pass is $269.99.

  7. I think the company has forgotten its roots. Walt wanted a place to take his family. Now large families can’t go with the price hikes.

  8. They need to get rid of Genie+ and LL altogether. The lines would then constantly move. The standby lines are painful when you just stand there for 10 minutes with no movement at all. I enjoyed Disney World much better when there before Fast Pass, genie+, and Lightning Lane.

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