Meeting 4 Popular Disney World Characters Just Got EASIER!
Visiting Disney World soon? Want to meet some of your favorite characters?
Magic Kingdom
Meet-and-greets aren’t quite back to “normal” yet in the Most Magical Place on Earth but you can still say “hello” and snap a selfie with some princesses, the main mouse, and more. Meeting these characters, however, will require you to wait in a standby line. Want to skip the wait and get quicker and easier access to your favorite Disney pals? We’ve got a little tip!
If you’re wanting to skip the standby lines in Disney World, then you’ll want to look into using Disney Genie+ and Individual Attraction Selection. These paid FastPass+ replacement services allow you to pay a certain amount to SKIP the standby lines and use the new “Lightning Lanes” (a.k.a. the old FastPass+ lines). With Disney Genie+, guests pay $15 per ticket per day in Disney World to get access to the Lightning Lanes at over 40 attractions.
Peter Pan’s Flight Lightning Lane
Guests can use the Genie+ service to look and see when they can use a particular ride’s Lightning Lane. They can book the Lightning Lane return time they want, and when the return time arrives, they’ll simply hop into the Lightning Lane to bypass the wait. Guests can continue to make 1 Lightning Lane selection at a time throughout the day.
©Disney
Not all attractions are included on Genie+, however. Some are available through the Pay Per Ride service, and some simply didn’t have Lightning Lane access at all…until now.
Recently, we shared that Disney was going to make some changes to the Disney Genie+ lineup, and now the changes have arrived. Four Disney World modified character meet-and-greets are now available through Genie+!
Mickey Character Sighting
Specifically, over at Magic Kingdom, the modified meet-and-greet with Mickey at Town Square Theater is now available through Genie+.
Lightning Lane Sign at Town Square Theater
Additionally, the modified meet-and-greet with Princess Tiana and a Visiting Princess at Princess Fairytale Hall and the modified meet-and-greet with Cinderella and a Visiting Princess at Princess Fairytale Hall are also both available through Genie+ now.
Lightning Lane sign at Princess Fairytale Hall
At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the modified meet-and-greet with Olaf at Celebrity Spotlight is also now available through Genie+.
©Disney
So if you’re on a mission to see your favorite Disney characters AND skip the standby line, you can now use Genie+ to make a Lightning Lane selection for one (or more) of these experiences. Remember that you must buy Genie+ ($15 per ticket per day) if you want to use it to skip the line for these attractions.
Olaf likes warm hugs!
When we searched through the My Disney Experience app, we could see that these experiences are now available to book.
©Disney
You can choose the experience you want and then select a time to visit your favorite character.
©Disney
From our experience this morning, it seems like you might not always need to use the Lightning Lanes to visit the characters. The standby lines were not super long at the character meet-and-greets, especially first thing in the morning when many guests head to popular rides and attractions to start the day.
The standby line is only 15 minutes
So if you’re going to buy Genie+, it might be better to use it to get on popular rides in the morning and then use it later on in the day to visit characters when the standby lines are longer. But it’s also possible that not everyone is aware that the meet-and-greets are available on Genie+ now, so maybe the character meet-and-greet Lightning Lanes will be in higher demand soon. We’ll continue to watch for changes and bring you all the updates.
Princess Fairytale Hall Standby line
Keep in mind that these meet-and-greets are modified. Hugs and autographs are still not allowed. Guests are able to see these characters from a distance and take some distanced photos/selfies with the characters, as well as talk to them from a distance.
Cinderella Meet-and-Greet at Princess Fairytale Hall
Genie+ selections are subject to change, so be sure to see if any changes are made ahead of your trip. We’ll continue to keep an eye out for more Genie+ updates and we’ll let you know what we find!
Click here to see our step-by-step guide to using Disney Genie+!
Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe!
Don't Miss Out on Any Disney Fun!
Order Your Copy of the 2022 DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining Today!
With more than 750 pages, the 2022 DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining is full of tips and planning tools developed by Disney World experts over 30+ years of visits. We've done the research for you, so you'll know just which spots will uniquely suit your family's needs!With mini-reviews of every single restaurant, bar, lounge, kiosk and more; an entire chapter on the best snacks in Disney World; full Disney Dining Plan analysis (and how to get FREE dining); and a full chapter on discounts and deals; you'll have everything you need to plan your best vacation yet.
Click here to order your copy of the 2022 DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining E-book with code WDW2022 to save 25% off the cover price today!
Use code WDW2022 at check-out for 25% off the cover price today!
Would you use a Lightning Lane to visit these characters? Tell us in the comments!
The post Meeting 4 Popular Disney World Characters Just Got EASIER! first appeared on the disney food blog.
from the disney food blog https://ift.tt/3KNRiQS
Post a Comment