Disneyland Genie Plus still essentially exists, but Disney changed its name to Lightning Lane Multi Pass. If you’re searching for Genie+ because you’re planning a Disneyland trip, Lightning Lane Multi Pass is the current service you want.
Disney renamed Genie+ on July 24, 2024. At Disneyland, the basic system stayed familiar: you use the Disneyland app to choose Lightning Lane return times for eligible attractions, then enter through a shorter Lightning Lane queue instead of the regular standby line.
The biggest thing to know is that you do not book your first Disneyland Multi Pass ride at 7:00 AM. Your first attraction selection becomes available after you enter a theme park.
Genie Plus vs. Lightning Lane Multi Pass at Disneyland
| Old Disneyland term | Current term |
|---|---|
| Disney Genie+ | Lightning Lane Multi Pass |
| Individual Lightning Lane | Lightning Lane Single Pass |
| Genie+ attraction reservation | Lightning Lane Multi Pass selection |
The free Disney Genie features in the Disneyland app did not disappear either. The major change was the name of the paid line-skipping products.
If you want the complete current rules without the old Genie+ terminology, I keep those separately in my Disneyland Lightning Lane Multi Pass guide.
How Much Does Disneyland Genie Plus Cost Now?
Lightning Lane Multi Pass currently starts at $34 per ticket per day at Disneyland Resort. The actual price can vary by date, and availability is limited.
You can add Multi Pass when purchasing an eligible Disneyland ticket, may be able to upgrade an existing ticket before visiting, or purchase it through the Disneyland app after entering a theme park if it is still available.
The price doesn’t change based on whether you use it in one park or both parks. If you’re visiting both Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure on the same day, you need admission with Park Hopper benefits.
What Rides Are Included With Disneyland Genie Plus?
What used to be called the Disneyland Genie+ ride list is now the Lightning Lane Multi Pass attraction list.
Disneyland Park currently includes:
- Autopia
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
- Haunted Mansion
- Indiana Jones Adventure
- “it’s a small world”
- Matterhorn Bobsleds
- Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
- Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin
- Space Mountain
- Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
- Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
At Disney California Adventure, the current Multi Pass attractions include:
- Goofy’s Sky School
- Grizzly River Run
- Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT!
- Incredicoaster
- The Little Mermaid – Ariel’s Undersea Adventure
- Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!
- Soarin’ Across America
- Toy Story Midway Mania!
- WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure
Disney can change the eligible attractions, so I would still check the app before your trip. My complete Disneyland ride list is useful if you’re deciding which attractions matter enough to build your day around.
Rise of the Resistance Is Not Included With Multi Pass
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is currently a Lightning Lane Single Pass attraction, which means it is sold separately from Multi Pass.
Radiator Springs Racers at Disney California Adventure works the same way.
You can buy Multi Pass and a Single Pass on the same day. Purchasing a Single Pass for Rise of the Resistance does not prevent you from continuing to make Multi Pass selections for attractions such as Space Mountain or Indiana Jones.
How Disneyland Lightning Lane Multi Pass Works
Once you’re inside a Disneyland Resort theme park, open the Disneyland app and choose an eligible Multi Pass attraction. Disney gives you the next available arrival window for that ride.
You can make another Multi Pass selection when either:
- You redeem your current Lightning Lane selection, or
- Two hours have passed since you made the selection.
Whichever happens first determines when you can book again.
You can only use Multi Pass once per eligible attraction during that park day. So after using your Space Mountain Lightning Lane, for example, you can’t make another Multi Pass selection for Space Mountain later that same day.
The Best Way to Use Genie Plus at Disneyland Now
If I were using Multi Pass for a full Disneyland day, I wouldn’t try to build the biggest possible collection of reservations immediately. I would use the morning differently from the afternoon.
Enter Early and Book Immediately
I still want to arrive before park opening. Once my ticket has been scanned and I’m inside Disneyland, I check the available Lightning Lane times and make my first useful selection.
Indiana Jones Adventure and Space Mountain are usually among the first attractions I look at because they’re popular enough that return windows can move later as the day develops.
At the same time, I use Disneyland rope drop for something different. There’s little point in spending a Lightning Lane reservation on Space Mountain and immediately getting into the Space Mountain standby line too.
Use Standby for Rides That Don’t Have Multi Pass
Peter Pan’s Flight and Pirates of the Caribbean are good examples of why Multi Pass shouldn’t determine every move you make.
Neither attraction is currently on the Multi Pass list. If one of them is important to you, the lower standby waits early in the morning can be more valuable than trying to squeeze another Multi Pass attraction into the same hour.
Redeem Early Return Times Instead of Hoarding Them
If my first Lightning Lane is available relatively soon, I use it. Once I’ve scanned into the attraction, I can make another selection instead of sitting around waiting for the two-hour booking window.
This is why I don’t think “stack as many Lightning Lanes as possible” is always the best morning strategy.
Start Stacking When Return Times Move Later
Late morning is when I start paying more attention to the two-hour rule.
If I book an attraction whose next available return isn’t until several hours later, I can hold that reservation and choose another attraction once two hours have passed. That’s how you can eventually have several useful Lightning Lane reservations waiting for the afternoon.
I go much deeper into this in my Disneyland Lightning Lane strategy, including when stacking actually starts becoming useful.
An Example Disneyland Day With Lightning Lane Multi Pass
I wouldn’t create an itinerary around exact Lightning Lane return times because those change constantly. Instead, this is the general flow I would use.
| Time | What I would do |
|---|---|
| Before opening | Arrive early enough to be through security and inside for rope drop |
| Park entry | Immediately make my first useful Multi Pass selection |
| First 1-2 hours | Use low standby waits while redeeming early Lightning Lane return times |
| Late morning | Watch return times and begin stacking when they start moving into the afternoon |
| Lunch | Eat while holding later Lightning Lane reservations rather than waiting in long standby queues |
| Afternoon | Redeem the Lightning Lanes I’ve accumulated while standby waits are generally less attractive |
| Evening | Use remaining reservations and return to rides with better standby waits |
The goal isn’t to follow an exact clock. If Indiana Jones goes down, Space Mountain availability disappears or another attraction suddenly drops to a short standby wait, I change the plan.
If you want a full day built around the park rather than specifically around Lightning Lane, my one-day Disneyland itinerary is the better place to start.
Multi Pass Still Includes Disneyland PhotoPass Downloads
One feature carried over from Genie+ is the PhotoPass benefit.
Disney currently includes unlimited Disney PhotoPass digital downloads from your park day with Lightning Lane Multi Pass. That includes qualifying photos from PhotoPass photographers and select attraction photos, subject to Disney’s current PhotoPass terms.
Multi Pass also includes access to Disney PhotoPass Lenses in the Disneyland app.
Is Disneyland Genie Plus Still Worth It?
I think Multi Pass makes the most sense when you have one busy Disneyland day and several popular rides you want to experience. Saving 30 to 60 minutes on several attractions can dramatically change how much of the park you see.
I’m less convinced if you’re visiting for several days, only care about a handful of attractions or are going during a period when standby waits are relatively manageable.
The PhotoPass downloads also matter. If you would otherwise pay for park photos, part of the Multi Pass price is buying something you might have purchased separately anyway.
I break down the purchase decision separately in Is Lightning Lane Worth It at Disneyland? so this page can stay focused on what replaced Genie+ and how to use it.
Disneyland Hotel Guests Get an Additional Lightning Lane Benefit
There is one newer benefit worth knowing about if you’re staying at an official Disneyland Resort hotel.
Disneyland Resort hotel guests currently receive one entry to one eligible Lightning Lane Multi Pass attraction at either park, redeemable at an available time on one day during the hotel stay.
This is a separate hotel benefit. It does not mean hotel guests can make their normal Multi Pass selections from their room at 7:00 AM.
I explain the eligibility and restrictions in my Disneyland hotel Lightning Lane benefit guide.
If You’re Still Searching for “Disneyland Genie Plus”
You aren’t looking for a discontinued line-skipping system. You’re looking for the product Disney now calls Lightning Lane Multi Pass.
The name changed, but the basic Disneyland idea remains familiar: enter the park, choose an available Lightning Lane return time, redeem it or wait two hours, then choose another eligible attraction.
Before your visit, check the official Disneyland Lightning Lane page for the current price, attraction list and availability because Disney can change the participating rides and pass terms.
