As predicted, the price of Disney Genie+ has reached all-time highs set during Thanksgiving as we approach Christmas at Walt Disney World. The price increase comes along with a crowd increase, which should get quite high this weekend into next week. Historically, the busiest time of the year is the week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, with wait times peaking just a day or two before the end of the year.
With higher crowds comes a higher Disney Genie+ price. The reasoning for that is twofold. First, a higher price is justified because you’re probably skipping longer lines. A Lightning Lane for Haunted Mansion when the posted wait is 100 minutes is more valuable than a Lightning Lane for a 35-minute wait. The second side of that coin is that Disney has to set Genie+ at a higher price to discourage some guests from utilizing the service. The more people using Genie+, the less valuable it becomes. While Genie+ will sell out occasionally to preserve some sort of value, you’re likely to only get 2-3 Lightning Lane selections per day during the holiday period whereas you might get 5-10 selections during a less busy time of year (and at a lower price).
Here’s a look at the Genie+ pricing today:
- Multiple Parks | $35
- Magic Kingdom | $35
- EPCOT | $28
- Disney’s Hollywood Studios | $32
- Animal Kingdom | $25
All of those prices match the all-time highs set back during Thanksgiving. The question is: can pricing go higher?
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