It’s almost 2024! Are you ready?!

With the new year, you can expect a lot of new experiences. When thinking about your next Disney World trip in 2024, we wanted to talk about something that might have been missed but definitely needs to be a part of the budget planning. We’re talking about what the Genie+ prices could look like in 2024. 

Looking back at the year, we can see that Genie+ prices track right along with the busiest days of the year, with days right around Christmas being the PRICIEST days of all so far.

You can see that if you could purchase the Multiple Parks or Magic Kingdom experiences for $39, EPCOT for $32, Hollywood Studios for $35, and Animal Kingdom for $29.

These record-high prices for this service started on Dec. 23rd, and it’s been a HUGE jump year-over-year, as well. Take a look at what Genie+ cost during Christmas in 2022:

That’s right — $29. In one year, the price went up by $10 — that’s an increase of 26%! Just for comparison, for Thanksgiving, the second most expensive time of the year, Genie+ prices were $29 in 2022 and then jumped to $35 in 2023, so an increase of $6 or 17%.

Now, we’re just speculating here, but if the Disney Genie+ prices increased by another 26% in 2024, they would be around $53 for Christmas week next year. That price would bring the cost for a family of four to $212 for one day of the Genie+ service. If we went with the lower rate of increase — 17% year over year on Thanksgiving — that would bring the Christmas week Genie+ price to around $47.

Also, just in case you need a quick refresher, the main thing Genie+ does for you is enable you to reserve Lightning Lanes — a set “return time” to ride an attraction without waiting in the standby line. If you haven’t used it before, you’ll want to grab our cheat sheet right here!

Disney has said that changes to the Genie+ service are coming in 2024. Beyond the price, one of the biggest complaints about Genie+ has been the amount of time you have to spend on your phone scheduling Lightning Lanes during your day in the park. This is very different than FastPass+, which allowed you to book some of your rides before your vacation.

in May 2023, Disney announced that it plans to make changes to the service in 2024. “We have heard from guests that they would like ways to plan with Disney Genie+ service and individual Lightning Lane selections before the day of their park visit, and we want you to know we are working on ways guests may do this for visits in 2024,” Disney said in a blog post. It’s important to note, though, that Disney still hasn’t revealed just yet when they’re planning to implement this change.

We’ll keep watching for any changes and monitoring the prices for you to budget for your vacation, so keep following us here at DFB!

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STEP-BY-STEP Guide: How to Purchase Genie+ for Disney World

Will you be purchasing Genie+ for your next Disney World trip in 2024? Let us know what it’s like in the comments!

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