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[[File:FastPass+ entrance Under the Sea Magic Kingdom.jpg|thumb|FastPass+ entrance at [[The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure|Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid]] at [[Magic Kingdom]], pictured in 2015.]]
Disney Parks have utilized virtual queue systems since the introduction of the '''FastPass''' System in 1999. Currently available virtual queue systems are '''Disney Genie''' at [[Disneyland]] and [[Walt Disney World]], and '''Disney Premier Access''' at [[Disneyland Paris]], [[Hong Kong Disneyland]], [[Tokyo Disney Resort]], and [[Shanghai Disneyland]]. Previous systems include '''FastPass''', '''FastPass+''', and '''MaxPass'''.▼
▲[[Disney Experiences|Disney Parks]] have utilized [[virtual queue]] systems since the introduction of the
== Current virtual queue systems ==▼
=== Disney Genie ===▼
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| title = Disney Genie
| image = Disney Genie Logo.png
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| type = Virtual queuing system
| inventor = [[Disney
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| available = Yes▼
| manufacturer = Disney▼
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'''Disney Genie''' is a service available at [[Disneyland Resort]] and [[Walt Disney World]] introduced by the Walt Disney Company available through the [[My Disney Experience]] app. Named after the character from the 1992 animated film [[Aladdin (franchise)|''Aladdin'']] the system aids guests in planning their park visit and comprises of '''Genie''', '''Genie+''' and '''Individual Lightning Lanes'''. The '''Genie''' portion of the system is a free tool for guests allowing itinerary planning, reservation tracking, and checking wait times. The '''Genie+''' portion is a paid service allowing guests access to book multiple '''Lightning Lane''' reservations allowing guests to skip lines at select attractions. '''Individual Lightning Lanes''' are also sold at one attraction per purchase for specific attractions. '''Disney Genie''' replaced the previous '''FastPass''', '''FastPass+''', and '''MaxPass systems'''.The service was introduced at Walt Disney World in October 2021 and later at Disneyland Resort in December 2021.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Maehrer |first=Avery |date=August 18, 2021 |title=Disney Genie Service to Reimagine the Guest Experience at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort |url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/08/introducing-disney-genie/ |access-date=August 18, 2021 |work=Disney Parks Blog}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Walt Disney Corporation |date=21 October 2021 |title=Disney Genie |url=https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/genie/genie-plus/?ef_id=CjwKCAjwrcKxBhBMEiwAIVF8rPU7PSz5-QqRgTKXgE4EnN8J9BieBbVGLPL4vsDWXtYeqYpBYIzcGRoCVZwQAvD_BwE:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!5060!3!600293718407!b!!g!!walt%20disney%20world%20genie%20plus&CMP=KNC-FY24_WDW_TRA_EROC_W365_SCP_WGNIE_GeneralGenie_General%7CG%7C5241213.RR.AM.01.01%7CMSX0BRP%7CBR%7C600293718407&keyword_id=kwd-1651615191340%7Cdc%7Cwalt%20disney%20world%20genie%20plus%7C600293718407%7Cb%7C5060:3%7C&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwrcKxBhBMEiwAIVF8rPU7PSz5-QqRgTKXgE4EnN8J9BieBbVGLPL4vsDWXtYeqYpBYIzcGRoCVZwQAvD_BwE |website=Walt Disney World}}</ref> ▼
Disney Genie is a service available at [[Disneyland Resort]] and [[Walt Disney World]] that is offered through the [[My Disney Experience]] mobile app. Named after [[Genie (Disney)|the Disney character]] from the 1992 animated film ''[[Aladdin (franchise)|Aladdin]]'', the Genie portion of the system is a free tool for guests that assists with itinerary planning, reservation tracking, and checking wait times.
<!-- Bolded per [[WP:RASTONISH]] -->'''Lightning Lane'''<!-- [[Lightning Lane]] redirects here. --> is an optional paid service that allows guests to enter an express line queue with shorter wait times at select attractions. Guests who purchase access to Lightning Lane must book an available time slot to enter the express line queue. At Disney World, this can be done up to three days in advance of the guest's scheduled visit to the park, while at Disneyland, this must be done same day after entering the park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disney Just Announced Major Changes to Its Genie+ System — What to Know |url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/walt-disney-world-2024-lightning-lane-genie-plus-8669105 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=Travel + Leisure |language=en}}</ref> Lightning Lane consists of single and multi-pass options.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lightning Lane Passes |url=https://disneyland.disney.go.com/lightning-lane-passes/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=disneyland.disney.go.com}}</ref> Prior to an overhaul in July 2024, the multi-pass option was known as Genie+.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chen |first=Eve |title=Goodbye Genie+? Big changes are coming to Disney World’s ride reservation system |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/theme-parks/2024/06/25/disney-genie-lighting-lane-changes/74207057007/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>
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=== Disney Premier Access ===▼
{{Infobox product
| title = Disney Premier Access
| image = Disney Premier Access Logo.jpg
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| type = Virtual queuing system
| inventor = [[Disney
| launch year = 2018
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| available = Yes▼
| manufacturer = Disney▼
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The system is believed to have been introduced initially as a response to ticket scalping of the physical paper fastpass tickets at Shanghai Disneyland.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=Guide to Paid Fastpasses at Shanghai Disneyland |url=https://www.traveltothemagic.net/guide-paid-fastpasses-shanghai-disneyland/ |access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref> The system was formally called Disney Priority Special and Priority Special+ at the Hong Kong resort.<ref name=":0" />
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[[Tokyo Disney Resort]] has offered a "40th Anniversary Priority Pass" for certain rides, which is free of charge and functions identically to the original FastPass, save that it is requested and redeemed via the Tokyo Disney Resort app since July 26, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/treasure/tdr40th/en/prioritypass.html
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{{Infobox product
| title = Disney FastPass
| image = Fastpass_Logo.svg
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| type = Virtual queuing system
| inventor = [[Disney Parks, Experiences and Products]]
| launch year = 1999
| company = Disney▼
| manufacturer = Walt Disney Enterprises, Inc.
| available = No
| current supplier =
| last production = January 6, 2022 (Hong Kong)
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[[File:Ticket_Fast_Pass.jpg|thumb|150px|FastPass ticket for [[Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin|Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast]] at [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Park]] in Paris, dated July 20, 2006.]]
To use FastPass, a guest would scan their
Return slots typically became available soon after the park opened to guests, but not during Extra Magic Hours (early park access open to guests at preferred hotels). The return time advanced in five-minute increments as FastPasses were distributed, and when the park closing time was reached, no further FastPasses were distributed for that attraction that day.
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To allow for a wide distribution of FastPass tickets, a guest holding a FastPass could not obtain another FastPass until the beginning of the return timeslot allocated to them. Over time, this changed to allow another FastPass to be obtained two hours after the last one was printed, even if the return time was further away. Additionally, a FastPass for a show, such as [[World of Color]], could be held additionally to a ride FastPass. Any attempt to obtain a FastPass in breach of the waiting period would result in an error message being printed on a FastPass slip, informing the guest of the time they could next obtain a FastPass.
At [[Walt Disney World]] the
At Tokyo Disney Resort the FastPasses were obtainable via the app in latter years, avoiding the need to physically walk to the desired attraction, but it was still necessary to have entered the relevant park that day.
In later years at [[Disneyland Resort]] the original FastPass system was offered alongside
On August 18, 2021, it was announced that the
The
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Throughout the annual Disney Soundsational Summer promotions of 2011–2012, guests staying at any of the three hotels of the Disneyland Resort received two complimentary FastPasses per person. These passes allowed guests to enter the FastPass line of any FastPass attraction (plus [[The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure]], which does not otherwise offer FastPass) at any time they chose, similar to the Dream FastPass.<ref>{{cite web |title=Disneyland Discount Information |url=http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland/discounts.htm |work=WDW Info}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=February 2020}}
During summer of 2011–2012 at [[Disneyland Paris]], guests who stayed in the Disneyland Hotel or in club-level accommodations of hotels received an untimed single-use FastPass voucher for each day of their stays, usable any time except between 13:00 and 16:00. Guests in Castle Club accommodations at the Disneyland Hotel or suites in any hotel instead received a VIP FastPass, which could be used repeatedly for the full length of stay with no time restrictions. In each case, the FastPass was usable only on rides with FastPass facilities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Disney's FASTPASS |url=http://www.dlpguide.com/planning/services/disneys-fastpass/ |website=DLP Guide – Disneyland Paris at the click of a mouse!}}</ref> This offer was retained until 2020, at which point it was retired.
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{{Infobox product
| title = Disney FastPass+
| image = Fastpass+ Logo Clean.svg
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| type = Virtual queuing system
| inventor = [[Disney Parks, Experiences and Products]]
| launch year = 2013▼
| available = No▼
▲| manufacturer = Walt Disney Enterprises, Inc.
▲| available = No
| current supplier =
| last production = 2021
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▲| launch year = 2013
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Guests could make three reservations in advance for each day, and all three were required to be at the same theme park. [[Disney's Animal Kingdom]], [[Epcot]], and [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] separated the attractions available for reservation into two tiers. Guests were restricted in the combination of attractions they were able to reserve in these parks to ensure better reservation availability for others at the parks' most popular attractions. Guests had the option to make a further reservation via an in-park kiosk or the My Disney Experience app after they had used their initial three selections subject to availability. They had the option to continue to make further reservations after using each reservation, until all reservation slots had been allocated for the day.<ref>{{cite web |title=What is FastPass+ and How to Use it – FAQ |url=https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/faq/fast-pass-plus/product-description/ |access-date=August 23, 2018 |website=Walt Disney World Resort}}</ref>
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Disney FastPass+ was not operational at Disney World after the parks reopened in July 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] closures. This was cited as due to the need to create proper social distancing.
The
===MaxPass===
{{Infobox product
| title = Disney MaxPass
| image = Disney MaxPass Logo.jpg
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| caption =
| type = Virtual queuing system
| inventor = [[Disney Parks, Experiences and Products]]
| launch year = 2017▼
| available = No▼
▲| manufacturer = Walt Disney Enterprises, Inc.
▲| available = No
| current supplier =
| last production = 2021
| models =
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▲| company = Disney
▲| launch year = 2017
}}
The origin of the system can be tracked back to
{{cite web|url=http://www.netcot.com/thesite/2007/09/05/disney-files-patent-for-wireless-fastpasses/ |work=Netcot.com |title=Disney Files Patent for Wireless FastPasses |access-date=September 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928045538/http://www.netcot.com/thesite/2007/09/05/disney-files-patent-for-wireless-fastpasses/ |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref>
The
==See also==
* [[Disney PhotoPass]]
* [[E ticket]]
* [[Fast Lane (Cedar Fair)|Fast Lane]], a virtual queue system for the Cedar Fair parks▼
* [[Universal Express Pass]], a virtual queue system for the Universal parks▼
* [[Six Flags#The Flash Pass|Flash Pass]], a virtual queue system for the Six Flags parks▼
* [[MyMagic+]], the overall system that FastPass+ is a part of
===Non-Disney===
▲* [[Fast Lane (Cedar Fair)|Fast Lane]], a virtual queue system for the legacy Cedar Fair parks
▲* [[Universal Express Pass]], a virtual queue system for the Universal parks
▲* [[Six Flags#The Flash Pass|Flash Pass]], a virtual queue system for the legacy Six Flags parks
==Notes==
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