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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Travel
Alexandra E. Petri

Disneyland resort fans are paying higher prices to skip long lines, data show

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LOS ANGELES — For the past several months, Disneyland Resort fans have had to pay extra to avoid the longest lines for the theme park’s most popular attractions.

The higher prices to use the Genie+ feature on the Disneyland app to skip the traditional stand-by queues comes as fans inundate Disneyland and California Adventure Park during one of the resort’s most popular times of the year: the Christmas holidays.

Disney launched Genie+ in 2021 to address the extended wait times at sought-after attractions — such as the Haunted Mansion and the Matterhorn Bobsleds — while generating additional revenue on top of $104 minimum daily ticket prices. Park visitors who buy Genie+ get access to an expedited “Lightning Lane” instead of the standard queues to enter the rides.

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