The free Disney Genie Service and its 2 related paid services (Genie+ and Individual Attraction Selection) have officially arrived in both Disney World and Disneyland.

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We’ve shared some of the details about the FREE Disney Genie planning service and how it can help you tailor your day in the parks, but the service also offers some good perks to help coordinate all of your dining needs!

The Disney Genie service, which is built into the My Disney Experience app and the Disneyland app, essentially wants to be your personal assistant in the parks! If you use this FREE planning service, you can tell Disney Genie what you want to do, what types of things you’re interested in, and other details, and then Genie works on creating a personalized itinerary for you.

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Free Genie also creates a personalized tip board for your day, can show you forecasted wait times for your favorite rides, and more.

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But did you know that Disney Genie can also help you when it comes to dining? First, right through Disney Genie, you can make advance dining reservations. You can also join a mobile dine walk-up waitlist for restaurants that have available spots.

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Planning to grab a meal at a quick service spot? Disney Genie can also recommend locations nearby your other planned attractions that may be convenient for you.

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Genie can also tell you when the next Mobile Order Pick-Up time will be. As you can see in the screenshot below, by The Lunching Pad (one of the spots on the Genie Tip Board for our day), states that you can order now for pickup between 10:00AM and 10:30AM.

Showing you the next available pickup times can be incredibly beneficial in helping you know when you should place your order. Waiting too long to place your order could leave you with super limited pick-up times, leaving you dangerously hangry!

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There’s also an “order food now” option which allows you to place your Mobile Order for the restaurant and get your dining all situated.

Disney Genie also provides you with a tip board to see attractions and dining options at a glance. And there is a Dining Tip Board too. The dining tip board can help you quickly find where to eat and help you place a mobile order or make a dining reservation, or join a walk-up waitlist.

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What’s nice is that the Dining Tip Board essentially combines several of My Disney Experience’s existing features into one spot where you can see all of the next windows for Mobile Order Pick-Up Times, Walk-Up Waitlist waiting times, the next available reservation time for each restaurant, and more.

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Overall, Disney Genie could be an especially good tool for those who may not be sure what convenient spots they could/should eat at in the park. And even for seasoned pros, it’s a convenient way to see all of the information you need, including dining information, in one spot.

Keep in mind — Disney Genie’s suggestions might not be the perfect fit for you. We’ve seen it sometimes recommend certain spots (maybe because they’re less busy) or make other recommendations we might not make.

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For example, during one trip we saw our food recommendations change. At one point we were told to eat at Fairfax Fare for lunch. But, as the day went on, it changed the recommendation to Backlot Express. This might be due to Genie managing crowds and trying to send us to less crowded areas.

That might be good if you really didn’t have a preference. But you might not want to eat there. Genie doesn’t know if you like Backlot Express or not. So you’ll want to take any of Genie’s recommendations with a grain of salt.

Click here to see more of our thoughts on just how smart the Free Genie planning service is!

Will you be using Genie+ during your trips? Tell us in the comments. We’ll continue to keep an eye out for any updates about Disney Genie and let you know what we find.

Learn all about the Disney Genie Service here.

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