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Find Out How to Ride Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure After EPCOT Closes

Want to stay in Disney World after the official closing time? There’s a way to do that but you have to be staying at a Disney World Deluxe Resort, a Deluxe Villa, or other select hotels.

Spaceship Earth

As long as you’re staying in a qualified Disney World Resort hotel, you can take advantage of Extended Evening Hours, which allows guests extra time in two Disney Parks after closing time on scheduled dates. Only a select amount of rides are open during Extended Evening Hours, and a new ride was just added to the list!

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Describing Disney World Rides Literally

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Disney World is home to dozens of rides across its four theme parks!

Big Thunder Mountain

Some of these rides are classics, lasting for more than 50 years, while others are brand-new, drawing in guests to see what the hype is all about. The rides are perhaps the biggest draw for guests to come to Disney World, but some of them are a little weird…if you really think about it. Today, we’re describing Disney rides literally, so you understand exactly what we mean!

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36 Rides Disney World Fans Could TOTALLY Live Without

By Quincy Stanford 3 Comments

Disney World has a LOT of rides; there’s something for everyone!

Cinderella Castle

But just as there’s something that will make everyone a happy guest, some rides just aren’t everyone’s favorites. We asked our readers on Facebook which Disney World rides they’d be TOTALLY okay not going on again — and we got some surprising answers.

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2 Rides Enter, 1 Ride Leaves! 13,000 Readers Picked the BEST Disney World Rides

By Matt Kirouac Leave a Comment

This won’t come as a shock, but Disney World is FILLED with iconic attractions, events, restaurants, snacks, and of course, RIDES!

Pirates of the Caribbean

And one surefire way to make rides even more fun is by comparing them to each other and asking our readers to choose their faves!

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How Long Would YOU Wait Before You PAY to Skip the Line in Disney World?!

By Sara McOmber 106 Comments

Disney World’s Genie feature is officially live in the parks now.

Scanning our card to get in a Lightning Lane

Guests can buy Genie+ for $15 per ticket, per day to skip the line for most Disney World rides. But the two most popular rides in each park have a separate fee to skip the line. These rides use Individual Attraction Selection (or Pay-Per-Ride), and the fees range in price from $7 to $15 right now. So how long would the wait have to be for you to pay to skip the line? We asked our readers, and here’s what you said. [Read more…]

A Look at Wait Times With Genie+ and Pay-Per-Ride in Disney World

By Jess Landers 1 Comment

The Disney Genie service is now live in Disney World, and we’ve been checking out ALL of its features.

Rise of the Resistance

While the Disney Genie planning service is free, guests do have the option to purchase Genie+ and/or Individual Attraction Selections. These paid services grant guests the ability to select return times to access the Lightning Lanes (or what used to be FastPass+ lanes) of different rides. But, just how long did we actually wait for rides using these new paid FastPass+ replacement services?

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Rider Swap: How Does It Work With Pay-Per-Ride and Genie+ in Disney World?!

By Sara McOmber 5 Comments

It’s here, y’all — the Disney Genie has arrived in Disney World.

Scanning our card to get in a Lightning Lane

That means that you can now get custom itineraries and recommendations for park attractions with the free Genie (on the My Disney Experience app), and you can pay to skip the lines using Genie+ and Individual Attraction Selections (Pay-Per-Ride). We’ve already taken a look at how to use these features and some unexpected bumps we hit along the way. Now we’re explaining how rider swap works with the new Genie.

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What Your Favorite Disney World Ride Says About YOU

By Sara McOmber 6 Comments

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We might be obsessed with all things Disney FOOD, but the rides and attractions have their place too!

Slinky Dog Dash

Whether you’re a fan of the classics or a thrill ride junkie (or anything in between), Disney World has a ride for you. But what do you think your favorite Disney World attraction says about you? We’re here to let you know! And we’ll also give you some ideas for your next shopping trip, based on your favs.

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FULL LIST: All the Rides You Can Pay EXTRA For in Disney World

By Jess Landers 6 Comments

We just found out that the Disney Genie program is launching in Disney World on October 19th! This new program through My Disney Experience will include multiple paid service options for guests who would prefer to pay to essentially skip the lines of their favorite rides.

Cinderella Castle in its 50th Anniversary decor!

Disney Genie+ costs $15 per ticket, per day in Disney World and it gives guests the ability to make reservations to use the Lightning Lanes (aka what used to be called the FastPass+ lane) for 46 different attractions. Not all rides are included in the Disney Genie+ service, though — some high-demand rides will be part of a separate paid option called Individual Attraction Selection. And, we just learned which rides are included in this pay-per-ride program!

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NEWS: ALL 46 Rides Included with Genie+ in Disney World!

By Sara McOmber 2 Comments

Disney World is launching the new Genie+ system on October 19th! This new service is replacing the previous FastPass+ system in the parks!

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Genie+ costs $15 per ticket, per day, and it allows guests to reserve rides to skip the line at, essentially like they did with FastPass+, except you will now enter these attractions using the new Lightning Lanes, which are just the FastPass+ lanes with a new name. Before, Disney only announced a few of the rides that would be eligible, but now, we have a complete list of the rides that will be included with the new Genie+ system. [Read more…]