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Disney's Lightning Lane Is a Scam. Why Do People Keep Buying It?

Forget creativity, forget "magic" and "dreams," forget Walt's "vision." The Disney brand of our day is built mostly on cash grabs.Disney routinely hikes prices far past the rate of…

Hate Using Disney's Genie+ Ride Reservation System? Hire a Concierge to Do It

When you hear people complain about how unpleasant and cumbersome a trip to a Disney theme park has become, one of the first things they'll complain about is Genie+.The paid ride…

Disney World to Make Big Changes—But Will They Make Visiting More Pleasant?

Bob Chapek, the unpopular former CEO of the Walt Disney Company, had the misfortune of presiding over the entertainment giant throughout the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Under his…

The Glitchy Genie+/ Lightning Lane System Arrives at Disneyland

In October, Florida's Walt Disney World rolled out its paid version of the formerly free FastPass system, now called Lightning Lane. The Disney company had delayed expanding the new…

Can a Computer-Literate Great-Grandmother Figure Out Disney World's Genie+?

Disney's parks did not emerge from the pandemic unscathed. They're in a period of drastic change. As thousands of the brand's biggest fans return to theme parks after several years…

Disney's Pay-to-Skip-Lines System Launches: 10 Crucial Discoveries from the Reactions

Last updated: October 22, 2021Walt Disney World, the resort destination that is home to four of the 10 most popular theme parks on the planet, has changed the way guests get to the…