These systems allow theme park visitors to wait in a virtual queue for an attraction, reducing the time spent in line.

Lightning Lane 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.

Named after the Disney character from the 1992 animated film Aladdin, the Genie portion of the system is a free tool for guests that assists with itinerary planning, reservation tracking, and checking wait times.

Disney Genie was introduced in 2021 and replaced FastPass,[4][5] which offered a service similar to Lightning Lane for no additional fee or upcharge.

[11] Disney Premier Access is sold, also via the app, for the most popular rides, and for reserved viewing areas for select shows and parades.

[12] Additionally, guests staying in an official hotel who have purchased a "vacation package" obtain a number of attraction tickets which are used for entry via the same Premier Access/Priority Pass line.

[13] Following the end of the 40th Anniversary celebrations on March 31, 2024, this system is just called the "Tokyo Disney Resort Priority Pass".

To use FastPass, a guest would scan their park ticket at an automated machine, usually located adjacent to or in the vicinity of the attraction they wanted to experience.

The machine would print a ticket giving a half-hour or one-hour time range (depending on the park) for the guest to return.

[16] 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.

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.

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.

The system allowed users to receive a FastPass return time on their smartphone through the Disneyland mobile app when they were inside the parks.

[27][28][29][30][31] The origin of the system can be tracked back to a patent filed on August 30, 2007, by the Walt Disney Company for using SMS as a way to get and use FastPasses in the park.

The patent indicated that guests staying at Disney hotels would be allowed to make early reservations for attractions using their in-room television.