Disney scraps FastPass for paid line-skipping program

Walt Disney World finally scrapped their FastPass system in favor of a new paid option that allows guests to schedule ride times and skip lines.

As we predicted, the newly unveiled Genie app will turn Disney’s longstanding line-skip system (which only required advance planning) with a paid add-on to the cost of a Disney ticket. The so-called Genie+ program will cost $15 per ticketholder per day at Walt Disney World and offer the ability to schedule a “next available” slot in the so-called Lightning Lane.…