If you’re planning a trip to Disney World and want to experience all the magic it has to offer without spending hours in line, consider purchasing Disney’s new Lightning Lane Multi Pass. This innovative pass allows you to skip the regular queues for some of the most popular attractions, ensuring you get the most out of your visit. Navigating Disney’s various systems to maximize your time can be a bit challenging, but that’s where we come in. Here you’ll find all the tips and tricks you need to use the Lightning Lane Multi Pass effectively, so you can focus on enjoying the enchantment and wonder that Disney World has to offer.
What is Lightning Lane?
Lightning Lane is what Disney calls their skip the line service. For rides that are a part of this service, you will see a standby entrance and a Lightning Lane entrance.
Starting July 24th there will be two types of Lightning Lanes. These will be Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass.
Lightning Lane Multi Pass – Lightning Lane Multi Pass is what is replacing Disney’s Genie Plus system. With this new system you can make reservations for multiple Lightning Lanes in one day.
Key things to know about Lightning Lane Multi Pass:
- Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Single Pass can be purchased in advance. These can be purchased 7 days ahead of your ticket start date for Disney resort guests and 3 days before your ticket start date for off property guests. Resorts considered to be “on-property” for the purpose of this service are all Disney World resorts, the Swan, Dolphin, Swan Reserve and Shades of Green. Disney World Good Neighbor Hotels are not included in the 7 day grouping.
- Lightning Lane is not available as a ticket add on and must be purchased through My Disney Experience.
- Lightning Lane can be purchased for all of your ticketed days when your window opens.
- You can purchase Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass at the same time.
- Advance selections are limited to 3 selections per park day and can only be made for one park per day.
- If you are planning to park hop, all of your selections made in advance have to be for the same park and once you’ve used one, you can make a selection in a different park.
- Attractions are split into 2 groups for Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Hollywood Studios. When you make your initial selections, you can only select one attraction from group one. Your other two selections must come from group 2 or you can have all of your selections come from group 2. Animal Kingdom will not have a tiered system.
- You will be able to see available times and select your preferred times when booking your Lightning Lanes.
- Once you have used a Lightning Lane, you can select another one.
- Selections cannot be made from outside of the U.S. or Canada.
- Lightning Lane Multi Pass does include your ride photos.
- Cost for this service has yet to be announced. Its predecessor Genie Plus had a cost of $15-37 per person, per day.
- Lightning Lane selections can be modified in the My Disney Experience app. Want to know more about everything the MDE app can help you with? Check out Make Your Disney Trip Easier With the My Disney Experience App.
Lightning Lane Single Pass – Lightning Lane Single Pass is replacing Individual Lightning Lanes.
- Purchase timeline is the same as Lightning Lane Multi Pass and they can be purchased at the same time.
- You can purchase up to 2 Lightning Lane Single Passes for the same day.
- You will be able to select your time when booking a Lightning Lane Single Pass.
- Rides currently being offered as Lightning Lane Single Passes are Avatar Flight of Passage (Animal Kingdom), Star Wars Rise of the Resistance (Hollywood Studios), Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind (EPCOT), TRON Lightcycle Run and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.
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Virtual Ques
There are still a few attractions that Disney will be using a Virtual Que system for. Currently, the attractions using a Virtual Que are Tron Lightcycle Run, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, and Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind. Virtual Ques have to be entered on the day you want to use one. Each of these attractions has two virtual ques per day. These ques open at 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. and are accessed through the My Disney Experience app.
By following this guide and making the most of the Lightning Lane Multi-pass, you’ll be able to enjoy a smoother, more magical Disney World experience. Lightning Lane Multi-Pass can give you more time to immerse yourself in the excitement that only Disney can provide. So, get ready to create unforgettable memories with your crew, knowing you have the insider knowledge to make your trip truly special.
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