Are lightning lanes worth it?

Especially on more crowded days, Individual Lightning Lane can save you 60-120 minutes in line. With pricing hovering between $10-$12, saving an extra hour or two for your day at Magic Kingdom could be worth it. Buying for the middle of the day makes the most sense, as it will save you the most time on average.
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Do Lightning Lane passes sell out?

This Individual Lightning Lane attraction always sells out before DHS opens, which is when off-site guests are eligible to purchase. In fact, there are many mornings when it's gone within minutes of 7 am.
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Is Lightning Lane for Rise of the Resistance worth it?

It also has the highest demand of any ride at Disney World. Because Rise of the Resistance is such an innovative and lengthy experience, this is the ride that I would personally consider purchasing an Individual Lightning Lane for the most, even as the most expensive option for ILL.
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How much faster is lightning lane?

The Lightning Lane will generally be a much shorter wait than the regular line, but it merges with the regular line usually a few minutes before you board the ride. This means a wait of around 5 minutes is very common, even with Lightning Lanes.
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How much does a lightning pass cost?

How much are Individual Lightning Lane passes? Pricing for the pay-per-ride option varies by date, attraction, and park. The cost per person typically ranges between $7 to $15.
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How many lightning lanes can an individual have a day?

Individual Lightning Lane Tips and Advice

You can only purchase two Individual Lightning Lane passes per day, which is important to remember if you plan to park hop. We do not recommend purchasing Individual Lightning Lane for Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway unless it is a very busy day.
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Can you buy Lightning Lane in advance?

When can Individual Lightning Lane attractions be booked? Guests staying at a Walt Disney World resort hotel are able to purchase and schedule the first Individual Lightning Lane attraction at 7 am, ahead of off-site guests, who can to do so when the park opens.
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How long do you wait in lightning lanes?

After riding it through the Lightning Lane though, we noticed that the posted wait time was only 15 minutes, so we hopped into line to see how long it would actually take us to ride again. We ended up waiting roughly 5 minutes.
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How long is Lightning Lane wait time?

Because of the popularity of the ride, the attraction can experience standby wait times of easily more than 100 minutes, and this makes purchasing the Lightning Lane ticket very enticing.
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How long do you wait in line for lightning lane?

But you've now used up your Lightning Lane access to both attractions for the day, so you have to wait over two hours in each of the standby queues to experience each ride one more time.
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How do you maximize lightning lanes?

1. Stack morning Lightning Lanes from outside the parks for late arrival days
  1. 7:00 AM – Book Lightning Lane 1.
  2. 11:00 AM – Book Lightning Lane 2 (two hours after park open and being idle)
  3. 1:00 PM – Book Lightning Lane 3, continue booking Lightning Lanes every two hours.
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Do I need lightning lane for Indiana Jones?

Hollywood Studios has 12 Genie+ lightning lane attractions. Several of then really will not require a lightning lane unless it is Christmas week busy such as Frozen Sing-Along, Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular (when it returns in December 2020), Disney Junior Dance Party, and Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage.
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Which Lightning Lanes sell out first?

Rise of the Resistance sells out first of all of the ILL attractions, around 11 am. By just after 7 am, the earliest return times are already up to 2 pm. And at 9 am, when off-site guests are eligible to purchase because the park opened, we see an immediate 2-hour jump in available times.
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Is Lightning Lane worth it Disneyland?

The Lightning Lane entrance gets you right to the room where the experience really starts and where you see the first characters in the attraction. Because this experience is so popular, so lengthy, and so mind-blowing, it can really feel worth it to put down the cash to skip a line that can easily be 90-120 minutes.
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Why are lightning lanes not currently offered?

Underneath that you'll see "LL Disney Genie+ Not Currently Offered." This means that all of the available Lightning Lanes have been booked. Now, it is possible that a few will become available as guests' plans change and they cancel Lightning Lanes, but getting one of those takes a lot of luck and pixie dust.
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What is the difference between Genie Plus and lightning lane?

Digging in deeper, Disney Genie+ will let guests skip the lines for over 40 attractions, while Individual Lightning Lane Selections will be reserved for the most popular E-ticket rides. Think, attractions with virtual queues or rides that tend to draw hours-long standby lines.
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How many lightning lanes can you book?

Are there limits on how many reservations I can make? Guests are limited to 2 Individual Lightning Lane purchases per day. With Genie+, guests may not reserve the same ride twice in one day.
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Can you book 2 Individual Lightning lanes at once?

How many Individual Lightning Lane purchases can I make? Guests are limited to two Individual Lighting Lane purchases per person per day. You cannot buy an Individual Lightning Lane for the same attraction twice in one day.
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Is the Disney genie worth it?

For those who are looking for a quick answer to whether Genie+ is worth the extra cost or not, the answer is “Yes” but it depends on many factors including your personal budget, how much time you have, and how many rides you want to do per day.
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Can you stack Lightning Lane?

This means you are able to score two Lightning Lane selections from a ride reservation that's more than two hours into the future. Not only are you not penalized for choosing more popular attractions–you're arguably receiving a windfall.
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Can you do Rider Switch with lightning lane?

If you are looking to use Rider Switch with Lightning Lanes everyone 3 and older will need a Lightning Lane for that attraction. The child that is riding with each parent will only need 1 Lightning Lane even though they are riding twice.
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Can you use Rider Switch with lightning lane?

Yes, you can use Rider Switch on Rise of the Resistance at Walt Disney World. What is this? But if you want everyone in your party to use the Lightning Lane (and skip the Standby Line), you'll need to purchase an Individual Lighting Lane selection for everyone riding.
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Is Jungle Cruise a lightning lane?

4) The most popular Genie+ Lightning Lane reservations in Magic Kingdom are for Space Mountain, Peter Pan's Flight, and the Jungle Cruise.
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Why is Slinky Dog Dash so popular?

The combination of thrills, theming, and the fact that lots of kids can ride this attraction (it has a 38 inch height minimum) leads to the ride's wild popularity and long wait times. If you want to ride Slinky Dog Dash without the wait, definitely take the following tips into account as you plan your vacation.
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