What is lightning lane Disney?

A. A Lightning Lane entrance is a new queue available at select attractions and experiences through options Guests can purchase to save time in line. To use a Lightning Lane entrance, a Guest must select an arrival window through the My Disney Experience mobile app before embarking on the attraction or experience.

Is the Lightning Lane 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.

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.

How much does Disney Lightning Lane 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.

Which rides will have lightning lane?

Disney Genie PLUS and LIGHTNING LANE EXPLAINED - Disney World and Disneyland - End of Fastpass

How many lightning lanes can you book at once?

1. You can only book Lightning Lanes one at at time. Unlike with the old Fastpass system, Genie Plus Lightning Lanes can only booked one at a time. You must badge in to the attraction before you can book your next one.

How do you reserve a lightning lane?

To make an Individual Lightning Lane reservation, start on the Tip Board and select the experience you would like to book. For an ILL reservation, you can select the time, so browse to find a time that's convenient for you. As usual, you can select to include all or only some of your group.

Do Lightning Lanes 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.

Why is Lightning Lane 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.

Can you buy Lightning Lane in advance?

You pay for individual Lightning Lanes once you select them.

You don't buy these in advance or as a package like Genie+. You pick one, pick a time, and then make the payment.

How do you use Disney Lightning Lane?

A Lightning Lane entrance is a new queue available at select attractions and experiences through options Guests can purchase to save time in line. To use a Lightning Lane entrance, a Guest must select an arrival window through the My Disney Experience mobile app before embarking on the attraction or experience.

Is lightning lane free with Genie Plus?

Walt Disney World Lightning Lane Rides and Attractions. Another important thing to note is that Lightning Lane attractions ARE NOT included with Disney Genie+.

Can you buy two 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.

How fast does lightning lane sell out?

Its earliest available time starts at 11 am (the park opens at 10 am), and then it stays booked out by about 3 hours for most of the day, until it sells out around 7 pm.

How do you maximize lightning lanes at Disney World?

How long is lightning lane?

With a pay-per-ride selection, we were able to ride in just 8 minutes. Finally, over at the Kilimanjaro Safaris, the wait time for standby was 50 minutes, but our wait with a Genie+ Lightning Lane was just 5 minutes.

Is Disney getting rid of Lightning Lane?

Disney Eliminated Lightning Lane, Genie+ For One Offering, Guests Speak Out. Yesterday, we reported that Disney World eliminated Disney Genie+ and Lightning Lane from one popular offering at Disney's Hollywood Studios, meaning now it now only utilizes StandBy only.

Is frozen ever after individual lightning lane?

In particular, Disney has announced the followed updates to Lightning Lanes: Now through August 7 — Frozen Ever After included with Genie+ (previously individual Lightning Lane) Beginning May 27 — Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind available as individual Lightning Lane (new ride)

Why did Disney change Lightning Lane?

The price for an Individual Lightning Lane changes based on demand and there is usually a lot of demand. [Moving these attractions to Genie+] will help to give Guests more options as we prepare for a busy spring and summer season. With higher crowds comes more demand on both of Disney's skip-the-line offerings.

Do you have to be in the park to reserve Lightning Lane?

No, you can make your individual Lightning Lane selection outside of your theme park reservation. You can either make two selections in one park or at different parks.

When can I book my first lightning lane?

You can book your first Genie+ Lightning Lane selection at 7:00 am, no matter what time the park opens. This time applies whether you're staying in a Disney-owned resort or other off-property hotel. If you have a 1 Park Per Day ticket, you can only select rides in a park you have a reservation for.

What is the 120 minute rule at Disney World?

The way Genie+ ride reservations work is that you can book one at a time, and can either make another selection after two hours (120 minutes) or once you tap into your previous Genie+ selection (both tapstiles at attractions that have two)–whichever comes first.

When can I book Lightning Lane Disney?

For individual Lightning Lane purchases, Guests of a Disney Resort hotel and other select hotels* can make their first purchase starting at 7:00 AM on the day of their visit. All other Guests can make their first purchase at the regular time the park opens.

Can you cancel individual lightning lane?

Individual Lightning Lane reservations can not be cancelled and neither can be modified. Make sure you're extra careful when booking Individual Lightning Lane reservations because they're basically set in stone.

Why did Disney get rid of FastPass?

In actuality, FastPass+ was suspended because it reduces the overall attendance limit of the parks. This is actually nothing new. Magic Kingdom, for example, used to have a higher capacity cap in the pre-FastPass days despite having fewer attractions.