What is the 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.
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What is the difference between the lightning lane and the Genie Plus?

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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Is Disney's lightning lane free?

You can enjoy a Disney Genie+ Lightning Lane entrance once per day. If you'd like to re-ride an attraction or see a certain show again within the same day, you are welcome to use our regular standby line. Disney Genie+ service is available for $15* plus tax (USD) per ticket per day.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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How fast does lightning lane sell out?

Lightning Lane reservations sold out within minutes of becoming available. Eventually, we were able to book it successfully. Interestingly, guests can join the virtual queue and purchase an Individual Lightning Lane reservation for the attraction, allowing for two rides on the attraction during the day.
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What should I use the lightning lane on at Magic Kingdom?

What rides have individual Lightning Lanes?
  1. Magic Kingdom — Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Space Mountain.
  2. Hollywood Studios — Rise of the Resistance, Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway.
  3. Animal Kingdom — Avatar Flight of Passage, Expedition Everest.
  4. Epcot — Remy's Ratatouille Adventure, Frozen Ever After.
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Do Lightning Lane passes sell out?

Disney's Hollywood Studios is home to the other best-seller: Star Wars Rise of the Resistance. 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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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.
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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.
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How long is lightning lane window?

You're also in luck if you're running late. Lightning Lane allows guests to scan in up to 15 minutes after their assigned one-hour window. Cast members may allow guests to scan in after this time, but that's handled individually. Note that these grace periods may vary depending on how busy the park is that day.
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Can you book lightning lane in advance?

Can I reserve all my Lighting Lane reservations for the day in advance? No. You will only be able to make one ride reservation at a time using Disney Genie+. Once you use one, (or 120 minutes passes,) you can make your next one.
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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.
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Is Lightning Lane included with Genie plus Disneyland?

What is Disneyland Genie Plus? Genie+ is a paid skip-the-line service that allows guests to enter through a special line called the Lightning Lane (think of the former FASTPASS Return Entrance) rather than the standby line. Not all Disneyland attractions are available with Genie Plus, which we'll get into below.
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What time should I get to Magic Kingdom for rope drop?

Everyone else should plan to arrive 30 minutes before they have access to the park (so 30 minutes before Early Entry for all other Early Entry rope drops and 30 minutes before the park opens if you don't have Early Entry).
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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.
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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.
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Is it hard to get Lightning Lane for Rise of the Resistance?

Guests should be aware, however, that even paid Lightning Lane times often run out very quickly for Rise of the Resistance. So you still need a booking strategy in addition to extra cash! First, you'll need a park reservation.
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Can you book Genie Plus and lightning lane at the same time?

If you're staying at another hotel, you can start making individual paid ride reservations at the official opening time for the park that ride is in (whether you've entered the park or not). You can make both Individual Lightning Lane reservations at the same time; there's no waiting period, like there is with Genie+.
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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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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.
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Is Disney genie plus worth it?

Overall, we believe Genie+ is worth it.

The time you'll save by skipping the standby line, and the number of attractions available with Genie+ is well worth the extra $15. However, you probably don't need to purchase Genie+ for every day you visit the parks.
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How do you maximize lightning lanes at Disney World?

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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