Disney World Lightning Lane Passes

As from July 24th 2024, Disney Genie+ was retired and replaced by a brand new Lightning Lane Pass system that should streamline your visit, minimize wait times and maximize your Disney experience. Lightning Lane Passes allow you to skip standby lines for select attractions, entertainment and experiences. Plus, it gives you a much more flexible and user-friendly approach to managing your park itinerary.

Whether you’re a seasoned park-goer or first-time visitor, understanding how the Lightning Lane Pass works will help you make the most of your time.

For those who have visited in previous years, the Lightening Lane Pass is more inline with the old FastPass system, except unlike FastPass, Lightning Lane Passes are a premium paid for option.

Disney World Lightning Lane Passes can be purchased and managed through the My Disney Experience App.

The Lightning Lane Pass enables you to make selections 3-7 days in advance. You can book from 7am on your eligible day to get the best options.

The Lightning Lane Pass also allows you to select another attraction as soon as your first one is used, enabling you to hold up to 3 selections at all times.

You won’t pay until you’ve chose your initial selections.

Lightning Lane Options:

There are two purchase options:

• Lightning Lane Multi Pass – Allows you to make 3 selections in advance.
• Lightning Lane Single Pass – Allows you to purchase up to two high demand attractions per day.

If you are staying at a Disney hotel, or select partner hotel, you can make selections from 7:00am Eastern, 7 days in advance for the duration of your stay. If you are staying off-property, you can make selections from 7:00am Eastern, 3 days in advance. If you have date based tickets, you can book all your ticket dates in advance on the first day of eligibility. For instance, if you have a 10 day ticket, you will be able to book all 10 dates, 3 days in advance of the first visit.

Much to the dismay of Annual Passholders, who can only book 3 days in advance for all dates.

Regardless of eligibility, you must have valid theme park admission to be able to book.

Standby Lanes are available for most attractions and rides for those that do not want to purchase any kind of Lightning Lane pass. The only two attractions in Disney World that currently do not offer standby lanes are Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at Epcot and Tron Lightcycle Run at Magic Kingdom. Both attractions offer a free virtual queue system that can be booked through the My Disney Experience app.

The Lightning Lane Multi Pass is a flat fee per day, per person. The Lightning Lane Single Pass is a fee per attraction, per person.

Prices for both the Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Single Pass fluctuate and are time, date and attraction dependent, and subject to limited availability.

That means the more popular attractions will be higher priced the busier it is and the daily fee for the Multi Pass will be higher. On slower dates, prices will be lower.

Prices are always subject to change, it’s better to get an up to date costing for the day you are visiting, but these will give you an idea:

Lightning Lane Multi Pass Prices:

• Disney’s Animal Kingdom – from $16
• EPCOT – from $18
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios – from $22
• Magic Kingdom from $25

Lightning Lane Single Pass Prices:

• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – from $12
• Avatar Flight of Passage – from $12
• Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind – from $15
• TRON Lightcycle / Run – from $20
• Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – from $20

Rides and attractions are split into two groups in all parks, except Animal Kingdom, which only has one group. You will be able to select one attraction from group 1 and two from group 2. Alternatively, can you make all three selections from group 2.

The Lightning Lane system will suggest times based on your other plans, or you can select your own times.

All 3 advance selections must be in the same park. However, as soon as you have redeemed your first selection, you can immediately create another selection from either group.

If you have a park hopper ticket, you can select an attraction or ride in a different park as soon as your first selection has been used. You can hold 3 reservations at any time, so as soon as you use one, you can select another.

You will be able to modify and switch times around, depending on availability.

You will NOT be able to make selections from the Lightning Lane Single Pass attractions with a Multi Pass. These are only available with the purchase of a Single Pass.

The Lightning Lane Single Pass is available for the high demand attractions in each park, which include:

• Magic Kingdom:
  Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
  Tron Lightcycle/Run
• Epcot:
  Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
• Hollywood Studios:
  Rise of the Resistance
• Animal Kingdom:
  Avatar: Flight of Passage

You can purchase up to two Lightning Lane Single Passes per day.

Download and Set Up My Disney Experience App:

• Make sure you have the latest version of the My Disney Experience app downloaded on your smartphone.
• Log in to your Disney account or create one if you haven’t already.
• Link your park tickets and add other travelers in your group to your Friends & Family list so you can book reservations for everyone.

Select Attractions & Passes:

• Select the date of your visit and the park you will visit.
• You can purchase a Lightning Lane Single Pass access for up to two high demand attractions, or a Multi Pass which gives you access to a broader range of experiences. You can also select both at the same time.
• Choose attractions and select an available time or accept the suggestions offered. 3 days in advance for off-site guests, 7 days in advance for on-site guests.
• You can make up to 3 selections with a Lightning Lane Multi Pass, (adding additional selections on the day, once your first selection has been used or the time has passed).
• You will pay at the end, once you have made your selections. Pricing varies by dates.

Check In and Enjoy

• Once in the park, head to your selected attraction during your designated return window.
• Use your app to scan your Lightning Lane Pass at the entrance, and enjoy less wait times.

Disney’s Lightning Lane Pass should make your Disney experience much easier, offering a more flexible and efficient approach to navigating attractions. You’ll hopefully minimize wait times and focus on creating magical memories instead.