Disney World’s NEW Lightning Lane System is LIVE
In case you missed it, Disney is rebranding Genie+ into an all-new Lightning Lane system, and it goes live TODAY.
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With the new paid system, guests will be able to book up to three Lightning Lanes at a time using the Lightning Lane Multi Pass. As a bonus, this new system will also allow guests to book in advance!
Disney World hotel guests can start booking Lightning Lanes up to 7 days in advance, while everyone else can start booking 3 days in advance.
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The Lightning Lane Single Pass is replacing the Individual Lightning Lane a la carte option, which applies to a few of Disney World’s most popular and in-demand rides. For those rides, you can purchase up to two eligible rides per day.
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Now that the system is live, let’s go over what we know so far right here!
The Rides
When it comes to the rides qualifying for the Lightning Lane Multi Pass, they’re divided into two different tiers per park — with the exception of Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Guests can choose up to one experience from tier one, and up to two (or all three) in tier two. With the Single Pass, guests can purchase up to two rides per day. And yes, you CAN purchase both the Multi Pass and up to two Single Passes per day!
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Notably, no character meet-and-greets are participating in the new Lightning Lane system, so keep that in mind for your visit!
Magic Kingdom
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Cinderella Castle
Tier One:
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Jungle Cruise
- Peter Pan’s Flight
- Space Mountain
- Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
Tier Two:
- The Barnstormer
- Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant
- Haunted Mansion
- “it’s a small world”
- Mad Tea Party
- The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Mickey’s PhilharMagic
- Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Tomorrowland Speedway
- Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid
Single Pass:
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
- TRON Lightcycle / Run
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
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Tower of Terror
Tier One:
- Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
- Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
- Slinky Dog Dash
Tier Two:
- Alien Swirling Saucers
- Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage
- Disney Junior Play & Dance!
- For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration
- Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
- Muppet*Vision 3D
- Star Tours — The Adventures Continue
- The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
- Toy Story Mania!
Single Pass:
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
EPCOT
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Spaceship Earth
Tier One:
- Frozen Ever After
- Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
- Soarin’ Around the World
Tier Two:
- Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival
- Journey into Imagination with Figment
- Living with the Land
- Mission: SPACE
- The Seas with Nemo & Friends
- Spaceship Earth
- Turtle Talk with Crush
Single Pass:
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
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Tree of Life
Note that Animal Kingdom features a single tier of eligible Multi Pass Lightning Lanes.
- Dinosaur
- Expedition Everest — Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
- Feathered Friends in Flight!
- Festival of the Lion King
- Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond!
- It’s Tough to Be a Bug!
- Kali River Rapids
- Kilimanjaro Safaris
- Na’vi River Journey
Single Pass
- Avatar Flight of Passage
Pricing
First, let’s go over the pricing. Like Genie+, Disney previously shared that the pricing for both the Multi Pass and the Single Pass will differ depending on the date.
On launch day, July 24, 2024, the pricing for the Lightning Lane Multi Pass was as follows:
- Magic Kingdom: $29
- Disney’s Hollywood Studios: $26
- EPCOT: $21
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom: $18
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The Lightning Lane Single Pass rides were priced as such:
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: $12
- TRON Lightcycle / Run: $20
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance: $25
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind: $17
- Avatar Flight of Passage: $16
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Buying & Booking Single + Multi Passes
Buying a Lightning Lane Multi Pass is not all that different from purchasing Genie+, although we did find some changes we prefer with this new system!
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If you opt to move forward with the Multi Pass, you will be prompted to choose up to three Lightning Lanes at a single park (even if you have a Park Hopper ticket).
Disney designates the eligible ride tiers, so you don’t have to worry if you forget.
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You can also make your Single Pass selections (up to two per person, per day) at the same time.
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Your selections are held for 5 minutes, which is displayed via a timer at the top of the screen.
Note that if you take too long, you have to start over again!
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You can modify your selections before and after you check out. You might not want to mess with them before check out if your timer is running out!
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Once you make all your selections, you can review your choices and check out.
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We also experienced what might have been a glitch this morning, receiving an error message at checkout. As a result, some of our selections were unavailable once we tried again. But, we do suspect that might have had something to do with everyone being on the app at the same time this morning. In the future, once the dust has settled, we believe the system should work more smoothly.
Modifying A Selection
Considering you book your first three Lightning Lane selections all at once, we were curious about how modifications might work (if at all!). We discovered that you can modify both Multi Pass and Single Pass selections!
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If you select the Multi Pass you want to modify, the app will allow you to choose a new time.
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If you want to swap to a different attraction, you can scroll through and even refresh to see what times work for you.
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Your selections are held in your cart and you are also shown a screen that lets you see your plans so that you can decide if the new times work better.
Note that you CANNOT swap a second tier Multi Pass Lightning Lane with a first tier Lightning Lane. It’s a little weird how the app displays this right now, but essentially it will not allow you to make that swap. No loopholes here!
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Once you’ve decided, you confirm your new selections. You can modify as many times as you like!
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With the Single Pass, it’s pretty much the same process. You can change your time slot or your attraction choice. If the attraction you want to swap to is more expensive than the attraction you originally chose, you will need to pay the difference.
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We’ll be trying out this new system in several different ways today and this week, so keep following MickeyBlog for more Disney World news!