Planning a trip to Walt Disney World Resort involves a lot of preparation, but we’re here to make it a little easier for you! Here is a breakdown of how Walt Disney World Resort’s Lightning Lane will operate after July 24, 2024.
What is Lightning Lane?
Lightning Lane offers you quicker access to top attractions and entertainment experiences through a dedicated queue. Now featuring two options – Single Pass and Multi Pass – this service ensures you spend less time waiting. Keep in mind that both variations of Lightning Lane require a fee. Prices for Lightning Lane Multi Passes vary by date and theme park, whereas Lightning Lane Single Passes vary by date and attraction.
What is the difference between Multi Pass and Single Pass Lightning Lane?
Single Pass Lightning Lane is fairly straightforward: it allows you to choose up to two Lightning Lane selections per day for highly anticipated attractions such as Guardians of The Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and TRON Lightcycle / Run.
With Multi Pass, you get even more flexibility by selecting up to three Lightning Lane selections for the day in advance. All your pre-reserved experiences and times will be at the same park. After using a Lightning Lane selection, you can immediately book another one at the same park or a different one if you have park hopper access. For example, after redeeming your Lightning Lane selection for The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, you could then book The Haunted Mansion at Magic Kingdom Park for later in the day. Additionally, the Multi Pass Lightning Lane option includes digital downloads of photos and videos from your day through the Disney PhotoPass Service.
How to Book Lightning Lane
Guests staying at a Disney Resort hotel and select hotels can plan their Lightning Lane passes up to seven days in advance for their entire stay (up to 14 days). All other guests, like guests with date-based theme park tickets and annual passholders, can plan up to three days ahead.
All of this can be managed right from your fingertips using the My Disney Experience app (Apple or Google Play) or the Walt Disney World website. In one easy transaction, you can buy a Lightning Lane Multi Pass, a Lightning Lane Single Pass, or both. Before completing your purchase, you’ll choose your desired experiences and have the option to confirm or adjust the suggested times provided – it’s like having your own personal planner!
Check out this video from the Walt Disney World Resort breaking down this service:
If you decide this isn’t the right fit for you, don’t worry – there are still plenty of ways to enjoy the attractions at Walt Disney World Resort. You can join the standby lines or use the virtual queue for popular rides like Guardians of The Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and TRON Lightcycle / Run.
Lightning Lane Attractions & Experiences
Magic Kingdom Park
Multi Pass Experiences
Choose up to one experience from this group:
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Jungle Cruise
- Peter Pan’s Flight
- Space Mountain
- Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
Choose your other two experiences (or all three) from this group:
(Once you redeem a selection on the day of your park visit, you can choose another Multi Pass experience from either group – subject to availability.)
- 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 Attractions (Not Available with Multi Pass)
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
- TRON Lightcycle / Run
EPCOT
Multi Pass Experiences
Choose up to one experience from this group:
- Frozen Ever After
- Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
- Soarin’ Around the World
Choose your other two experiences (or all three) from this group:
(Once you redeem a selection on the day of your park visit, you can choose another Multi Pass experience from either group – subject to availability.)
- 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 Attractions (Not Available with Multi Pass)
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Multi Pass Experiences
Choose up to one experience from this group:
- Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
- Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
- Slinky Dog Dash
Choose your other two experiences (or all three) from this group:
(Once you redeem a selection on the day of your park visit, you can choose another Multi Pass experience from either group – subject to availability.)
- 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 Attractions (Not Available with Multi Pass)
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park
Multi Pass Experiences
Choose up to three experiences from this group:
(Once you redeem a selection on the day of your park visit, you can choose another Multi Pass experience – subject to availability.)
- 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
- Naʻvi River Journey
Single Pass Attractions (Not Available with Multi Pass)
- Avatar Flight of Passage
More Changes at Walt Disney World Resort
Alongside these Lightning Lane updates, Walt Disney World Resort is buzzing with new offerings! Tiana’s Bayou Adventure officially opens on June 28, followed by the toe-tapping fun of Country Bear Musical Jamboree beginning July 17. Over at EPCOT, don’t miss the “¡Celebración Encanto!” live stage show, running until September 6, and a new permanent installation like the new meet-and-greet area with Mickey Mouse and his pals. Plus, make sure to visit Disney Springs for the breathtaking nighttime drone show, Dreams that Soar, lighting up the sky until September 2!
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