How important is lightning lanes in late August?

[CaroM8]

We are going mid September this time (late September last year) and don't think we will buy any LLMP except Hollywood Studios this time. Slinky Dog is my daughters favorite and I am not waiting 60mins or more for it, haha!

We have hoppers so will do MK on a party day for low crowds - then hop somewhere else for the evening. Will most likely go back to MK in the evening on a non party day for the parade/fireworks.

AK does not need LLMP in my opinion...just maybe the SP for FOP if you like that ride but my daughter is not sure she wants to do that one again so we will see on that day.

EPCOT - probably not. Waiting to see how the new Test Track affects wait times of other rides etc.

 

[Scott McDuck]

How long is your trip? Do you have multiple days in each park?

If I only had one day in HS and MK I would be tempted to purchase. If you have more than one day and plan to hit rope drop they aren’t needed.

We're going for 8 days, so yes, will be doing multiple days in most parks. However, we're staying off-site, so won't be able to "fully" rope drop.

Obviously that gives us more opportunities to hit the rides, but that would only help so much if the lines are going to be long every day.

 

[HeiHei2018]

We're going for 8 days, so yes, will be doing multiple days in most parks. However, we're staying off-site, so won't be able to "fully" rope drop.

Obviously that gives us more opportunities to hit the rides, but that would only help so much if the lines are going to be long every day.

If you can be at MK for 8 am rope drop on two party days, you probably don’t need LLMP to get all the big rides once. It’s usually pretty calm until 10:30.

 

[Juventus]

Will MK open at 8am on party days?

 

[Scott McDuck]

Will MK open at 8am on party days?

For party days (and other days), MK will be open for early entry at 8:30 (which we will not have access to), 9:00 for everyone else on our days.

 

[HeiHei2018]

Will MK open at 8am on party days?

It opened at 8 am (7:30 EE) for a party Friday last august. We had an 8:30 am LL for HM, which was still walk on at that point.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Will MK open at 8am on party days?

Park hours will be updated approx. 3 weeks prior to time will tell what the actual park hours will be.

 

[Tom_E_D]

For party days (and other days), MK will be open for early entry at 8:30 (which we will not have access to), 9:00 for everyone else on our days.

It opened at 8 am (7:30 EE) for a party Friday last august. We had an 8:30 am LL for HM, which was still walk on at that point.

Last August, I count four 9:00 openings (8:30 Early Entry) and three 8:00 openings (7:30 Early Entry) on days that MK closed at 6:00. It may be different this year.

 

[Scott McDuck]

Park hours will be updated approx. 3 weeks prior to time will tell what the actual park hours will be.

Wait, I thought once they release the park hours for dates a few months in advance, they're pretty much set in stone. That's not the case? I need to keep refreshing 3-weeks out to see if anything changes?

I saw the park hours for all of August were set and just assumed that was it. They haven't announced parade times yet for those dates, but I didn't realize the park hours are still only tentative.

 

[han22735]

Wait, I thought once they release the park hours for dates a few months in advance, they're pretty much set in stone. That's not the case? I need to keep refreshing 3-weeks out to see if anything changes?

I saw the park hours for all of August were set and just assumed that was it. They haven't announced parade times yet for those dates, but I didn't realize the park hours are still only tentative.

Yes...they update on Fridays around 10am for about 3 weeks out. They will be posted here so you don't have to look too hard.

https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/walt-disney-world-park-hours-update.982308/page-15

 

[jods]

We usually go end of August and always buy it for every park. It is HOT in August and anything that saves us time in that heat is worth it to me. There are less crowds but still lines. We also don't do parks open to close so it let's us get on our favorite rides.

 

[tom1944]

We usually go end of August and always buy it for every park. It is HOT in August and anything that saves us time in that heat is worth it to me. There are less crowds but still lines. We also don't do parks open to close so it let's us get on our favorite rides.

Same

We go the day after schools open in the south