Lightning lane usage question for park hoppers - expired selection

[SkyGuy]

That's interesting that you got a couple of green Mickeys outside of the 2 hour grace period. The 5 minute early rule is still in place but the 15 minute late rule was changed to 119 minutes about a year ago. And if Mickey turns green then you're still within the rules and have nothing to worry about.

I’m of the to be early is to be on time; to be on time is to be late; to be late is unacceptable mindset, so the 2-hour rule really messes with me. Sure, it’s fine, but I feel so rude doing it!

 

[scrappinginontario]

That's interesting that you got a couple of green Mickeys outside of the 2 hour grace period. The 5 minute early rule is still in place but the 15 minute late rule was changed to 119 minutes about a year ago. And if Mickey turns green then you're still within the rules and have nothing to worry about.

Note: These were LLSP, not LLMP. Those sometimes (but not guaranteed) behave differently because guest has paid for a single attraction.

Best practice is to use LLMP and LLSP within return window if at all possible. There is no guarantee a CM will grant access to attraction outside the return window.

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

I’m of the to be early is to be on time; to be on time is to be late; to be late is unacceptable mindset, so the 2-hour rule really messes with me. Sure, it’s fine, but I feel so rude doing it!

It sounds like your family moves around at about the same speed that mine does. We found that the extended grace period made our most recent visit much more stress free than usual as there was never any concern about hurrying from attraction to attraction based on the return windows.

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

Note: These were LLSP, not LLMP. Those sometimes (but not guaranteed) behave differently because guest has paid for a single attraction.

Best practice is to use LLMP and LLSP within return window if at all possible. There is no guarantee a CM will grant access to attraction outside the return window.

Sky's examples for green Mickeys beyond the 2 hour grace period were
for Speedway and Teacups which are both LLMP.

 

[SkyGuy]

Note: These were LLSP, not LLMP. Those sometimes (but not guaranteed) behave differently because guest has paid for a single attraction.

Best practice is to use LLMP and LLSP within return window if at all possible. There is no guarantee a CM will grant access to attraction outside the return window.

100% agree! I hated using them late. It just felt wrong, even if it’s technically okay.

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

100% agree! I hated using them late. It just felt wrong, even if it’s technically okay.

Think of the return windows like the Pirate Code. They're more like guidelines than actual rules.

Ironically, the 15-minute grace period was printed in military time on the original paper fast passes about 25 years ago but haven't been officially published since then. They weren't enforced back then either.

 

[glamdring269]

So is the below no accurate? I just read this recently and saw it in action on a popular youtube channel. It's very possible I misunderstood.

1) If a LLMP expires at 10:00AM then the light will still turn green up to 11:59AM.
2) Once a LLMP expires, you can actually go ahead and book another LLMP even though that 1h59m grace period is intact. So in the case of #1, I could actually go ahead and book another LLMP at ~10:00?

Is this correct?