Plan Ahead with Lightning Lane Entry at Walt Disney World Starting July 24

[Dave006]

First day using MPLL. Epcot. Saturday, 8/3

Another example of a Great Disney day. How many were in your travel party since you were making quite a few modifications?

Dave

 

[francie57]

Some of my prebooks are overlapping. Is that a question? Whether it's possible?

10:10 Safari

10:30 FOP

10:55 Navi

We had many overlapped times and they all worked great. We had so much success with the booking ahead LL and getting everything we wanted each day of our trip. We were able to get Frozen after using our first AK time and after using our second one got Remi. We were very happy with the new system

 

[elvispursley]

I’ve read through all the posts but have become confused the last several pages Can you modify your 3 prebooked LLMP after you purchase to try and get better times or is that only the day of your park visit (can you do this prior to 7am or do you have to tap into the park)?

 

[DLRExpert]

I’ve read through all the posts but have become confused the last several pages Can you modify your 3 prebooked LLMP after you purchase to try and get better times or is that only the day of your park visit (can you do this prior to 7am or do you have to tap into the park)?

You can modify at anytime.
At 7am on your visiting date it appears that you can modify to a closer return window than what is allowed during the booking process.

 

[elvispursley]

You can modify at anytime.
At 7am on your visiting date it appears that you can modify to a closer return window than what is allowed during the booking process.

Thank you for clarifying for me!

 

[spewey]

You can modify at anytime.
At 7am on your visiting date it appears that you can modify to a closer return window than what is allowed during the booking process.

Following these reports closely as booking windows become clearer (that is, how close your selections can be).

It does seem the system is evolving (or is that just me?) but from the feedback so far you can/are allowed to have your LL advance selections be within an hour of each other - how close exactly we don't know. Then, day of they can be modified to be really close to one another. If that is deliberate on Disney's part, my gut says that's a result not of any change in booking restrictions, but more of a result of additional LL drops (at 7AM or after midnight or whenever) each day.

And given there are quite a few reports that reflect pretty decent availability throughout the day of most rides (with even the headliners popping up now and again through refreshing) I do think perhaps Disney has loosened LL capacity since the launch. Which would make sense, as in the first days (or so we heard) the Lanes themselves were basically empty.

 

[howedaniel]

My 7 days was today but I was not able to get Tiana's availability until 16th Aug, all dates before this showed 'unavailable' and the earliest time was 12.35 which is bit later than I had hoped but excited to ride it nonetheless.

 

[emmabelle]

@howedaniel - did you try for Slinky Dog? I'm hoping to grab it for the end of the month but I have to get it for our first day in Disney. We only have a 3 night stay at Riviera before our cruise.

 

[howedaniel]

@howedaniel - did you try for Slinky Dog? I'm hoping to grab it for the end of the month but I have to get it for our first day in Disney. We only have a 3 night stay at Riviera before our cruise.

I did, Our DHS day isn't until later in our trip so had no issues getting one for slinky, managed to get one 9.10am on 19th Aug. Latest date I can check on my ticket for you is 25th and 9am was available which I think is the earliest for that date currently.

 

[DLRExpert]

My 7 days was today but I was not able to get Tiana's availability until 16th Aug, all dates before this showed 'unavailable' and the earliest time was 12.35 which is bit later than I had hoped but excited to ride it nonetheless.

On the day of your visit to the MK look for the Tiana LL drops at..
945am-950am return around 1015am
1045am-1050am return around 1115am

The above times do not work if the attraction was down during those drop times.
Also can be harder if you have a large group.

 

[howedaniel]

There is only 2 of us so maybe we might have some luck.

 

[adizzle819]

I know this is a silly question and I'm just overthinking things lol but if my check in date is 9/8, can I start making reservations on 9/1 at 7am or 9/2? Not sure if they count the day you book as day one or day 0 (if that makes sense?)

 

[bffdisney]

I know this is a silly question and I'm just overthinking things lol but if my check in date is 9/8, can I start making reservations on 9/1 at 7am or 9/2? Not sure if they count the day you book as day one or day 0 (if that makes sense?)

I had the same question! It should be 9/1. But to check, once the calendar is open up to your dates, you can try to buy the lightning lane and it will stop you where you pick the people and say what day you are eligible to purchase.

 

[123SA]

Regarding Tiana and MK in general --- remember that with the Halloween Party starting, there will be less LLMP/LLSP due to park closing at 6pm.

 

[123SA]

That is where I blame Disney IT. But you can confirm that by calling the issuer of the card and asking if they saw an attempted charge and if so why it was declined. (If the issuers saw no attempt the issue is Disney’s and there is no fix, they have long been in denial about their payment issues.)

I did not make any calls, but I did see in my bank statement - the money was taken out, and then returned. It is listed as WDW lightning lane. Curiously, it is one transaction for around $250 - which is the sum of the 2 failed attempts my son made (his MDE account, my debit card) and then there is one refund transaction for this amount. Not sure why it came through as one charge and not two.


I did confirm that there were no extra or duplicate charges on my credit card. However, I am missing two receipts with confirmation numbers - -one for GOG and one for TRON. Different dates. Charges are on the credit card, the lightning lanes are showing in MDE. DO you think I need to track down the receipt?

 

[emmabelle]

I did, Our DHS day isn't until later in our trip so had no issues getting one for slinky, managed to get one 9.10am on 19th Aug. Latest date I can check on my ticket for you is 25th and 9am was available which I think is the earliest for that date currently.

I can check for availability 3 days out because I have an AP and Slinky is usually available but it's pretty late in the day. I'm hoping when I can book 7 days out that I might find one earlier. We shall see.

 

[dialane]

Not exactly clear to AP guests and Other non-date based ticket holders as this is how they buried the actual limit within the Paragraph with only an Asterisk * reference to the real limits. It is really going to cause guest confusion... and a lot of angry feedback. Since they pushed the positive benefit of no 7 AM every day and a 3 Days in advance for All Other Guests.

Their comments on this aspect from their only LLMP / LLSP Plan Ahead and Save Time page https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/lightning-lane-passes/

3 Days in Advance for All Other Guests
Not staying at a Disney Resort hotel or other select hotel? Then you can purchase Lightning Lane passes—and choose experiences and arrival windows—3 days in advance. See additional details below, which vary based on admission type:

See additional details below, which vary based on admission type:

• Guests with date-based theme park tickets (which require the Guest to choose a start date at the time of purchase) can purchase 3 days before the first day of their ticket, for the total number of valid admission days on their ticket.
• Guests with other ticket types* can purchase 3 days before their park visit.
• Annual Passholders* can purchase 3 days before their park visit.

Valid Admission Required
Before you purchase a Lightning Lane pass, you must have valid theme park admission; you may also need a theme park reservation, depending on the type of admission and the date of your visit.

Please see theme park reservation requirements.

Important Information
Limit one Lightning Lane entry per attraction, per day. View important details about Lightning Lane passes.

*Annual Passholders and Guests with tickets that are not date-based may purchase Lightning Lane passes for any day within the 3-day purchase window. When staying at a Disney Resort hotel or other select hotel, Lightning Lane passes may be purchased 7 days in advance of your stay.

ETA: still learning to type...

Dave

I'm still confused. Not even sure I am in the right place to ask this question, but here goes.
If you are staying at an on property Disney Resort with a date based ticket, can you book Lightning Lane 7 days out or 3 days out? Does the fact that you are staying at a Disney Resort determine your booking window?

 

[adizzle819]

I had the same question! It should be 9/1. But to check, once the calendar is open up to your dates, you can try to buy the lightning lane and it will stop you where you pick the people and say what day you are eligible to purchase.

thanks!

 

[gottalovepluto]

I'm still confused. Not even sure I am in the right place to ask this question, but here goes.
If you are staying at an on property Disney Resort with a date based ticket, can you book Lightning Lane 7 days out or 3 days out? Does the fact that you are staying at a Disney Resort determine your booking window?

7 days out, determined by the fact you are staying at a Disney resort.

Make sure your tickets and hotel are linked to your MDE.

 

[spewey]

For laughs, I just checked LL availability. Not bad - it's about 2PM and there are spots left (some later than others, of course) for just about every ride across the parks. Only things I see sold out are GotG, SDD and Remy (TBA is down, but I assume that'd be booked solid as well). Rise, FOP, SDD and Tron all still have LLSP available.

Augurs well for our trip in a few weeks.