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

[carlyannek]

I don’t see where the website says each attraction can only be scheduled once.

Scott Gustin reported this and he's the holder of all Disney breaking news

 

[Disneyhanna]

I don’t see where the website says each attraction can only be scheduled once.

It's under "How to Purchase" then "How to Purchase and Use Passes" after you click "Read More" and scroll to the very bottom. Not the most user friendly site.

Important Information
Limit one Lightning Lane entry per attraction, per day.

 

[sdc10]

Im curious about the 2 hour rule potentially no longer being in effect. If you get stuck with nothing but late lightning lane times, it really defeats the purpose of the whole thing imo, if you cant make another reservation at all during the day until your first scan comes around

 

[0FF TO NEVERLAND]

I think sometimes people overthink all these processes. It always ends up being simple in the end, just time consuming

I never rope drop. I never go in the park before 10:00am. I usually book my first LL for like 10:30am, and so on and so on. Always getting times that are within 5 mins of the previous one, to be able to get another when on the line. Never really waited on standby lines and got all attractions I wanted through the day, even the hardest. Just took patience and staring at a phone ( which I know people dislike but it works )

With this. I will book a tier 1 lighting lane for around the same time, 10:30am then an hour later for the other 1 and so on. Once the tier 1 is tapped, I will keep refreshing, the same way I did with FP and Genie, until I get the next tier 1, within a hour of the time it is when I book it. Of course this becomes harder with multiple family members though

Just not a fan of waking up early on vacation, so glad I don't need to do that anymore, to just go back to sleep.

 

[StormyCA]

Ok, I get it now. MultiPass and SinglePass are both services you purchase in order to book passes.

MultiPass = ILL
SinglePass = G+

 

[carlyannek]

I think sometimes people overthink all these processes. It always ends up being simple in the end, just time consuming

I never rope drop. I never go in the park before 10:00am. I usually book my first LL for like 10:30am, and so on and so on. Never waited on line and got all attractions I wanted through the day, even the hardest. Just took patience and staring at a phone ( which I know people dislike but it works )

With this. I will book a tier 1 lighting lane for around the same time, 10:30am then an hour later for the other 1 and so on. Once the tier 1 is tapped, I will keep refreshing, the same way I did with FP and Genie, until I get the next tier 1, within a hour of the time it is when I book it. Of course this becomes harder with multiple family members though

Just not a fan of waking up early on vacation, so glad I don't need to do that anymore, to just go back to sleep.

I think one of the things that might impact this though, is based off the sample images (and speculation) I don't think you'll be able to stack anything. So let's say you get your tier 1 from 10-11, and your tier 2's from 11-12, and 12-1, even when you tap into your first selection, that means your 4th pick would be later than 1pm. Assuming a 1 pm is available. Then without the 2 hour rule, you have to tap into your 2nd selection in order to choose your 5th. It's one of those things that we'll see when it rolls out, but for me, I'm arriving during the roll out so it's not fun being the guinea pig for it.

 

[carlyannek]

OK, so somebody help me understand this.

"When to Purchase Passes​

Guests of Disney Resort hotels and other select hotels can purchase passes up to 7 days in advance of their stay—and other Guests can purchase passes up to 3 days in advance of their park visit."


"How to Purchase
When you’re ready to purchase Lightning Lane passes, here’s what to do:

1. Open the My Disney Experience app, then tap the Lightning Lane Passes section on the home screen.
2. Select a date and theme park.
3. Select a Lightning Lane Single Pass, a Lightning Lane Multi Pass or both.
   • If you select a Lightning Lane Multi Pass, you can choose up to 3 Lightning Lane Multi Pass experiences and arrival windows in advance.
   • If you select a Lightning Lane Single Pass, you can choose an arrival window in advance.
4. Follow all prompts to complete your purchase—and receive a confirmation.
5. From the confirmation screen, you can tap “Plan Another Day” to purchase another pass—or tap “View My Day” for details about your Lightning Lane selections."

What this is saying to me is that we aren't paying a one time fee for "G+2.0" then booking free passes. It's saying that we will be paying for each pass. So, it's basically a 'paid FP+' system. Am I misunderstanding this?

Multi Pass = Genie Plus
Lightning Lane Single Pass = Individual Lightning Lane (fancy ride)

Multi pass is the tiered ones that you can choose 3. Single Pass remains the same, max 2 a day and they are a la carte selections

 

[glocon]

OK, so somebody help me understand this.

"When to Purchase Passes​

Guests of Disney Resort hotels and other select hotels can purchase passes up to 7 days in advance of their stay—and other Guests can purchase passes up to 3 days in advance of their park visit."


"How to Purchase
When you’re ready to purchase Lightning Lane passes, here’s what to do:

1. Open the My Disney Experience app, then tap the Lightning Lane Passes section on the home screen.
2. Select a date and theme park.
3. Select a Lightning Lane Single Pass, a Lightning Lane Multi Pass or both.
   • If you select a Lightning Lane Multi Pass, you can choose up to 3 Lightning Lane Multi Pass experiences and arrival windows in advance.
   • If you select a Lightning Lane Single Pass, you can choose an arrival window in advance.
4. Follow all prompts to complete your purchase—and receive a confirmation.
5. From the confirmation screen, you can tap “Plan Another Day” to purchase another pass—or tap “View My Day” for details about your Lightning Lane selections."

What this is saying to me is that we aren't paying a one time fee for "G+2.0" then booking free passes. It's saying that we will be paying for each pass. So, it's basically a 'paid FP+' system. Am I misunderstanding this?

The way I read it is that you pay per day, not per ride.

 

[kilik64]

OK, so somebody help me understand this.

"When to Purchase Passes​

Guests of Disney Resort hotels and other select hotels can purchase passes up to 7 days in advance of their stay—and other Guests can purchase passes up to 3 days in advance of their park visit."


"How to Purchase
When you’re ready to purchase Lightning Lane passes, here’s what to do:

1. Open the My Disney Experience app, then tap the Lightning Lane Passes section on the home screen.
2. Select a date and theme park.
3. Select a Lightning Lane Single Pass, a Lightning Lane Multi Pass or both.
   • If you select a Lightning Lane Multi Pass, you can choose up to 3 Lightning Lane Multi Pass experiences and arrival windows in advance.
   • If you select a Lightning Lane Single Pass, you can choose an arrival window in advance.
4. Follow all prompts to complete your purchase—and receive a confirmation.
5. From the confirmation screen, you can tap “Plan Another Day” to purchase another pass—or tap “View My Day” for details about your Lightning Lane selections."

What this is saying to me is that we aren't paying a one time fee for "G+2.0" then booking free passes. It's saying that we will be paying for each pass. So, it's basically a 'paid FP+' system. Am I misunderstanding this?

That may run into some big bucks, especially for families. 'Single Pass' (former ILL) for the current prices (up to $25.00-ish) and now 'MultiPass' (former LL/FP+) at ?? per attraction. Yikes

It’s saying you can buy another pass for another day

 

[Imamom2]

Any ideas about Virtual Queue rides?

 

[asc]

Guess we will start to see throwaway campsite booking threads returning.

 

[Minnie1222]

So how does this work, if some of the party has AP and some has date based ticket. And not really fair to AP's that stay on site.

See post #225. Anyone staying on site can book 7 days in advance, including AP holders.

 

[ellbell]

I'm most frustrated how sneakily they are making it for when you are in the US only. Canadians can't pre-select LL until we cross into the states.

Where is everyone hearing that non US residents can't prebook. That is absurd and is not stated anywhere on the disney site.

 

[123SA]

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I think one of the things that might impact this though, is based off the sample images (and speculation) I don't think you'll be able to stack anything. So let's say you get your tier 1 from 10-11, and your tier 2's from 11-12, and 12-1, even when you tap into your first selection, that means your 4th pick would be later than 1pm. Assuming a 1 pm is available. Then without the 2 hour rule, you have to tap into your 2nd selection in order to choose your 5th. It's one of those things that we'll see when it rolls out, but for me, I'm arriving during the roll out so it's not fun being the guinea pig for it.

Why do you have everything an hour apart? Is there a time component to this? For example, if you use your tier 1 at 10am, is there something to stop you from grabbing your new LL at 1030am?

 

[123SA]

Where is everyone hearing that non US residents can't prebook. That is absurd and is not stated anywhere on the disney site.

I read it on Tom Bricker's site, but I'm from US and didn't bother to fact check this. (I have not made any previous comments about it)

 

[carlyannek]

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Why do you have everything an hour apart? Is there a time component to this? For example, if you use your tier 1 at 10am, is there something to stop you from grabbing your new LL at 1030am?

That's how the fast pass system works when you book 3 at a time (and in the example picture shown by disney). That's why Genie was so much better for a lot of folks because they could stack them. If they're going back to the previous model, they could never overlap, thus eliminating stacking.

 

[Silvermist999]

I'm most frustrated how sneakily they are making it for when you are in the US only. Canadians can't pre-select LL until we cross into the states.

Can you direct me to where they say this? I’m Canadian and have an upcoming trip! This is concerning! Thanks

 

[ellbell]

I read it on Tom Bricker's site, but I'm from US and didn't bother to fact check this. (I have not made any previous comments about it)

So some random blogger posts it but the news of the entire change is less than a day old and it's not anywhere official and everyone is panicking. Seems people are jumping the gun a little

 

[carlyannek]

Where is everyone hearing that non US residents can't prebook. That is absurd and is not stated anywhere on the disney site.

A Travelagent sent me the image from Disney. It states "once in the US, guests of eligible resorts can purchase and begin preplanning up to seven days prior to their check-in date." They then sent me the screenshot of them confirming with their Disney contact, that "please make sure that everyone is fully aware that the advance LL reservations (7 days if staying at a Disney Resort) is only applicable if they are in the US."

 

[ellbell]

Can you direct me to where they say this? I’m Canadian and have an upcoming trip! This is concerning! Thanks

It's people reacting to rumors from random bloggers. It isn't anywhere official. I'm also Canadian and don't believe a word of it.