Planning return trip for July after 6 year hiatus - please help with timeline!

[starjazz]

We last went just before Covid in Feb 2020. Heading back in July and trying to re-learn all the new things. Used to be that there were some things that needed done 180 days out. Can anyone give me a quick de-brief on key deadlines for reservations, lightning lane, etc. as I'm panicking a bit already being within 180 days, and hoping I haven't missed anything that needed doing.

(6 years ago, I had all of this mastered - but now feeling like a noob!)

 

[DanceDisney23]

It has changed a lot, hasn’t it? Don’t worry, you’re not even close to being behind on anything.

Dining - 60 days out

Multipass Lightning lane - 7 days out. You select the park, choose up to three rides, and the app assigns the return times after you make your selections. You can modify the time after. The tier system is back, so only one selection can be a tier 1 ride. After you tap into the first ride of the day, you can immediately make another selection regardless of tier.

Some rides are only available via single pass lightning lanes. That essentially means you pay to skip the line for just that one ride. You also select those 7 days out.