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Here is a new place to talk about everything dealing with Lightning Lane Multi Pass (LLMP) and Lightning Lane Single Pass (LLSP)! Share your tips and strategies here. What worked for you? What are your Lightning Lane plans?

As of July 24, 2024, LLMP and LLSP are available to all guests who visit any Walt Disney World theme park.

GENERAL INFORMATION for both LLMP and LLSP

Acronyms:
Lightning Lane: LL
Lightning Lane Multi Pass: LLMP
Lightning Lane Single Pass: LLSP

Definitions:
LL - Physical queue at the attractions
LLMP - Allows guest LL access to multiple attractions *at all 4 parks (*if guest has a park hopper ticket or a ticket that allows guest to visit more than one park on the same day)
LLSP - Allows guest LL access to a single attraction

Virtual Queues deserve a thread of their own! Please follow link to discuss VQ fun!

Cost:
Variable pricing by date
Once a price is announced it will not change.
Price also varies by which park a guest chooses to visit first on a specific date
LLMP historical pricing is being tracked here.
LLSP historical pricing is being tracked here.
About a month before your booking window you will begin to see the cost of your days by looking at LLMP on the MDE app. Once the price is set for a day, this price will not change. You may wish to start looking ahead to prepare for the cost of upcoming LLMP and LLSP purchases.


Purchasing:
LLMP and LLSP may be purchased using the MDE app.

Purchasing opens at 7AM.

Look for this on the home page


Purchasing Eligibility:
Guests of Disney Resort Hotels and Other Select Hotels* may purchase LLMP 7 days before the first day of their Resort stay, for their length of stay (up to 14 days)
* Other Select Hotels include WDW Swan, WDW Swan Reserve, WDW Dolphin and Shades of Green Resort.

Guests with date-based theme park tickets (aka 'Offsite guests') may purchase LLMP 3 days before their first day of their ticket, for the total number of valid admission days of their ticket.

Annual pass guests may purchase LLMP and LLSP on a day to day basis, 3 days before their park reservation.

Link to Disney website re: When to Purchase Passes

Examples of Booking Window Eligibility:

• A Disney Resort guest arriving on a Saturday, is eligible to book LLMP and LLSP the Saturday before their arrival for their entire length of stay (up to 14 days)
• A Guest with date-based theme park ticket that starts on a Saturday, is eligible to book LLMP and LLSP the Wednesday before their date-based ticket begins, for the entire length of their ticket
• An Annual Passholder with park reservations for Saturday and Sunday will be eligible to book for Saturday the Wednesday before their Saturday park reservation and Thursday for their Sunday park reservation

At this time, purchasing LLMP and LLSP is limited to those physically in the United States or Canada. International guests will need to wait until they arrive in the US and their booking window opens, to purchase LLMP and LLSP. (I would also recommend checking the 'Global Neighbours' forum for possible threads discussing this topic.)

If a party has guests that are staying at a Disney Resort and guests who are offsite, only Disney Resort guests are eligible to book 7 days before their arrival date

Guests may purchase:

• LLMP only
• LLSP only
• both LLMP and LLSP

LLMP and LLSP is purchased by date. Guests may purchase for as many eligible dates as they wish.

Purchasing is optional. It is possible to tour the parks without purchasing either LLMP or LLSP.

ALL LLMP are eligible to be used in multiple parks if a guest has a ticket with park hopping eligibility. There is no longer a 'multi-park' option. ALL LLMP allow for booking in multiple parks. Once guest has used first LL in initial park, new LL can be booked in any park.

There is no limit as to how many LL attractions a guest can use in a single day, the only limitations are availability and, only booking 1 LL per day, per attraction.

Unfortunately, once a guest has used an LL for an attraction, the system still shows available times even though the guest is not eligible to book that attraction a second time. (This is something I hope they clean up at some point as it does add unnecessary confusion to what a guest is eligible to book.)

ADD valid combos for LLSP attractions Tiana, Guardians, Tron, etc

Links to More Detailed Information
Lightning Lane Multi Pass - LLMP
Lightning Lane Single Pass - LLSP
LLMP Tips and Tricks
Additional Benefits Included with LLMP

 

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Lightning Lane Multi Pass - LLMP

BOOKING INITIAL LL's
LL are booked using the MDE app

Initially, select up to 3 attractions per day of purchase

Guest selects a return time for each LL booking

Return time will be a 1 hour window for attractions​

Return time will be a 20 min window for shows​

Initial 3 attractions must be booked in the same park

Attractions are Tiered in the Magic Kingdom, Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios

A guest may select one Tier 1 and up to three Tier 2 LL's. Total initial LL's cannot be more than 3

LLMP Tiers:

Magic Kingdom - Tier 1 (Choose one)​

• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
• Jungle Cruise (Second most popular Tier 1 in MK)
• Peter Pan’s Flight (Second most popular Tier 1 min MK)
• Space Mountain
• Tiana’s Bayou Adventure (Most popular Tier 1 in MK)

Magic Kingdom - Tier 2 (Choose two or, all three from this list)​

• The Barnstormer
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant
• Haunted Mansion (Popular Tier 2)
• “it’s a small world”
• Mad Tea Party
• The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic
• Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor
• Pirates of the Caribbean (Popular Tier 2)
• Tomorrowland Speedway
• Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid

Epcot - Tier 1 (Choose one)​

• Frozen Ever After (Second most popular Tier 1 in Epcot)
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure (Most popular Tier 1 in Epcot)
• Soarin’ Around the World
• Test Track (currently closed for refurbishment)

Epcot - Tier 2 (Choose two or, all three from this list)​

• Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival
• Journey into Imagination with Figment
• Living with the Land
• Mission: SPACE (popular Tier 2)
• The Seas with Nemo & Friends
• Spaceship Earth (popular Tier 2)
• Turtle Talk with Crush

Disney's Hollywood Studios - Tier 1 (Choose one)​

• Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith (Second most popular Tier 1 in DHS)
• Slinky Dog Dash (Most popular Tier 1 in DHS)

Disney's Hollywood Studios - Tier 2 (Choose two or, all three from this list)​

• Alien Swirling Saucers
• Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage
• Disney Junior Play & Dance!
• For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration
• Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
• Muppet*Vision 3D
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
• The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ (popular Tier 2)
• Toy Story Mania! (popular Tier 2)

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Animal Kingdom (Does not have tiers. Choose any 3)​

• DINOSAUR
• Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain (Popular LLMP in AK)
• Feathered Friends in Flight!
• Festival of the Lion King
• Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond!
• It’s Tough to Be a Bug!
• Kali River Rapids
• Kilimanjaro Safaris (Popular LLMP in AK)
• Naʻvi River Journey (Popular LLMP in AK)

Note: Character greetings and Festival of Fantasy Parade are not currently LLMP experiences

Guest will be able to see what is available before purchasing LLMP

Once purchased, LLMP is non-refundable

Modifications to LL may be made after booking, based on availability.

BOOKING ADDITIONAL LL's
Once first LL is used, a new LL can be booked, subject to availability

Tip: Tapping into first LL opens the option to modify all currently booked LL's. Once tapped into first LL, it IS possible to modify a currently booked Tier 2 attraction to a Tier 1 attraction, based on availability.

LL for attractions can fill to capacity and not be available to book

Next LL can be booked in same park as original LL or, in a different park if guest has a ticket with park hopping option

Book next LL by visiting 'Tip Board' on MDE app

A guest can always have 3 LL booked at a time. Once you have tapped into your first LL, you may book the next one. (Note: Some attractions have 'double' tap and the booking window will not open until guest has passed second tap point. Which attractions are using their second tap point seems to change.)

 

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Lightning Lane Single Pass - LLSP
LLSP are booked using the MDE app

LLSP options are not available with the purchase of LLMP (i.e. If a guest purchases LLMP, none of the attractions listed below are available to be selected as an LLMP option)

Choose up to 2 LLSP per day

LLSP can both be in the same park or, different parks

A guest may purchase only one LLSP for an attraction, per day

A guest does not need to purchase LLMP in order to be eligible to book LLSP. You can choose to book only LLSP if you wish

Cost per LLSP will vary by attraction and date

LLSP Options:

Magic Kingdom​

• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
• TRON Lightcycle Run

Epcot​

• Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind

Disney's Hollywood Studios​

• Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

Disney's Animal Kingdom​

• Avatar Flight of Passage

Tip: If you are booking both LLMP and LLSP for a group, you may wish to book LLMP for all in one transaction and then, book LLSP in a separate transaction because if you book both in 1 transaction, you are locked into purchasing LLSP for all guests who you are booking LLMP for.

Note: Different from Genie+, a guest may modify a previously booked LLSP. You may change the time or, even the LLSP attraction, based on availability.

If a guest modifies to a more expensive LLSP, the system will prompt the guest to pay the difference.

If a guest modifies to a less expensive LLSP, the system will not issue a refund for changing to a less expensive LLSP.

 

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LLMP Tips and Tricks

Instructions on How to Use MDE App to purchase LLMP and LLSP found here

Prior to your booking window opening, ensure you are linked with all Friends and Family who you will be booking for

The person who books LLMP or LLSP is the one who pays for it at time of booking

Booking guest will be able to book for up to 20 eligible people in their Friends and Family list

Initially, all guests will be booked for the same attractions at the same time. Recommendation is to book the most popular attractions first. Guests and times may be modified after booking is complete

e.g. You initially book Big Thunder Mountain for your entire party. After completing your purchase, you can modify some guests to a different attraction, based on availability​

All booking must be done on the MDE app. It cannot be done on the MDE website

Prior to booking date, ensure you have updated to the most current version of the MDE app on your device

Occasionally additional LL availability may open for a 'full' attraction either when another guest cancels a LL or, Disney chooses to offer additional LLs.

There is currently no pattern as to when additional LLs may become available to previously full attractions

What Order Should I Book My LLMP Days?

If you have a longer trip, statistically speaking, the days furthest away will have the most availability for booking LLMP and LLSP attractions, You may wish to book those first to secure most popular attractions then go back and book earlier days in your trip.



Booking a 'Throw-away LL'
Some guests choose to book an early LL for a less popular attraction in order to tap in and open the option to book an additional Tier 1 LL or, a LL at a different park

Once a guest has tapped into their first LL, they may book any attraction that has availability, regardless of Tier assigned to that attraction

A guest may hold more than one Tier 1 attraction at the same time, as long as they have tapped into their first LL and 'opened' the option to book any other LL

Purchasing LLMP or LLSP with ONLY a Party Ticket
A guest with only an After Hours Party ticket (e.g. MNSSHP, etc.) is unable to purchase LLMP or LLSP with that ticket

If a guest holds additional tickets in their MDE account, they may be able to purchase LLMP or LLSP

 

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Additional Benefits Included with LLMP

Attraction Photo Downloads
- select Disney Attractions offer digital downloads, free to those who have purchased LLMP

Attractions with Photo Downloads are:

Magic Kingdom​

• Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
• Haunted Mansion
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
• Space Mountain
• TRON Lightcycle Run

Epcot​

• Frozen Ever After
• Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
• Test Track

Disney's Hollywood Studios​

• Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
• Slinky Dog Dash
• The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Animal Kingdom​

• DINOSAUR
• Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain

Tips to increase your opportunity to successfully link photos can be found here

Disney PhotoPass Lenses
- Collection of Disney-themed lenses
- Lenses are found on MDE app

• click 3 horizontal bars, bottom right corner of MDE screen
• scroll to 'PhotoPass Lenses'

 

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How to Use MDE App to Purchase LLMP and LLSP

On MDE home screen, click 'Purchase' button or, click the 'hamburger' in the bottom right of the screen and select, 'Lightning Lane Passes'

Select the date you wish purchase

Select the park then click 'Continue'

Select eligible guests

Select up to 3 attractions at the park. (See post 2 above for Tiering information) then click 'Continue'

App will display suggested return times for attractions selected but, you have the option to choose from any available return times

Note: The app will recommend times based around other information it knows:

• Dining Reservations
• Return times displayed will not overlap

A 5 minute window will have opened for you to modify the times of the attractions your are attempting to book. A timer is displayed at the top of the screen, advising how long you have to lock in your current times. If time elapses, you will need to start again and original options may no longer have availability

Once you have selected your 3 attractions and times, Check Out

Proceed through payment

Eligible forms of payment:

• Credit Card
• Disney Gift Card (you will need to key in GC number so you may wish to have this number previously saved in the Notes on your phone so that you can copy and paste it into the app)

Note:

• There have been a few reports of guests who have had their payment card locked by their cc company after purchasing a few days of LLMP or LLSP. You may wish to have more than one form of payment on hand to ensure easy checkout should challenges arise

Until you have checked out, you are not committed to go through with the purchase. You may back out at anytime.

Once payment is received, options will be displayed to either

• Purchase for Another Day or,
• View My Day

How to Modify a LL

• Just above a booked LL you will see 3 dots
• Click the 3 dots above a booked attraction
• Select, 'Modify'
• Additional times will be displayed (if available) for this attraction
• You may select one of those times or,
• select a different attraction that is offered and choose a return time for that attraction

 

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Lightning Lane Premier Pass

 

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LLPP Sell Out Dates

Thrill-Data Link to Current Pricing and Sell-Out Data

Nov 23 - MK
Nov 24 - MK
Nov 25 - MK, DHS
Nov 26 - MK, DHS
Nov 27 - MK
Nov 28 - MK, DHS

 

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