New Lightning Lane System Launches Today at Walt Disney World: What You Need to Know

Jul 24, 2024 in "Disney Genie"

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Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Single Pass in My Disney Experience

Posted: Wednesday July 24, 2024 6:45am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Starting today, Walt Disney World's updated Lightning Lane system is officially live, bringing significant changes to the way guests can plan and experience high-demand attractions.

Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Single Pass in My Disney Experience

Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Single Pass

The rebranded services, Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass replace the old Genie+ and individual Lightning Lane services. This new system integrates elements from the former FastPass+ service, offering more flexibility and advance planning options.

Key Features of the New Lightning Lane Passes

Advance Planning: Resort guests can now make their Lightning Lane selections up to 7 days in advance, while non-resort guests can plan 3 days ahead. This change allows guests to secure their preferred experiences without the stress of last-minute decisions.

Multiple-Day Booking: Guests have the convenience of booking Lightning Lane passes for multiple days in one go, making vacation planning more streamlined.

Lightning Lane Multi Pass

With the Lightning Lane Multi Pass, guests can make up to three selections per day in advance from groups of attractions. These selections can be scheduled at specific times, adding a layer of predictability to the park visit. On the day of the visit, once a pass is used, guests can check the My Disney Experience app for additional availability.

Attractions by Tier

Lightning Lane Multi Pass will have 2 tiers of attractions at Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and EPCOT. There are no tiers at Disney's Animal Kingdom. You can choose one selection from the first tier, and two selections from the second tier.

Magic Kingdom:

Tier 1: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Jungle Cruise, Peter Pan's Flight, Space Mountain, Tiana's Bayou Adventure
Tier 2: Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, "it's a small world", Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Mad Tea Party, Mickey's Philharmagic, Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor Comedy Club, The Barnstormer, Magic Carpets of Aladdin, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Tomorrowland Speedway, Journey of the Little Mermaid

EPCOT:

Tier 1: Remy's Ratatouille Adventure, Frozen Ever After, Soarin' Around the World
Tier 2: Journey Into Imagination with Figment, Living with the Land, Mission: SPACE, Spaceship Earth, The Seas with Nemo & Friends, Turtle Talk with Crush, Disney-Pixar Short Film Festival

Hollywood Studios:

Tier 1: Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, Rock' n' Roller Coaster, Slinky Dog Dash
Tier 2: The Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror, Toy Story Mania!, Alien Swirling Saucers, Star Tours: The Adventure Continues, Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage, Disney Junior Play and Dance!, Frozen Sing-Along Celebration, Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, Muppet*Vision 3D

Disney's Animal Kingdom

At Disney's Animal Kingdom, all attractions are available under a single tier.

Lightning Lane Single Pass

Like the former Individual Attraction Purchase, this pass continues to offer access to the most sought-after rides, with the added benefit of advance booking. Attractions include TRON Lightcycle Run and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Hollywood Studios, AVATAR Flight of Passage at Animal Kingdom, and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT.

Planning Ahead

Disney Resort hotel guests and select hotel guests can plan Lightning Lane passes for their entire stay, up to 14 days, starting 7 days in advance. Other guests can plan up to 3 days in advance.

The My Disney Experience app has also been updated to facilitate quicker and easier planning, including a new option to purchase both Lightning Lane Single Pass and Lightning Lane Multi Pass in a single transaction.

Using Lightning Lane Passes

To use the Lightning Lane Multi Pass, guests can choose up to three attractions in advance for a particular park. Once they enter the park and use their pre-booked passes, they can check for additional availability on the app. This feature adds flexibility, allowing spontaneous plans based on real-time attraction availability.

For the Lightning Lane Single Pass, guests can book a time for high-demand attractions well before their visit, ensuring they don't miss out on must-see experiences. This advance booking option helps in better planning and managing park time.

Lightning Lane Pass Purchase Screen

The complimentary features of the Disney Genie service continue to be available in the My Disney Experience app. This includes personalized itineraries and real-time tips to optimize park visits.

For more details on how to make the most of the new Lightning Lane system, be sure to check out the latest Disney Genie news and our Lightning Lane Pass Guide and FAQ.

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wdwmagic24 days ago

First pricing for 2025 is out https://www.wdwmagic.com/genieprice.htm

RememberWhen27 days ago

Thanks for the update! I had gotten the same data you had elsewhere, so it definitely seemed like a glitch on the WDW end. Always grateful for all the information I get here!

wdwmagic27 days ago

That was actually a rare instance where the prices changed after being initially released. First time that has happened.

Brooklin Disney Dad27 days ago

Ultimately, we each have our own price point for budgeting a family vacay at Disney. You can complain on a forum, but wear your thick skin. Or you can go somewhere else, hoping that the demand for LLs, multi, etc. drops to lower prices to within your budget. They way my fam of 5 did DW 6 yrs ago will never happen again. I can live with that. Loopholes and extra perks are gone and won’t come back until there is a big shift in consumer spending. And that may take a few years.

Touchdown27 days ago

I’ve taken over a half dozen trips since this got implemented and was able to do it with 5.5 days in the park. Needed Early Entry to do it, but otherwise had no issues.

RememberWhen27 days ago

Thanks for the confirmation.

networkpro28 days ago

I won't pontificate drawing attention away from Lightning Lane. Currently LL works well for both standby and those who choose to purchase expedited entry. LL lanes are not overflowing and the standby lines move thanks to the removal of unplanned capacity consumption by DAS parties. Value of LL is the primary focus now and personal justification of it's cost based on crowd levels. Rides have a fixed maximum capacity per hour and planned consumption works well right now.

Fido Chuckwagon28 days ago

The numbers were wrong. Also, WDW clearly didn’t have access to numbers past the 21 day mark, the data they were publishing past that point was wrong. Nobody knows what the price will be past the 28th since that’s 21 days from now.

Fido Chuckwagon28 days ago

Yeah, so @wdwmagic’s numbers were wrong. I made my purchases today. It was up to $39 for basically all of Christmas week for MK. It did go up from last year.

RememberWhen28 days ago

Can we bop back a page here and look at LL pricing again? I’m trying to figure out pricing for our trip, which extends through New Years and into the first couple days of Jan. The page hosted by WDW Magic doesn’t list prices past 12/31. (It had been listing prices out a week further than I could see on MDE). And the price they had listed for the 28th at Epcot/MGM didn’t match what MDE eventually showed. It does now list the higher expected price. (Example: it had said $29 for MGM on 12/29. Now it says $35. But I can only see out through the 28th on MDE and now I don’t know what’s what. Just feeling frustrated with the whole system.

DisDude3328 days ago

Easily spoken by someone that the game (which is equal parts chance and skill) has treated well.

networkpro28 days ago

Life isnt fair. Play the game, make your choices, live with the consequences.

Ayla28 days ago

To be fair, very few people can take a leisurely, two week vacation. The average length is 5-7 days.

Cliff28 days ago

How were "official" posted wait times versus actual wait times? We are hearing lots of talk about Disney "inflating" posted wait times to scare people into buying into the app. I have two CM friends that told me that if a guest asks them what the "real" wait time is, they are MANDATED to repeat only the "official" posted time. They are NOT allowed to look at a que that they know is only 15 min and tell that to a guest. If the official time says 65min,..they must say that and NOT the "real" 15min. I'm sorry folks,...that does not bother the strong Burbank defenders here on this forum...but that bothers me. It's a dishonest way to get people to pay for something they might not need. They prey on guests that don't know better. Also,...do you know how to make lines LONGER at Pirates if they are not long enough? You deliberately take boats OUT of the water and keep less boats moving in circulation. Etc.. Keep that app money on your phone flowing!