Disney Just Launched a NEW Lightning Lane System- Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Kristi DeRubertis,

Beginning today, guests visiting Walt Disney World will have the option to secure some of their must‑do attractions and experiences in advance with Lightning Lane passes, allowing them to plan with more confidence and greater convenience. Guests are now able to purchase Lightning Lane Passes in the My Disney Experience app for use that day, and can immediately plan their Lightning Lane experiences for the rest of their trip.

Discover What’s New:

  1. Purchase Lightning Lane passes days in advance of your park visit, for added confidence when you arrive.
  2. Choose attractions and arrival windows before purchasing a pass—so you know what to expect.
  3. Make plans for multiple days, all in the same day! This makes it easier to plan your visit.

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.

Guests can purchase Lightning Lane passes for days they have valid theme park admission* starting at 7:00 AM Eastern Time on their first day of eligibility.

Here’s when you can purchase a Lightning Lane Multi Pass and/or Lightning Lane Single Pass—and choose experiences and arrival windows:

7 Days in Advance for Eligible Resort Hotel Guests
When staying at Disney Resort hotels or other select hotels, Guests can purchase Lightning Lane passes—and choose experiences and arrival windows—starting 7 days before the first day of their Resort stay, for their length of stay (up to 14 days).

This early-planning benefit is available to registered Guests staying at:

Disney Resort hotels
Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
Shades of Green Resort

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:

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.

How to Purchase and Use Passes

Before you purchase a Lightning Lane pass, you’ll need to do 3 things:

  1. Download the latest version of the My Disney Experience app.**
    Connect everyone in your travel group on your Family & Friends list in the My Disney Experience app—so you’ll be able to purchase Lightning Lane passes and make plans for everyone that is eligible.
  2. Gather your group’s wish list for attractions and experiences. You can save your group’s top picks in the My Disney Experience app using the “My Day” feature.
  3. Just remember, everyone in your party must have valid theme park admission. Park reservations may also be required, depending on the type of admission and the date of your visit. Please see theme park reservation requirements.

Pricing for Lightning Lane passes varies by date and theme park or attraction, and purchase is subject to limited availability. Prices will be displayed in the My Disney Experience app.

    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 Lightning Lane Single Pass, a Lightning Lane Multi Pass or both.
    3. If you select a Lightning Lane Multi Pass, you can choose up to 3 Lightning Lane Multi Pass experiences and arrival windows in advance.
    4. If you select a Lightning Lane Single Pass, you can choose an arrival window in advance.
    5. Follow all prompts to complete your purchase—and receive a confirmation.
    6. 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.

    Change your mind or your plans? To make changes, tap the Lightning Lane Passes section on the app’s home screen to find your plans. Then, you can:

    1. Change your selected park and/or date in advance (subject to availability)—up until the moment you redeem your first Lightning Lane selection of the day.
    2. Change each selected experience and/or arrival window in advance (subject to availability)—up until the start of the arrival window

    On the day of your park visit, once you redeem a Lightning Lane Multi Pass selection (or once the arrival window has passed), you can use the My Disney Experience app to check availability for another Lightning Lane Multi Pass experience—and add to your plans. You can make one at a time until regular park closing (subject to availability). If your park admission includes Park Hopper benefits, you can even choose a Lightning Lane Multi Pass experience in a different theme park.

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

    Lightning Lane Multi Pass

    When you purchase a multi pass, you can:

    1. Plan ahead of your visit and choose up to 3 multi pass experiences and arrival windows in a theme park.
    2. Once you’re in the park and you enjoy your first multi pass experience, you may be able to make an additional selection (subject to availability).
    3. Enjoy photo perks. Receive digital downloads of select attraction photos and videos from your day, captured with Disney PhotoPass Service. Plus, access Disney PhotoPass Lenses.

    Lightning Lane Single Pass

    Save time in line with a Lightning Lane Single Pass for one of our most in-demand attractions—those not available with Lightning Lane Multi Pass. Purchase up to 2 single passes per day, subject to availability.

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