Can I buy an individual lightning lane for my whole party?
Can I buy an individual lightning lane for my whole party? As long as everyone is linked as Family & Friends in My Disney Experience, the best approach is to have one person select and purchase the individual Lightning Lane selections for the entire group. This ensures that you all receive the same available time slot to return to the attraction.
Can you book a virtual queue and lightning lane at the same time?
I am happy to report that you can make both a Lightning Lane reservation through Disney Genie+ and try to obtain a Boarding Group through a Virtual Queue at the same time. To do this, I would highly recommend having one person try for the Lightning Lane and one person try for the Virtual Queue.
Can I book Lightning Lane for friends and Family?
Yes! You can reserve Genie+ or individual Lightning Lane selections for up to 12 people — you'll need to be connected in the My Family and Friends area of the My Disney Experience app.
Can you book lightning lanes for multiple people?
Yes. At most 12 people can be included in the party on a single Lightning Lane reservation. If your group has more than 12 people in it, you will need to make two separate reservations.
Can I buy an individual lightning lane for a park I am hopping to?
You are welcome to purchase an Individual Lightning Lane selection for a Theme Park that you plan to hop to later in the day.
What time of year is the emptiest for Disney?
Off-peak times fall around January, February, September, and early November. Discounts on vacation packages booked directly through Disney (which combine park tickets and hotel stays) can be found year-round, though they're most common at these less-crowded times.
Can you buy an individual lightning lane without a park reservation?
So, there is your step-by-step, screenshot-by-screenshot guide to purchasing an Individual Lightning Lane through My Disney Experience. Here are a few more things to keep in mind: Remember that you will still need a ticket and a Park Pass Reservation for the park where you are purchasing an Individual Lightning Lane.
Do individual lightning lanes sell out?
Know when bookings run out. As with Genie+, individual Lightning Lanes can run out of return times. Generally you'll go into your day knowing what rides you're going to book, and you'll do that ASAP. But some days you might decide to wait and see how your morning goes.
Can you book a lightning lane every 2 hours?
If you select a Lightning Lane through the Disney Genie and the return time is more than 2 hours after the current time and after park open, then after 2 hours you can go in and select your next Lightning Lane even though you have not redeemed your first one.
What is the 120 minute rule in Disney?
The Genie 120-minute rule says that you can make a new reservation at most 2 hours from when you made the last one, and this countdown timer doesn't change if you modify the reservation. If you made it at, say, 11 a.m., then your two hours will be up at 1 p.m. even if you modify the reservation at noon.
Is lightning Lane worth it?
Is Disney Lightning Lane Worth it Conclusion. As a general rule of thumb we do find the Disney World Lightning Lane to be worth it if you can find a way to save 60 minutes per attraction at a cost of under $11.00 per attraction.
Can you enter Disney twice in one day?
I'm happy to share that you are able to visit a park more than once a day. A valid theme park ticket with a theme park ticket reservation does allow in and out privileges as long as the park has not reached capacity.
How many individual lightning lanes can you buy at 7am?
You can buy two individual Lightning Lanes each day. You can only buy an individual Lightning Lane for each ride once per day. So each guest gets up to two distinct individual Lightning Lanes each day.
When can non resort guests purchase individual lightning lane?
For individual Lightning Lane purchases, guests of a Disney Resort hotel and other select hotels* may make their first purchase starting at 7:00 am on the day of their visit. All other Guests can make their first purchase during normal park opening hours.
What is the Disney 2pm rule?
You now can only park hop AFTER 2PM. So you'll have to wait until well after lunchtime if you're planning on visiting another park. However, this rule is different for Annual Passholders.
Can I buy individual lightning lane without Genie Plus?
Guests of Marriott properties, The Walt Disney World Swan and The Walt Disney World Dolphin, can also take advantage of early Individual Lightning Lane access. Note that you don't need to purchase Genie+ to buy Individual Lightning Lane passes. These two services are entirely separate.
Can my husband and I book Genie Plus at the same time?
As long as you and your husband have separate My Disney Experience accounts and both purchased Disney Genie+ Service, you can each log in and make selections. However, you would want to make sure one of you is booking the Disney Genie+ Lightning Lanes and the other is booking the Individual Lightning Lanes.
How many individual lightning lanes can you buy at once?
For those not staying at a Disney Hotel, an Individual Lighting Lane for an attraction can be purchased when that attraction's park officially opens for the day. A maximum of two Individual Lightning Lane purchases can be made per day, and you cannot purchase access to the same attraction twice in the same day.
Does Genie Plus sell out?
Can Genie+ sell out? Yes. It can. Although it isn't common, we've seen it happen a few times during busier times of the year (like over the holidays and Spring Break).
Can you split your party for lightning lane?
If the entire party does not wish to experience a particular attraction, or if the party wishes to split up and experience two separate attractions, it is possible to select specific members of your party during the Confirm Your Party step of the Lightning Lane reservation process.
Can you show up early for lightning lane?
If you arrive at a ride early, you can tap into the Lightning Lane five minutes BEFORE your window. You won't even need to talk to a Cast Member to take advantage of these grace periods. Just scan into the Lightning Lane like normal and go! However, if you're later than 15 minutes, you may just be out of luck.