What happens if I miss my individual lightning lane window?


What happens if I miss my individual lightning lane window? Missing a Lightning Lane entirely will result in you not being able to book another one for the same ride. However, once the appropriate time elapses you can book another ride. My suggestion is to be strategic with the Lightning Lane bookings and aim to keep modifying to a time you know you will make it.


Can you buy individual lightning lane for park hopping?

You are welcome to purchase an Individual Lightning Lane selection for a Theme Park that you plan to hop to later in the day.


How many times can you use individual lightning lane?

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. That's not per park—it's total.


What happens if you miss your Genie+ time?

If you miss your window and did not successfully cancel or modify it, you will not be able to make another reservation for that attraction.


How much faster is lightning lane?

How much faster is Lightning Lane? On average the lightning lane will always have a much shorter wait time compared to the standard Disney World line, but it usually combines with the regular line before the ride. As a result, it's common to have a wait time of around 5-10 minutes, even when using the Lightning Lane.


Can I have 2 Lightning Lane reservations at once?

For Individual Lightning Lanes, guests are limited to 2 Individual Lightning Lane purchases per day. With Genie+ Lightning Lanes, guests may not reserve the same ride twice in one day, and there are limits on how frequently you can reserve.


What time can non hotel guests get 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.


How strict is lightning lane time?

When you book a Lightning Lane return time, you typically have a grace period of about five minutes on either end, meaning that you can tap in five minutes before the start time or five minutes after the end time.


Does 120 minute rule apply to individual lightning lane?

But after you've made your first one, when can you make your second one? That's where the 120 rule comes in. If you book your first Genie+ choice in the morning for later in the day, then you can make a second Genie+ Lightning Lane choice once 120 minutes have passed.


When can I book 2nd Lightning Lane?

For every Lightning Lane after that, book either two hours after you last booked, or after you scan in to your most recently booked Lightning Lane. By that, it means the Lightning Lane you last booked. You cannot book another Lightning Lane every time you scan into an attraction. Only after your most recently booked.


Can you pick your time for individual lightning lane?

To make an Individual Lightning Lane reservation, start on the Tip Board and select the experience you would like to book. For an ILL reservation, you can select the time, so browse to find a time that's convenient for you.


What is the 2 hour rule for Disney Genie Plus?

Your ability to make Genie+ selections will be frozen for two hours, but starting at 2 p.m., you can make another Genie+ selection for another ride. If that ride is more than two hours away, then, at 4 p.m., you can make one more, and so on.


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.


Can you buy individual lightning lane twice a 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. To purchase Individual Lightning Lane access, you do not have to also purchase Genie+.


How do you get a later lightning lane time?

If the next available arrival window does not work with your plans, you can either book and modify it to a later time when the next available arrival window hits 12:00 p.m. or later, or wait to book until the arrival window suits your itinerary.


Can I book Lightning Lane every two hours?

You can only book one Lightning Lane selection at a time. No matter what window you select for an attraction's Lightning Lane, you will be able to book another Lightning Lane selection after using the first or after the window expires, 2 hours after park open, or 2 hours after booking a selection.


How does individual lightning lane work?

Click the Individual Lightning Lane box for the attraction to which you'd like to buy line-skipping access. From there, you'll either see the screen above or one to select your party. This is pretty self-explanatory; you select the start time of available one-hour return windows.


Why can I only book 1 Lightning Lane at a time?

To book your next Lightning Lane selection, you must either redeem your first selection, or wait two hours, whichever comes first. Keep an eye on your Tip Board in your My Disney Experience app, because it will show you when you can book another selection!


What is the 120 minute rule at Disney World?

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.


How many lines can you skip with Genie Plus?

Genie+ allows guests to skip the line at the included attractions, once per ride per day. You can begin making your Genie+ reservations once you have entered the park for the day. You can make your selections across all of the theme parks if you have a Park Hopper ticket.


Which lightning lanes sell out first?

You may be out of luck for purchasing Individual Lightning Lanes for any attraction if you're staying offsite on high crowd days. Rise of the Resistance used to be the clear winner of the popularity contest here, and that doesn't hold true anymore either. At all crowd levels, Flight of Passage sells out first.


How many times can you use lightning lane in one day with Genie Plus?

Purchase Disney Genie+ service to use the Lightning Lane entrances at select attractions and experiences (subject to change without notice). On average, Guests can enter 2 to 3 attractions or experiences per day using the Lightning Lane entrance if the first selection is made early in the day.


Does Genie Plus give you unlimited lightning lane?

Lightning Lane grants you access to entirely separate queues. Be aware that Genie+ doesn't provide instant, unlimited access to Lightning Lanes. Instead, once you've made your purchase, you'll be able to select return times one at a time.