What is the individual lightning lane?


What is the individual lightning lane? Each theme park has at least one attraction that is not included with your Genie+ purchase. To access the Lightning Lane for these attractions, guests have the option to purchase access by buying what's called an Individual Lightning Lane. Each guest can select up to 2 Individual Lightning Lane rides each day.


What is the difference between Genie and Genie+?

Genie+ is an add-on to the Genie service. With Genie+, you can reserve a spot in a ride's Lightning Lane, a shorter line available only to Genie+ users. You can only book one Lightning Lane at a time, however you can use it throughout the day.


What is the difference between FastPass and lightning lane?

What is Lightning Lane? Lightning Lanes have replaced the FastPass lines at Disney theme parks. These work as expedited queues for rides, allowing guests to surpass the standard line in favor of a faster option. Lightning Lane access isn't free.


Can 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.


What is the difference between lightning lane and individual lightning lane?

Lightning Lane is an expedited queue service available for most rides within Disney theme parks. There are some exceptions to this for which you'll need to purchase Individual Lightning Lane access; this is generally the case for the most popular rides.


Should I pay for lightning lane?

If you are the type of traveler who uses a Touring Plan and routinely gets to the park before official opening, you do not need to purchase Individual Lightning Lane. You can only purchase two Individual Lightning Lane passes per day, which is important to remember if you plan to park hop.


How many Genie Plus rides per day?

All guests, regardless of where they stay, are limited to a maximum of two pay-per-ride attractions per day and can only book a particular ride once per day. What about Annual Passholders? Annual Passholders will need to purchase Genie+ on the day(s) of their visit.


Does individual lightning lane affect Genie Plus?

Nevertheless, I'm happy to help you control the power that having a Genie in your pocket gives you. KerryAnne, the simple answer is: Yes! Guests can hold a Genie+ reservation and Individual Lightning Lane reservation at the same time.


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.


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.


How many rides do you get with lightning lane?

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.


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.


Does individual lightning lane give you a time?

However, when you purchase an Individual Lightning Lane for select attractions, you choose the exact arrival window that best suits your schedule for the day. You can then select a time that doesn't conflict with your existing plans.


Is Lightning Lane $20 per ride?

Individual Lightning Lane Selection attractions range from $9 to $20 per person per attraction. You can see the most accurate pricing here.


What happens to my lightning lane if the ride is closed?

If you have a Lightning Lane reserved for an attraction and notice it is closed during your redemption window and have not already scanned in at the queue entrance, you will receive a “multi-experience pass.” A multi-experience pass is basically a free Lightning Lane reservation that can be redeemed on one of many ...


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).


How many lightning lanes can you book at 7am?

You can only book two Individual Lightning Lanes per day. No matter how many parks you plan to visit in one day, you are only allowed to book two Individual Lightning Lanes. For example, you're planning to start your day in Hollywood Studios, but want to park hop over to Magic Kingdom in the afternoon.


What happens if you miss individual lightning lane?

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.