Bright Suns, Rachael!
I see you received Rey's message with the secret coordinates and found your way here to planDisney. You're about to jump to hyperspace and arrive at your Walt Disney World Resort vacation in a matter of hours! With
The World's Most Magical Celebration and the
EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival to look forward to, you'll be happier than a droid who just received a tune-up!
I understand your desire to be as ready as possible to secure a coveted Individual
Lightning Lane for
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance since it's one of my all-time favorite attractions, so let's see if I can help you have your best shot. Individual Lightning Lane entrance access is indeed a separate purchase from the
Disney Genie+ service you've already added to your tickets.
Disney Resorts Collection hotel Guests, as well as Guests of Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels and Shades of Green, are eligible to purchase Individual Lightning Lanes beginning at 7:00 a.m.
If you are staying off property at a Resort not listed above, you will be able to purchase the Individual Lightning Lane starting at the time the park opens, which is 8:30 a.m. for March 20, 2022. Be on the Tip Board in your
My Disney Experience app a few minutes before 8:30 a.m. and have your fastest fingers ready to click the "Individual Lightning Lane" button under
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in the list of attractions. When you do, you will be able to select the names of all the individuals from your
Family & Friends list that you want to purchase the Individual Lightning Lane for, meaning you will be able to purchase it for all six members of your party at once (as long as they are on your list). To speed up the checkout process, make sure you have linked an active credit or debit card in your My Disney Experience account ahead of time.
If your quest for a
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Individual Lightning Lane is unsuccessful in the morning, keep checking your Tip Board throughout the day. Sometimes availability will pop up again. As a last resort, plan to hop into the standby line right before the park closes. Typically, the wait is significantly shorter at this time of day.
Since you've already added Disney Genie+ service to your tickets, you will be able to start booking Genie+ service Lightning Lanes at 7:00 a.m., so be in your Tip Board ready to make your first Disney Genie+ Lightning Lane selection at that time. You can continue making Disney Genie+ service Lightning Lane selections every two hours or after you've redeemed your initial selection, whichever comes first. You can keep track of when you are eligible to book your next selection by clicking on another attraction's arrival window in your Tip Board. It will tell you the specific time you will be eligible to make your next choice.
I hope you find your way back to planDisney's orbit in the future, Rachael. We are always happy to help fellow Resistance fighters. Enjoy every moment of your magical adventure!
May the Force be with you,
Alyssa