Hello there Marco, thank you for coming back to planDisney with your great question!
Purchasing
Individual Lightning Lane selections at the Disneyland Resort is slightly different from purchasing them at Walt Disney World. The first difference is that you cannot purchase Individual Lightning Lanes at the Disneyland Resort until after you have scanned into the theme parks for the day. The other difference is that you cannot choose your return time like you can at Walt Disney World, you will see the next available return time for the Disneyland attractions.
Availability definitely depends on the day you visit, and there have been times where I have waited to purchase an Individual Lightning Lane at the Disneyland Resort until later that morning so it gave me a later return time. I love to use the mornings to get as many attractions in as possible since the wait times tend to be shorter, so I like to strategize my Individual Lightning Lane selections for the afternoon when wait times are the highest! My advice would be to keep checking back every so often to see how fast the Individual Lightning Lanes are being selected that day, and plan accordingly for when you'd like to book your return time for.
At
Disneyland Park, you can purchase Individual Lightning Lane selections for both
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, and for
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway in
Mickey's Toontown. At
Disney California Adventure Park, an Individual Lightning Lane selection is available for
Radiator Springs Racers in
Cars Land, my personal favorite attraction! I always compare the standby wait times to the Individual Lightning Lane availability in the
Disneyland app before purchasing, but I have purchased an Individual Lightning Lane selection for all of these attractions, and it really has saved me some precious time but not waiting in a longer line. If you are looking to maximize your time in the parks and can fit it into your budget, I say go for it!
I'm wishing you and your family a wonderful trip Marco! If we can help with any other questions for your upcoming trip, please do not hesitate to
come back to planDisney.
Have a magical day!
Melissa