Hey there! Hi there, MaryBeth! If it's time to buy Lightning Lane passes, it means your "Countdown to Disney" is rapidly winding down to a ZERO! Let's go!
If you stay at a
Disney Resorts Collection or another qualified hotel, you can book a
Lightning Lane Multi Pass or Single Pass seven days before your check-in date. You are correct that to book a party that includes people with different check-in dates, you would need to wait until everyone is eligible to buy these together.
If the White Rabbit is whispering in your ear,
"I'm late to a very important date!" and patience escapes you, you can book passes separately. Your friends joining later could buy theirs as soon as they are eligible, trying to get their experience selections as close as possible to yours. Once you all have redeemed your first Lightning Lane Multi Pass entry, you can make additional selections as a whole group, even if you started the day in separate groups. As Captain Jack would ask,
"Savvy?"
Make sure you are all connected as
Family & Friends so you can select and modify Lightning Lane passes together.
One of my favorite tips for trips with large groups is that you can share your
PhotoPass photos with up to 20 people connected as family and friends. If anyone has
MemoryMaker, they can download and share all the group's photos, even if they are not in the shot. You can get all the attraction photos and celebrate the occasion with fun PhotoPass Magic Shots. Look for the PhotoPass photographers in lime green shirts to capture those picture-perfect moments.
If we can help with any other questions, please come see us again at
planDisney!
See 'Ya Real Soon!
Jana