Hey, howdy, hey, friend, and welcome to planDisney! It sounds like you're planning for a day full of thrills - sweeping across Pandora on the back of a banshee, entering the grid with Team Blue, saving the galaxy, and resisting the dark side are all in a day's work at the Walt Disney World Resort, so let's hop to it and explore how to fit all of these epic adventures into what sounds like the best day ever!
First off, the logistics of experiencing all four of these attractions requires a Theme Park Ticket that includes the
Park Hopper Option. With this ticket type, you'll be eligible to enter each park on the same day. From here, there are a few other things to consider, such as transportation, timing, and attraction entrances.
Currently, all four of these attractions are available to purchase with
Lightning Lane Single Pass, but you are limited to purchasing two Lightning Lane Single Pass entries for the same day. Considering this, I'd also keep in mind that both
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and
TRON Lightcycle/Run do not offer a standby line, which means you will need to either join a
Virtual Queue or purchase a Lightning Lane Single Pass to experience these attractions. With this in mind, I'd recommend purchasing Lightning Lane Single Pass in advance for one of these two attractions (you can do so 7 days ahead of your check-in day if you're staying as a Guest at a Disney Resort hotel or 3 days ahead of your park visit if you are not) and joining the Virtual Queue at 7 AM on the day of your visit through the
My Disney Experience mobile app for the other one. You can also purchase a second Lightning Lane Single Pass if you choose.
With those two attractions booked, I'd recommend utilizing the standby line for the other two attractions, following this park-hopping strategy based on hours and transportation options:
- Begin your day at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park and head straight to Avatar Flight of Passage. If you're staying as a Guest at a Disney Resort hotel, take advantage of Early Theme Park Entry to save even more time in line.
- Hop over to Magic Kingdom Park using a park-to-park bus and utilize your Virtual Queue boarding group or Lightning Lane Single Pass for TRON Lightcycle/Run.
- Hop over to EPCOT using the Disney Monorail and utilize your Virtual Queue or Lightning Lane Single Pass for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. Bonus tip: if you get super lucky and have lightning-fast fingers, your 7 AM Virtual Queue for TRON Lightcycle/Run may have already been redeemed by 1 PM and you can then opt to try to join the Virtual Queue for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind for a second journey into the galaxy!
- Hop over to Disney's Hollywood Studios using the Disney Skyliner and utilize the standby line to experience Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. Following this, be sure to catch Fantasmic! if time allows; exploring the power of imagination is the best way to close out a magical day!
Magic Awaits,
Alison