Hello MaryAnn, and welcome to planDisney! Thanks for visiting us with your Disney World planning question today. Your magical vacation will be here before you know it. Woo hoo!!
You're going to absolutely love using
Lightning Lane Passes. My family's favorite is purchasing a
Lightning Lane Multi Pass, particularly at the two Disney parks that you mentioned. Being able to skip the stand by lines on our favorite attractions means we get to pack extra pixie dust into our Disney Day!
I'm excited to pass along some details on how to purchase Lightning Lane passes. If you plan to stay at a Disney Resort, your booking window will open up 7 days in advance of your arrival, starting at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Log on early for the best selection! For off site guests, eligibility opens up 3 days in advance of your arrival.
I recommend that you get everything ready to go before your booking window opens up. You can do so either online at My Disney Experience, or from inside the app. First, make sure you've got everyone in your travel party added under "
My Family & Friends". Next, verify that everyone's theme park tickets have been linked. Then as you proceed through the Lightning Lane purchase steps, the app will allow you to select both yourself and any other guests for the pass reservations.
Let's walk through the Lightning Lane purchase steps:
- You purchase Lightning Lane passes inside the My Disney Experience app on the home screen. Open the app and tap on the lower left house icon.
- Under Lightning Lane Multi Pass / Single Pass, click "Purchase".
- Select your date, park, and pass type. You are allowed to purchase both a Multi Pass and up to 2 Single Passes for a single day. Click "Continue".
- Next, you'll see a list of eligible Family & Friends for whom you will be purchasing a pass.
- If you are purchasing a Multi Pass, you'll select your 3 favorite attractions.
- Last, you'll select your Lightning Lane reservation times.
Note that if you need to modify reservation times later, the app will allow you to do so (pending availability). Watching these two short, awesome
Lightning Lane videos may be helpful.
My top tip for maximizing the use of your Multi Pass is to select at least one early return time. As soon as you tap in to that attraction, immediately hop on to the My Disney Experience app and select another Lightning Lane pass! And the cool thing is, those additional same-day passes are not restricted by any categories or tiers.
MaryAnn, I hope this helps answer your question and provides a solid strategy for your Lightning Lane purchasing. Have a wonderful time at Walt Disney World, and please shoot me a
message at planDisney if you need any further assistance.
See ya' real soon!
Tami