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What does standby line not currently offered mean?

Other times, in the case of Slinky Dog Dash, Lightning Lanes book at lightning speed. In this case you'll see a wait time listed for the Standby Line. Underneath that you'll see LL Disney Genie+ Not Currently Offered. This means that all of the available Lightning Lanes have been booked.



When you see the message "standby line not currently offered" in a Disney or theme park app, it means the attraction is operating exclusively through a Virtual Queue or a paid expedited entry system (like Lightning Lane). This usually happens for the newest and most popular rides, such as Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind or TRON Lightcycle / Run. In these cases, you cannot simply walk up to the ride and wait in a physical line. Instead, you must use the app at specific times (usually 7:00 AM and 1:00 PM) to join a virtual "boarding group." Once your group is called, you return to the attraction to ride. This system is designed to prevent massive 5-hour physical queues that would block walkways and create safety hazards. If you fail to secure a spot in the virtual queue and the standby line is not offered, your only other option is usually to purchase an Individual Lightning Lane entry. This message is a signal that you must be tech-savvy and proactive with your smartphone to have any chance of experiencing that particular attraction during your park visit.

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There are only two attractions at Walt Disney World Resort that don't have a standby line, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and TRON Lightcycle / Run, but you do not need to purchase Disney Genie+ service to join the Virtual Queue for either of those attractions.

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Lightning Lanes are a newest version of a way for guests to “skip the line” for some top attractions. A Lightning Lane is a secondary queue that gives guests priority placement on popular attractions. Almost all popular Disney World attractions have two types of lines: the regular standby queue and the Lightning Lane.

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Guests visiting any of the four Disney Parks are permitted to get into line for a park attraction up until the final minute prior to park closing! For example, if Magic Kingdom Park is scheduled to close at 6:00PM, Guests may get in line up until 5:59PM!

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Over the course of the last 2 years, our experience across all of Walt Disney World has been that actual wait times average about two-thirds to 75% of posted wait times most of the day. That drops to around 50% at night, if not lower.

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The average wait time for a Disney World attraction is 36 minutes, while the average ride is just 8 minutes long. For each ride you want to visit, prepare to spend 82% of your time in line. The attraction with the longest average wait time is Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, with an average wait time of 127 minutes.

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There are also bonuses for the number of queues someone stands in during one day. Once they hit 5 rides they get a $5 bonus for the day. At 10 rides they get a $10 bonus and so on. The story gets deeper.

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Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance has an individual Lightning Lane available for purchase. Guests of Disney resorts can purchase it at 7AM, while other guests have to wait until the park opens, subject to availability. This is the easiest way to get on the ride, but it comes at a price of about $15 to $25 per person.

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Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney World originally required joining a virtual queue, but you can now more easily ride the popular attraction through waiting in a regular standby line or paying to bypass the standby line with an individual Lightning Lane selection during regular theme park hours.

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Use DAS if Eligible: Disney's Disability Access Pass (DAS) is available for Rise of the Resistance for guests who qualify. Disney recently unveiled changes to DAS that make it easier to enroll on the app before your arrival. (Note that in order to ride the attraction, guests must be able to transfer.)

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You may be out of luck for purchasing Individual Lightning Lanes for any attraction if you're staying offsite on high crowd days. Rise of the Resistance used to be the clear winner of the popularity contest here, and that doesn't hold true anymore either. At all crowd levels, Flight of Passage sells out first.

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Honestly, it's not so much that there are differences between Lightning Lane and Genie+, but that one is the subset of the other. Genie+ is something that you purchase for each member of your family. It includes access to specialized photo filters and audio guides and the ability to use Lightning Lanes on most rides.

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All guests, regardless of where they stay, are limited to a maximum of two pay-per-ride attractions per day and can only book a particular ride once per day.

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How does the 2-hour rule work? If you select a Lightning Lane through the Disney Genie and the return time is more than 2 hours after the current time and after park open, then after 2 hours you can go in and select your next Lightning Lane even though you have not redeemed your first one.

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You can only book two Individual Lightning Lanes per day. No matter how many parks you plan to visit in one day, you are only allowed to book two Individual Lightning Lanes. For example, you're planning to start your day in Hollywood Studios, but want to park hop over to Magic Kingdom in the afternoon.

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Is there a grace period for Lightning Lane reservations? Typically, guests are able to tap in 5 minutes ahead of time or 15 minutes after the window has closed.

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