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What happens if ride is down with lightning lane?

What happens if the ride is down during my reservation time? For an Individual Lightning Lane reservation, you will be able to use the reservation at a time of your choosing later in the day.



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Individual Lightning Lanes are non-modifiable and mostly non-refundable. You cannot change your return time or ride selection for an individual Lightning Lane. If a ride breaks down so you cannot use the lane during your return time, you will be able to return at any point later in the day.

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Guest Evacuation When a Ride Breaks Down In the rare case that a ride has to be evacuated, CMs will escort guests off the attraction to a safe exit. Sometimes these are exits that you might not even be aware of inside the attraction, and you'll see the attraction sometimes with full lighting and elements shut down.

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Pricing for Individual Lightning Lanes varies by date and attraction, and once you purchase an Individual Lightning Lane, it is non-refundable. To help ensure your grandson doesn't change his mind after you've made a purchase, you might try having him watch guest ride videos posted on social media channels.

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Individual Lightning Lane passes are limited and can run out throughout the day, especially if a ride is very popular. And no matter how many theme parks you visit, you can only purchase two Individual Lightning Lane passes per day.

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You can only use the Lightning Lane for an attraction once a day. Unlike with Fastpass, you are only allowed access the Lightning Lane once per day per attraction. So if you wanna ride an attraction multiple times, you'll be using that standby line for all but one of your turns.

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When you book a Lightning Lane return time, you typically have a grace period of about five minutes on either end, meaning that you can tap in five minutes before the start time or five minutes after the end time.

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Now, if the last Lightning Lane reservation you made is used because you tapped into the ride, canceled it or it expired then you can book another one. You can also book another one if two hours have passed since you made your last Lightning Lane reservation.

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Missing a Lightning Lane entirely will result in you not being able to book another one for the same ride. However, once the appropriate time elapses you can book another ride. My suggestion is to be strategic with the Lightning Lane bookings and aim to keep modifying to a time you know you will make it.

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Inclement weather may also affect entertainment—including shows and parades—in both parks. All outdoor attractions will close when lightning is observed in the area. We regularly update our Disneyland Resort Rules to ensure you have a safe and enjoyable experience.

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Attractions close for routine maintenance, safety upgrades, improvements, and reimaginings. (Updated November 8, 2023.) While no one wants attraction downtime during their trip to Walt Disney World, refurbishments are necessary to keep the rides looking good (and safe!) for future visitors.

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What happens if you have to be manually evacuated from a Disney ride? If more than 5 minutes pass and the music stops, that usually is a good signal that you will end up experiencing a manual evacuation. An announcement will inform you that a cast member is coming to assist (rescue) you.

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The Genie 120-minute rule says that you can make a new reservation at most 2 hours from when you made the last one, and this countdown timer doesn't change if you modify the reservation.

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Is Disney Lightning Lane Worth it Conclusion. As a general rule of thumb we do find the Disney World Lightning Lane to be worth it if you can find a way to save 60 minutes per attraction at a cost of under $11.00 per attraction.

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Can you have more than one Genie+ Lightning Lane reservation at a time? Yes. The Genie 120-minute rule says that you can always make a new reservation if two hours have passed since you made the last one, or two hours since park opening if you made the reservation before the park opened.

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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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You can enjoy a Disney Genie+ Lightning Lane entrance once per day. If you'd like to re-ride an attraction or see a certain show again within the same day, you are welcome to use our regular standby line. Disney Genie+ prices vary by date and prices are posted the day of.

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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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If you miss your window and did not successfully cancel or modify it, you will not be able to make another reservation for that attraction.

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Genie Plus is definitely worth it for Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, and if you don't like early starts, you might consider it for Epcot and Animal Kingdom. If you are park hopping, Genie+ is even better value as it maximises the number of rides you have access to.

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A Lightning Lane entrance is a queue available at select attractions and experiences through options Guests can purchase to save time in line. To use a Lightning Lane entrance, a Guest must select an arrival window through the My Disney Experience mobile app before embarking on the attraction or experience.

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