What time do Lightning Lane reservations open?

Guests who have purchased the Disney Genie+ service can make their first selection at 7:00 am on the day of their visit. For individual Lightning Lane purchases, guests of a Disney Resort hotel and other select hotels* may make their first purchase starting at 7:00 am on the day of their visit.



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Once Genie Plus has been added to your MyDisneyExperience, you're ready to start nabbing those Lightning Lanes. The most process is the same for both types of Lightning Lanes. Access to Genie Plus Lightning Lanes begins at 7 am every morning for everyone, even visitors who are not staying on Disney World property.

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For individual Lightning Lane purchases, guests of a Disney Resort hotel and other select hotels* may make their first purchase starting at 7:00 am on the day of their visit. All other Guests can make their first purchase during normal park opening hours. Pricing and availability vary by date, attraction and park.

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For individual Lightning Lane purchases, guests of a Disney Resort hotel and other select hotels* may make their first purchase starting at 7:00 am on the day of their visit. All other Guests can make their first purchase during normal park opening hours. Pricing and availability vary by date, attraction and park.

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For individual Lightning Lane purchases, guests of a Disney Resort hotel and other select hotels* may make their first purchase starting at 7:00 am on the day of their visit. All other Guests can make their first purchase during normal park opening hours.

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Know when bookings run out. As with Genie+, individual Lightning Lanes can run out of return times. Generally you'll go into your day knowing what rides you're going to book, and you'll do that ASAP. But some days you might decide to wait and see how your morning goes.

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Can Genie+ sell out? Yes. It can. Although it isn't common, we've seen it happen a few times during busier times of the year (like over the holidays and Spring Break).

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But you can make both Individual Lightning Lane reservations that you are allowed at the same time, or at least, as fast as your fingers can work the phone. That means you can make ILLs for two different rides at 7 a.m. if you are staying onsite, or at park opening if you're staying offsite.

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A maximum of two Individual Lightning Lane purchases can be made per day, and you cannot purchase access to the same attraction twice in the same day. To purchase Individual Lightning Lane access, you do not have to also purchase Genie+.

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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. What about Annual Passholders? Annual Passholders will need to purchase Genie+ on the day(s) of their visit.

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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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Guests who have purchased the Disney Genie+ service can make their first selection at 7:00 am on the day of their visit. For individual Lightning Lane purchases, guests of a Disney Resort hotel and other select hotels* may make their first purchase starting at 7:00 am on the day of their visit.

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With Disney Genie+ service, Guests can reserve Lightning Lane access to over 40 rides and attractions, one at a time, beginning at 7:00 am. Guests are eligible to reserve an additional attraction after redeeming the first, or if 2 hours have elapsed since making their most recent Lightning Lane reservation.

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When can I buy Disney Genie+? Whether you have an Annual Pass or multi- or single-day ticket, you may only purchase Genie+ on the day of your visit via the app, one day at a time, “subject to availability,” per Disney. You can do so on the day of your park visit, starting at 12 a.m. EST.

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You can purchase Genie+ day by day on each day of your trip using the My Disney Experience app. Genie+ is available for purchase when the clock strikes midnight on the day of your visit, but you don't need to stay up late (instead, just wake up about 15 minutes early to secure it before the 7 a.m. selection process).

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Walt Disney World Genie Plus SOLD OUT! Recently the service sold out on April 6, 2023; April 5, 2023; and April 4, 2023 around or before 10 am ET on all days. The service was being sold for $35 per person per guest on April 4. This is one of the most crowded times of the year at Walt Disney World.

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At all crowd levels, Flight of Passage sells out first. And Cosmic Rewind has worse availability than Rise of the Resistance on low and medium crowd days too. We also see many more availability “drops” throughout the day for Individual Lightning Lane attractions that we do for Genie+ attractions.

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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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On average, Guests can enter 2 to 3 attractions or experiences per day using the Lightning Lane entrance if the first selection is made early in the day.

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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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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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There is a grace period if you're early. While there are specific times linked to your Lightning Lane reservation, they do give a little leeway to guests who are early. There is a five minute grace period before that stated time where they will go ahead and honor your Lightning Lane pass. But five minutes is it!

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