Attractions with Lightning Lanes
What Lightning Lanes have the most time-savings based on historical wait times?
Sometimes Lightning Lanes just simply sell out - especially during busy times of year.
If this happens, try pinning and keep refreshing your Tip Board. Some Lightning Lanes become available with earlier return times.
Return times between 7:00-7:10am move VERY quickly.
At 7:11am, you'll see earlier return times are released. If you're disappointed the later return times, try modifying at 7:11am.
If you're at your resort - turn off the wifi provided there.
You'll get a faster connection over your cell service.
When you buy an Individual Lightning Lane, the MDE app asks you to sign in again.
Allow Face ID on your phone to speed the check out process and guarantee that return time!
Your phone battery WILL get low. Fuel Rods are portable battery packs w/ kiosks all over WDW to swap out a dead battery and replace it with a new one for free!
(They’re 1/2 the price if you order them from Amazon ahead of time.)
You can scan into a Lightning Lane 5 minutes before and up to 15 minutes after your return window,
So really an hour-long window is 80 minutes long!
If you're at your resort - turn off the wifi provided there.
You'll get a faster connection over your cell service.
When you buy an Individual Lightning Lane, the MDE app asks you to sign in again.
Allow Face ID on your phone to speed the check out process and guarantee that return time!
You can scan into a Lightning Lane 5 minutes before and up to 15 minutes after your return window,
So really an hour-long window is 80 minutes long!
Sometimes Lightning Lanes simply sell out - especially during busy times of year.
If this happens, try pinning and keep refreshing your Tip Board. Some Lightning Lanes become available!
If you're at your resort - turn off the wifi provided there.
You'll get a faster connection over your cell service.
When you buy an Individual Lightning Lane, the MDE app asks you to sign in again.
Allow Face ID on your phone to speed the check out process and guarantee that return time!
You can scan into a Lightning Lane 5 minutes before and up to 15 minutes after your return window,
So really an hour-long window is 80 minutes long!
When you buy an Individual Lightning Lane, the MDE app asks you to sign in again.
Allow Face ID on your phone to speed the check out process and guarantee that return time!
If you're at your resort - turn off the wifi provided there.
You'll get a faster connection over your cell service.
When you buy an Individual Lightning Lane, the MDE app asks you to sign in again.
Allow Face ID on your phone to speed the check out process and guarantee that return time!
You can scan into a Lightning Lane 5 minutes before and up to 15 minutes after your return window,
So really an hour-long window is 80 minutes long!
Fuel Rods are portable battery packs w/ kiosks all over Disney to swap out a dead battery and replace it with a new one for free!
(They’re 1/2 the price if you order them from Amazon ahead of time.)
If you're at your resort - turn off the wifi provided there.
You'll get a faster connection over your cell service.
When you buy an Individual Lightning Lane, the MDE app asks you to sign in again.
Allow Face ID on your phone to speed the check out process and guarantee that return time!
You can scan into a Lightning Lane 5 minutes before and up to 15 minutes after your return window,
So really an hour-long window is 80 minutes long!
If you're at your resort - turn off the wifi provided there.
You'll get a faster connection from your cell phone service.
If you're at your resort - turn off the wifi provided there.
You'll get a faster connection over your cell service.
When you buy an Individual Lightning Lane, the MDE app asks you to sign in again.
Allow Face ID on your phone to speed the check out process and guarantee that return time!
You can scan into a Lightning Lane 5 minutes before and up to 15 minutes after your return window,
So really an hour-long window is 80 minutes long!
Yes! This is great for when you need to buy an ILL or join a VQ alongside Genie+. I recommend using two separate My Disney Experience accounts with everyone linked through their Family + Friends list so there's no glitching.
When you buy Genie+ for the day, it follows you wherever you go. Just tap "change park" on your Tip Board and book a return window for the next park you're visiting.
It kind of works the same: everyone who wants to use the Lightning Lane in the first group would ALL need to have a Lightning Lane booked. Ie: you can't cheat the system and only book for 1 parent, and then switch.
Yes, you can even have overlapping times between Genie+ return times and Individual Lightning Lanes. The app doesn't care!
As long as everyone is on your Family + Friends list, you can book for your entire group. Book up to 12 people for Genie+ return windows, and up to 10 people for Individual Lightning Lanes at once.
Yes! It's very rare, but Genie+ as a service can sell out when it's high crowds. If you're traveling during Spring Break or the week of Thanksgiving or Christmas, purchase Genie+ at midnight to be safe.
Prioritizing your Lightning Lanes is a balance between what your family wants to ride, of course, but also the order that Lightning Lanes sell out. This can change depending on events, weather, and time of year -- that's why this section is constantly updated!
1. Seven Dwarf's Mine Train*
2. Peter Pan's Flight
3. Big Thunder Mountain
4. Enchanted Tales with Belle
5. Meet Ariel at her Grotto
DANA'S PICK: Peter Pan's Flight
1. Remy's Ratatouille Adventure
2. Frozen Ever After
3. Test Track
4. Guardians of the Galaxy*
5. Soarin'
DANA'S PICK: Remy's Ratatouille Ad.
1. Slinky Dog Dash
2. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance*
3. Toy Story Mania!
4. Twilight Zone Tower or Terror
5. Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway
DANA'S PICK: Rise* and/or MMRR
1. Avatar Flight of Passage*
2. Meet Pals at Adventurers Outpost
3. Na'vi River Journey
4. Expedition Everest
5. Kilimanjaro Safaris
DANA'S PICK: Na'vi River Journey
Click below to see example itineraries on a day with Genie+ using a combination of the 2-hour rule and the scan-and-book method.
In-between using your Lightning Lanes, plan to ride low standby waits and shows.
Keep track of what you need to book the morning of your park day: Virtual Queue, Genie+, and Individual Lightning Lanes. Yay, organization!
LIGHTNING LANE DAY PLANNER