Disney Lightning Lane Passes at Walt Disney World

If you want to skip as many lines as possible, you’ll want to purchase a Premier Pass. Another great option is to purchase Multi Pass and 2 Single Passes for each day of your visit.

Yes, standby lines will be offered for all Guests to use without needing to make an additional purchase. The choice is yours!

When staying at Disney Resort hotels or other select hotels, Guests can purchase Lightning Lane passes—and choose experiences and arrival windows—starting 7 days before the first day of their Resort stay, for their length of stay (up to a maximum of 14 days).

This early-planning benefit is available to registered Guests staying at:

• Disney Resort hotels
• Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
• Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
• Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
• Shades of Green Resort

Not staying at a Disney Resort hotel or other select hotel? Then you can purchase Lightning Lane passes—and choose experiences and arrival windows—3 days in advance. Additional details below, depending on your ticket type:

• Guests with date-based theme park tickets (which require the Guest to choose a start date at the time of purchase) can purchase 3 days before the first day of their ticket, for the total number of valid admission days on their ticket.
• Guests with other ticket types can purchase 3 days before their park visit.
• Annual Passholders can purchase 3 days before their park visit.

You can make your selections starting at 7 am ET.

Yes, for each day of your trip you can choose whether to purchase a Multi Pass, Single Pass (up to 2 per day), both or neither, or the Premier Pass. The choice is yours!

Yes. You do not need to purchase the Multi Pass in order to purchase the Single Pass.

Yes, Guests using a Park Hopper ticket will be able to purchase a Single Pass for attractions in two different parks, if desired.

If you have a Park Hopper ticket and purchase a Lightning Lane Multi Pass, your first 3 selections (done in advance) will be for the first park you plan to visit. After you redeem your first selection, it will be time to pick your next attraction and you can choose one from any park, subject to availability.

No, the Lightning Lane Premier Pass is only valid at one park per day (chosen at time of purchase). You can still choose to park hop, but you will not be able to use the Premier Pass in the other parks.

Go to the Lightning Lane entrance of the attraction at your scheduled arrival window. To redeem, you’ll tap in at the Lightning Lane entrance using a MagicBand, key card/ticket, Disney MagicMobile pass that is linked to your ticket.

On the day of your visit, once you redeem a Multi Pass selection, you can use the My Disney Experience app to make your next selection from the available options.

Lightning Lane Multi Pass selections can be modified so that some members of your party enjoy different experiences and/or arrival windows. Here’s how:

1. When purchasing Lightning Lane Multi Pass, you’ll be prompted to select 3 attractions which must be the same for each member of your travel party.
2. After completing your purchase, you can modify the selections/arrival windows for some members of your party, subject to availability.

Open the My Disney Experience app and tap on the ‘Lightning Lane Passes’ section of the homescreen. Here, you’ll be able to view and modify your Lightning Lane selections.

Lightning Lane selections are subject to availability, and attractions can/will sell out. At the time of purchase, you’ll be able to see what selections are available, so you know what you are getting before you check out.

Yes, you can purchase all Lightning Lane passes for eligible members of your travel party for the same day in a single transaction.

Making plans for multiple park days? After you purchase Lightning Lane passes for your first day, you can purchase a Lightning Lane pass or passes for another eligible park day.

Lightning Lane passes cannot be included in your vacation package or park ticket. They can only be purchased via the My Disney Experience app once your selection window opens.

Lightning Lane Multi Pass is nonrefundable. If you cancel or modify your Resort hotel reservation after you’ve already purchased a Lightning Lane Multi Pass, then your selected attractions and arrival windows are subject to cancellation.

When you become eligible to make Lightning Lane selections again, then you can use the My Disney Experience app to choose selections for the pass you previously purchased.

The Disneyland Resort in Southern California also offers Lightning Lane passes. Some of the features work the same, although there are some key differences between the Disneyland version and the Walt Disney World version. Click here to learn more about these services at the Disneyland Resort!