This listing ranks the hardest Lightning Lane Multi Passes at Walt Disney World to ebook–the #1 LLMPs in Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom. Plus, subjective technique for the pre-arrival experience reservation service past reserving the “greatest” experience reservations so as to maximize your time saved and reduce encountering ‘bought out’ experience reservations.
We lately checked out What’s Up with Lightning Lane Multi Cross Availability at Walt Disney World? Or relatively, why there’s a lack of experience reservations, with attraction time slots filling up quicker than ever. The apparent rationalization is that as an alternative of everybody reserving same-day, and thus it taking longer for points of interest to ebook up, Lightning Lane picks can now be made as many as 21 days upfront.
Relying upon whether or not staying off-site or on-site, friends can now ebook upfront, with 3-day or 7-day (plus as much as 14 days–therefore as many as 21 days) home windows for making experience reservations. With that stated, Lightning Lane Multi Cross has additionally modified considerably because of variations within the attraction roster, removing of stacking guidelines, and introduction of tiers. The results of that is that many time slots are filling up quicker–together with for points of interest you wouldn’t essentially anticipate.
As earlier than, Magic Kingdom is way and away the very best park for purchasing Lightning Lane Multi Cross at Walt Disney World. It isn’t actually even shut. Disney’s Hollywood Studios is the second-best possibility, but it surely has fewer LLMP points of interest. On the plus aspect, we’ve been happy with availability at DHS and on-site friends ought to have the ability to do nicely in scoring a number of Lightning Lanes that’ll save a ton of time.
Lightning Lane Multi Cross at EPCOT and Animal Kingdom are extra blended baggage. The previous as a result of it may be difficult to attain a number of worthwhile experience reservations, particularly in reasonable crowds or above. The latter for nearly the alternative cause–as a result of Lightning Lanes aren’t all that needed until crowds are above-average. (The silver lining, a minimum of, is that even the “hardest” LLMPs are Animal Kingdom are comparatively simple.)
As earlier than, crowds are the most important consider each Lightning Lane Multi Cross problem and usefulness. On common, October via December will probably be busier than August and September. Identical goes for many of January via March 2025. (See our 2024-2025 Walt Disney World Crowd Calendars.) Larger standby wait instances means Lightning Lanes supply a better benefit, but in addition, that extra persons are buying Lightning Lane Multi Cross, that means extra “competitors” for essentially the most tough and greatest ones.
To that time, reserving Lightning Lane Multi Cross experience reservations is not only a matter of availability. In case you’re staying on-site and making picks 4 or extra days upfront, you’re prone to have choices at each experience on this listing however one or two. It’s additionally a matter of return instances. As I’ve been doing on-the-ground subject testing of LLMP at Walt Disney World over the course of the final week, I’ve seen that return instances are sometimes extra vital than experience precedence.
Whereas you can also make attraction picks upfront with Lightning Lane Multi Cross, you too can make subsequent picks on the day of your park go to. When you redeem a variety, you should utilize the My Disney Expertise app to verify availability for one more Lightning Lane Multi Cross expertise—and add to your plans.
Contemplate this the “rolling 3 rule,” which is to say that you would be able to all the time have 3 Lightning Lane picks (topic to availability). With the rolling 3 rule of Lightning Lane Multi-Cross, you can also make your subsequent experience reservation as quickly as you’ve used one. As might be apparent, which means it behooves you to make LLMP picks as early within the day as attainable to offer you extra runway for subsequent picks.
The most effective observe is making as early of arrival instances as attainable (for a minimum of one attraction) so as to “unlock” that 4th experience quicker. In reality, in case you’re solely getting late morning or afternoon return instances, it’s best to take into account altering your Group B picks so as to prioritize for a combination of return time and experience precedence. Don’t ebook Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean, for instance, if each have return instances within the afternoon. Go for the subsequent highest precedence with an early return to unlock that 4th choose.
Therefore a few of the non-headliners or secondary points of interest which have made this listing of essentially the most tough Lightning Lane Multi Passes at Walt Disney World. Right here’s what we suggest reserving to get essentially the most mileage out of Lightning Lane Multi Cross service…
10. Na’vi River Journey – That is the target #1 Lightning Lane Multi Cross choice at Animal Kingdom. On common, this may prevent essentially the most time, particularly on reasonable or excessive crowd days when it means skipping a triple-digit wait time for Na’vi River Journey.
Strategically, we’re additionally followers of getting the earliest attainable return time for Na’vi River Journey and doing Avatar Flight of Passage by way of the standby line throughout Early Entry. By the point you’re accomplished, it’s best to have the ability to hit Na’vi River Journey by way of the Lightning Lane after which proceed on to different points of interest–most of which can nonetheless have quick waits.
Personally, I is likely to be inclined to make this my solely Lightning Lane choice in Animal Kingdom (plus perhaps the subsequent entry relying upon crowds). After tapping into Na’vi River Journey, you possibly can ebook all subsequent picks in a distinct park after which use these throughout the center of the day when standby strains are longer (assuming you wish to Park Hop).
9. Kilimanjaro Safaris – If this have been a purely data-driven listing, Kilimanjaro Safaris wouldn’t be on it. Nonetheless, I needed two picks from every park. Moreover, we haven’t but seen the group ranges that may stress-test the Lightning Lane Multi Cross system, and as soon as that occurs, I’m assured Kilimanjaro Safaris will make the minimize.
Lastly, Kilimanjaro Safaris deserves recognition from a subjective perspective. It’s vital to get a perfect time slot for Kilimanjaro Safaris as a result of wildlife on the safari is most lively very first thing within the morning, making an earlier return time subjectively preferrable. Due to that, we like Kilimanjaro Safaris and N’avi River Journey within the earliest time slots.
It’s additionally true that the standby line for Kilimanjaro Safaris is normally quick early within the morning, so utilizing the Lightning Lane then is commonly pointless. That isn’t true on 8/10 or above crowd stage days, although, there’s that. There’s additionally one thing to be stated for knocking out a number of Lightning Lanes at Animal Kingdom earlier than 10:30 am and beginning to make subsequent picks at a totally different park.
8. Peter Pan’s Flight – Not an enormous shock for many who booked FastPass+ or Genie+ reservations up to now! What is likely to be extra of a shock is that Peter Pan’s Flight barely makes this listing. In reality, the information exhibits solely a slight benefit for it over Pirates of the Caribbean, which actually speaks to the ‘tier 2 troubles’ at Magic Kingdom (extra on this within the Haunted Mansion entry, which is subsequent up).
Nonetheless, we’re giving Peter Pan’s Flight the sting right here as a result of it’s a very shut name and that is the clearly higher Lightning Lane from a time-saving perspective. Peter Pan’s Flight is way and away the preferred of Magic Kingdom’s iconic Fantasyland darkish rides, with wait instances usually exceeding 90 minutes.
Peter Pan’s Flight additionally makes the listing as a result of it’s going to be the default Group A variety in Magic Kingdom for just about anybody staying off-site and even some on-site friends. The excellent news is that there’s ample advance and same-day availability for Peter Pan’s Flight, so despite the fact that it’s a superb #1 choose at Magic Kingdom, you aren’t in poor form in case you ebook it #2.
7. Haunted Mansion – Since Hatbox Ghost debuted, Haunted Mansion now has one of many high 5 common wait instances in Magic Kingdom. Nonetheless, you may not expect to see Haunted Mansion on this listing. In any case, it beforehand had perpetual Lightning Lane availability–till park closing on most days–beneath the outdated Genie+ system.
Whereas headliners are the main focus of this listing for apparent causes, there’s additionally restricted availability for a lot of Group B/Tier 2 points of interest. This has been occurring at each Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom, and is particularly noticeable with Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean. The pondering is that, since everybody can choose upfront and these are the apparent tier 2 priorities, they’re merely filling up means quicker.
There’s most likely extra to it than that, with throttling or decreased Lightning Lane stock being one other rationalization. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and Buzz Lightyear’s Area Ranger Spin even have points–in reality, I’ve had extra issues with Pooh when subject testing LLMP, however the information doesn’t corroborate my anecdotal on-the-ground experiences.
Regardless, Haunted Mansion makes the listing–together with the large caveat that you just want a minimum of one Group B attraction in Magic Kingdom with a return time earlier than 10 am to take full benefit of the ‘rolling 3’ rule. So take into account not reserving Haunted Mansion in case you can’t get a decently early slot.
6. Toy Story Mania – Each of the subsequent two picks make this listing for a similar cause as Haunted Mansion–they’re the “apparent” Group B/Tier 2 picks at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. What’s inquisitive about Toy Story Mania is that it had an abundance of availability for Lightning Lanes all through the day beneath the Genie+ service.
Underneath Lightning Lane Multi Cross, Toy Story Mania is proscribed between 3-days and 7-days with regularity. To make sure, there’s nonetheless availability more often than not, but it surely’s typically with time slots after 11 am. This can be a drawback for a similar cause as defined with Haunted Mansion–since you need an earlier time to make the most of the ‘rolling 3’ rule.
Nonetheless, it’s a good greater concern at Disney’s Hollywood Studios as a result of Slinky Canine Sprint routinely has return instances within the second half of the day. On high of that, Toy Story Mania isn’t even essentially the most tough Tier 2 LLMP. That means that you just may need bother getting any experience reservations at DHS with a return time earlier than 10 am, which might actually restrict your availability to leverage the ‘rolling 3’ rule.
5. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror – The straightforward #1 choose from Tier/Group B. Like Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, that is an attraction that may proceed to function even when there’s downtime/protein spills in a part of the attraction, relatively than closing utterly. That’s good for friends–but it surely additionally causes wait instances to skyrocket and Lightning Lane availability to be decreased.
Suffice to say, when Tower of Terror has one elevator shaft down, it’s a high 3 wait time in all of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. (This additionally makes same-day Lightning Lane availability/refills far much less doubtless.) When working at full-capacity, its rating drops–but it surely’s nonetheless high 5 and firmly the #1 number of the Group B Lightning Lane Multi-Passes.
For all of those causes, we suggest reserving Tower of Terror together with your pre-arrival Lightning Lane Multi Cross picks. Even when the return time isn’t ideally suited, it’s simply too dangerous for our tastes to depend on a same-day experience reservation refill. You’ll have a lot better luck with that at Toy Story Mania.
4. Frozen Ever After – The clear #2 Lightning Lane at EPCOT. With regards to common wait instances, there really isn’t that a lot distinction between Frozen Ever After and Remy’s Ratatouille Journey. The hole is way bigger in the case of Lightning Lane availability.
Because of the hole between #1-2 and Soarin’ Across the World at #3, there’s additionally an affordable likelihood that Lightning Lane Multi-Passes for Frozen Ever After will additionally be totally booked at and even earlier than the 7-day mark. It actually is determined by crowd ranges and pricing. (Technically, Frozen Ever After is definitely “simpler” to ebook than Spaceship Earth or Mission Area from Tier 2, however since we’re mixing information with subjective sensibility, we’re not together with these on this listing. Getting these with early morning returns will price you extra time than it saves!)
Truthfully, I wouldn’t purchase LLMP at EPCOT if I couldn’t Frozen Ever After or Remy’s Ratatouille Journey. Simply one in all many circumstances that will make me inclined to move on the paid FastPass service. EPCOT’s headliners are additionally very unfold out throughout the park, so losing time backtracking is one other concern.
3. Remy’s Ratatouille Journey – With Take a look at Monitor closed till 2025, that is no longer simply the #1 Lightning Lane Multi-Cross at EPCOT–it’s additionally the #3 choice in all of Walt Disney World. That is the most recent experience in EPCOT by way of LLMP, it has the best common wait time, and essentially the most demand for line-skipping.
Given all of that, there’s an excellent likelihood that pre-arrival availability for Remy’s Ratatouille Journey will probably be gone at and even earlier than the 3-day mark. It’ll positively be restricted by way of return instances. It will solely worsen throughout peak season, particularly till the Take a look at Monitor refurbishment is completed, as that headliner helps ‘cut up’ demand.
In case you’re staying off-site, you’ll doubtless be reliant upon experience reservation refills or cancellations. With that stated, in case you’re staying at a Crescent Lake or Skyliner Resort, you would possibly as an alternative go for doing this throughout Early Entry. Comparatively talking, it’s simpler.
2. Slinky Canine Sprint – For the final a number of years, Slinky Canine Sprint was the #1 Lightning Lane beneath the Genie system. Not simply in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, however all of Walt Disney World. Underneath the identical day system, it could be gone inside seconds or minutes of seven am. In case you didn’t have quick fingers, you would possibly find yourself with a return time late within the day even when reserving at 7:00:00 am. Now with Lightning Lane Multi Cross, it’s one of many only a few rides that generally has no availability outdoors of the 3-day window.
This is sensible. When it comes to common wait instances, Slinky Canine Sprint is arguably the LLMP most “deserving” of being a Lightning Lane Single Cross. It’s newer and extra standard than Seven Dwarfs Mine Prepare, and is the Multi Cross attraction that outperforms the remainder. In reality, it comes fairly near Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance many days/weeks/months by way of common wait time.
In contrast to a few of the different points of interest on this listing, take no matter return time you will get with Slinky Canine Sprint–even when it’s later within the day. You should use your Group B picks at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for the ‘rolling 3’ rule. It’s too tough and dangerous to attain experience reservation refills for Slinky Canine Sprint, so we’d advise towards playing on that.
1. Tiana’s Bayou Journey – That is the reimagined experience that replaces Splash Mountain, which was normally a high 3 Lightning Lane in Magic Kingdom, however by no means the #1 precedence. The variations are two-fold. The primary being that Tiana’s Bayou Journey is the most recent experience at Walt Disney World, and something new or redone is standard. The brand new experience odor will finally put on off, however most likely not till someday in 2025 (or on a short lived foundation when it will get chilly).
Second, Tiana’s Bayou Journey is struggling main reliability woes and in depth day by day downtime because of this. That is undoubtedly the larger concern, and exacerbates the aforementioned elevated recognition with decreased day by day capability. On account of these two elements, Tiana’s Bayou Journey is way and away the #1 most tough Lightning Lane Multi Cross, simply surpassing Slinky Canine Sprint.
Tiana’s Bayou Journey is usually working out of Lightning Lane Multi Cross reservations earlier than the 7-day mark. In reality, I lately had bother reserving it 11 days out, with restricted return instances that didn’t work for my schedule. It’s the solely attraction in all of Walt Disney World that routinely has zero LL stock past 7-days. It rating #1 isn’t even a remotely shut name.
With that stated, same-day experience reservation refills for Tiana’s Bayou Journey is usually a totally different story. On account of its unpredictability and issues, Disney is clearly setting apart most Lightning Lanes for Tiana’s Bayou Journey and releasing them day-of primarily based on uptime and downtime. That means that there are Lightning Lane “drops” for Tiana’s Bayou Journey which can be occurring with almost-immediate return instances.
Due to this, I’ve really opted towards reserving Tiana’s Bayou Journey upfront, as an alternative selecting an early morning window for Peter Pan’s Flight and rolling the cube on TBA. It’s a raffle, however a threat that would repay massive time. To this point, that has not been the case with my in-park subject testing. I’ve had horrible outcomes with Tiana’s, to the purpose that it’s nearly derailed my day on two totally different events. However that’s one other story for one more put up.
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