Lightning Lane
The Three Passes
- How manyBook up to 3, then 1 at a time
- Return timeArrival window for each ride
- WhereOne park (Park Hopper can switch later)
- ExtrasSelect attraction photos & videos
- How manyUp to 2 per day
- Return timeArrival window, chosen ahead
- WhereOne ride per pass
- RidesSeven Dwarfs, TRON, Cosmic Rewind, Rise of the Resistance, Flight of Passage
- How manyOne entry per ride, all day
- Return timeNone: go when you want
- WhereOne park, one day
- NoteLimited quantities; separate purchase
How Multi Pass works
When Do Passes Go on Sale?
Earlier for Disney Resort guests.
Lightning Lane passes go on sale a few days before your visit, and guests of Disney Resort hotels and the Swan, Dolphin and Swan Reserve get an earlier window than off-site guests, covering their whole stay.
Multi Pass Tiers by Park
Which rides are Tier 1 or Tier 2 at each park.
Your first three picks. After your first tap-in, the next pick can come from either tier.
At Magic Kingdom, EPCOT and Hollywood Studios you may pre-book at most one Tier 1 ride; the rest come from Tier 2. Animal Kingdom has no tiers. After your first tap-in, your next pick can come from either group. marks a Donovan’s Pick. Lists from Disney’s Lightning Lane page, read November 10, 2026.
Magic Kingdom
Single Pass only Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, TRON Lightcycle / Run
Tier 1 · pick 1 Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Jungle Cruise, Peter Pan's Flight, Space Mountain, Tiana's Bayou Adventure
Tier 2 · pick the rest The Barnstormer, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Haunted Mansion, "it's a small world", Mad Tea Party, The Magic Carpets of Aladdin, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Mickey's PhilharMagic, Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor, Pirates of the Caribbean, Tomorrowland Speedway, Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is closed for refurbishment from Nov 2, 2026 (calendars show a return about Dec 18, 2026—confirm).
EPCOT
Single Pass only Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Tier 1 · pick 1 Frozen Ever After, Remy's Ratatouille Adventure, Test Track
Tier 2 · pick the rest Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival, Journey Into Imagination With Figment, Living with the Land, Mission: SPACE, The Seas with Nemo & Friends, Soarin' Across America, Spaceship Earth, Turtle Talk With Crush
Hollywood Studios
Single Pass only Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
Tier 1 · pick 1 Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, Slinky Dog Dash
Tier 2 · pick the rest Alien Swirling Saucers, Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage, Disney Jr. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live!, For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration, Indiana Jones™ Epic Stunt Spectacular!, The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure, Star Tours – The Adventures Continue, Toy Story Mania!, The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror
Animal Kingdom
Single Pass only Avatar Flight of Passage
Multi Pass · any 3 (no tiers) Expedition Everest, Feathered Friends in Flight!, Festival of the Lion King, Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond!, Kali River Rapids, Kilimanjaro Safaris, Na'vi River Journey, Zootopia: Better Zoogether!
The Rules
Tap-in, refills, changes and what happens if a ride breaks down.
Tap in
At the Lightning Lane entrance during your window with a MagicBand / MagicBand+, MagicMobile pass, Key to the World card or ticket card.One entry per attraction, per day, per pass
No repeat Multi Pass rides.Refills
After you redeem a Multi Pass pick (or its window passes), check the app for another—one at a time, until regular park close.Changes
You can change the park or date until your first tap of the day, and each ride or time until its window starts. If the new date/park costs more, you pay the difference; if less, no refund.Same picks at purchase
Multi Pass selections start the same for the whole party; afterwards you can modify for individual members.Nonrefundable & nontransferable.
If you cancel your resort stay, your early-window selections may be cancelled.Late?
Disney doesn’t publish a grace period. Fan sites report roughly 5 minutes early and an unofficial grace period after the window (reports vary, up to about 2 hours) confirm—don’t count on it.Ride breaks down?
Multi Pass guests typically receive a pass to use at another eligible ride; Single Pass handling varies (reported) confirm.- Kids under 3 don’t need a ticket or a pass; they go through with you.
Pricing
Prices change by date and park.
Disney prices Multi Pass and Premier Pass by date and park, and Single Pass by date and ride. Prices run higher in holiday and peak weeks.
Your Lightning Lane Plan
How your planner builds your passes.
Every family’s plan is different. Your travel advisor chooses which passes are worth it for your party, lines them up with Early Entry and your dining reservations, and keeps watching for better return times.
Early Entry & Extended Evening Hours
Early Entry for every Disney Resort guest; Extended Evening Hours for Deluxe stays.
Early Theme Park Entry
30 minutes early at every park, every day of your stay (including check-in and check-out days). Disney says this continues through 2027.
Who: all Disney Resort hotels plus Swan, Dolphin and Swan Reserve (see Resorts tab).
Planned to run: MK – Seven Dwarfs, Peter Pan, Space Mountain, Tomorrowland, much of Fantasyland. EPCOT – Guardians, Remy, Frozen, Test Track, Soarin’, more. HS – Rise of the Resistance, Slinky, Runaway Railway, Tower of Terror, Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster, more. AK – Flight of Passage, Na’vi, Everest, Zootopia.
Extended Evening Hours
Extra hours after regular close on select nights at select parks.
Who: Disney Deluxe & Deluxe Villa resorts (Fort Wilderness Cabins only, not campsites), Swan, Dolphin and Swan Reserve.
Recent pattern (late 2026): EPCOT Mondays 9–11 PM and Animal Kingdom Wednesdays 6–8 PM through mid-December (hoteltiporlando.com, Oct 2026). Check Disney’s calendar for your dates. confirm
Free Line Tools
Rider Switch, Single Rider and other free ways to save time.
Rider Switch
Adults take turns while one waits with a child (or anyone not riding). Tell the Cast Member at the entrance with your whole group present. Party B (max 2 riders) then boards through the Rider Switch entrance. If Party B is one guest, one guest from Party A may ride again with them.
With Lightning Lane: everyone in the first group using the Lightning Lane needs their own pass (WDW Prep School).
Where (Disney list): MK – Barnstormer, Seven Dwarfs, Space Mountain, Tiana’s, Tomorrowland Speedway, TRON. EPCOT – Frozen Ever After, Guardians, Mission: SPACE, Soarin’, Test Track. HS – Alien Saucers, Smugglers Run, Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster, Slinky, Star Tours, Rise of the Resistance, Tower of Terror. AK – Flight of Passage, Everest, Kali, Na’vi.
Single Rider
Free, fast line if your group doesn’t mind splitting up. Disney lists 5: Smugglers Run, Rise of the Resistance, Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster (HS); Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure and Test Track (EPCOT). Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom have none.
Virtual Queues
Disney’s virtual queue page showed none in late September 2026. Disney uses them for brand-new attractions, then drops them. Olaf Draws! at Hollywood Studios uses a text-message queue at the attraction. confirm
DAS
Return-time service for guests with developmental disabilities. See DAS below.
Disability Access Service (DAS)
Who qualifies and how to register by live video chat, up to 60 days ahead.
- For guests who, due to a developmental disability such as autism or similar, can’t wait in a conventional queue for an extended time.
- Register by live video chat as early as 60 days before (7:00 AM–8:00 PM ET); there is no in-person registration, but a same-day video chat is available.
- Party maximum: the DAS guest + 3 others. Valid for the ticket length or up to 1 year.
- Request return times in the app after entering the park; hold one at a time; next one 10 minutes after redeeming. Return times are valid until park or attraction close.
Source: Disney DAS page, read November 10, 2026.
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