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This checklist 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 with the intention to maximize your time saved and reduce encountering ‘offered out’ experience reservations.

We not too long ago checked out What’s Up with Lightning Lane Multi Go Availability at Walt Disney World? Or moderately, why there’s a lack of experience reservations, with attraction time slots filling up quicker than ever. The plain 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 alternatives can now be made as many as 21 days upfront.

Relying upon whether or not staying off-site or on-site, visitors 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 mentioned, Lightning Lane Multi Go has additionally modified considerably on account of variations within the attraction roster, elimination 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 much and away the perfect park for purchasing Lightning Lane Multi Go at Walt Disney World. It isn’t actually even shut. Disney’s Hollywood Studios is the second-best possibility, however it has fewer LLMP points of interest. On the plus facet, we’ve been happy with availability at DHS and on-site visitors ought to be capable to do properly in scoring a number of Lightning Lanes that’ll save a ton of time.

Lightning Lane Multi Go 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 motive–as a result of Lightning Lanes aren’t all that obligatory until crowds are above-average. (The silver lining, at the very least, is that even the “hardest” LLMPs are Animal Kingdom are comparatively simple.)

As earlier than, crowds are the largest consider each Lightning Lane Multi Go problem and usefulness. On common, October via December will probably be busier than August and September. Similar goes for many of January via March 2025. (See our 2024-2025 Walt Disney World Crowd Calendars.) Greater standby wait instances means Lightning Lanes provide a larger benefit, but in addition, that extra individuals are buying Lightning Lane Multi Go, which means extra “competitors” for probably the most tough and greatest ones.

To that time, reserving Lightning Lane Multi Go experience reservations isn’t just a matter of availability. Should you’re staying on-site and making alternatives 4 or extra days upfront, you’re prone to have choices at each experience on this checklist however one or two. It’s additionally a matter of return instances. As I’ve been doing on-the-ground discipline testing of LLMP at Walt Disney World over the course of the final week, I’ve observed that return instances are sometimes extra vital than experience precedence.

Whereas you may make attraction alternatives upfront with Lightning Lane Multi Go, you may also make subsequent alternatives on the day of your park go to. When you redeem a range, you should use the My Disney Expertise app to verify availability for an additional Lightning Lane Multi Go expertise—and add to your plans.

Take into account this the “rolling 3 rule,” which is to say you could all the time have 3 Lightning Lane alternatives (topic to availability). With the rolling 3 rule of Lightning Lane Multi-Go, you may make your subsequent experience reservation as quickly as you’ve used one. As might be apparent, which means it behooves you to make LLMP alternatives as early within the day as doable to present you extra runway for subsequent alternatives.

The perfect observe is making as early of arrival instances as doable (for at the very least one attraction) with the intention to “unlock” that 4th experience quicker. Actually, should you’re solely getting late morning or afternoon return instances, it is best to contemplate altering your Group B alternatives with the intention to prioritize for a mix 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 decide.

Therefore among the non-headliners or secondary points of interest which have made this checklist of probably the most tough Lightning Lane Multi Passes at Walt Disney World. Right here’s what we suggest reserving to get probably the most mileage out of Lightning Lane Multi Go service…

10. Na’vi River Journey – That is the target #1 Lightning Lane Multi Go choice at Animal Kingdom. On common, it will prevent probably 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 doable return time for Na’vi River Journey and doing Avatar Flight of Passage through the standby line throughout Early Entry. By the point you’re performed, it is best to be capable to hit Na’vi River Journey through the Lightning Lane after which proceed on to different points of interest–most of which can nonetheless have brief waits.

Personally, I could be inclined to make this my solely Lightning Lane choice in Animal Kingdom (plus possibly the subsequent entry relying upon crowds). After tapping into Na’vi River Journey, you’ll be able to ebook all subsequent alternatives 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 checklist, Kilimanjaro Safaris wouldn’t be on it. Nevertheless, I needed two alternatives from every park. Moreover, we haven’t but seen the group ranges that can stress-test the Lightning Lane Multi Go system, and as soon as that occurs, I’m assured Kilimanjaro Safaris will make the reduce.

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 brief early within the morning, so utilizing the Lightning Lane then is usually pointless. That isn’t true on 8/10 or above crowd degree days, although, there’s that. There’s additionally one thing to be mentioned for knocking out a couple of Lightning Lanes at Animal Kingdom earlier than 10:30 am and beginning to make subsequent alternatives at a completely different park.

8. Peter Pan’s Flight – Not an enormous shock for many who booked FastPass+ or Genie+ reservations previously! What could be extra of a shock is that Peter Pan’s Flight barely makes this checklist. Actually, the info reveals 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).

Nevertheless, 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 much and away the most well-liked of Magic Kingdom’s iconic Fantasyland darkish rides, with wait instances frequently exceeding 90 minutes.

Peter Pan’s Flight additionally makes the checklist as a result of it’s going to be the default Group A range in Magic Kingdom for just about anybody staying off-site and even some on-site visitors. The excellent news is that there’s ample advance and same-day availability for Peter Pan’s Flight, so regardless that it’s a great #1 decide at Magic Kingdom, you aren’t in poor form should 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. However, you may not expect to see Haunted Mansion on this checklist. In any case, it beforehand had perpetual Lightning Lane availability–till park closing on most days–below the previous Genie+ system.

Whereas headliners are the main target of this checklist 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 considering is that, since everybody can choose upfront and these are the apparent tier 2 priorities, they’re merely filling up manner quicker.

There’s most likely extra to it than that, with throttling or diminished Lightning Lane stock being one other rationalization. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and Buzz Lightyear’s House Ranger Spin even have points–in reality, I’ve had extra issues with Pooh when discipline testing LLMP, however the information doesn’t corroborate my anecdotal on-the-ground experiences.

Regardless, Haunted Mansion makes the checklist–together with the large caveat that you just want at the very least 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 contemplate not reserving Haunted Mansion should you can’t get a decently early slot.

6. Toy Story Mania – Each of the subsequent two picks make this checklist for a similar motive as Haunted Mansion–they’re the “apparent” Group B/Tier 2 alternatives 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 below the Genie+ service.

Underneath Lightning Lane Multi Go, Toy Story Mania is restricted between 3-days and 7-days with regularity. To make certain, there’s nonetheless availability more often than not, however it’s usually with time slots after 11 am. It is a drawback for a similar motive as defined with Haunted Mansion–since you need an earlier time to benefit from the ‘rolling 3’ rule.

Nevertheless, it’s a fair larger 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 probably the most tough Tier 2 LLMP. That means that you just may need hassle 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 simple #1 decide 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, moderately than closing utterly. That’s good for visitors–however it additionally causes wait instances to skyrocket and Lightning Lane availability to be diminished.

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 possible.) When working at full-capacity, its rating drops–however it’s nonetheless high 5 and firmly the #1 choice 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 Go alternatives. Even when the return time isn’t ultimate, it’s simply too dangerous for our tastes to depend on a same-day experience reservation refill. You’ll have significantly better luck with that at Toy Story Mania.

4. Frozen Ever After – The clear #2 Lightning Lane at EPCOT. In terms of common wait instances, there really isn’t that a lot distinction between Frozen Ever After and Remy’s Ratatouille Journey. The hole is far bigger in relation to Lightning Lane availability.

Because of the hole between #1-2 and Soarin’ Across the World at #3, there’s additionally an inexpensive probability 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 will depend on crowd ranges and pricing. (Technically, Frozen Ever After is definitely “simpler” to ebook than Spaceship Earth or Mission House from Tier 2, however since we’re mixing information with subjective sensibility, we’re not together with these on this checklist. Getting these with early morning returns will value you extra time than it saves!)

Actually, I wouldn’t purchase LLMP at EPCOT if I couldn’t Frozen Ever After or Remy’s Ratatouille Journey. Simply one among many circumstances that will make me inclined to cross 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 Check Observe closed till 2025, that is not simply the #1 Lightning Lane Multi-Go at EPCOT–it’s additionally the #3 choice in all of Walt Disney World. That is the most recent experience in EPCOT through LLMP, it has the best common wait time, and probably the most demand for line-skipping.

Given all of that, there’s an excellent probability 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. This may solely worsen throughout peak season, particularly till the Check Observe refurbishment is completed, as that headliner helps ‘cut up’ demand.

Should you’re staying off-site, you’ll possible be reliant upon experience reservation refills or cancellations. With that mentioned, should 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 below 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. Should 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 Go, it’s one of many only a few rides that generally has no availability outdoors of the 3-day window.

This is smart. By way of common wait instances, Slinky Canine Sprint is arguably the LLMP most “deserving” of being a Lightning Lane Single Go. It’s newer and extra in style than Seven Dwarfs Mine Prepare, and is the Multi Go attraction that outperforms the remaining. Actually, it comes fairly near Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance many days/weeks/months by way of common wait time.

Not like among the different points of interest on this checklist, take no matter return time you will get with Slinky Canine Sprint–even when it’s later within the day. You need to use your Group B alternatives 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 in style. 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 unquestionably the larger concern, and exacerbates the aforementioned elevated recognition with decreased day by day capability. Because of these two components, Tiana’s Bayou Journey is much and away the #1 most tough Lightning Lane Multi Go, simply surpassing Slinky Canine Sprint.

Tiana’s Bayou Journey is frequently working out of Lightning Lane Multi Go reservations earlier than the 7-day mark. Actually, I not too long ago had hassle 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 mentioned, same-day experience reservation refills for Tiana’s Bayou Journey generally is a completely 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 based mostly on uptime and downtime. That means that there are Lightning Lane “drops” for Tiana’s Bayou Journey which are 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 might repay huge time. To this point, that has not been the case with my in-park discipline testing. I’ve had horrible outcomes with Tiana’s, to the purpose that it’s virtually derailed my day on two completely different events. However that’s one other story for an additional publish.

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YOUR THOUGHTS

How would you rank your experience priorities with Lightning Lane Multi Go at Walt Disney World? Stunned to see Tiana’s Bayou Journey at #1? Anticipate Slinky Canine Sprint to reclaim the throne within the coming months? Do you agree with our evaluation that getting earlier return instances issues so much for the ‘rolling 3’ rule? Are you planning on shopping for LLMP or skipping it? Do you agree or disagree with our rankings? Any questions we will help you reply? Listening to your suggestions–even whenever you disagree with us–is each attention-grabbing to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas under within the feedback!