Both Disneyland and Disney World threw us for a spin earlier this month when they announced the release of Lighting Lane Premier Pass for both coasts.

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This is in addition to Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Single Pass currently available at both resorts but work differently from one another. Premier Pass also has different rules depending on which coast you’re visiting, but in Disneyland, it’s open for all guests willing to pay $400 a day, so we knew we had to try it out to tell you what we thought — here’s just how fast you can get through EVERYTHING included in Lightning Lane Premier Pass in Disneyland.

October 23rd was the first day of Lightning Lane Premier Pass in Disneyland, and we hopped onto our Disneyland App at 7AM to purchase the service to try out. Our reporter was in the park by 7:40 to rope drop Disneyland at 8AM and get started with booking attractions.

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Now, Premier Pass allows you to ride every attraction included in the pass (which is nearly everything) once during the day, across Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. You don’t have to pre-book when you’re going to experience the attraction — you can just redeem it, and walk right up and scan in a moment later.

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Once our reporter was in the park with their Premier Pass ready to go, they immediately made their way to Galaxy’s Edge. They made their first ride of the day Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run, before heading over to Rise of the Resistance. From there, they rode EVERY Premier Pass-eligible attraction in the park (Currently “it’s a small world” is closed for refurbishment and Haunted Mansion Holiday is only using a virtual queue. Pirates of the Caribbean was available as a replacement) by 2PM PST.

EVERY Ride Included With Disneyland’s New $400 Lightning Lane Premier Pass

This means they experienced a bevy of attractions, including the Matterhorn, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, and Space Mountain, all with waits of little to no time. 

Millennium Falcon

Following the completion of Disneyland’s available attractions, our reporter park hopped over to California Adventure. Over the next roughly four hours, they were able to ride *almost* every DCA ride offered via Premier Pass, including Guardians of the Galaxy: Monsters After Dark. Something interesting to note here is that both the original version of Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout and the Monsters After Dark Halloween overlay are offered as Premier Pass attractions, but one must arrive early enough to ride the former. If the latter is already running upon arrival, the Premier Pass only allows one ride. The only caveat? Radiator Springs was DOWN, and remained so as our day at the park wrapped. Not even a $400 pass can stand up to dreaded “technical issues” and this just so happened to be our reporter’s favorite ride in the park.

Radiator Springs Racers

If you’re looking to do every ride at Disneyland Resort in one day, whether it’s due to a personal challenge you’ve set for yourself or because you have very limited time at the resort, this could be a great option to budget for. However, it’s certainly not for everyone, and it’s important to remember that you can still have a wonderful day at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure without skipping the lines.

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Step-By-Step: How to Buy Lightning Lane Premier Pass on the Disneyland App

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