UPDATED October 20, 2024

BIG CHANGES have come to Disney World’s Lightning Lanes as of July 24th, 2024!

The Disney Genie service made its debut within Disney World’s My Disney Experience app in October 2021. Disney Genie provided access to “Lightning Lanes” (which allow guests to bypass Standby lines for select attractions with an extra purchase) as well as other on-the-go planning tools to help guests maximize their time in the four Disney World theme parks:  Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. 

But BIG changes have come to the service! First, as of July 24th, 2024, there has been an official name changes for the Lightning Lane services that were previously part of Disney Genie.

Disney Genie+ is now Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Individual Lightning Lanes are now Lightning Lane Single Pass. Additionally, a new third all-inclusive Lighting Lane option will debut on October 30th, 2024: Lightning Lane Premier Pass.

In addition to these changes, as Disney shares, guests can now:

• Make Lightning Lane plans before you’re in the parks, “for added confidence:”
• Choose experiences and times prior to purchasing, so you know exactly what you’re getting with your purchase;
• Book Lightning Lane passes for multiple vacation days, all at once, if you wish!

On this page, we are discussing the NEW Lightning Lane Multi Pass and the system’s recent changes. (You can learn about Lightning Lane Single Pass HERE and Lighting Lane Premier Pass HERE.)

Lightning Lane Multi Pass

What is Lightning Lane Multi Pass?

Lightning Lane Multi Pass is an optional paid service available through the My Disney Experience app which allows you to bypass standby lines and enter the Lightning Lane (previously known as the FastPass line) at select attractions in the parks by paying a base price for multiple attractions. (This is the new option that has replaced what was previously known as Disney Genie+.)

When purchasing Lightning Lane Multi Pass, you can make up to 3 Lightning Lane Multi Pass selections in a park in advance of your visit. Additionally, you can choose available times as you make your attraction selections, and can continue to hold up to 3 Lighting Lane Multi Pass selections at a time.

How Far in Advance Can I Purchase Lightning Lane Multi Pass?

Those staying at a Disney World Resort hotel (and select other hotels*) can purchase and select their first 3 Lightning Lane Multi Passes up to seven days in advance of their check-in day for their entire stay (up to 14 days), with all other guests being able to purchase and select their first 3 Lightning Lane Multi Passes three days in advance.

These purchasing windows open at 7AM on their effective date based on the eligibility stated above.

*Eligible Hotels for the 7-Day advance planning are:

• Disney World Resort Hotels 
• Shades of Green Resort
• Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels

Be aware that you can purchase Lightning Lane Multi Pass, a Lightning Lane Single Pass, or both depending on your preferences and needs — and these can both be purchased in one transaction. (We also discuss the difference between these services on this page.)

How Do I Purchase Lightning Lanes?

Whether you’re staying off property or not — and in-turn booking your Lightning Lanes seven days in advance or three — there are still some required steps as well as things we’d advise to prepare in advance:

• REQUIRED STEP: In order to purchase a Lightning Lane pass, you are required to have valid theme park admission for everyone in your group for whom you wish to make Lightning Passes.
• REQUIRED STEP: Have your whole party loaded into and linked together on the My Disney Experience App before 7:00AM on the day you’re eligible to start booking Lightning Lanes, so you can move through the process quickly. (We’ll walk you through this in the next section.)
• WE ADVISE: If you plan to purchase both Multi Pass and Single Pass for each day of your trip, do both for each day at the same time.
• WE ADVISE: Have a plan of action. Read up on attractions and know which rides you want to shoot for as far as Lightning Lane Multi Passes go, and especially which Lightning Lane Single Pass options you wish to purchase.

Let’s look at the required steps in a little more detail…

STEP 1: Purchase Disney World Theme Park Admission

First things first: In order to purchase a Lightning Lane pass, you are required to have valid theme park admission for everyone in your group for whom you wish to make Lightning Passes.

STEP 2: Download the My Disney Experience App and Connect Your Traveling Party

The first thing you will need to do is make sure you download the free My Disney Experience app on your phone, as this is the app that you will use to purchase Lightning Lane passes.

It is crucial to connect/link everyone in your traveling party on your Family and Friends list in the app, to ensure that the selections you make are for everyone in your party. If you are unfamiliar with the process of linking your traveling Party, we explain the process here.

STEP 3: Making and Purchasing Your Lightning Lane Selections

To make and purchase your Lightning Lane selections, login to the My Disney Experience app, and you will find the Purchase option on the home screen, as seen in the image below: 

From there, you will be prompted to Select Your Date, and then Select Your Park. The list of parks will appear, and you can choose the first park you plan to start your day in. Here, you’ll see Magic Kingdom as our starting example, with prices for that specific date populated.

Each park has a dropdown menu with the prices of Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass (and as a reminder, you may purchase both types of passes at the same time).

From here, the app will prompt you as needed so you can make all of your ride selections! Here is a video that shows ride selection the process, and you will also see how you may be redirected if a certain selection is unavailable:

Today is the day, people! 🧞‍♂️Genie+ is OUT and the new Lightning Lane Multipass is HERE! Here’s a quick look at us booking our day in Magic Kingdom today.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure was an option to choose here, but we did get a notification that it was unavailable for the day. pic.twitter.com/stPlnG9z8p

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) July 24, 2024

We have an additional video example for advance Lightning Lane purchases here: 

 

 

 

This was our process of booking a week in advance for our Lightning Lanes in EPCOT! ⚡️Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is a separate price from the EPCOT Multipass for the day. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/gldTjG8veP

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) July 24, 2024

How Do I Use Lightning Lane Multi Pass in the Parks?

On the day of your visit to a park, head to the entrance for your first ride scheduled for the day at the appropriate time. You’ll see a Lightning Lane entrance sign. (Just ask a Cast Member if you don’t find it easily.)

Before you officially enter the queue, you’ll scan your Key to the World card (if you are a Disney Resort guest), your valid park ticket, your MagicBand/MagicBand+, or Disney MagicMobile by simply pressing it against the scanner. And then? You’re in the LIGHTNING LANE and ready to ride!

Once you use a selection, you can make another one based on what is still available on the My Disney Experience app, just as you could under the previous Disney Genie+ system.

Disney World Attractions Available with Lightning Lane Multi Pass

Disney has introduced (or reintroduced, shall we say, from the previous FastPass+ service) a tiered system for ride selections. At Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, from your 3 advance selections, you may choose one experience from a higher-tiered group and two experiences (or all three) from a lower-tiered group. (Tiers do not apply at Disney’s Animal Kingdom). 

Magic Kingdom

Guests may choose ONE attraction from the following:

• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
• Jungle Cruise
• Peter Pan’s Flight
• Space Mountain
• Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

Guests may choose TWO attractions (or all 3) from the following:

• 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

EPCOT

Guests may choose ONE attraction from the following:

• Frozen Ever After
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
• Soarin’ Around the World

Guests may choose TWO attractions (or all 3) from the following:

• Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival
• Journey Into Imagination with Figment
• Living With the Land
• Mission: SPACE
• The Seas with Nemo and Friends
• Spaceship Earth
• Turtle Talk with Crush

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Guests may choose ONE attraction from the following:

• Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
• Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
• Slinky Dog Dash

Guests may choose TWO attractions (or all 3) from the following:

• Alien Swirling Saucers
• Beauty and the Beast — Live on Stage
• Disney Junior Play and Dance!
• For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration
• Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
• Muppet*Vision 3D
• Star Tours
• The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
• Toy Story Mania!

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Guests may choose THREE attractions from the following:

• DINOSAUR
• Expedition Everest — Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
• Feathered Friends in Flight!
• Festival of the Lion King
• Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond!
• It’s Tough to Be a Bug!
• Kali River Rapids
• Kilimanjaro Safaris
• Na’vi River Journey

Book These Rides FIRST With Disney World’s Lightning Lane Multi Pass System!

Be aware that the Tiers only apply to making selections in advance. Once you are in the parks, you may hold as many Tier 1 rides as are available to you.

In different terms, once you use your first Lightning Lane, you can book a ride from either tier (even if the first one you used was a tier 2 ride and not a tier 1 ride).

How Much Does Lightning Lane Multi Pass Cost?

Here is a look at the pricing structure for Lightning Lane Multi Pass:

• Lightning Lane Multi Pass starts at $15 per day*, per ticket at Disney World;
  
• Price also varies BY PARK in Disney World**.

*Prices vary by date, and the Lightning Lane Multi Pass service is subject to availability.

**Lightning Lane Multi Pass prices can be lower at one Disney World park than at another. For example, you might pay $27 at Magic Kingdom on a particular day, but Lightning Lane Multi Pass could be $18 at Animal Kingdom on that same day if there’s lower demand. Below is an example screenshot (be aware that pricing may vary for any dates):

Thus far, the highest price we have seen in Disney World for Lightning Lane Multi Pass is $39 per day, per ticket. Guests can find the pricing for the day (and for eligible advance purchase dates) on the My Disney Experience app.

Park Hopping with Lightning Lane Multi Pass

Park Hopping is the ability to visit more than one of the Walt Disney World theme parks in one day. In order to Park Hop, guests MUST have a valid theme park ticket that includes Park Hopper benefits or a Disney World Annual Pass. (A standard one-park-per-day ticket will not grant this option.)

Guests who purchase Lightning Lane Multi Pass can indeed Park Hop and use the Lightning Lane service at various parks on the same day. It is important to note that you can’t book Lightning Lanes at different parks when making selections in advance. However, once you REDEEM one of your attraction selections on the day of your park visit, you can then choose another Multi Pass experience in the other parks if you have valid Park Hopper ticket.

Yep, you only need to scan in to your first Lightning Lane selection, and then you’ll be able to make a selection in another park right after that.

In the screenshot below, we purchased Lightning Lane Multi Pass for Animal Kingdom (as you can see at the top of the image). Because we have a Disney World Annual Pass, which includes the option to Park Hop, the My Disney Experience app provides the option to “Select a Park” to choose a new Multi Pass option in any of the other three theme parks, or we could opt to stay in Animal Kingdom.

Be aware that, even though Lightning Lane Multi Pass varies in price by park, there is no additional fee charged to the service even if you hop to a park where Lightning Lane Multi Pass is more expensive for that day.

For example, one of our reporters purchased Multi Pass for Animal Kingdom and scanned into their first Animal Kingdom ride. Then they were allowed to book a Lightning Lane in Magic Kingdom, even though Magic Kingdom’s Lightning Lane Multi Pass price was higher (and they weren’t charged extra over the initial price paid for the less expensive park).

But, a word to the wise: We must stress that everything is pending availability. If you’re thinking about purchasing Lightning Lane Multi Pass for a cheaper park like Animal Kingdom and hopping to a more expensive park like Magic Kingdom to take advantage of not having to pay more — you might want to think twice.

For instance, in the scenario mentioned above, we monitored how quickly some of the Lightning Lanes for popular rides at Magic Kingdom got snatched up while we were in Animal Kingdom in the morning. So, if you’re thinking about trying to get a “discount” by starting your day in a park with a less expensive Multi Pass option, just keep in mind that you might be left with less popular rides by the time you switch to the second park.

Additional Features Included with Lightning Lane Multi Pass

It’s not only easier access to rides that you receive with a purchase of Lightning Lane Multi Pass! Additional fun features that you will receive include the following:

Augmented Reality Photo Lenses

By purchasing Lightning Lane Multi Pass in Disney World, you’re also able to use special Augmented Reality photo lenses located within My Disney Experience.

When you want to use these PhotoPass Lenses, make sure you’ve allowed the My Disney Experience app to access your device’s camera and location, then open the app menu (≡) and select “PhotoPass Lenses”.

On-ride Attraction Photos and Videos

Additionally, guests who purchase Lightning Lane Multi Pass also get FREE digital PhotoPass downloads for on-ride attraction photos and videos taken on the day of their purchase!

That means you can download photos from TRON Lightcycle / Run, Slinky Dog Dash, Test Track, Expedition Everest, and more for FREE if you have Lightning Lane Multi Pass that day!

Disney shared that the new Lightning Lane passes “blend features from our current services and the previously offered FastPass+ service, giving guests the choice to plan ahead and removing the hassle of planning during their vacation.”