This checklist ranks the hardest Lightning Lane Multi Passes at Walt Disney World to guide–the #1 LLMPs in Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom. Plus, subjective technique for the pre-arrival journey reservation service past reserving the “finest” journey reservations so as to maximize your time saved and reduce encountering ‘offered out’ journey reservations.
We lately checked out What’s Up with Lightning Lane Multi Move Availability at Walt Disney World? Or moderately, why there’s a lack of journey 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 sights to guide up, Lightning Lane choices can now be made as many as 21 days prematurely.
Relying upon whether or not staying off-site or on-site, visitors can now guide prematurely, with 3-day or 7-day (plus as much as 14 days–therefore as many as 21 days) home windows for making journey reservations. With that stated, Lightning Lane Multi Move has additionally modified considerably because 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 sights you wouldn’t essentially count on.
As earlier than, Magic Kingdom is way and away the most effective park for getting Lightning Lane Multi Move at Walt Disney World. It isn’t actually even shut. Disney’s Hollywood Studios is the second-best choice, nevertheless it has fewer LLMP sights. 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 Move at EPCOT and Animal Kingdom are extra combined baggage. The previous as a result of it may be difficult to attain a number of worthwhile journey reservations, particularly in average crowds or above. The latter for nearly the other cause–as a result of Lightning Lanes aren’t all that crucial until crowds are above-average. (The silver lining, not less than, is that even the “hardest” LLMPs are Animal Kingdom are comparatively straightforward.)
As earlier than, crowds are the most important consider each Lightning Lane Multi Move issue and usefulness. On common, October by way of December might be busier than August and September. Similar goes for many of January by way of March 2025. (See our 2024-2025 Walt Disney World Crowd Calendars.) Greater standby wait instances means Lightning Lanes supply a higher benefit, but in addition, that extra persons are buying Lightning Lane Multi Move, that means extra “competitors” for essentially the most tough and finest ones.
To that time, reserving Lightning Lane Multi Move journey reservations is not only a matter of availability. Should you’re staying on-site and making choices 4 or extra days prematurely, you’re more likely to have choices at each journey 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 seen that return instances are sometimes extra necessary than journey precedence.
Whereas you can also make attraction choices prematurely with Lightning Lane Multi Move, it’s also possible to make subsequent choices on the day of your park go to. When you redeem a variety, you need to use the My Disney Expertise app to verify availability for one more Lightning Lane Multi Move 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 choices (topic to availability). With the rolling 3 rule of Lightning Lane Multi-Move, you can also make your subsequent journey reservation as quickly as you’ve used one. As might be apparent, because of this it behooves you to make LLMP choices as early within the day as attainable to present you extra runway for subsequent choices.
The perfect apply is making as early of arrival instances as attainable (for not less than one attraction) so as to “unlock” that 4th journey quicker. In reality, for those who’re solely getting late morning or afternoon return instances, you need to contemplate altering your Group B choices so as to prioritize for a mix of return time and journey precedence. Don’t guide 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 a few of the non-headliners or secondary sights which have made this checklist of essentially the most tough Lightning Lane Multi Passes at Walt Disney World. Right here’s what we advocate reserving to get essentially the most mileage out of Lightning Lane Multi Move service…
10. Na’vi River Journey – That is the target #1 Lightning Lane Multi Move choice at Animal Kingdom. On common, this can prevent essentially the most time, particularly on average 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 through the standby line throughout Early Entry. By the point you’re executed, you need to be capable to hit Na’vi River Journey through the Lightning Lane after which proceed on to different sights–most of which is able to nonetheless have brief waits.
Personally, I may 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 may guide all subsequent choices in a unique park after which use these through 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 choices from every park. Moreover, we haven’t but seen the group ranges that may stress-test the Lightning Lane Multi Move 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 necessary to get a great 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 often brief early within the morning, so utilizing the Lightning Lane then is usually 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 couple of Lightning Lanes at Animal Kingdom earlier than 10:30 am and beginning to make subsequent choices at a totally different park.
8. Peter Pan’s Flight – Not an enormous shock for individuals who booked FastPass+ or Genie+ reservations prior to now! What may be extra of a shock is that Peter Pan’s Flight barely makes this checklist. 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).
Nevertheless, we’re giving Peter Pan’s Flight the sting right here as a result of it’s a extremely 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 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 although it’s a superb #1 decide at Magic Kingdom, you aren’t in poor form for those who guide 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 won’t 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 outdated Genie+ system.
Whereas headliners are the main focus of this checklist for apparent causes, there’s additionally restricted availability for a lot of Group B/Tier 2 sights. 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 prematurely and these are the apparent tier 2 priorities, they’re merely filling up method quicker.
There’s most likely extra to it than that, with throttling or lowered Lightning Lane stock being one other rationalization. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and Buzz Lightyear’s House Ranger Spin even have points–actually, 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 simply want not less than 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 for those who can’t get a decently early slot.
6. Toy Story Mania – Each of the subsequent two picks make this checklist for a similar cause as Haunted Mansion–they’re the “apparent” Group B/Tier 2 choices at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. What’s interested by Toy Story Mania is that it had an abundance of availability for Lightning Lanes all through the day below the Genie+ service.
Below Lightning Lane Multi Move, Toy Story Mania is proscribed between 3-days and 7-days with regularity. To make sure, there’s nonetheless availability more often than not, nevertheless it’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 benefit from the ‘rolling 3’ rule.
Nevertheless, it’s a fair larger subject 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 simply might need hassle getting any journey 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 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 fully. That’s good for visitors–nevertheless it additionally causes wait instances to skyrocket and Lightning Lane availability to be lowered.
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–nevertheless it’s nonetheless high 5 and firmly the #1 choice of the Group B Lightning Lane Multi-Passes.
For all of those causes, we advocate reserving Tower of Terror along with your pre-arrival Lightning Lane Multi Move choices. Even when the return time isn’t perfect, it’s simply too dangerous for our tastes to depend on a same-day journey 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 terms of Lightning Lane availability.
As a result of hole between #1-2 and Soarin’ Across the World at #3, there’s additionally an affordable 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 depends upon crowd ranges and pricing. (Technically, Frozen Ever After is definitely “simpler” to guide 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!)
Truthfully, 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 might 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 Check Observe closed till 2025, that is not simply the #1 Lightning Lane Multi-Move at EPCOT–it’s additionally the #3 choice in all of Walt Disney World. That is the latest journey in EPCOT through LLMP, it has the best common wait time, and essentially the most demand for line-skipping.
Given all of that, there’s an excellent probability that pre-arrival availability for Remy’s Ratatouille Journey might 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 journey reservation refills or cancellations. With that stated, for those who’re staying at a Crescent Lake or Skyliner Resort, you may 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. Below the identical day system, it could be gone inside seconds or minutes of seven am. Should you didn’t have quick fingers, you may find yourself with a return time late within the day even when reserving at 7:00:00 am. Now with Lightning Lane Multi Move, it’s one of many only a few rides that generally has no availability outdoors of the 3-day window.
This is smart. When it comes to common wait instances, Slinky Canine Sprint is arguably the LLMP most “deserving” of being a Lightning Lane Single Move. It’s newer and extra well-liked than Seven Dwarfs Mine Prepare, and is the Multi Move 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.
Not like a few of the different sights on this checklist, take no matter return time you may get with Slinky Canine Sprint–even when it’s later within the day. You should use your Group B choices at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for the ‘rolling 3’ rule. It’s too tough and dangerous to attain journey reservation refills for Slinky Canine Sprint, so we’d advise towards playing on that.
1. Tiana’s Bayou Journey – That is the reimagined journey that replaces Splash Mountain, which was often 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 latest journey at Walt Disney World, and something new or redone is well-liked. The brand new journey scent will finally put on off, however most likely not till someday in 2025 (or on a brief foundation when it will get chilly).
Second, Tiana’s Bayou Journey is struggling main reliability woes and intensive each day downtime in consequence. That is indisputably the larger subject, and exacerbates the aforementioned elevated reputation with decreased each day capability. Because of these two components, Tiana’s Bayou Journey is way and away the #1 most tough Lightning Lane Multi Move, simply surpassing Slinky Canine Sprint.
Tiana’s Bayou Journey is usually working out of Lightning Lane Multi Move reservations earlier than the 7-day mark. In reality, I lately 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 stated, same-day journey reservation refills for Tiana’s Bayou Journey could be 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 based mostly on uptime and downtime. That means that there are Lightning Lane “drops” for Tiana’s Bayou Journey which might be occurring with almost-immediate return instances.
Due to this, I’ve really opted towards reserving Tiana’s Bayou Journey prematurely, as an alternative choosing an early morning window for Peter Pan’s Flight and rolling the cube on TBA. It’s a chance, however a danger 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 nearly derailed my day on two totally different events. However that’s one other story for one more submit.
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