It Just Got HARDER To Get on These Disney World Rides!

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Things have been…shall we say…interesting in Disney World this week.

Cinderella Castle

Genie+ has gone away forever (and we know a lot of folks cheering about that), but it was replaced with a new system called Lightning Lane Multi Pass. But this was WAY more than a name change. Nope, a lot of other changes happened with how you make Lightning Lane selections through Multi Pass. A LOT. We have tested out the system, and we’ve got to warn you: it’s now a lot harder to book Lightning Lane for some rides.

One of the biggest changes with Lightning Lane Multi Pass replacing Genie+ is that you can now make your Lightning Lane selections in advance of your Disney World trip: seven days in advance for Disney World hotel guests and three days in advance for everyone else. Rides are also divided into two tiers: you are only allowed to book one tier 1 ride in advance, along with two tier 2 rides or you can book three tier 2 rides.

Disney World Lightning Lanes have CHANGED

Tier 1 rides already tend to be the more popular rides, so it sorta’ makes sense that these rides are going to be the first to get booked up. We noticed this already happening yesterday when we tested out the new system. The following Tier 1 rides were already completely out of Lightning Lane times by 10:20AM (note that Disney’s Animal Kingdom does not have ride tiers):

• Magic Kingdom: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Jungle Cruise, and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
• EPCOT: Frozen Ever After, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, and Soarin’
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios: Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster

Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster

At 12:30PM, the following Tier 1 rides were no longer available for Lightning Lane selections:

• Magic Kingdom: Big Thunder Mountain, Jungle Cruise, and Space Mountain
• EPCOT: Frozen Ever After and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios: Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster and Slinky Dog Dash

Slinky Dog Dash

Later in the day, at 5:45PM, the following Tier 1 rides did not have Lightning Lane selections available:

• Magic Kingdom: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Jungle Cruise, Space Mountain, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
• EPCOT: Frozen Ever After and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios: Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, and Slinky Dog Dash

Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway

So a lot of those Tier 1 rides are disappearing quickly. We think this is going to really make staying at a Disney World hotel more worth it now because you’ll be able to book one of those each day seven days before everyone else. Otherwise, you can hope that Lightning Lane selections open up later (and they did for some rides, but then were gone quickly again).

We’re continuing to test everything about Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass in Disney World, so stay tuned to DFB for more.

In the meantime, we’ve put together some guides for you! Take a look:

• COMPLETE GUIDE to the New Line-Skipping Service at Disney World
• Book These Rides FIRST With Disney World’s New Lightning Lane Multi Pass System!
• The EASIEST Way To Use Disney World’s NEW Lightning Lane Multi Pass System
• Answering Your 12 BIGGEST Questions About Disney World’s Huge Genie+ CHANGES

Have you used Lightning Lane Multi Pass yet? Are you having trouble getting times for Tier 1 rides? Which ones? Let us know in the comments!

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