please help-- Disney attraction reservations

[Anonymous]

Please help me. I can't do this again and learn yet another system by going through the web site.

Can someone give me the bottom line on how it now works to reserve slots for rides and what it is even called these days.

We are going Feb. 18. We are staying at Grand Floridian, so I assume I need to do this now.

i bought the theme ticket already (although not even sure about that).

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

We are planning on just one day in Magic Kingdom. Not other parks. Short trip.

[Anonymous]

Guests staying at on site resorts can book rides seven days in advance starting from your first theme park day, so you have some time. I think it’s called multi-pass. Individual lightning lanes (for select high demand rides) are purchased morning of your park visit beginning at 7am. There are also virtual queues for free that open at 7am and 1pm for top attractions. You get a boarding group and have an hour to return to the ride.

I haven’t used the new system. Would read up on it to maximize your trip. I think once you use all three rides you can select another pass.

Do make sure you have dining reservations now though.

[Anonymous]

Thanks. No way is anyone in our group getting in line at 7 am.

So you still do the wake up at 7 am to do the reservation? it didn't work out last time. Sigh...

I miss the old system.

[Anonymous]

Find a YouTube video on this. It should be pretty easy to find, and it will help you more than we can.

[Anonymous]

We just returned from being at Disney over Christmas. You can book lightning lanes (single and multi) seven days in advance since you are staying on property. The single lightning lanes are generally for the best rides and aren't always included in the multi-pass (think Tron). The multi-pass will let you choose 3 rides. Both single and multi lighting lane passes will let you choose the times you want to ride, with a one hour window. If your ride is closed for some reason at your selected time, the app lets you choose any ride in the park instead. The key is having the app and having all of your party on the same app so that you can book lightning lanes for everyone. We were traveling with 2 other families and had to link us all together to ensure we all had the same lightning lane passes at the same time. Keep in mind that lightning lanes cost $. We spent like $1,200 for 10 people.

There are at least two rides with a virtual queue that is free - Tiana and Guardians of the Galaxy. Both have a virtual queue that you can join at 7am. We were able to get Guardians once on our trip doing this (even though we woke up at 7am four times). For Guardians, you can also join a virtual queue at 1pm, but you have to physically be in Epcot to join the virtual queue. If you get a time for one of these rides (at least for Guardians) be prepared for it to be pushed back throughout the day. The virtual queue time that we got when we joined at 7am for Guardians got pushed from 3:45pm to 6:45pm. The one we booked for 1pm (while we were in the park) was for 8:00pm and was only pushed back like 30 minutes.

Agree with the prior PPs about watching the videos on Disney's website. It's easy to navigate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Guests staying at on site resorts can book rides seven days in advance starting from your first theme park day, so you have some time. I think it’s called multi-pass. Individual lightning lanes (for select high demand rides) are purchased morning of your park visit beginning at 7am. There are also virtual queues for free that open at 7am and 1pm for top attractions. You get a boarding group and have an hour to return to the ride.

I haven’t used the new system. Would read up on it to maximize your trip. I think once you use all three rides you can select another pass.

Do make sure you have dining reservations now though.

RE: the free virtual queues. When we were last there they had these for Tron at MK. I guess I got in the queue too late and was shut out. When we got to the park, we asked at guest services if there was any way we could ride this since we couldn't get in the virtual queue. I had teens and this ride was one of the primary reasons we went to MK that day. The guest service rep overrode the queue limit and added it to our passes. Worth asking about if you get shut out on your own.

I agree Disney has become so complex that it's not really a vacation anymore. More like signing up for summer camp - getting online just before 7 am, constantly refreshing to make sure you are in on time, having A, B, and C options in case you get shut out of your first choice.

[Anonymous]

Tron VQ is done. As of October, Tiana and Guardians still had one but who knows now.