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Lightning Lane Multi Pass
How Lightning Lane Multi Pass works today is different from how returning guests remember it — the change took effect july 24, 2024.
- Beyond the parks
- July 24, 2024
Then / Now / Next
How it changed
Then
Genie+ same-day only
Now
Advance booking up to 7 days out
Next
Nothing further announced for this one.
Why it matters
Why returning visitors care
Paid line-skipping was rebranded and moved to advance booking.
Context · 2024
What else changed that year
Magic Kingdom
Tiana's Bayou Adventure opened
The former Splash Mountain reopened with an all-new Princess and the Frog story.
Beyond the parks
Park Pass reservations required then relaxed
Park reservations were dropped for most standard tickets.
Magic Kingdom
Cars-themed Frontierland expansion announced
Disney announced a Cars-themed area, Piston Peak National Park, for the Frontierland area now occupied by Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island. It is not open to guests.
Animal Kingdom
DinoLand U.S.A. being replaced by Tropical Americas
The land is being rebuilt around Encanto and Indiana Jones.
Beyond the parks
Dining Plan suspended and returned
The Dining Plan came back with revised inclusions.
Beyond the parks
Lightning Lane can be pre-booked before your trip
You now plan Lightning Lane selections before arriving instead of at 7am each day.
Sources
Where this comes from
- Walt Disney World — Parkstalgia research, no public source link on file.
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