I'm really not a fan of trying to map out which rides I want to ride 2 weeks ahead of time. Its better than trying to wake up at 7am but both systems are too much planning for my blood.
Waking up isn't the issue if you're already rope dropping. The big issue is that if you're close enough to the front when you tap and fingerprint into the park, you also had to book LL and VQ at that exact moment. Overall this new system is just limiting the amount of LL at Magic and Hollywood, which will make all lines faster for everyone.
@@athenagreen5390 I don’t think it’s going to limit the number of lightning lanes. There should still be roughly the same number for each attraction per day, they just won’t ever be available for the most popular attraction in each park
I tend to agree, I actually don't think it's very beneficial to plan your park days out a week ahead of time but it seems many others think differently. It feels like this system is a carrot to get people to buy Genie+/LL and gtd them at least 3 rides. I tend to think people were buying Genie + and not really knowing how to maximize it. At least now people can plan ahead an gtd 3 rides. Gone are the days of stacking LL's for tier 1 rides, that will not be possible here.
I’m REALLY gonna need Fry Bucket to try the all the rides in Disney world challenge with the new system. I was planning my whole trip around the information provided in her previous attempts!!
We are going to Disney World in the fall and I was just talking to my uncle last night about this and I actually said, well I will figure it out bc the channel i like to watch, all ears, i am sure they will make a video about it and I will figure it all out! 🤣 and ofc this morning you release a video! that’s crazy!
My dad and I are going November, the last time he went was 2003 at the latest. He said “I wonder if the people still have a book, like the one we used when you were little” and I said “dad I watch Disney planning channels for fun, I AM the book”
@@purpleshopper3232- Birnbaum still puts out a travel guide for WDW and even though I’m just like you, I bought the book FOR THE COUPONS!! I’m going to be at Disney from Dec thru to January, so I’m actually getting the 2025 guide as well - so we have more coupons to use in January!
Thank you for the information! The graphics really helped. Your breakdown of the changes made it easy to understand and process. I’m interested to see how it works, once live, later this month.
Canadians will be able to pre-book. Disney released this info 2 days after the announcement. Good thing, because the borders would have been filled with Disney travelers going to the US at 7am , 7 days before their trip.
I just booked my trip for early next year and I’m really excited for this change. As a planner I’m so happy to be able to make some reservations in advance and can plan out the day a little better. Hopefully it could help out with the zigzagging that you all do when trying to maximize. We shall see. Looking forward to all the new content you’ll be putting out.
Just remember that when your 7 day window opens that many of the spots will already be used up by the people coming 1 or 2 days ahead of you because they will be there just a bit earlier. You could be trying to get spots that have been closed before you even open the app.
I'm going to WDW for an 8 day trip starting July 24th! So now I need to book my entire vacation plans the morning I'm arriving on vacation. How stressful and annoying. Thank you for all the info!
Makes getting the new system on the day of obsolete. Most of the lightning lanes will already be gone before you buy it on the same day. So get it ahead like dinner reservations or you'll lose out.
@@MrMaxRebosNot necessarily… I think if they hadn’t put a limit of 1 for top tier rides, then those could have gotten sold out in advance of when most customers will have availability to purchase. But there is no reason to think that the sell out time for those attractions won’t occur til the day of around the same time as they normally do.
I like that you can hold up to three but for me it stinks because we stay off property with family. It’s the only way we can afford to go. Thankfully, our trip is next week so we’ll be able to watch and study LLs before our next trip.
Would be nice if they took into consideration the international visitors... because until you land on US soil you can not book a thing. I know because I emailed them to ask about it as I have a trip coming up in a few months. :(
I'm anxious to hear any updates on international bookings. It's so frustrating that guests staying off-site will book before me. (I guess I could take a day trip to the States and pay the fees on my phone for data but....)
I've just checked my itinerary and I'm very glad I wasn't planning to get Genie+ in the first few days of the trip. Hopefully they 'fix' this soon though
Great job Quincy !! So I guess i have to throw out my Tee Shirt that says "I Understand Genie Plus".... So, If I am arriving on a random Sunday for 7 nights, but I only bought park tickets for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, can I book my first LL 7 days before Sunday or Monday? And can I book for all days at that time ?
Wondering if they will still have the Virtual Queue options for TRON, Tiana and Guardians. Our trip is right after Labor Day, so hopefully they'll have sorted out any bugs by then.
So this is about what I thought I was looking at but the examples were helpful in making sense of it. That said what availability will look like day of and even three days out vs that 7 is a rather big question mark then of course there's the all important price question. Thanks for keeping us posted. Glad I have a few months to sort it out before any trip of mine is in play. I kind feel bad for anyone going during the initial rollout.
So for hotel guests purchasing the 7 days in advance - will we be able to cherry pick which park days we purchase for, or do you have to purchase for the entire duration of your trip?
You will have to give your US TA your password to be able to log into the app on your behalf. I would recommend making a spreadsheet for your TA with your ‘first choices’ for them to boom on your behalf. Problem is…not everyone uses a US TA. In Australia, most people either book directly themselves, or they use local Australian TAs.
You'll honestly have a better time with the current system. More LL opportunities and no tiers. When my friend and I went earlier this year, we never waited more than an hour. We got (almost) everything done that we wanted to do and even got several rerides on our favorites (with careful planning of rope-drops and extended evening hours, of course).
Great video as always! I’d be awesome to see a three-way comparison in an upcoming video once the new system starts. One person books 7 days out, another 3 days out, and another day of. Seeing which option gets you the most availability and the impact each has on how much you can do in a day would be great info
So, I would now need to know days in advance exactly which parks and what time I want to arrive, have fewer rides to choose from, no characters, no shows, and can't stack multiple rides... How is this better? Please explain how needing to preplan my entire trip, having fewer options, and not being able to stack 4-5+ rides is better?
This is why AllEars is so amazing! An easy and short breakdown! My question is - if tickets and hotel were bought separately and not as part of a package (but they are now linked), will the 7 day window still apply?
If I buy multi pass on the day I plan to use it (spot the international guest 😢) then do the tiers apply or could I pick 3 top tier slots if available (spot the international dreamer!).
Is it just me or does the pay per ride system REALLY upset anyone else?? We already pay a fortune per ticket. Then per fast pass… now we pay extra to get on the best rides?! I have a family of 6. It’s so frustrating and greedy and gross to me
Are virtual queues still going to exist? Thanks so much for figuring this all out and sharing- have to admit im glad my next trip is not until next year now!
This really caters towards resort guests, as resort guests get to start reserving spots a full 7 days in advance, while non-resort guests can start only 3 days in advance.
I agree. I can see people feeling like they are being forced to pony up the money to stay on property, if they have any chance of riding any of the more popular rides.
How do you think AP holders feel? At least non-resort guests on date based tickets can book their whole trip in advance. APs have to go day by day. I feel really bad for locals who want to join family / friends from out of town on their Disney trips since there's little chance they'd be able to get coordinated LLs.
It depends on the situation of course but staying off site really isn't worth the hassle. You save money but that's it but the hassle and hoops you have to jump through are just not worth it IMO.
As an Incredi-Pass Holder AND staying at a Disney Resort Hotel in November, can we still make reservations 7 days in advance? We have already made our Park Reservations for each day. Since we can also park hop as an AP, will Lightening Lane Multi-Pass recognize that we can jump to another park after the first lightening lane is used?
This is much better and very similar to Fast Pass. What isn't great is the fact that international guests will miss out on selecting rides in advance. I'm from the UK and won't be able to select for my trip in January. Maybe they will change this at some point in the future. Thanks All Ears and especially Quincy. You're fabulous as always.
Very helpful video thanks. I don’t understand why Disney doesn’t just have a top tier fast pass that costs more but you can book three rides in advance and at an increased time in advance?
I see attractions in the tier lists, but will character meet and greets still have Lightning Lanes? Would love a video about how to maximize the service in all the parks and how it works into rope drop strategy. Maybe a video about how to plan that perfect day 7 days in advance.
Terrified at how much time they will give you to complete all transactions before timing out, especially on first day. I know what two of my multi pass choices will be and thr two single passes I want but worried about doing it all in one shot when my reservation is July 31 so I’d be reserving on July 24, the first day of the new system. I’m 76 and don’t have very fast fingers. It sounds like you wouldn’t be alble to book the multi pass, check out and then go back and do single pass on separate transactions or do you disagree. Thanks Quincy for calming me down on this.
Yeah, I’m also wondering about how it will work to pick your times and then check out. I’m assuming you’ll pick your times and they’ll be held for 5-10 minutes while you finish the transaction, but it would really suck to be mid-transaction and to get an error because your time is no longer available.
I think people will on average ride less rides this way. Yes you are going to ride three rides, but they will most likely each have a required hour window, so 9-10,10-11,11-12, so possible to only get one or two rides after this.
I think you'll be able to ride a plenty of standard tier rides. We'll have to wait until roll out to find out if you can ride multiple top tier rides in the same day
I love this! I always geek out on the details. Thanks for breaking it down Quincy! I hope many people watch this and get familiar with the way the system works! So excited to utilize it for my Feb. 2025 visit! Whoohoo!
Thank you for the information. As off-site snow birds, will we know what the ride/experience availability is prior to deciding whether it’s worth purchasing multi-lighting lane for the day?
This is awesome. I can understand the complaints, but I’m also excited to see how this shakes out. Can’t wait to try this out on my next visit. Looking forward to the videos that’ll come out of this!
The old FP+ system would let you book all your FP at one time at the start of a split stay of 2 resorts. Will the new Lightning Lane system do the same?
So us west coast folks coming to Disney World have to be up at 4:00 AM days before our trip to have any chance at getting early lightning lane return times. Wonderful 😮
Hey Quincy, what about people whose arrival day is before mine? Won’t that mean they will already have all the good rides booked before I can even try?
I'm going to Disney world in September but live in England UK, I don't drive cause I've got low vision eye sight (partially sighted/blind), I was hoping to buy genie plus (now becoming lightning lane) only if park is busy, I am not an early bird so hoping to buy this on same day but later in day (maybe 10-11am say), will this work in my favor or will I miss out and be no lightning lanes available. From Abi
As always you guys are amazing! Thank you for the crash course. I have a question, we’re going to Orlando in August, half of my party is international and I’m in the US. Can I buy the LLs for the international part of my group when I buy mine?
So looks like the best strategy is to have an early park opening booking to be able to see if better rides(higher tier) are available for the day you are at the park, as she demonstrates in her example.
If you don't use your first lightening lane selection and it goes away, can you still book a tier 1 attraction? For example, you want to go to the park later at Epcot, you book figment for 9am, don't head to the park till 11 but you have Remis for 11. Can you book frozen or Soarin around 10ish when figment goes away?
Another question. Since the change is in the middle of our trip, we have to wait until 7:00 on 7/24 to get LL for that day and the rest of our trip? So much for any WDW resort benefit 😢
Any news on Good Neighbor hotels? Trip coming up in September and we opted for a good neighbor hotel instead of staying on property. Will Good neighbor hotels get the 7 day or 3 day advanced booking?
How does virtual cue factor in to all of this? Can you rope drop guardians or Rise of the resistance or only individual lightening lane or virtual cue? Thanks!
This will not change how Virtual Queue works. Guardians is expected to continue to use a virtual queue. Rise does not use a virtual queue so you could rope drop.
How does this affect park hopping? Seems to me you’re better off not paying for PH if you could only get later times in your first park. So for people like us we try to do as many rides in first park than do what we can in second park in the late afternoon after a break.
I know you said that you have to have everyone in your party linked in order to book together. Is there a limit on how many people you can have linked?
I just got the hang of genie plus (in preparation for a trip in 2025 😂) so at least I have time to get this down pat before then! Also Quincy, you’re so pretty
Thank you for the uodate Quincy. If possible, when you get all the info, can you do a video for just passholders. It sure would help. We will be in the MK on July 29th of this year. Thank you Chris
Thanks for the info…it is very helpful! Question for you: are your selections held for you for a certain amount of time while you finish choosing the 3 multi passes as well as single pass and checking out for the day or can they be booked up while you’re in process of completing the booking? In other words, is there a benefit to checking out multiple times (once for single and once for multi) to avoid losing your selections during the process?
Its disappointing that character meets & shows & parades are now not included I am keen to see what thos does to morning crowds. I'm in Australia & very pissed off aboyt the location rule. 1st trip in Oct - im hanging for your new videos. Been watching since we booked last year & now will need to learn this new system.
This is a massive change and likely has to be implemented in stages. All these people are complaining and putting Disney down before the program has even started. After Disney addresses the issues and makes adjustments, i wonder how many of these people will apologize or even acknowledge the changes.
Very Informative Quincy! Thank you so much. I know you mentikned this but for passholders staying at a Disney Hotel, can we still book 7 days in advance? Are Disney Good Neighbor Hotels included? I’m looking forward to you guys doing a video showcasing each option (staying and not staying at Disney). This will help us see what you mentioned about availability for the rides
What if you have two separate reservations for Disney resorts , but one continuous stay (ie, checking out and checking into next resort on same day)? Will it open for entire length of stay (for both reservations )?
I have had such great luck with the current system and being able to stack later in the day. This new system makes me worry that in order to ride the same number of rides, we will have to spend an entire day in a park versus our current method of rope dropping, heading back to the hotel for lunch and a nap/pool time, and going back at night for all our stacked attractions 😟 Going to have to watch your videos when it goes live and make a new strategy before our next trip!
This is a highly informative, outstanding video. Well done! However, this just confirms my lack of desire to go to Disney World. Not only is it hot and crowded but now I have to be an IT professional to enjoy my vacation. No thank you!
Thanks for the helpful video, Quincy! Will there be a tip board type feature in the new system? I might be in the minority that actually liked that feature in genie and found it helpful.
At this point, the one question I have is if the first three rides have to be in the first park you go to in the day? Mostly because for my upcoming trip, I was thinking of having my three prebooked rides one day being in EPCOT, but actually starting the day by rope dropping Animal Kingdom to do Flight of Passage and maybe a few other rides, before hopping into EPCOT for the others.
Not at all looking forward to waking up at 4:00 am here on the west coast and planning out my entire week at Disney in advance. Not a fan of this change at all.
Rudest change ever for international guests. How on earth are we going to plan our 4000 dollar trip, make it worthwhile, when all the rides will be sold out by the time we can book. WHICH IS ON THE DAY OF ARRIVAL. So disappointed in this new system
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I'm really not a fan of trying to map out which rides I want to ride 2 weeks ahead of time. Its better than trying to wake up at 7am but both systems are too much planning for my blood.
Waking up isn't the issue if you're already rope dropping. The big issue is that if you're close enough to the front when you tap and fingerprint into the park, you also had to book LL and VQ at that exact moment. Overall this new system is just limiting the amount of LL at Magic and Hollywood, which will make all lines faster for everyone.
@@athenagreen5390 I don’t think it’s going to limit the number of lightning lanes. There should still be roughly the same number for each attraction per day, they just won’t ever be available for the most popular attraction in each park
@@athenagreen5390 I don't rope drop 🤷♂
Exactly why I prefer universal express pass, more expensive, but zero planning involved 😂
I tend to agree, I actually don't think it's very beneficial to plan your park days out a week ahead of time but it seems many others think differently. It feels like this system is a carrot to get people to buy Genie+/LL and gtd them at least 3 rides. I tend to think people were buying Genie + and not really knowing how to maximize it. At least now people can plan ahead an gtd 3 rides. Gone are the days of stacking LL's for tier 1 rides, that will not be possible here.
I’m REALLY gonna need Fry Bucket to try the all the rides in Disney world challenge with the new system. I was planning my whole trip around the information provided in her previous attempts!!
yes please!!
Yes!!
I guess the genie is going back in the lamp for 10,000 years
This is so educational! Thank you!!
That is such a ton of information and you explained it fantastically well. Thank you so much for taking your time and helping us with this!
We are going to Disney World in the fall and I was just talking to my uncle last night about this and I actually said, well I will figure it out bc the channel i like to watch, all ears, i am sure they will make a video about it and I will figure it all out! 🤣 and ofc this morning you release a video! that’s crazy!
My dad and I are going November, the last time he went was 2003 at the latest. He said “I wonder if the people still have a book, like the one we used when you were little” and I said “dad I watch Disney planning channels for fun, I AM the book”
@@purpleshopper3232- Birnbaum still puts out a travel guide for WDW and even though I’m just like you, I bought the book FOR THE COUPONS!! I’m going to be at Disney from Dec thru to January, so I’m actually getting the 2025 guide as well - so we have more coupons to use in January!
Thank you for the information! The graphics really helped. Your breakdown of the changes made it easy to understand and process. I’m interested to see how it works, once live, later this month.
Will virtual queues still exist?? Thanks in advance!
Yes there will still be virtual queues.
@@Sara-qe4jlwhat on earth is a virtual queue 🤯
Canadians can book in Advance. The Policy was changed but for international guest will have to wait until in United States.
How did you find out Canadians can now book in advance? I’m from Canada and we have a trip booked in January
@@Sara-qe4jl I think DFB Guide said it , also my travel agent knew it and I'm from Canada as well :)
@@lordme8417 question, do you have to pay for travel agent services in Canada or do they get paid by Disney
@@jeannecoit6499 Free of charge for us , they get paid by Disney. And if the price lowers , they'll give you the discount without you moving a finger.
Canadians will be able to pre-book. Disney released this info 2 days after the announcement. Good thing, because the borders would have been filled with Disney travelers going to the US at 7am , 7 days before their trip.
Quincy!!! you spoke the truth.. this was the best explanation i've seen yet and even made clear a couple points i wasn't aware of. Thanks!!
I just booked my trip for early next year and I’m really excited for this change. As a planner I’m so happy to be able to make some reservations in advance and can plan out the day a little better. Hopefully it could help out with the zigzagging that you all do when trying to maximize. We shall see. Looking forward to all the new content you’ll be putting out.
Just remember that when your 7 day window opens that many of the spots will already be used up by the people coming 1 or 2 days ahead of you because they will be there just a bit earlier. You could be trying to get spots that have been closed before you even open the app.
@@jeffaltier5582 Which means you can also book for end of your trip as well
Yeah so pretty similar to the old Fast Pass system. Including the tiered system.
Except old fast pass system was free for 3 rides for everyone. 😢
And Animal Kingdom was tiered, but not Magic Kingdom was not.
I'm going to WDW for an 8 day trip starting July 24th! So now I need to book my entire vacation plans the morning I'm arriving on vacation. How stressful and annoying. Thank you for all the info!
Makes getting the new system on the day of obsolete. Most of the lightning lanes will already be gone before you buy it on the same day. So get it ahead like dinner reservations or you'll lose out.
yup. this is a huge slap in the face to AP holders
Good chance when your 7 day booking window is here rides will be sold out by people who ordered days before you get a chance.
You'll just have to wait in line, right?
@@MrMaxRebosNot necessarily… I think if they hadn’t put a limit of 1 for top tier rides, then those could have gotten sold out in advance of when most customers will have availability to purchase. But there is no reason to think that the sell out time for those attractions won’t occur til the day of around the same time as they normally do.
@marshmallow1jennie true but to pay all this money to stand in line defeats the whole purchase of paying to not standing line. Don't you think so
I like that you can hold up to three but for me it stinks because we stay off property with family. It’s the only way we can afford to go. Thankfully, our trip is next week so we’ll be able to watch and study LLs before our next trip.
Would be nice if they took into consideration the international visitors... because until you land on US soil you can not book a thing. I know because I emailed them to ask about it as I have a trip coming up in a few months. :(
Use a VPN on your phone to say you're in the states, then book. That's my plan anyway
Using a VPN doesn’t work because it’s an app. That’s what Disney have said.
@@charlottep3253 noooooo
A VPN won't work, the Disney world app is locked down. Even the VPN customer service I used said they have no work around at the moment 😢
Quincy is so pretty!!!! And smart. And talented. And dedicated/hard-working. My love!!!!
I'm anxious to hear any updates on international bookings. It's so frustrating that guests staying off-site will book before me. (I guess I could take a day trip to the States and pay the fees on my phone for data but....)
I've just checked my itinerary and I'm very glad I wasn't planning to get Genie+ in the first few days of the trip. Hopefully they 'fix' this soon though
Great job Quincy !! So I guess i have to throw out my Tee Shirt that says "I Understand Genie Plus".... So, If I am arriving on a random Sunday for 7 nights, but I only bought park tickets for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, can I book my first LL 7 days before Sunday or Monday? And can I book for all days at that time ?
Wondering if they will still have the Virtual Queue options for TRON, Tiana and Guardians. Our trip is right after Labor Day, so hopefully they'll have sorted out any bugs by then.
Yes, those will all still have VQ's.
So this is about what I thought I was looking at but the examples were helpful in making sense of it. That said what availability will look like day of and even three days out vs that 7 is a rather big question mark then of course there's the all important price question. Thanks for keeping us posted. Glad I have a few months to sort it out before any trip of mine is in play. I kind feel bad for anyone going during the initial rollout.
So for hotel guests purchasing the 7 days in advance - will we be able to cherry pick which park days we purchase for, or do you have to purchase for the entire duration of your trip?
Am I the only one who immediately thought of "LeeLoo Dallas Multi-Pass" from The Fifth Element?!
Definitely not! 😅
You need to watch Provost Park Pass video about this. He replays the scene over and over to the point of annoying.
I think 3 other people did too lol
yes!!
Its literally changing in the middle of our trip... I'm a bit nervous how this is going to effect affect our trip.
Can international guests purchase in advance if working with a U.S. based travel agent? Could be a good work around.
You will have to give your US TA your password to be able to log into the app on your behalf. I would recommend making a spreadsheet for your TA with your ‘first choices’ for them to boom on your behalf. Problem is…not everyone uses a US TA. In Australia, most people either book directly themselves, or they use local Australian TAs.
My trip is 7/13-7/22-I just miss this! Bummer 😢
Me too!!😢
You'll honestly have a better time with the current system. More LL opportunities and no tiers. When my friend and I went earlier this year, we never waited more than an hour. We got (almost) everything done that we wanted to do and even got several rerides on our favorites (with careful planning of rope-drops and extended evening hours, of course).
Don't be upset. I think it is easier now...and there are lower crowds right now, too.
This is happening 3 days before our trip, and now I have to go back to Disney University, AKA TH-cam videos, to try and learn this new system now. 😢
What if we’re split staying between 2 hotels? Do we need to book 7 days before each hotel reservation?
Need to know this answer.
Great video as always! I’d be awesome to see a three-way comparison in an upcoming video once the new system starts. One person books 7 days out, another 3 days out, and another day of. Seeing which option gets you the most availability and the impact each has on how much you can do in a day would be great info
We're planning on this!
So, I would now need to know days in advance exactly which parks and what time I want to arrive, have fewer rides to choose from, no characters, no shows, and can't stack multiple rides... How is this better? Please explain how needing to preplan my entire trip, having fewer options, and not being able to stack 4-5+ rides is better?
If you book it for your upcoming trip, do you have to buy it for all days? How will that work?
This is why AllEars is so amazing! An easy and short breakdown! My question is - if tickets and hotel were bought separately and not as part of a package (but they are now linked), will the 7 day window still apply?
Yes! Your hotel stay will apply as long as you have valid admission!
If I buy multi pass on the day I plan to use it (spot the international guest 😢) then do the tiers apply or could I pick 3 top tier slots if available (spot the international dreamer!).
Is it just me or does the pay per ride system REALLY upset anyone else?? We already pay a fortune per ticket. Then per fast pass… now we pay extra to get on the best rides?! I have a family of 6. It’s so frustrating and greedy and gross to me
Are virtual queues still going to exist? Thanks so much for figuring this all out and sharing- have to admit im glad my next trip is not until next year now!
Thank you so much for such a detailed and easy to follow explanation of all the changes. Keep up the good work!
This really caters towards resort guests, as resort guests get to start reserving spots a full 7 days in advance, while non-resort guests can start only 3 days in advance.
I agree. I can see people feeling like they are being forced to pony up the money to stay on property, if they have any chance of riding any of the more popular rides.
How do you think AP holders feel? At least non-resort guests on date based tickets can book their whole trip in advance. APs have to go day by day. I feel really bad for locals who want to join family / friends from out of town on their Disney trips since there's little chance they'd be able to get coordinated LLs.
@@LaLunaLadythat’s why the only Disney park I will visit in my next trips is Magic Kingdom. Universal nowadays is so much better.
Resort guests coming from within the US
It depends on the situation of course but staying off site really isn't worth the hassle. You save money but that's it but the hassle and hoops you have to jump through are just not worth it IMO.
As an Incredi-Pass Holder AND staying at a Disney Resort Hotel in November, can we still make reservations 7 days in advance? We have already made our Park Reservations for each day. Since we can also park hop as an AP, will Lightening Lane Multi-Pass recognize that we can jump to another park after the first lightening lane is used?
This is much better and very similar to Fast Pass. What isn't great is the fact that international guests will miss out on selecting rides in advance. I'm from the UK and won't be able to select for my trip in January. Maybe they will change this at some point in the future. Thanks All Ears and especially Quincy. You're fabulous as always.
This video was SO great and super helpful/informative! Thank you Quincy!
Very helpful video thanks. I don’t understand why Disney doesn’t just have a top tier fast pass that costs more but you can book three rides in advance and at an increased time in advance?
I see attractions in the tier lists, but will character meet and greets still have Lightning Lanes? Would love a video about how to maximize the service in all the parks and how it works into rope drop strategy. Maybe a video about how to plan that perfect day 7 days in advance.
Disney hasn’t said officially one way or another. We just know that character meet and greet parades were not included in the list released by Disney.
Terrified at how much time they will give you to complete all transactions before timing out, especially on first day. I know what two of my multi pass choices will be and thr two single passes I want but worried about doing it all in one shot when my reservation is July 31 so I’d be reserving on July 24, the first day of the new system. I’m 76 and don’t have very fast fingers. It sounds like you wouldn’t be alble to book the multi pass, check out and then go back and do single pass on separate transactions or do you disagree. Thanks Quincy for calming me down on this.
Yeah, I’m also wondering about how it will work to pick your times and then check out. I’m assuming you’ll pick your times and they’ll be held for 5-10 minutes while you finish the transaction, but it would really suck to be mid-transaction and to get an error because your time is no longer available.
I think people will on average ride less rides this way. Yes you are going to ride three rides, but they will most likely each have a required hour window, so 9-10,10-11,11-12, so possible to only get one or two rides after this.
I think you'll be able to ride a plenty of standard tier rides. We'll have to wait until roll out to find out if you can ride multiple top tier rides in the same day
One edit for you to add - Canadian travellers will also be able to book in advance of landing in the US.
Have you heard if they will still be doing the virtual queue for Guardians and Tron?
This change is not expected to affect Virtual Queue
I love this! I always geek out on the details. Thanks for breaking it down Quincy! I hope many people watch this and get familiar with the way the system works! So excited to utilize it for my Feb. 2025 visit! Whoohoo!
So helpful, thank you!
Thank you for the information. As off-site snow birds, will we know what the ride/experience availability is prior to deciding whether it’s worth purchasing multi-lighting lane for the day?
How is this going to impact AllEars challenges?! Less stacking seems possible
This is awesome. I can understand the complaints, but I’m also excited to see how this shakes out. Can’t wait to try this out on my next visit. Looking forward to the videos that’ll come out of this!
Thank you for this video. The international rule worried me but luckily Canada doesn't fall into that
By far- the BEST and most informative video yet!
This took time and effort on your end- Thank you!
Will be back to see what happens 07/24.
The old FP+ system would let you book all your FP at one time at the start of a split stay of 2 resorts. Will the new Lightning Lane system do the same?
Will there still be a non-paid virtual queue for a single pass?
Hi again Quincy ❤❤❤❤
Thanks for the breakdown 😅
I I understand everything now still might need an expert help me out sometimes
Can you test if you can have multiple bookings for Star Tours at once?
So us west coast folks coming to Disney World have to be up at 4:00 AM days before our trip to have any chance at getting early lightning lane return times. Wonderful 😮
Hey Quincy, what about people whose arrival day is before mine? Won’t that mean they will already have all the good rides booked before I can even try?
My thoughts exactly
I'm going to Disney world in September but live in England UK, I don't drive cause I've got low vision eye sight (partially sighted/blind), I was hoping to buy genie plus (now becoming lightning lane) only if park is busy, I am not an early bird so hoping to buy this on same day but later in day (maybe 10-11am say), will this work in my favor or will I miss out and be no lightning lanes available. From Abi
Seems like a double edge sword because what if something happens and you can’t get that fast pass you booked?
Indeed the only video I need is from you Quincy Thank you for sharing how Genie+ is now Light Lane Multi Pass and its alot different
As always you guys are amazing! Thank you for the crash course. I have a question, we’re going to Orlando in August, half of my party is international and I’m in the US. Can I buy the LLs for the international part of my group when I buy mine?
My Disney visit is before July 23rd, so you’re saying I still have to use the old Genie +😑
thank you for trying to make an unnecessarily complicated system clearer. I need the textbook.
Hi Quincy, thank you for the video. So does this mean the virtual queue's will now disappear?
So looks like the best strategy is to have an early park opening booking to be able to see if better rides(higher tier) are available for the day you are at the park, as she demonstrates in her example.
If you don't use your first lightening lane selection and it goes away, can you still book a tier 1 attraction? For example, you want to go to the park later at Epcot, you book figment for 9am, don't head to the park till 11 but you have Remis for 11. Can you book frozen or Soarin around 10ish when figment goes away?
Another question. Since the change is in the middle of our trip, we have to wait until 7:00 on 7/24 to get LL for that day and the rest of our trip? So much for any WDW resort benefit 😢
You are awesome Quincy! Thanks for the edutainment!
Best explanation video I've seen! Thank you!
Annual pass using new lightning lane services.. can do 3 days prior but must do so daily, right?
I thought i saw they were allowing our Canadian friends to book in advance even out of country.
@@CrystalMontvid yes Canadians can book from home
Any news on Good Neighbor hotels? Trip coming up in September and we opted for a good neighbor hotel instead of staying on property. Will Good neighbor hotels get the 7 day or 3 day advanced booking?
The only hotels that have the 7-day window are Disney Hotels, Swan/Dolphin/Swan Reserve, and Shades of Green
How does virtual cue factor in to all of this? Can you rope drop guardians or Rise of the resistance or only individual lightening lane or virtual cue? Thanks!
This will not change how Virtual Queue works. Guardians is expected to continue to use a virtual queue. Rise does not use a virtual queue so you could rope drop.
Fasr Pass Plus allowed you to book another after you use the first three. Now you can always have three.
How does this affect park hopping? Seems to me you’re better off not paying for PH if you could only get later times in your first park. So for people like us we try to do as many rides in first park than do what we can in second park in the late afternoon after a break.
I know you said that you have to have everyone in your party linked in order to book together. Is there a limit on how many people you can have linked?
Do you need to buy it for everyday?
I just got the hang of genie plus (in preparation for a trip in 2025 😂) so at least I have time to get this down pat before then! Also Quincy, you’re so pretty
Thank you for the uodate Quincy. If possible, when you get all the info, can you do a video for just passholders. It sure would help. We will be in the MK on July 29th of this year.
Thank you
Chris
Thanks for the info…it is very helpful! Question for you: are your selections held for you for a certain amount of time while you finish choosing the 3 multi passes as well as single pass and checking out for the day or can they be booked up while you’re in process of completing the booking? In other words, is there a benefit to checking out multiple times (once for single and once for multi) to avoid losing your selections during the process?
What if you are staying at a hotel AND have a date based ticket (Military Salute tickets) when can you book?
Its disappointing that character meets & shows & parades are now not included
I am keen to see what thos does to morning crowds.
I'm in Australia & very pissed off aboyt the location rule.
1st trip in Oct - im hanging for your new videos. Been watching since we booked last year & now will need to learn this new system.
Do we know yet if the meet and greets or Fairytale Hall will be included? They aren't on the attraction list for this but they are for Genie!
It looks like Lightning Lanes have been removed for character options.
This is a massive change and likely has to be implemented in stages.
All these people are complaining and putting Disney down before the program has even started. After Disney addresses the issues and makes adjustments, i wonder how many of these people will apologize or even acknowledge the changes.
Very Informative Quincy! Thank you so much. I know you mentikned this but for passholders staying at a Disney Hotel, can we still book 7 days in advance? Are Disney Good Neighbor Hotels included? I’m looking forward to you guys doing a video showcasing each option (staying and not staying at Disney). This will help us see what you mentioned about availability for the rides
What if you have two separate reservations for Disney resorts , but one continuous stay (ie, checking out and checking into next resort on same day)? Will it open for entire length of stay (for both reservations )?
I have had such great luck with the current system and being able to stack later in the day. This new system makes me worry that in order to ride the same number of rides, we will have to spend an entire day in a park versus our current method of rope dropping, heading back to the hotel for lunch and a nap/pool time, and going back at night for all our stacked attractions 😟
Going to have to watch your videos when it goes live and make a new strategy before our next trip!
This is a highly informative, outstanding video. Well done! However, this just confirms my lack of desire to go to Disney World. Not only is it hot and crowded but now I have to be an IT professional to enjoy my vacation. No thank you!
Are virtual cues still a thing? If yes, the I still bave a 7 a.m wake up. Or do we have to pay to ride the tlp tier rides?
I wish Guardians in Epcot would get a stand by line. I love the ride and want to ride it over and over again.
I wonder if Single Passes now won't be available on the day 😔
Just an assumption on my part, but I guess they will hold onto a certain amount for day of.
Thanks for the helpful video, Quincy! Will there be a tip board type feature in the new system? I might be in the minority that actually liked that feature in genie and found it helpful.
At this point, the one question I have is if the first three rides have to be in the first park you go to in the day? Mostly because for my upcoming trip, I was thinking of having my three prebooked rides one day being in EPCOT, but actually starting the day by rope dropping Animal Kingdom to do Flight of Passage and maybe a few other rides, before hopping into EPCOT for the others.
Do u still get an hour to use your time slot?
We'll confirm this when the system starts but my guess is it will be the same hour return window.
Not at all looking forward to waking up at 4:00 am here on the west coast and planning out my entire week at Disney in advance. Not a fan of this change at all.
Ok you are in the park- use a lighting lane and book your 4th one. When can you book the next one? Is it each time a LL has been used' one at a time?
You can always have up to 3 at a time. So if you use one and book a new one, you'll have to use your next before you can book another.
Rudest change ever for international guests. How on earth are we going to plan our 4000 dollar trip, make it worthwhile, when all the rides will be sold out by the time we can book. WHICH IS ON THE DAY OF ARRIVAL. So disappointed in this new system
Hopefully they make adjustments to this issue. Not sure why this restriction is in place.
Agree. America first, apparently 😢 Spent about 10K on our upcoming trip in August this year and now feeling like a less valued customer for sure.
I found that so interesting, considering the fact that most International guest are more likely to stay up to 14 days.
can't you just get a VPN?
@brandond8197 Apparently a VPN doesn't work with the app
Oh, thought that 7 am was to check to see if someone canceled and for last chance ones; well, that would have been cool.