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Are you planning your Disneyland vacation and feeling overwhelmed with the options and unsure how to navigate the parks? Disney can often leave guests, first-timers, and repeaters, overwhelmed. Using our Disneyland touring plan in place will help to ensure your day’s success! Let’s get started!
Disneyland is the original theme park – the iconic original, if you will. It’s the perfect place to start your love of Disney and return to each year. While Disneyland and Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World are similar in layout and some attractions, the differences are glaring once inside.
Start your Disneyland vacation at Disneyland Park, and you won’t be disappointed!
What You Need to Know About Lightning Lanes Before Visiting Disneyland
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Lighting Lane Multi Pass
Lightning Lane Multi Pass is a paid service at Disneyland that replaced the Genie+ system, which replaced the old FastPass system.
Lightning Lane Multi Pass can be purchased each day of your trip, or added on when you purchase your tickets. It must be purchased for each person who wants to ride with Lightning Lanes.
Everyone can choose their first Lightning Lane Multi Pass selection as soon as you scan in at either park. You can make a second selection either 2 hours later, or after you use your first Lightning Lane selection – whichever comes first.
Lightning Lane Multi Pass also gives you access to PhotoPass photos, which includes photos taken by Disney photographers, ride photos, and interactive PhotoPass lenses to use on your phone. This is a great benefit to have your vacation memories saved for you!
Pro Tip: Always set an alarm on your phone for the time you can pick another Lightning Lane selection! The app will always tell you exactly what time you can choose the next one. In some cases it’s 2 hours since your last selection, or when you scan in to use a Lightning Lane selection. Check the app each time you scan in for a ride to see if you can select a new ride.
Lightning Lane Single Pass
Some of the more popular rides in each park are not included with your Lightning Lane Multi Pass purchase. These few attractions are called Lightning Lane Single Pass. Confused yet? We know, the names make it extra tricky! But we promise, it will all come together for you!
Lightning Lane Single Pass can purchased in your My Disney Experience app, as a per person, per ride add on – for each ride offered.
Those rides are: (Subject to change)
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland Park
- Radiator Springs Racers at California Adventure Park.
Disneyland Park Strategy with Lightning Lanes
Here’s your Disneyland plan. Let’s get started!
Arrive at least one hour before park opening. Park hours can be found in your Disneyland app or on the Disneyland Website.
Once you’re scanned in at Disneyland:
For additional Park Touring plans visit the following:
For additional information on Lightning Lanes search “Lightning” in the top right. Here are links to a few of our favorites.
Ready to book your next magical vacation? Contact your favorite Love of the Magic Vacations Travel Advisor or email hello@LOTMV.com
