Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

GoofGoof

GoofGoof

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CaptainAmerica said:
This usually means you have two windows that overlap. Sometimes it lets you overlap, sometimes it doesn't. Nobody seems to understand the rules of why.

This includes dining reservations.
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I booked mine this morning and generally it allowed a 15 to 20 minute overlap but no more. It’s definitely kinda random how overlap rules get applied.
 
DisneyDreamer08

DisneyDreamer08

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Decided to test out a theory this morning.
We check into CBR this Saturday and I posted here this past Saturday about my experience booking LL. Today is the 3 day mark if I was staying off site. I’ve been wondering if Disney holds back LLs for people staying off site and if more availability would come up today. My daughter was up early this morning so since I was awake, I tested it out.

A little before 7am, I attempted to modify my Tiana LL. It showed up as no availability. I checked again at 7am, still no availability.
A little before 7, I attempted to modify my Slinky Dog LL, the earliest availability was 5:55pm. Checked again at 7, it still said 5:55. I refreshed a few times and it jumped to 6:05pm.

For the heck of it, I did attempt to book Tiana for a day later in the week and it was available at 4:30pm. So if you are staying off site, just like with the old FP+ system, I would book high demand LLs as far out as possible.

So in conclusion, it does not appear lightning lanes are “saved” for off site guests.
 
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akileese

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This was my experience as well trying to book Tiana, which I was able to get at 3 days out, but not 7 days out. They definitely slow roll the release of capacity, either that or people just book stuff and give it up on a whim. I'm not really sure which, but I would assume in an effort to get your 3 day out guests to actually buy LL, they would hold back some capacity. Slinky and Tiana are very bad examples though since they're incredibly hard to book.
 
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Purduevian

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DisneyDreamer08 said:
Decided to test out a theory this morning.
We check into CBR this Saturday and I posted here this past Saturday about my experience booking LL. Today is the 3 day mark if I was staying off site. I’ve been wondering if Disney holds back LLs for people staying off site and if more availability would come up today. My daughter was up early this morning so since I was awake, I tested it out.

A little before 7am, I attempted to modify my Tiana LL. It showed up as no availability. I checked again at 7am, still no availability.
A little before 7, I attempted to modify my Slinky Dog LL, the earliest availability was 5:55pm. Checked again at 7, it still said 5:55. I refreshed a few times and it jumped to 6:05pm.

For the heck of it, I did attempt to book Tiana for a day later in the week and it was available at 4:30pm. So if you are staying off site, just like with the old FP+ system, I would book high demand LLs as far out as possible.

So in conclusion, it does not appear lightning lanes are “saved” for off site guests.
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SDD is definitely going to be a Challege for offsite guests. It sometimes has a drop times, but is less reliable. Tiana on the other hand almost always drops at X:48 during the park day.
 
GoofGoof

GoofGoof

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Purduevian said:
SDD is definitely going to be a Challege for offsite guests. It sometimes has a drop times, but is less reliable. Tiana on the other hand almost always drops at X:48 during the park day.
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Each hour? That’s interesting. Is there a cheat sheet out there somewhere for any other rides? Specifically rat?
 
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Purduevian

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GoofGoof said:
Each hour? That’s interesting. Is there a cheat sheet out there somewhere for any other rides? Specifically rat?
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Lightning Lane Drop Times

Hello Everyone, Trying to get a list of Drop times for higher in-demand attractions. Based on Thrill Data, I think I found the following. Ride Times Tiana's Bayou Adventure 9:48am, 10:48am, 11:48am, 12:48pm, 1:48pm, 2:48pm, 3:48pm, 4:48pm, 5:48pm, 6:48pm, 7:48pm, 8:48pm Big Thunder...
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No promises, but this was my best attempt at making a LL drop sheet. I believe Touring plans has one as well behind their subscription, however I can't confirm.

You can see the tiana drops pretty well from thrill data:
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GoofGoof

GoofGoof

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Purduevian said:

Lightning Lane Drop Times

Hello Everyone, Trying to get a list of Drop times for higher in-demand attractions. Based on Thrill Data, I think I found the following. Ride Times Tiana's Bayou Adventure 9:48am, 10:48am, 11:48am, 12:48pm, 1:48pm, 2:48pm, 3:48pm, 4:48pm, 5:48pm, 6:48pm, 7:48pm, 8:48pm Big Thunder...
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No promises, but this was my best attempt at making a LL drop sheet. I believe Touring plans has one as well behind their subscription, however I can't confirm.

You can see the tiana drops pretty well from thrill data:
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Excellent. makes things easier
 
nickys

nickys

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GoofGoof said:
Probably #2 and I assume no drops day of.
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Why assume no drops? There are more rides with drops now than under G+ and more frequent drops too.

Not that any are guaranteed, but since PP was #2 to sell out in MK after JC under G+, I would be surprised if it didn’t have drops.
 
GoofGoof

GoofGoof

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nickys said:
Why assume no drops? There are more rides with drops now than under G+ and more frequent drops too.

Not that any are guaranteed, but since PP was #2 to sell out in MK after JC under G+, I would be surprised if it didn’t have drops.
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I didn’t think it had regular drops before so assuming that continues but it would be good if it did start having them.
 
nickys

nickys

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GoofGoof said:
I didn’t think it had regular drops before
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That is correct.

But MK didn’t have daily drops under G+ . However since the new system came in, MK does now have them. Including for Jungle Cruise and Tiana.

Since Splash ranked below JC and PP in terms of sold out G+ , I therefore expect PP to also have them.
 
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arich35

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nickys said:
That is correct.

But MK didn’t have daily drops under G+ . However since the new system came in, MK does now have them. Including for Jungle Cruise and Tiana.

Since Splash ranked below JC and PP in terms of sold out G+ , I therefore expect PP to also have them.
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Has anyone listed the drops? Would be helpful
 
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Purduevian

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Interesting to see how Pan is doing on it's first day on LL. Comparing to other big MK rides at 9:30am:

Pan: 12:55pm return

Big Thunder 12:50pm
Buzz:12:40pm
Mansion: 6:10pm
Jungle Cruise: 2:35pm
Pooh 3:05pm
Pirates: 1:40pm
Space: 11:55am
Tiana: Sold out
 

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