I will be done with all the MK headliners by 3:30 and started at 11 so it’s not all bad.
For people who don’t know how to work the system today is a nightmare.
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Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World
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For people who don’t know how to work the system today is a nightmare.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
Pay to skip the line and be stuck in a long one. Magical
Jrb1979
Well-Known Member
It's not a skip the line pass. It's a virtual queue. Completely different
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
It’s supposed to be a paid skip the standby line pass into a “lightning” lane between a select timeframe to get on the attraction sooner.It's not a skip the line pass. It's a virtual queue. Completely different
Just like the free fastpass used to be but oh well
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
No, it is not a paid skip the line system nor were FastPass and FastPass+ skip the line systems. The paid skip the line offering is the VIP tours.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
It’s a skip the standby line for a shorter “lightning” line which isn’t always as advertised. We are saying the same thing just in a different way
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
No, we’re not. You’re not paying for a shorter line either.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
You’re paying for a faster line (shorter wait) or supposed to be…
“Fast”pass
“Lightning” lane
Chi84
Premium Member
I think you have to say you’re paying for a virtual queue system so you can do other things instead of standing in line while waiting for your return time.
Jrb1979
Well-Known Member
Which makes it a garbage system.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
Being a virtual queue system is not what makes it a garbage system. They can be utilized well but they require the right setup.
Jrb1979
Well-Known Member
Disney has never had the right system. IMO there is a reason that Universal scrapped it.
Disstevefan1
Well-Known Member
So the lightning lane was 30 min. What was the standby wait time at that moment?
So here we are. Unless you want to pay the insane prices of the guided tours, best case when it’s a busy day is to pay for Genie+ or ILL to wait only 30 minutes.
I am sure glad they are limiting capacity to the parks
It seems they were overly optimistic when they came up with the name “lighting” lane.
It’s more like “shorter waits than the poor folks in the standby” lane.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
Magical timesSo the lightning lane was 30 min. What was the standby wait time at that moment?
So here we are. Unless you want to pay the insane prices of the guided tours, best case when it’s a busy day is to pay for Genie+ or ILL to wait only 30 minutes.
I am sure glad they are limiting capacity to the parks
The posted standby time at that point 130 minutes.So the lightning lane was 30 min. What was the standby wait time at that moment?
So here we are. Unless you want to pay the insane prices of the guided tours, best case when it’s a busy day is to pay for Genie+ or ILL to wait only 30 minutes.
I am sure glad they are limiting capacity to the parks
It seems they were overly optimistic when they came up with the name “lighting” lane.
It’s more like “shorter waits than the poor folks in the standby” lane.
Maybe it’s a MK thing? I just finished Guardian's and Remi who both have a 2+ hour wait time but the lightning lanes both where short and smooth.
Disstevefan1
Well-Known Member
Since guardians and Remi had 2+ hour standby wait lines, it’s sounds like they were letting in more lightning lane folks in and less standby compared to what they were doing at Thunder.
And I guess as it should be. You want to get on an attraction, you gotta pay the price.
Im pretty sure it refers to how fast the money leaves your wallet.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
Todd H
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There’s never been a better time to be a Disney fan.