Lightning Lane, NO

Vegas Disney Fan

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I think the “value” in LL depends on how often you visit, we’d never pay for it at DL where we’ve been dozens (maybe hundreds) of times, we did pay for it our last trip to WDW though and found it worth every penny because we only go once every year or 2.

With ILL and MLL our trip felt surprisingly similar to our old FP+ trips, which we loved, just $50 a day more expensive per person (which we didn’t love).

I don’t think we could justify WDW without LL, but that essentially makes it a mandatory expense for us and makes it harder to justify a WDW trip at all now.
 

JIMINYCR

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On our last trip to WDW we bought PH passes and as always utilized them to increase our experience. We used the LL only for GoTG and Tron. In two weeks time we got to do everything we wanted to without needing to pay out more. Like every Dis add on you have to decide what value in experience you are getting buying into something vs the cost. If you plan well you can have a very enjoyable trip without over spending and breaking the bank.
A lot of guests who have no money worries can drop excessive amounts on LL and Disney has been counting on them continuing to do so.
 

Eric Graham

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Maybe I'm just being bull headed but I am just not going to do this. I just can't spend that extra money. Not that I can't afford it but I can get along just fine without it. We always use early entry and get to ride the attractions we want to without too much of a wait. If later in the day we want to stand in a line, we look at the posted wait times and decide if it is worth it. Sometimes we do it and sometimes we don't. Besides the queue lines can keep you entertained if you just look around.

Besides I always get the park hopper option. If I had to book lightning lanes and some end up later in the day then that makes PH obsolete. Right? Or am I wrong about that?
I would honestly skip the PH unless you plan to go to the festivals at night like at Epcot. That's pretty much all we use it for. Happy travels!
 

Ayla

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On our last trip to WDW we bought PH passes and as always utilized them to increase our experience. We used the LL only for GoTG and Tron. In two weeks time we got to do everything we wanted to without needing to pay out more. Like every Dis add on you have to decide what value in experience you are getting buying into something vs the cost. If you plan well you can have a very enjoyable trip without over spending and breaking the bank.
A lot of guests who have no money worries can drop excessive amounts on LL and Disney has been counting on them continuing to do so.
Two weeks? Of course you got to do whatever you wanted without LL. 🙄

Very few Americans have the luxury of being able to take a 2 week vacation at once.
 

JIMINYCR

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Two weeks? Of course you got to do whatever you wanted without LL. 🙄

Very few Americans have the luxury of being able to take a 2 week vacation at once.
We are fortunate but we don’t get to visit every year or multiple times a year as many others do. There have been 2 or 3 year waits until we could either save up for a trip or manage to get time off. Even with 2 weeks we’ve had crowds that kept us from getting to do everything we wanted and left for home having items to do on a next trip.
As you must know massive crowds and lengthy lines can impact your ability to get everything in. 2 weeks gives us time to get lots in but there’s lots to find to do that eats up that time and that time flies by fast!!!
 

Eric Graham

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We are fortunate but we don’t get to visit every year or multiple times a year as many others do. There have been 2 or 3 year waits until we could either save up for a trip or manage to get time off. Even with 2 weeks we’ve had crowds that kept us from getting to do everything we wanted and left for home having items to do on a next trip.
As you must know massive crowds and lengthy lines can impact your ability to get everything in. 2 weeks gives us time to get lots in but there’s lots to find to do that eats up that time and that time flies by fast!!!
Well, I'm sure that it makes things extra special for you since you don't go as often. And, you can get the enjoyment of seeing brand new things that others may not see if they go as frequently. Happy Disneying!
 

Ayla

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We are fortunate but we don’t get to visit every year or multiple times a year as many others do. There have been 2 or 3 year waits until we could either save up for a trip or manage to get time off. Even with 2 weeks we’ve had crowds that kept us from getting to do everything we wanted and left for home having items to do on a next trip.
As you must know massive crowds and lengthy lines can impact your ability to get everything in. 2 weeks gives us time to get lots in but there’s lots to find to do that eats up that time and that time flies by fast!!!
It doesn't matter how often (or not) you go. A 14 day vacation is vastly different from the standard 5-7 days most everyone else gets to "enjoy" at WDW.
 

Purduevian

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It doesn't matter how often (or not) you go. A 14 day vacation is vastly different from the standard 5-7 days most everyone else gets to "enjoy" at WDW.
I'm lucky enough to have gone in 2024 (3 park days), 2023 (2 park days), 2022 (1 day Disney) 2021 (3 park days), and 2019 (4 days)... my total days in Disney parks (13) is still less than 2 weeks on my last 5 trips!

Honestly though, weather LLMP is worth it is incredibly subjective. For me, it is super valuable, other's might not see it that way.
 

JIMINYCR

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It doesn't matter how often (or not) you go. A 14 day vacation is vastly different from the standard 5-7 days most everyone else gets to "enjoy" at WDW.
As I started ... yes we are fortunate to go for 2 weeks which is different than many. It still isn't as much as others get to do and it isn't always on a yearly basis.. And that 14 days isn't always our time frame. But for you to say of course we get to do whatever we wanted because it was 2 weeks isn't true. We still missed out on a lot. What one family enjoys is different than another despite the time frame you can work with.
 

JIMINYCR

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Well, I'm sure that it makes things extra special for you since you don't go as often. And, you can get the enjoyment of seeing brand new things that others may not see if they go as frequently. Happy Disneying!
Yes, we are always building a list for the new things that come up between trips to do. It also is sad because many things also disappear on us and we miss out on doing them one last time and they are gone forever. .
 

Eric Graham

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Most people in the world are poorer by a factor of 5 than the average American. So I don’t feel bad for an American not being able to take a vacation or otherwise.
I honestly believe in my opinion that people should give back if their means allows it...even if it's not monetarily you can find a way to do service to your public or even your community...but that's just my opinion
 

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