No one likes lines, least of all at the happiest place on Earth.
If you can’t stand waiting and the current Lightning Lane system isn’t for you, Disney is offering a new way for you to get on rides as quickly as possible at its US theme parks.
Walt Disney Co. shared on Wednesday that it would be launching a new line-skipping tier for customers who don’t want to wait. The upgrade can cost as much as $449 per person on top of park admission.
The new feature has been named the Lightning Lane Premier Pass pilot program and will begin Oct. 23 at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, and at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on Oct. 30, the company shared.
The new pass will be different from its two predecessors, as those require parkgoers to commit to estimated time windows for specific rides and attractions. The Lightning Lane Multi Pass limits holders to three such attractions selected ahead of time, only allowing for more reservations once the three initial have been redeemed. The Lightning Lane Single Pass applies to only one ride, which is determined from a list upon purchase.
Through this new third tier of the Lightning Lane passes, parkgoers will be able to show up without specifying arrival times and get in a shorter Lightning Lane to go on rides. However, the pilot program is limited to a list of experiences and attractions, each of which the pass holder can only attend once a day, Disney parks shared.
Pricing depends on the day that visitors are at the parks, with high traffic days at Disney World costing as much as $449 and other days costing as low as $129, the company shared. For Disneyland Resort parks, the pass will cost $400 through the end of this year and around $300 to $400 in 2025.
But don’t get your hopes up that this means no more lines, as the passes will not be available to everyone entering the park.
Disney shared they are available in “very limited” quantities. For those looking to buy them at Florida parks, they will only be made available to those staying in select hotels, the website shared.
The passes are not being offered at any of Disney’s foreign parks, though the new system is similar to offerings at Disneyland Paris and Tokyo Disney Resorts.