Wait Times at Walt Disney World

Lightning Lane Multi Pass is the new name for Disney Genie+. It also introduces the ability to book Lightning Lane reservations ahead of time. Disney resort guests can book up to 7 days in advance; all other guests can book up to 3 days in advance. Guests may choose 3 Lightning Lane experiences and times ahead of their visit within one theme park. On the day of their visit, guests may select another Lightning Lane once they have redeemed one selection. Selections for a second park cannot occur until this point. Selections are made before purchasing the Lightning Lane Multi Pass option. Dynamic pricing will remain in effect. Selection groups are also tiered, allowing users to only select one of the most in-demand attractions at a time.

Lightning Lane Single Pass is the new name for Individual Lightning lanes. It also introduces the ability to book Lightning Lane reservations ahead of time.

Each guest may purchase up to 2 Lightning Lane Single Passes per day.

Spring break, typically the week of Easter, the week of Thanksgiving, and the week after Christmas through New Year's Day. View the Walt Disney World Crowd Calendar to see the busiest and least busy times to visit.

Virtual Queue and a boarding group go hand-in-hand. When you join a Virtual Queue, you are given a boarding group number. They start at 1 and can go up into the 200's. At different points throughout the day, sets of boarding groups will be called. If your group is within that set, you can join the standby queue for the attraction. Be prepared to wait in a decent line after your group is called.

Currently, only TRON Lightcycle/Run at the Magic Kingdom and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT offer a Virtual Queue. It can be joined through the My Disney Experience app at 7 AM and 1 PM each day.

Yes and no. If you do not have access to Disney's Extended Evening Hours or a ticket to a special event such as Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party or Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, you can only ride TRON Lightcycle/Run (Magic Kingdom) or Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind (EPCOT) with a Virtual Queue once per day. A boarding group can be obtained either at 7 AM or 1 PM. If you have access to Extended Evening Hours or a special ticketed event, and you obtained a boarding group at 7 AM or 1 PM, you can try to another Virtual Queue boarding group at 6 PM.

Based on this past year, the best months to visit the Walt Disney World Resort in 2024 are May, August, and September.

Yes, January is busy at Walt Disney World, with wait times averaging 42 minutes per attraction resort wide. Certain weeks within the month will be less crowded.

Yes, February is busy at Walt Disney World, with wait times averaging 41 minutes per attraction resort wide. Certain weeks within the month will be less crowded.

Yes, March is busy at Walt Disney World, with wait times averaging 39 minutes per attraction resort wide. Early March is the best time to visit before Spring Break begins.

Yes, April is busy at Walt Disney World, with wait times averaging 40 minutes per attraction resort wide. It is busiest the week of Easter. After Easter, crowds lessen.

No, May is one of the best times to visit Walt Disney World, with wait times averaging 31 minutes per attraction resort wide.

Yes, June is moderately busy at Walt Disney World, with wait times averaging 37 minutes per attraction resort wide.

Yes, July is moderately busy at Walt Disney World, with wait times averaging 36 minutes per attraction resort wide.

Early August is moderately busy at Walt Disney World, but crowds lessen once local schools begin in the middle of the month. Wait times average 32 minutes per attraction resort wide.

No, September is typically one of the best times to vist Walt Disney World, with wait times averaging 30 minutes per attraction resort wide.

Yes, October is moderately busy at Walt Disney World, with wait times averaging 42 minutes per attraction resort wide. Many fall breaks occur in October, leading to bigger crowds.

Yes, November is busy at Walt Disney World, with wait times averaging 41 minutes per attraction resort wide. Around Veteran's Day and the week of Thanksgiving are the busiest times.

Yes, December is busy at Walt Disney World, with wait times averaging 46 minutes per attraction resort wide. Early December is not a bad time to go. The week between Christmas and New Year's in the busiest time of the year.

Genie+ (or Genie Plus) is a paid replacement to the FastPass+ system with some different rules. The system provides access to the Lightning Lane, which typically provides much shorter wait times than the standby queue. Guests can reserve a slot in the Lightning Lane with an hour return time; guests must return within that window to join the Lightning Lane for that attraction to experience it.

Beginning at 12 AM on the day of a Disney World theme park visit, Genie+ can be purchased on a per person basis for a variable amount of money (prices are tracked each day in our Genie+ Price Tracker). Currently, Genie+ cannot be purchased ahead of the time, only on the day of a theme park visit. It has sold out on a few occasions, but never before 10:00 AM.

Beginning at 7 AM, guests can make their first Genie+ selection in the My Disney Experience app on the Tip Board. The next Genie+ selection can be made immediately after the first selection is redeemed (i.e. you tap into the attraction) or 2 hours after the park's opening. This same sequence repeats for the duration of the day. Note that the time counter is not from resort guest early opening. For example, if the Magic Kingdom opens at 9 AM, you can make another Genie+ selection at 11 AM if the return time for your first selection is after 11 AM. You can hold several Genie+ selections at a time by accruing them every 2 hours. This process is called stacking.

An Individual Lightning Lane (ILL) is a single use pass to access the Lightning Lane of an attraction for a fee per person. This allows for a shorter wait time to ride the attraction. ILLs can be purchased without having Disney Genie+. Resort guests can purchase ILL beginning at 7 AM. Offsite visitors can purchase ILL beginning at the respective park's opening. The attractions and price for ILL is tracked every day on our ILL Price page.

Short answer: rope drop is when the park first opens. Rope dropping is to get to the park at or before park opening. Typically, you can enter some portion of the park and a rope will block further entry into the park at various points. Guests will form lines at these areas. Once it is park opening time, a Cast Member will drop the rope, letting guests into experience the park's attractions.