Should I Buy Lightning Lane?
Personalized recommendations based on pricing, wait predictions, and sell-out risk
Over the last 30 days, 16 of 46 Lightning Lane rides at Walt Disney World averaged a posted standby wait of 30 minutes or more, so a Lightning Lane saves about 20 minutes or more on them. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind saves the most, about 65 minutes. Multi Pass costs $15–$45 per person per day in our captures. For a specific date, pick a park below: each Single Pass ride gets a buy, consider or skip verdict from its captured price and predicted standby.
Data updated · Source: RopeDrop wait-time and Lightning Lane price tracking
Lightning Lane Single Pass Rides
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Lightning Lane worth it at Walt Disney World?
For most rides, no: over the last 30 days 16 of 46 rides with Lightning Lane averaged a posted standby wait of 30 minutes or more, led by Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind (about 65 minutes saved). We call a Lightning Lane worth it when the ride's average posted standby wait over the period was 30 minutes or more, so skipping the line saves about 20 minutes or more (standby minus up to 10 minutes in the Lightning Lane). For a specific day, we compare the captured price with the ride's predicted standby wait for that date minus up to 10 minutes in the Lightning Lane.
Which rides should I buy Lightning Lane Single Pass for?
Single Pass rides over the last 30 days: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind averaged 75 min standby (saves about 65 min); TRON Lightcycle / Run averaged 56 min standby (saves about 46 min); Avatar Flight of Passage averaged 48 min standby (saves about 38 min); Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance averaged 48 min standby (saves about 38 min); Seven Dwarfs Mine Train averaged 40 min standby (saves about 30 min). Pick a date and park above: each Single Pass ride is listed with its captured price, the minutes it saves and a buy, consider or skip verdict.
When do Lightning Lane passes sell out?
It varies by ride and day. Where we track sell-outs, each ride shows the share of tracked days it was sold out by our last check (details on the sell-out tracker). The live tip board shows current availability.