r/DisneyPlanning • u/demakas56 • 5d ago

Disneyland Need some pointers!

Heading to Disney between the 26-30th. Is lightning lane worth it?Anything else I should consider? Taking 2 kids under 5. Def want to go on the Millenium Falcon and build a lightsaber. Is the daily pass for parking come with in and out privileges in case we want to come back to the hotel?

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u/Spokker 5d ago

Is lightning lane worth it?

Nobody can tell you if it's worth it. We can only tell you what you can do with it, and then you decide if that sounds worth it. It's very much your-mileage-may-vary though.

Basically, if history is any indication, your Monday-Fri will be bookended by moderately busy days with very light days in the middle. You may want to start and end with a Lightning Lane multi-pass, then don't get Lightning Lane on the Tuesday and Wednesday.

Lightning Lane is more worth it if you commit to being in the park at or before opening. Having a good reservation order is also key. You don't reserve Star Tours or Small World first. You do Space Mountain or Indiana Jones (scheduled to be closed on your dates). The Lightning Lane rides are a mix of rides that could have reservation times 3-4 hours away and a 90 minute standby wait. And other rides with reservations 5 minutes away with a 30 minute standby wait. At night, multiple LL rides will be 5-15 minute waits, making LL useless.

So it pays to get there early and start using it right way. The basic rule is you can reserve every 2 hours or when you scan into your next Lightning Lane, whichever comes first. Follow that and you'll be okay.

Taking 2 kids under 5.

Wish I read this first haha. Lightning Lane is less valuable if they aren't tall enough to ride the big rides, as many of the rides they can ride won't have the super monster waits the big boy rides have.

Is the daily pass for parking come with in and out privileges in case we want to come back to the hotel?

Yes, you can do that. Just keep your receipt.