The Lightning Lane Thread! All WDW Info Here

This happened for me in March as well. Expired LL was taken and MEP was left.

I got MEPs from TSM and TBA as both seemed to be breaking down a lot. TBA was a good gamble for MEP, especially since it was easy to modify or get a new LL for TBA on a drop.

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Thanks so much! I remember using Thrill Data but my skills and memory are rusty so thanks for this.

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I also watch BG1 times and availability checking times over multiple days.

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I second what @Jeff_AZ said, but will add that you can also follow LL availability right here on Touring Plans.

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Oh excellent! Thank you!

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What is the forum approved acronym for Under the Sea - Journey of the Little Mermaid? Also Buzz Light Year’s Space Ranger Spin?

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I call them TLM and Buzz. I’ve seen other variations like UtS and BLY.

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You mean “JLM”?
Edit: Oh, I get it…

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No The Little Mermaid.

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I swear Disney knew what they were doing when they made LL bookings early. It’s so temping to buy it in anticipation but I really don’t think I will need it in mid May with CL 5s.

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That’s the problem- you can’t decide when you get there because by that point it’s too late to get anything good. I think I would always get it though (I assume it’s around $25) then because I hate lines and it’s starting to get quite hot then too and you may want to minimize outdoor waits.

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Exactly. I’m definitely buying ILL for ROTR, FOP & GOTG and I will probably break down and buy LL the day they release. It’s just so nice to know you don’t have lines but on the other hand I don’t want to be on a timed schedule.

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Will someone give me the best strategy for HS, it’s a CL6 tomorrow last minute decision to consider lightning lanes (oops)?

I have a kid that hates TOT but will want to do all tier one rides.
So I’d say SDD - TSM - ??? but those both have drops which makes me doubt this strategy. I will also be using BG1.

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I haven’t used the new system yet but you will probably just have to do a lot of refreshing until you get what you want and maybe try looking into how to do “zombie stacking” so that you can get the tier ones.

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Thanks sorry I didn’t mean to tag you directly.

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Did you look to see what is available right now?

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Just looking now, there are LL available for tomorrow for everything in HS. Even Slinky showed a 5:15 LL.

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For two slots, I would get the best advance options you can for your highest priority rides, drops or not. For the third slot, get an LL as early in the day as possible so you can unlock tiers. Try modifying this periodically to see if you can get a better attraction and/or earlier time.

When you’re there tomorrow, try to make use of the drops to get better times and better attractions. Then just churn through as you use each LL. Hopefully you can get all the major rides.

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So my sister is heading to WDW as part of her daughter’s cheer competition later this week. Well, it turns out that they don’t get their room reservation number until they check in at the cheer competition! So even though they are staying onsite at All-Star Sports, they can only make their reservations 3 days in advance as if they were staying offsite.

Thought it was worth mentioning this here. This is similar to the issue with packages, where people can only start booking LLs once they get their reservation number for the package. Is that 5 days in advance? Can’t remember.

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Wow! That’s up to the organization I guess. They get the numbers in advance. It probably takes a little bit of work to get the numbers out to the right people. We always got ours a few weeks in advance. I do remember in FP+ days we were still behind the pack in booking FPs.

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