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When can you book
Lightning Lane?

Enter your dates and see the morning your Lightning Lane window opens, and how to book 7 days in advance.

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The short answer

Disney Resort hotel guests can buy Lightning Lane 7 days before check-in, for the whole stay up to 14 days. Other guests buy 3 days ahead: for every day of a date-based ticket at once, or one visit at a time with an Annual Pass. Sales open at 7:00 AM Eastern.

Updated Nov 12, 2026Rules checked Nov 3, 2026Disney’s rules

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When does your window open?

Enter your dates. We count back using Disney’s published windows.

Where are you staying, and what ticket?

Resort guests book every day of the stay at once, up to 14 days.

Your Lightning Lane window opens

Enter your dates

7:00 AM Eastern Time

    How to book 7 days in advance

    The 7-day window, step by step

    Only hotel guests get it. Everyone else books 3 days out.

    Book 7 days before check-in

    1. Stay at an eligible hotelA Disney Resort hotel, the Walt Disney World Dolphin, Swan, Swan Reserve or Shades of Green.
    2. Connect everyoneMake sure everyone in your party is on your Family & Friends list with valid theme park admission.
    3. Be ready at 7:00 AM Eastern7 days before the first day of your stay, open the My Disney Experience app and choose your experiences for each day.
    4. Book the whole stay at onceThe 7-day window covers every day of the stay, up to 14 days.

    At 7:00 AM

    Booked at 7. Still looking at 7:05.

    Disney’s rules

    The booking rules

    ✓ Rules checked Nov 3, 2026The calculator uses the first row.
    When you can buyGuests at Disney Resort hotels, the Walt Disney World Dolphin, Swan, Swan Reserve and Shades of Green: 7 days before the first day of the stay, for the whole stay up to 14 days. Other guests with date-based tickets: 3 days before the first day of the ticket, for every admission day on it. Annual Passholders and other ticket types: 3 days before the park visit. Sales open at 7:00 AM Eastern Time in the My Disney Experience app. Disney: Lightning Lane passes ↗
    How many aheadUp to 3 Multi Pass experiences and arrival windows in one park. At Magic Kingdom, EPCOT and Hollywood Studios, choose up to one from the first group. Animal Kingdom has no groups. Disney: Lightning Lane passes ↗
    Single PassFor the most in-demand attractions, which aren’t part of Multi Pass. You choose an arrival window ahead. Up to 2 Single Passes per day. Disney: Lightning Lane passes ↗
    PricesPrices vary by date and by park or attraction, and are shown in the My Disney Experience app. Disney: Lightning Lane passes ↗

    Disney sets these rules and can change them. Check Disney’s Lightning Lane page before you buy.

    Questions

    Booking window: quick answers

    How far in advance can you book Lightning Lane?7 days before check-in for Disney Resort hotel guests, covering up to 14 days. 3 days before the first ticket day for other guests with date-based tickets, and 3 days before each visit for Annual Passholders and other tickets.
    What time does Lightning Lane booking open?7:00 AM Eastern Time, in the My Disney Experience app.
    Do off-site guests get the 7-day window?No. Guests not staying at an eligible hotel buy 3 days ahead. With a date-based ticket, that one morning covers every day on the ticket.
    Can I book Single Pass in the same window?Yes. Single Pass is chosen ahead with an arrival window, up to 2 a day.

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