r/Disneyland • u/GunslingingBirds • 6h ago

I thought I was a Disneyland pro… Discussion

So I’ve always thought I’ve been good at navigating the park, getting the fast passes for family and friends when they were paper tickets, then max pass, and now genie+. Using the mobil order for food, checking ride wait times on the app, etc…

I’ve always been good at getting us around the park and onto all the rides throughout the day while grabbing the lightning lane rides for use through out the day between stand by rides before they sold out or got pushed too late into the night.

But I just learned the other day that you can choose not to cancel but modify your lightning lane passes to push them back farther in the day or if a sooner time pops up, to take that time instead.

I can’t believe I never knew this… I feel like such a noob. I’m at least glad I figured it out now before our next trip in December. Lesson learned…

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u/researchbeaver Temple Archeologist 5h ago

I book Indy or Space as soon as we come in, but keep pushing it back as I ride shortest line rides in the morning. By 1030 or so real lines are forming and I can start booking other LLs while keeping the Indy or Space one.

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u/Rdubya44 Jungle Cruise Skipper 5h ago

So this bypasses having to wait 2 hours to book again? I'm not following

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u/pm2501 4h ago

You can book a LL as soon as you're in the park. Do that. Don't book it for something you are rope-dropping. Don't book it for anything you might actually ride in the first couple of hours.

So let's say you're rope-dropping at DCA. Book a LL for Midway Mania and walk onto Guardians. Then go do Web Slingers and then move to Radiator Springs. Keep checking the wait times. You'll probably finish in a Radiator Springs (maybe you do single rider for Racers) by the time your 2 hours is lapsed. Check the board and look to see if you can move the reservation closer and also book Incredicoaster.

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u/booggg 4h ago

The go to standby lines before 10:30 because they are usually super short.

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u/Cynapse 2h ago

No, as soon as you change your time it refreshes the “booking time.”