05/04/2026
If youâre paying for Lightning Lanes and still âfiguring it outâ on pre-selection day⌠youâre already behind.
Before your selection window opens, make sure you:
⨠Download the My Disney Experience app and make an account (and if you already have it, make sure your app is the latest version)
⨠Your resort reservation and theme park tickets are linked
⨠Everyone in your party is linked and listed under your âFriends and Familyâ (if multiple people are booking lightning lanes then make sure those accounts have permission to manage your plans)
⨠A payment method is saved in your account
⨠You already know which park youâre going to each day
⨠Youâve measured your kids heights so you know if you need to purchase a single pass for them (looking at you Tron Lightcycle Run, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Avatar Flight of Passage, Rise of the Resistance, and
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train)
Skip these steps and youâre wasting precious booking time you donât have and get poor return times.
If youâre not 100% sure everything is set up right, fix it before booking day - future you will be very thankful.
And remember, Lightning Lane selection opens at 7 AM, 7 days before check-in day for all Resort guests and 3 days in advance for everyone else
I help my clients handle all of this so booking day feels easy and not stressful.
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