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Update! Lightning Lane Multi Pass Priorities at Magic Kingdom

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We’re in the middle of summer break, and thanks to an aversion to waiting outside in intense heat, it’s one of the times when most guests will consider purchasing Lightning Lane Multi Pass (LLMP). In order to make sure you have the most up-to-date information to make the best decisions, we’re updating all of our data-driven LLMP priority lists for every park. You can also find lists for Animal Kingdom, EPCOT, or Hollywood Studios.

Magic Kingdom is where you have most LLMP choices – there are 18 different LLMP attractions to choose from (and that’s not inflated by shows, like the lineup at Hollywood Studios). That leaves much more room for shuffling within the priority list.

This post was last updated on June 29, 2026.

Explain the Math

We can rank the LLMP attractions in each park in different ways. In this post, I am going to aggregate three of those different measures by averaging them. Easy peasy.

  1. Rank by average availability, ascending – the attraction in each park that usually sells out first will get rank 1, and the attraction in each park that has book now/ride now availability the most through the day will get the lowest rank.
  2. Rank by average time savings, descending – the attraction in each park where Genie+ usually saves the most time compared to standby will get rank 1, and the attraction in each park where Genie+ usually saves the least time compared to standby will get the lowest rank.
  3. Rank by attraction satisfaction, descending – the attraction in each park with the highest overall average satisfaction from 2026 will get rank 1, and the attraction in each park with the lowest overall average satisfaction from the past year will get the lowest rank.

Once I calculated all three ranks, then I averaged the three results and sorted from score that was closest to one all the way to the highest number. I used those averages to come up with the following prioritized list!

Prioritized List of Tier One Lightning Lane Multi Pass Attractions at Magic Kingdom

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is a worthwhile reservation in the summer, but you don’t necessarily need to book it in advance!

1. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

Availability Score = 2 out of 5
Time Savings Score = 1 out of 5
Satisfaction Score = 1 out of 5

Tiana’s currently has the best overall time savings of any LLMP attraction at Magic Kingdom! By … just a smidge. Its average is at 24 minutes saved, followed very closely by Peter Pan’s Flight (23 minutes) and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (22 minutes). That difference is almost insignificant. But Tiana’s also sells out before noon on most days when it’s warm outside, and its satisfaction score of 4.5 wouldn’t be impressive over at Hollywood Studios, but does win the tier here.

If you don’t book Tiana’s in advance, don’t fret. It averages 6 refills of availability every day. You’ve got plenty of time to grab it!

 

Big Thunder is back! And very popular. (photo by @bioreconstruct)

2. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Availability Score = 1 out of 5
Time Savings Score = 3 out of 5
Satisfaction Score = 2 out of 5

Sure, Big Thunder only gets third place for time savings out of the Tier One attractions, but it’s only 2 minutes lower than first place. 22 minutes saved is still pretty great. And its satisfaction for 2026 is 4.49 – also right behind Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. It’s also the most popular ride to book at Magic Kingdom right now, often selling out multiple days in advance. Thankfully, it does have an average of 3 refills of availability each day.

 

An attraction with long waits and early sell-outs is deserving of a high priority.

3 [tie]. Jungle Cruise

Availability Score = 3 out of 5
Time Savings Score = 4 out of 5
Satisfaction Score = 3 out of 5

Time savings at Jungle Cruise are still pretty good even though it comes in 4th place out of Tier One with an average of 18 minutes saved compared to standby. Availability isn’t great, with sell-outs happening just after noon on most days. And satisfaction is pretty high. All of this makes Jungle Cruise an attractive option for LLMP.

 

It’s not often that you’ll find Peter Pan’s Flight with a 15 minute posted wait. That’s why you might need LLMP instead.

3 [tie]. Peter Pan’s Flight

Availability Score = 4 out of 5
Time Savings Score = 2 out of 5
Satisfaction Score = 4 out of 5

Prior to Big Thunder Mountain coming back online and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure getting a standby line, Peter Pan’s Flight was close to a clear winner on the prioritized list for Magic Kingdom. But its mediocre satisfaction score drags it down, and its availability has gotten much better now that it has competition from Big Thunder and Tiana’s.

If you’re traveling with young kids and using LLMP, it’s a good bet if you all want to stick together for the day. And while you can pretty easily rope drop Jungle Cruise if you don’t have early entry (since it isn’t even open during early entry), Peter Pan’s Flight will already have a lengthy standby queue by the time “regular rope drop” happens. If you’re staying onsite with young kids, it’s an excellent first-attraction option. But otherwise, you’ll have to find another time to wait for it, or use LLMP instead.

 

This satisfying classic drops to the lowest-priority Tier One option.

5. Space Mountain

Availability Score = 5 out of 5
Time Savings Score = 5 out of 5
Satisfaction Score = 5 out of 5

Space Mountain is an easy last choice, at least as far as the math is concerned. It actually has decent availability of return times, which hurts it in our calculations. And its satisfaction, while a still-good 4.2 overall, is the lowest out of any Tier One attraction. But its time savings (average of 14 minutes) keep it somewhat competitive.

One thing to keep in mind here is that Space Mountain used to be a decent secondary rope-drop option if you didn’t have early entry. Something like 80% of early entry rope droppers headed to Fantasyland every morning. So standby waits took a while to build up at Space Mountain. The conversion of Tron to standby has changed that math, though. Now the Fantasyland/Tomorrowland split is getting closer to 60/40. So if you don’t have early entry, Space may be tricky to ride without LLMP or a long wait.

Prioritized List of Tier Two Lightning Lane Multi Pass Attractions at Magic Kingdom

Can’t beat two galactic heroes in one car!

1. Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin

Availability Score = 2 out of 13
Time Savings Score = 1 out of 13
Satisfaction Score = 1 out of 13

Its significant refurbishment was a total game-changer for Buzz Lightyear! The game is much easier to play, and you can even score over the elusive 999999. That means that everyone wants to ride, which equates to long standby lines and therefore good time savings – at 18 minutes on average, Buzz actually beats one Tier One attraction for time savings and ties another. Its satisfaction has also sky-rocketed to 4.64, which is the highest of any LLMP or LLSP attraction at Magic Kingdom. Thankfully, a lot of the attraction’s capacity is devoted to Lightning Lane, so supply is high and it usually doesn’t sell out until early- or mid-afternoon.

 

The hatbox ghost gives us even more reason to recommend Haunted Mansion!

2. Haunted Mansion

Availability Score = 3 out of 13
Time Savings Score = 2 out of 13
Satisfaction Score = 2 out of 13

Getting knocked down to the second spot by Buzz’s meteoric rise  is Haunted Mansion. This fan favorite tends to book up very quickly since it’s a great time-saving tier-two option – before dinner, even on low crowd days. And an LLMP reservation has been saving guests about 15 minutes compared to standby – good enough for second-best savings just behind Buzz. Satisfaction here is also still high, at 4.56. All of that makes this a well-rounded LLMP option.

A classic for a reason!

3. Pirates of the Caribbean

Availability Score = 4 out of 13
Time Savings Score = 3 out of 13
Satisfaction Score = 3 out of 13

Pirates of the Caribbean still has totally fine availability, typically not selling out until close to park close. But return times at the beginning of the day are already pretty late thanks to a bunch of advance selections heading its way. And it can save you a little over 11 minutes compared to standby, although this varies pretty widely based on time of day and crowd level. Satisfaction is high, but it’s an attraction that you could rope drop (regular rope drop only – not early entry) or save for later at night when it’s eerier anyway, freeing you up to make other LLMP reservations.

Come bounce along with Tigger and … eat along with Pooh?

4. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Availability Score = 1 out of 13
Time Savings Score = 4 out of 13
Satisfaction Score = 7 out of 13

Winnie the Pooh is a fun ride, but it’s short in duration and perhaps only really appealing via some form of nostalgia. It’s also had remarkably high downtime in the past few months. In the Genie+ era, it never sold out before the park closed … but now it’s the ride that sells out before any other tier-two attraction – frequently by early afternoon. Families who purchase LLMP almost always have it in their advance selections, so most availability is gone before the day even starts. Once again, it’s seen a time savings of a little over 10 minutes compared to standby, but its satisfaction score is lower than many other attractions thanks to its short duration and the set pieces really starting to show some wear and tear.

IYKYK

5. Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid

Availability Score = 8 [tie] out of 13
Time Savings Score = 5 out of 13
Satisfaction Score = 6 out of 13

At Under the Sea, you’ve got almost all-day availability (with average sell-outs not happening until the late evening on medium-crowd days), average satisfaction, but surprisingly decent time savings – an average of 9 minutes.

 

This hippo is my spirit animal.

6. it’s a small world

Availability Score = 8 [tie] out of 13
Time Savings Score = 6 [tie] out of 13
Satisfaction Score = 9 [tie] out of 13

It’s a world of laughter, a world of tears … no? Did I make it far enough to get it stuck in your head? I hope so. It’s a classic. Sherman brothers at their best. Another attraction that clawed its way up the LLMP rankings compared to Genie+ is it’s a small world, with good all-day availability and time savings of around 5 minutes, but a below-average satisfaction score. Small world is typically a pretty easy ride to experience without a long wait if you time it right. Otherwise, go ahead and book a LLMP reservation if you have big fans that want to sail around the world.

 

I have several pandemic-era regrets. Wasting time on this ride is one of them. Look at that white car full of pale skin. Sunburn just waiting to happen. Plus car fumes while masked. The only redeeming thing is that happy child!

7. Tomorrowland Speedway

Availability Score = 5 out of 13
Time Savings Score = 6 [tie] out of 13
Satisfaction Score = 13 out of 13

Tomorrowland Speedway has the dubious distinction of having the lowest satisfaction of any attraction in Magic Kingdom. Yayyyyyy. But its availability has been surprisingly “bad” – selling out in the evening on medium crowd days, and by early afternoon on high crowd days. A LLMP reservation here will only save you about 5 minutes compared to standby, on average. I highly suggest organizing your park day so that you never even walk past this attraction. Otherwise, the gas fumes somehow call to small children like the sirens of the sea. And you’ll be sucked in and waiting in the hot, mostly un-shaded line. Walking the long way around is totally worth it.

 

Mad Tea Party brings JOY and DELIGHT to the faces of children and adults everywhere. End of story.

8. Mad Tea Party

Availability Score = 10 [tie] out of 13
Time Savings Score = 6 [tie] out of 13
Satisfaction Score = 9 [tie] out of 13

The good news here is that Mad Tea Party has availability all day long on most days. You can basically pick up reservations at any point throughout the day and have a return time that isn’t very far away (often immediate). And time savings have been going up, now averaging 5 minutes. But you’ll get really dizzy. My anecdotal experiences say that significant time savings will happen only if there needs to be a … tea cup cleanup and the standby line grows while that important work happens.

 

Pictured: Donald after finding out that using LLMP for this didn’t save him any time.

9. Mickey’s PhilharMagic

Availability Score = 10 [tie] out of 13
Time Savings Score = 12 [tie] out of 13
Satisfaction Score = 3 out of 13

If you get really really lucky, an LLMP reservation might get you into a showing of PhilharMagic about one full show ahead of where you would’ve been with standby. But generally, it’s going to save you an average of zero minutes. And it’s available with immediate return times basically all day. The only reason it achieved this high on the list is because its satisfaction is so high.

 

One proud rider of the Barnstormer

10. The Barnstormer

Availability Score = 7 out of 13
Time Savings Score = 6 [tie] out of 13
Satisfaction Score = 12 out of 13

There is a very, very short period of life where young kids can ride Barnstormer but not really any other “big kid” rides at Magic Kingdom. In this short window of time, the Barnstormer can potentially be a good choice. A bite-sized introduction to the world of roller coasters. Other than that … I have no good things to say about it. It’s a hot, sunny line with a really short attraction at the end of it. An LLMP reservation likely won’t save you more than 5 minutes anyway.

 

Ride Dumbo, not carpets. Or if you live in the south, imagine a sign with a bunch of carpets haphazardly writing “RIDE MOR ELEFANTS”.

11. Magic Carpets of Aladdin

Availability Score = 6 out of 13
Time Savings Score = 10 out of 13
Satisfaction Score = 11 out of 13

Magic Carpets always hovers (it’s a magic carpet joke!) near the bottom of the list at the Magic Kingdom. Unless you go on a crazy-crowded day, wait time savings here aren’t going to be huge. Satisfaction scores are not good. And it’s not selling out for the day before the late evening anyway. Stick your kids in the regular standby line with one adult. Then the rest of you go and enjoy some dole whips while those crazy kids wait out their carpet time.

 

As evidenced by the empty seating, a reservation here typically won’t earn you much.

12. Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor

Availability Score = 10 [tie] out of 13
Time Savings Score = 12 [tie] out of 13
Satisfaction Score = 5 out of 13

Thankfully over the past few updates, Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor has been moving down the list, due to increasing availability. It’s available for most of the day and does not save any time (like literally none over the past several months). But once again, high satisfaction helps it not be the lowest on the list.

 

Please, please let your children ride Dumbo. Please, please, don’t use LLMP to do it unless absolutely necessary.

13. Dumbo the Flying Elephant

Availability Score = 10 [tie] out of 13
Time Savings Score = 11 out of 13
Satisfaction Score = 8 out of 13

On almost every day, you can get an LLMP reservation for Dumbo almost until the park closes. Satisfaction with the flying elephants also isn’t spectacular. Your time savings compared to standby will probably be something like 2 minutes on average. This one is really only worth it if you want to ride in the middle of the afternoon on a crowded park day.

 

What Does This Mean For You?

  1. Keep in mind that any LLMP prioritization should also be paired with a savvy park touring strategy. A lot of the attractions at the top of this list are also good rope drop (or late-night) candidates, which allows you to not use reservations for them unless you want to ride them more than once.
  2. Magic Kingdom is the easiest park for using and learning LLMP. There are plenty of options that will save you a decent amount of time, so you don’t have to go in with a crazy strategy. And you won’t get frustrated by everything booking up before noon. If you’re on the fence about whether your party would benefit from it or not, try it at Magic Kingdom first.
  3. When character meet-and-greets were part of the Genie+ lineup at Magic Kingdom, purchasing it made even more sense. Now, strategizing around lengthy character standby waits has to be part of your strategy, even if you purchase LLMP.

 

Have you used LLMP at Magic Kingdom? Do you agree with these rankings or would yours be different? Let me know in the comments! 

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Becky Gandillon

Becky Gandillon was trained in biomedical engineering, but is now a full-time data and analytics nerd. She loves problem solving and travelling. She and her husband, Jeff, live in St. Louis with their two daughters and they have Disney family movie night every Saturday. You can follow her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-gandillon/ or instagram @raisingminniemes

2 thoughts on “Update! Lightning Lane Multi Pass Priorities at Magic Kingdom

  • Tom D

    There are several references to Genie+ in the article. The majority refer to it in the past tense and are perfectly proper. However, there are four that seem to have carried over from earlier versions of this story, written back in the pre-LLMP days. You may want to correct them.

    There are two in the “Rank by average time savings” paragraph. The others are in the photo captions for Mickey’s PhilharMagic and for Dumbo.

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  • AdamW

    I’m sure this is pure coincidence, but did anyone else find it amusing that the first Tier Two listing is Haunted Mansion and its rating is 1 out of *13*? 🙂

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