Testing New Lightning Lane Tricks at Disney World: What Works? What Doesn't?

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Editorial Summary
The creator conducts a series of experiments at Walt Disney World to test the functionality and limitations of the new Lightning Lane Multi Pass service. Initial tests focus on whether tapping into a park unlocks the ability to book attractions in different parks or modify existing reservations. The creator discovers that simply tapping into the park does not immediately allow for cross-park bookings or tier one modifications. However, after successfully using a reservation, the ability to book in other parks is unlocked. The video also confirms that a twenty minute grace period remains intact for expired reservations. The creator identifies several software glitches, such as missing reservations in the main list and the app defaulting to Magic Kingdom during refreshes. To navigate these issues, a workaround involving pinning specific attractions to the top of different park views is suggested. Further testing addresses how to handle group members who are not physically present at the first attraction. The creator learns from Guest Relations that the best way to unlock a party is to use the experience and then ask staff to redeem it for the rest of the group. Finally, the creator demonstrates how to strategically book popular rides like Tiana's Bayou Adventure by monitoring virtual queue activity and using the modify time feature.
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Creator's Key Takeaways
I am still not able to let a lightning land expire after I've tapped in and start booking other tier ones or in other Parks
the 20-minute grace period at the end of your lightning Lane reservation is still intact with this new system
I now currently have the three most difficult lightning Lanes in all of Disney World all in the bag
I would say that while we definitely ran into some weird little gremlins that I'm guessing are probably going to be fixed in the near future
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