Disney Made It Extra Tough to Trip What You Need, Simply in Time for Tiana’s Bayou Journey

For those who’re happening the bayou to trip Walt Disney World’s Tiana’s Bayou Journey, there’s a number of issues it is advisable to know to ensure you’ll have the ability to expertise the Magic Kingdom’s latest thrilling attraction. It received’t have a conventional “get up early and rush to the road” queue, however somewhat a web based digital queue you’ll must get up early to enter on the MyDisneyExperience app (with a second shot within the afternoon)—or as a pay-as-you go Lightning Lane, which has changed Genie+ simply in time for the in-demand trip’s opening.

When Does Tiana’s Bayou Journey open?

Disney’s Orlando theme park has formally opened the long-needed substitute for the dated and problematic Splash Mountain with a property that followers love. The Princess and the Frog universe expands with a continuation in trip kind following Tiana’s adventures via the swampy, magical land of New Orleans with the bones of Disney World’s iconic log flume trip. Tender previews prior to now few weeks and first-day reactions are flooding the web with reward celebrating the unimaginable animatronic work, units, and music with Disney Animation’s unique solid—together with Tiana herself, Anika Noni Rose, singing the trip’s finale tune. So when you’re heading to Disney World this summer time, it’s to not be missed if you wish to preserve cool on a water trip and see Princess Tiana’s fairytale proceed earlier than her Disney+ animated sequence Tiana arrives.

The right way to Trip Tiana’s Bayou Journey

Right here’s the spice: with the intention to trip with none further prices past park admission, ensure you have the MyDisneyExperience app downloaded earlier than your journey. On the app, be certain that your whole occasion’s tickets are saved below the journey planner’s profile (decide probably the most tech-savvy individual in your group to deal with this)—however a number of individuals can attempt to e book on the Digital Queue for your entire group on the similar time; you simply have to verify they choose all occasion company on your boarding group lottery.

Walt Disney World’s Digital Queue is obtainable twice a day, as soon as at 7 a.m.(which could be achieved at your leisure from anyplace on property) after which at 1 p.m.—the catch at Magic Kingdom is that TRON Lightcycle/Run at present nonetheless solely has digital boarding teams, so it’s important to select between Tiana and Tron. If you wish to do each, you possibly can strive for Tiana within the morning however not get it, after which have a tough selection at 1 p.m. to attempt to safe the free boarding group cross for Tiana’s once more (not assured) or Tron (additionally not assured). It’s value noting that with the intention to strive for a second time at 1 p.m., your occasion needs to be inside Magic Kingdom to be eligible—and you may solely maintain a boarding group as soon as per day in the course of the park’s working hours.

It feels difficult—it is difficult!—however there’s one other solution to ensure you’ll get to trip Tiana’s Bayou Journey and Tron, or any excessive demand trip like Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind which is restricted to the Digital Queue and doesn’t have standby strains at present accessible.

What’s the new Lighting Lane choice at Walt Disney World?

Genie+ is gone! Poof! Disney Experiences’ pay-as-you-go choice has streamlined the method by rebranding as merely Lightning Lane, the road that used to include the free fastpass (RIP to that function). It’s had a number of names since turning into a monetary add-on at each Disney World and Disneyland however will now be generally known as Lightning Lane, damaged down into Lightning Lane Multi Cross (a three-ride package deal) or Lightning Lane Single Cross for a person trip.

Buying a Lightning Lane Multi Cross permits you to make as much as three Lightning Lane picks in a theme park. For those who’re staying at a Disney lodge or a collaborating neighbor lodge, it is possible for you to to entry this as much as seven days earlier than your journey to make picks, and also you’ll give you the chance select accessible occasions as you make your trip decisions. For those who’re buying the Multi Cross the day of your go to, your picks will range on availability. Your three trip picks will come from three ranges: one from rides which have the best calls for like an E-ticket new attraction (suppose Tiana or Tron), and two that can be decrease in demand stage (suppose classics, i.e. Haunted Mansion). The price of a Lightning Lane Multi Cross will range relying on once you go, scaled between peak trip days and the low season.

For those who solely wish to safe a single new Lightning Lane for Tiana’s Bayou Journey or different in-demand rides or sights, the identical reserving guidelines apply—and day of availability will range, with the stipulation that you simply’ll solely have the ability to purchase into two single Lightning Lane choices on your occasion.

That is what the choices appear like on Day 1 within the afternoon at Walt Disney World.

Don’t miss out on Tiana’s Bayou Journey by not being within the know—and ensure you plan your Disney World trip with the above in thoughts. And when you miss out or have a Disneyland journey deliberate this yr as a substitute, Tiana’s Bayou Journey can even open on the West Coast quickly in Walt Disney’s unique park in Anaheim, CA.

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