food IS a theme park
When most Disney World guests try and book Lightning Lanes, they often try for the resort’s most popular attractions first.
Lightning Lane
However, some guests will instead grab “junk” Lightning Lanes — IE, less popular rides whose waits may not “require” using a Lightning Lane– for as early in the day as possible. Why? Well, it’s a way to take as much advantage of the system as possible.
2026 Disneyland vacation packages just dropped, which means it’s time to plan our next trip to The Happiest Place on Earth. With new vacation packages come new details, and we have a lot to share.
Sleeping Beauty Castle
If you’re planning on staying at a Disneyland Resort hotel, make sure you read below to check out all the information you need to know for upcoming trips.
Magic Kingdom just lost another Lightning Lane Multi Pass option, and it’s a big one.
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin Lightning Lane sign
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin has closed for an extended refurbishment, which means you now have ONE fewer skip-the-line option at this park. Between this closure and the ongoing Big Thunder Mountain Railroad refurb, the Magic Kingdom Lightning Lane Multi Pass list is shrinking fast. Let’s break down exactly what’s changed, what’s still available, and how you can adjust your park day strategy.
August is here, and that means Disney fans are either heading back to school as summer ends or choosing to take their vacations now, as they don’t return to school for another month.
Lightning Lane Multi Pass pamphlet
If you’re planning your vacation for this month, there’s a lot of planning that may still need to be done! Perhaps you’re still finding the perfect hotel, or you’re still deciding on how many days you’d like to go. I totally get it — I’ve been there MANY times over the past few years of visiting Disney World time and time again. If you’ve been thinking of skipping the lines by buying Disney’s Lightning Lane service, we have the FULL list of prices you can expect to see this month, so you can budget ahead!
Are you a Magic Key Holder at Disneyland? Magic Key is Disneyland’s version of the Annual Pass and allows guests to visit the theme parks all year long.
Lightning Lane at Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway in Disneyland
There’s a special offer starting soon that can make your park day even more special and get you riding on all the rides you want! As a Disney World Annual Passholder, I’m jealous that Magic Key Holders get to take advantage of this promotion.
The return of an old favorite has led to a new rope drop rule at EPCOT.
EPCOT
In July of 2025, EPCOT’s Test Track reopened after a refurbishment that lasted over a year. The new version of the attraction, dubbed Test Track 3.0 by fans – a nod to the original late 1990s original and the 2010s refurbished version of the attraction that preceded it – the “new” Test Track has six new “scenes” celebrating vehicles and their makers.
This year has been a HUGE year for change in Disney World. Muppets Courtyard has closed in Disney’s Hollywood Studios to make way for a Monsters, Inc. land. In Magic Kingdom, Tom Sawyer Island and Rivers of America have closed to make way for a new Cars expansion (plus a Villains land is coming to the park, too). Parts of DinoLand, U.S.A. have already closed in Disney’s Animal Kingdom to make way for a new Tropical Americas-themed land.
Test Track will reopen soon
In EPCOT, Test Track has been closed for over a year so that it could get a completely new theme and upgrade. Well, that ride is reopening soon, and that’s going to change how you use Lightning Lanes in EPCOT. We’re going to break it down for you.
We’re just weeks away from Test Track’s official reopening after over a year of refurbishment, and with the attraction already in previews, we have an idea of how EPCOT is about to change!
Let’s go!
Deemed Test Track 3.0 by many fans — due to it being the third iteration of the attraction, after the late 1990s original and the early 2010s refurbishment — is the latest version of EPCOT’s iconic E-Ticket. We have already had the opportunity to ride a few times and we’re here to share a few ways EPCOT is about to change!
If you’re planning a trip to Disney World, you are probably thinking about how much to budget for hotel, tickets, food, and more.
Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom
However, it’s not quite as easy to plan for purchasing Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass (Disney’s skip-the-line service) because you really only know the prices closer to the time. That’s because pricing is based on the date, but Disney has released more prices for July, so let’s see when prices will increase.
For the past few months, EPCOT has been a little…slower. That’s because one of the park’s iconic (and speedy!) attractions has been closed for refurbishment. Dear Test Track — we miss you!
Test Track
Disney Imagineers have been busy transforming Test Track (again) for EPCOT fans to “discover the future of transportation on the thrilling road to tomorrow.” Think of it like a blend of the past, present, and future! Soon, this ride will officially open to the public, but before it does, Disney World Annual Passholders are being treated to an exclusive preview of the attraction. We have NEW details about how these previews will work, so let’s talk about it.
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