Anyone skip LLMP for all or certain parks?

[nfceagles]

Is there a general consensus about which parks LLMP is really useful for and which its not as worthwhile for? Going for MLK weekend if that matters.

 

[georgina]

Is there a general consensus about which parks LLMP is really useful for and which its not as worthwhile for? Going for MLK weekend if that matters.

Haven’t had the occasion to use LLMP yet, but I only ever bought G+ for HS and MK.

I do buy LLSP for Guardians at Epcot, I don’t have young kids so skip the Frozen ride, usually can find a time of day when the other rides I want (Soarin, Remy) aren’t too long a wait. If I do EE at AK I can knock off FoP and Navi, Safari, Everest, and FotLK early, then wander the paths .

 

[Artygal90]

Is there a general consensus about which parks LLMP is really useful for and which its not as worthwhile for? Going for MLK weekend if that matters.

We skipped it for all 4 parks this past trip because we were on a budget and wanted to stay flexible. We were also staying offsite for a short trip so I thought we would probably not get as much use out of it as someone who was able to book their LLs 7 days ahead. We knew we could go early (like, be-in-the-first-100-people-at-the-gate early) and stay late to hit all our must-do rides without horrible waits. We were also ok skipping stuff. This was my first trip to WDW without free Fastpasses and honestly I liked the simplicity. If the wait time was bearable, we rode it. If it wasn’t, we didn’t and found something else to do. Easy!

If I were to buy LLMP I think I would get the most use out of it at Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios due to the density of attractions there. Maybe Epcot if I have limited time and MUST ride all the headliners in 1 day and also see the fireworks (I’ve resolved to split Epcot into 2 half days though for future trips - I find myself doing too much backtracking otherwise!). I would not buy LLMP at Animal Kingdom unless I could only go smack dab in the middle of the day for some reason and it was a busy time of year.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Many find they don’t ‘need’ it at Epcot or AK but on a busier weekend it will save time in all parks.

 

[EACarlson]

Many find they don’t ‘need’ it at Epcot or AK but on a busier weekend it will save time in all parks.

I would agree with this. I went at a very slack time and only purchased for HS, ended up using it at both HS and MK that day. I did spend quite a bit on LLSP to be sure I had Tron, Guardians, FOP, Rise and Slinky. No kids this trip so I didn't have any issues waiting in lines, but the lines weren't bad then.

 

[Lesverts]

Best value to me in DHS. You can LL Slinky, TSMM and Alien Swirling Saucers, allowing you to rope drop Galaxy's Edge and get to ToT and RNRC before crowds build.

 

[Meriweather]

We only got it for MK and Epcot in early Dec.
We won't get it again.

 

[loves to dive]

Depends on your goals and if you want to ride as many rides as possible or you want to relax and just ride a few rides. I've never bought it and most likely never will, I won't say absolutely never since who knows when the grand daughter gets old enough to ride all the rides. Like another poster we just look at the lines and wait times and if they are too long, we skip it and move on. I've found having more than 4 park days and park hoppers helps a lot if you don't want to pay and you don't mind waiting in lines. I can hop into a park later in the day and do a few rides, then hit that park again some other morning and get some more rides. But, I go often and have never been ride centric. I don't have to ride all the rides and since I know I'll be back some other time, I don't mind skipping a ride.

 

[disneyseniors]

We only got it for MK and Epcot in early Dec.
We won't get it again.

Can you tell me why you won't get it again? Was it not worth it or too much hassle? Just wondering what others think of this pass.

 

[denman007]

We just got back from a week and I had it everyday except one. It was really useful to get evening rides selected for a different park during the morning hours.

The only 2 things I was disappointed in was that lots of rides had no availability at times--I guess they sold out and after tapping in for the first ride, most times for the next choice were in the evening. I could never get RNR because we weren't spending all day in the parks.

I did like the ease of getting the VQ rides and that you could use them regardless of your group/time. Our times were always expired but they let us ride anyway. That made it great to pick them up in the morning and not be tied down to a time.

When I bought the LLMP I considered it expensive...but compared to food prices, I didn't think that anymore. lol I spent about $650 for 6 days for the 3 of us and would do it again for convenience and time savings.

 

[Simba's Mom]

I've never used LLMP-I refused to pay for anything I used to get for free, so no G+ either at any park. About 8 trips, or more, all parks. However, on my next trip, I finally decided to break down and buy it for MK only, since this is my first trip since Tiana's Bayou Adventure and I really, really want to ride it. But I never really missed it. I'd recommend it only for MK.

 

[EACarlson]

Can you tell me why you won't get it again? Was it not worth it or too much hassle? Just wondering what others think of this pass.

I'll tell you why I won't. It was $22 each, which got us on one tier one ride at the park we chose. We managed to get Slinky, then had to choose two others we didn't really want. Once we tapped in at our first LL, we were able to choose another, by 10am the return times were mid to late afternoon on everything we wanted to ride at HS, looked at MK and got a couple there for late afternoon. But it was a very crowd light day with a MNSSHP that night. None of the wait times for anything other than 7D was more than 25 minutes at any time. For the $45 we spent, we basically got Slinky and maybe one more ride that we wouldn't have gotten if we did everything standby. For heavier crowd days it seems like you're spending that money for one tier one ride and maybe a second if you get lucky.

 

[Meriweather]

Can you tell me why you won't get it again? Was it not worth it or too much hassle? Just wondering what others think of this pass.

Not worth it. We had 2 days in each park. We are rope droppers and found we could get on most rides in the first couple of hours.
We got Epcot's to get on Remy.....the tier 2 were all walk ons. By the time we went to one ride and tried for Frozen, it was gone for the day.
So we paid for 1 ride. We don't do the coasters.
MK....we got on Peter Pan (my favorite) and the others were walk ons.....so again. We paid for one ride.
Not worth it for us.
We did get to do Tiana's with virtual queue, so that was good.

We've been on all the rides so many times, except the ones we didn't like, so it's fine for us if we miss a few.

 

[gottalovepluto]

MK & DHS are the best bang for your buck, and correspondingly the most expensive MPLLs.

My best use of MPLL is morning AK for Navi, Safari, make sure to tap into something at AK exactly at park open and then start grabbing for an evening at MK. AK tends to open first so you have the best dibs on the morning of stuff and Na’vi and Safari can both reach 45 min waits not too long after they open (of course real early birds can rope drop AK and walk on Navi and be waiting when the safari opens but that’s too early even for me).

 

[scrappinginontario]

I'll tell you why I won't. It was $22 each, which got us on one tier one ride at the park we chose. We managed to get Slinky, then had to choose two others we didn't really want. Once we tapped in at our first LL, we were able to choose another, by 10am the return times were mid to late afternoon on everything we wanted to ride at HS, looked at MK and got a couple there for late afternoon. But it was a very crowd light day with a MNSSHP that night. None of the wait times for anything other than 7D was more than 25 minutes at any time. For the $45 we spent, we basically got Slinky and maybe one more ride that we wouldn't have gotten if we did everything standby. For heavier crowd days it seems like you're spending that money for one tier one ride and maybe a second if you get lucky.

Were you using Genie+ or LLMP? Based on what you shared and the price it appears you may have experienced G+ which worked very differently from the current LLMP option. LLMP starts with 3 selections and you can have a running 3 selections.

 

[Miffy]

We pretty much use LLMP for all 4 parks, but my travel companion (my sister) cannot wait in long lines, so it's a necessity for us. Sometimes we get only 1 or 2 rides out of it, but that's okay (not counting the cost!).

However, when I'm by myself, I don't bother with it--ETPE, park-hopping, and riding the E tickets close to closing time work very well . . . except . . . at MK if you don't get a VQ for TBA, then the LLMP is a necessity since there's currently no standby line. And I love TBA, so even if I were by myself, I'd probably get LLMP for MK so I could potentially ride TBA twice (once VQ, once LLMP) and use my other picks for HM and a late-day PPF.

At Epcot, if you want to ride only either Remy or FEA, then you can do ETPE and do either of them. The rest of Epcot is pretty much doable with standby. But if you want to do both Remy and FEA and you don't want to stand in a long (or horribly long) line, then the LLMP is worth is just so you can do both, then you can use the other 2 picks for whatever you like.

 

[EACarlson]

Were you using Genie+ or LLMP? Based on what you shared and the price it appears you may have experienced G+ which worked very differently from the current LLMP option. LLMP starts with 3 selections and you can have a running 3 selections.

LLMP. It was 10/1/24. I left out the two tier two rides that I booked and we only used one of. Booked Star Tours at 10am that was a walk on, and Swirling Saucers for noon that we cancelled and went to MK instead so we could get in on the 1pm VQ drop for Tiana. Overall that day we used LLMP to get Slinky, Star Tours, HM, BTMRR and Pirates. Slinky saved a large amount of time, BTMRR and HM saved a decent amount, the others had no or minimal time savings.

 

[kylenne]

At Epcot, if you want to ride only either Remy or FEA, then you can do ETPE and do either of them. The rest of Epcot is pretty much doable with standby. But if you want to do both Remy and FEA and you don't want to stand in a long (or horribly long) line, then the LLMP is worth is just so you can do both, then you can use the other 2 picks for whatever you like.

This is pretty much why we bought it at Epcot in September. We did EEH the night before at MK and knew we would be too tired for a hardcore rope drop the next morning power walking to Norway from the front as monorail guests, then having to backtrack to ride Cosmic Rewind. We prebooked Remy and got FEA when we tapped into a throwaway Pixar short film LL. Worked out great.

I think when Test Track comes back online it will be a lot more feasible to hit Remy and FEA during Early Entry, at least from the IG. I used to manage it quite often at the front of the pack.

 

[jimmymc]

During a really crowded time of year, like after Christmas or Spring Break, I think it can be worth it for all 4 parks. I frequently end up buying it for Magic Kingdom, and I'll also get it once or twice during a trip if I'm park hopping. I don't think I would ever get it for a single day in Epcot or Animal Kingdom, especially with LLMP bringing back attraction tiers for advanced reservations. Studios is 50/50, depending on how much time you have there and how much you'd like to do in the park. I frequently buy individual passes for Guardians, Flight of Passage, and TRON.

 

[MouseMamaToMany]

You didn’t mention whether you’d have park hopper tickets, but I’d like to add an angle for you to consider if you do. LLMP is generally least expensive at AK. You can pre-book 3 choices there, and then start stacking LL’s for another park in the afternoon/evening. You could easily get the main attractions at AK done in the morning, take a nice afternoon break, and then head to MK or HS with 3 LL’s ready to go. You’d likely be able to pick up a few more in your afternoon park as well, depending on crowd level.