How to ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disneyland with virtual queue or Lightning Lane

There will be several ways to ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disneyland: via the complimentary  virtual queue system or by purchasing a Lightning Lane Multi Pass or Lightning Lane Premier Pass.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Virtual Queue

Guests can only join the virtual queue through the Disneyland app, and virtual queue enrollment will only be available be three times daily, at 7 a.m., 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. PT. Each guest can request to enter this virtual queue no more than once per day during regular park hours.

Here’s how it works:

To enter the virtual queue, a guest must have entered Disneyland park with a valid single park ticket or Disney California Adventure park with a park hopper ticket. Park reservations are also still required at the Disneyland Resort.

There are three daily opportunities to request to join the virtual queue for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure:

• 7 a.m. – Guests must have a park reservation for Disneyland Park with a one-park ticket or a park reservation for Disneyland Park with a Park Hopper ticket
• 12 Noon – Guests inside Disney California Adventure Park with a Park Hopper ticket or inside Disneyland Park can request to join the virtual queue
• 4 p.m. – Guests inside Disney California Adventure Park with a Park Hopper ticket or inside Disneyland Park can request to join the virtual queue

When it’s time to request a virtual queue, follow these steps:

1. Make sure your MyDisney account is linked to your group’s park tickets
2. Make sure you have notifications enabled for the Disneyland app, so you can receive important updates, including callback details and daily distribution times.
3. Select “Virtual Queues” on the home screen to view the current status and next steps for joining a virtual queue. The app will indicate when there is no availability for a specific distribution time, or if a backup group is available.
4. Enroll everyone in the virtual queue at the same time (subject to availability).

Once you’ve secured a virtual queue, you’ll receive a notification via the Disneyland app when your boarding group is called. Then, head over to the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure entrance within your designated return window.

Please be aware that:

• Guests with a Magic Key pass or Park Hopper ticket who start their day at California Adventure can hop to Disneyland beginning at 11 a.m. to redeem their boarding group. The ability to visit a park is subject to the park’s capacity limitations, and a boarding group does not guarantee park admission.
• Joining the virtual queue does not guarantee the ability to ride.
• Boarding groups for a virtual queue are limited, subject to availability, and are not guaranteed. Not all boarding groups may be called to return, based on availability of the experience.

Disneyland is also currently also using a virtual queue for World of Color – ONE and Haunted Mansion Holiday, so Guests need to enter those virtual queues one at a time, but Guests can only enter a virtual queue for one attraction and one entertainment offering at the same time.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Lightning Lane

You may be able to get quicker entry to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure by purchasing Lightning Lane Multi Pass, which provides the ability to book an arrival window (subject to availability), or Lightning Lane Premier Pass.

Lightning Lane Multi Pass:

Lightning Lane Multi Pass can be purchased with a theme park ticket in advance or can be added via the Disneyland app once inside a theme park. Pricing starts at $32 per person per day (price and availability vary by date). Click here for details.

• Valid park admission and a reservation are required to purchase or redeem a Lightning Lane pass.
• Attraction access is subject to change or closure, are limited in availability, are not guaranteed, and may not be available at all on the date of visit or at the time of selection or redemption.

NOTE: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in Disneyland and Radiator Springs Racers in California Adventure require additional Lightning Lane Single Pass purchases.

Lightning Lane Premier Pass:

Lightning Lane Premier Pass (available for purchase on a limited basis) works the same as Lightning Lane Multi Pass, but does not require guests to choose a specific arrival time.

Lightning Lane Premier Pass can be purchased via the Disneyland app up to two days before a park visit, starting at 7 a.m. PT. Pricing is $400 per person per day (beginning in 2025, pricing will vary from $300 to $400 depending on date and demand). Click here for details.

NOTE: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and Radiator Springs Racers are both included in Lightning Lane Premier Pass

Both Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Premier Pass are valid in Disneyland and California Adventure and both include unlimited downloads of Disney PhotoPass digital photos, including attraction photos and pictures taken by select in-park photographers.

Know Before You Go

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is a water-based flume ride and riders will get wet. Therefore, if there are items that can’t survive the extra-splashy attraction, consider renting a locker on Main Street U.S.A., leaving them with a non-riding friend or relative, or putting them inside a plastic bag before boarding.

A Tiana’s Bayou Adventure-themed waterproof phone pouch will be sold at Louis’ Critter Club in Bayou Country and waterproof ponchos are available for purchase at retail locations across Disneyland park.

Parties with guests that do not meet the minimum 40-inch height requirement can ask a cast member about complimentary Rider Switch, which allows adults to take turns experiencing the attraction, while the other waits with non-riders.