Guests hoping to ride one of the world’s most popular Disney attractions may need to pay an extra $13.50 – and that’s on top of the park ticket fee.Whether you’re at Disneyland Resort or Shanghai Disneyland, every Disney destination worldwide is home to an abundance of immersive attractions. However, some of these attractions are more popular than others. At Magic Kingdom, for example, you can almost always guarantee longer queues for the likes of TRON Lightcycle / Run and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train than rides such as “it’s a small world” or Astro Orbiter.Credit: DisneyIt has become increasingly common for Disney guests to pay their way to the front of the line. What was once free under Disney’s FastPass system has now shifted to paid models: Lightning Lane at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, and Disney Premier Access at Disneyland Paris (which can even be used to secure better spots for parades and fireworks), all of which charge guests a fee to bypass the longest waits.Ordinarily, standby queues remain available for those unwilling — or unable, since passes are limited in number — to purchase access. Yet that isn’t always the case at every Disney park.At Tokyo DisneySea, it’s not uncommon for the most popular attractions to temporarily axe their standby queues and only allow access to those who pay for Premier Access. This typically happens when queues are particularly busy, the park is nearing the end of the operating day, or the ride is experiencing either downtime or limited capacity.Credit: Tokyo Disney ResortHowever, that doesn’t make it any less frustrating when it happens. That was the case recently for Soaring: Fantastic Flight. The attraction – which takes the same flying theater concept as Soarin’ at EPCOT and Disney California Adventure Park – was listed with a notice that only those with Premier Access could enter the queue.“Only guests with access to Priority Access Entrance can queue for this experience at this time,” the notice read (via Reddit).That meant only those who had shelled out 2,000 yen ($13.59) per person could access the ride.Credit: Tokyo Disney ResortIn this case, guests noted that the entrance was restricted due to poor weather. “There were widely reported sudden massive thunderstorms this afternoon, resulting in crowds all rushing into indoor rides for cover and blowing out capacity everywhere,” a guest explained on Reddit. “Sindbad blew up from no wait to 40 minute wait.”We’ve noted similar restrictions at Tokyo DisneySea in the past.Credit: DisneyApproximately one hour before Tokyo DisneySea closed during a May visit, Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey was closed to all but Premier Access holders. Like Soaring: Fantastic Flight, it costs 2,000 yen per person.As the most-hyped attraction in the park’s newest land, Fantasy Springs – which also features Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure, Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival, and Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies – Premier Access also routinely sells out for Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey. Tokyo DisneySea is famous for its crowds in general, with Premier Access passes often selling out extremely fast after the park opens.Do you pay extra for Premier Access or Lightning Lanes?The post Disney Restricts Access To Popular Rides, Only Allows Guests Who Pay $13.50 Fee appeared first on Inside the Magic.