Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort are introducing Lightning Lane Premier Pass this month. We first reported on the rumor of a Premier Pass in August.
Lightning Lane Premier Pass
Lightning Lane Premier Pass “allows one-time entry to each Lightning Lane experience in a theme park—to enjoy at your leisure that day,” the Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort websites state.
With Lightning Lane Premier Pass, guests won’t need to choose specific arrival times for attractions. It includes Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass attractions. It also includes digital downloads of select attraction photos and videos, as well as Disney PhotoPass Lenses.
Lightning Lane Premier Passes are nonrefundable and nontransferable. Valid admission and a park reservation are required to purchase a Lightning Lane Premier Pass. To visit more than one park in one day, your ticket must include Park Hopper.
Just interested in cheaper Lightning Lane options? Read our guides to Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass at Disneyland.
Lightning Lane Premier Pass at Disneyland
Disneyland Resort will begin piloting Lightning Lane Premier Pass with “very limited quantities” on October 23, 2024. Lightning Lane Premier Passes will be available for purchase via the Disneyland app up to 2 days in advance of your park visit, starting at 7:00 a.m. PT.
At Disneyland, Lightning Lane Premier Pass will be $400 per person, per day for visits through December 31, 2024. Beginning in 2025, pricing will vary by date and demand from $300 to $400.
One Lightning Lane Premier Pass includes access to attractions at both Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure.
Lightning Lane Premier Pass at Walt Disney World
Walt Disney World will begin piloting the pass on October 30, with limited quantities for guests staying at select hotels. Guests will be able to purchase Lightning Lane Premier Passes up to 7 days before the first day of their Resort stay — for their entire length of stay (up to 14 days) — starting at 7:00 a.m. ET.
At Walt Disney World, prices will range from $129 to $449 per pass at launch, varying by date and demand. Lightning Lane Premier Pass offers entry at only one park per day.
Read our guide to Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Single Pass at Walt Disney World.
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I am all for this IF they got rid of the standard LL Multi Pass. How can they manage both?
They should get rid of the LL Multi Pass and just keep the individual purchases or this new truly premium package. Keeping the Multi Pass with its huge lines will only bring complaints (both from visitors in the normal line and also from those who paid hundreds of dollars for a line-jumper who doesn’t skip that much).
WHAT? $400 per person…per DAY?! Did I read that correctly? This is for a family amusement park, to ride rides. This is just flat out obscene. Disney has gone too far this time.
You don’t have to buy it
If I’m paying that much money, there better be a guarantee as soon as I walk on to that ride that I am riding it immediately.. no standing in any line of any kind…. and I would absolutely demand that. Yeah it’s obscene… and basically ridiculous. But I’m ok with it. Some things in life are supposed to be luxuries and not easily affordable or an option for everyone. And I’d have to bet a lot of people complaining are the same people spending $500-600 a night at a Disney themed hotel that’s no better than a standard Motel 6… why? Because of the perks. Same thing with the LL Premier.
Disney is nothing but a greedy ass company that has gone too far….$400 to ride rides at a park you’ve already paid a ridiculous amount for admission.
I hope DeSantis just closes them down in FLorida.