Lightning Lane Premier Pass Coming Soon to Walt Disney World

A new and convenient way to save time in line is coming soon to the Walt Disney World Resort theme parks. The new Lightning Lane Premier Pass will be available as a pilot program starting October 30, 2024 with very limited quantities available for guests staying at Disney Deluxe Resorts, Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts and other select hotels. Lightning Lane Premier Pass will allow one-time entry to each available Lightning Lane attraction in a Walt Disney World theme park to enjoy at your leisure on the day of your park visit.

How It Works

Get one-time entry to each available Lightning Lane attraction for one day including top attractions available with Lightning Lane Single Pass. The Lightning Lane Premier Pass provides one-time entry to each available Lightning Lane attraction queue at one Walt Disney World theme park for the day of your visit.

Ride the Lightning Lane attractions you want, when you want. You don’t need to choose a specific arrival time. However, the pass only includes one-time entry to each available Lightning Lane experience on the day of your park visit. So, if you want to experience an attraction more than once that day, you will need to use the standby line or make a separate Lightning Lane Multi Pass or Lightning Lane Single Pass purchase.
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How to Purchase

Beginning October 30, 2024, open the My Disney Experience app and search for “Lightning Lane Premier Pass” to begin purchasing the pass. Tap “Purchase” to get started and follow the prompts to complete your purchase. You will receive a confirmation once your purchase has been completed.

Price

Lightning Lane Premier Pass will vary in price from $129 to $449 based on the date and theme park you are visiting. Here are the price ranges by theme park for Lightning Lane Premier Pass:

Magic Kingdom Park: $329 – $449 plus tax
EPCOT: $169 – $249 plus tax
Disney’s Hollywood Studios: $269 – $349 plus tax

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park: $129 – $199 plus tax

Eligible guests can 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). Each guest will need to be registered at an eligible Resort hotel and have valid theme park admission in order to purchase Lightning Lane Premier Pass. Purchasing is subject to very limited availability.

Lightning Lane Attractions

By purchasing Lightning Lane Premier Pass, you can enjoy one-time entry to each available Lightning Lane attraction on the day of your park visit.

Magic Kingdom Park

Below is a list of the current Magic Kingdom Park Lightning Lane attractions:

The Barnstormer
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Haunted Mansion

“it’s a small world”
Jungle Cruise
Mad Tea Party

The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Mickey’s PhilharMagic

Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor
Peter Pan’s Flight
Pirates of the Caribbean

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Space Mountain
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

Tomorrowland Speedway
TRON Lightcycle / Run
Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid

EPCOT

Below is a list of the current EPCOT Lightning Lane attractions:

Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival
Frozen Ever After

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Journey into Imagination with Figment
Living with the Land

Mission: SPACE
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
The Seas with Nemo & Friends

Soarin’ Around the World
Spaceship Earth
Turtle Talk with Crush

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Below is a list of the current Disney’s Hollywood Studios Lightning Lane attractions:

Alien Swirling Saucers
Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage

Disney Junior Play & Dance!
For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration
Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular

Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
Muppet*Vision 3D

Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
Slinky Dog Dash
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
Toy Story Mania!
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park

Below is a list of the current Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park Lightning Lane attractions:

Avatar Flight of Passage
DINOSAUR

Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
Feathered Friends in Flight!
Festival of the Lion King

Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond!
It’s Tough to Be a Bug!
Kali River Rapids

Kilimanjaro Safaris
Naʻvi River Journey

Compare the Lightning Lane Passes

Starting October 30, 2024, the Walt Disney World Resort will offer three different Lightning Lane passes – Lightning Lane Premier Pass, Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass. All three passes allow you to skip the standby line and use the Lightning Lane entrance to join a shorter line for the available theme park attractions.

The Differences

The difference between the passes are:

Lightning Lane Premier Pass includes more attractions with the flexibility to experience each attraction when you want. Therefore, you will have the opportunity to experience more attractions in one day purchasing the Lightning Lane Premier Pass vs purchasing the Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass because you are required to choose an arrival window which limits the amount of attractions you can use these passes for.
The price of the Lightning Lane Premier Pass is pretty steep compared to purchasing both the Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass. At launch, the price of the Lightning Lane Premier Pass will range from $129 to $449 with the highest prices falling on a limited number of days over peak travel periods. Lightning Lane Multi Pass is only $15-25 depending on the theme park. And Lightning Lane Single Pass is approximately $10-25 for each attraction (price varies per day based on demand). So, you can purchase both Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass for approximately $45-$50 (using the highest price for each) which is much less expensive than purchasing Lightning Lane Premier Pass.

Lightning Lane Premier Pass can be purchased up to 7 days in advance of your park visit but will be limited to guests staying at Disney Deluxe Resorts, Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts and other select hotels at rollout. Lightning Lane Multi Pass can be purchased at the time of your park ticket purchase as an add-on or after you enter a theme park on the day of your visit. And Lightning Lane Single Pass can only be purchased via the My Disney Experience app after entering a theme park on the day of your visit.

Options

Overall, Lightning Lane Premier Pass allows you to experience more theme park attractions when you want throughout the day of your visit. However, this convenience comes with a hefty price of $129 to $449. And while the convenience is nice, the total cost could really add up for a family of 4 – not to mention that it is already expensive for just one person. And honestly, most guests can experience almost every attraction they wish to in a one day visit to one park by using the standby line with no additional cost. Yes, that requires waiting in line with some attraction standby lines may be longer than others, but with a little planning and patience, you could still visit the majority of the theme park’s attractions without paying an additional fee over in addition to the price of your theme park admission.

Another option is to plan multiple days at each theme park – or at least the theme parks that you want to experience the most attractions at. You can purchase an 8-Day Multi-Day One-Park per day ticket (without adding the Park Hopper benefit) for around $700 per person which is still less expensive than purchasing a 1-Day Ticket with the Park Hopper benefit and adding Lightning Lane Premier Pass for a total one day cost of $703 (calculation is based on a Park Hopper Ticket at $254 plus $449 for Lightning Lane Premier Pass at the Magic Kingdom).

Conclusion

If you are looking for convenience and can afford the hefty price of Lightning Lane Premier Pass, you might enjoy being able to zoom through a Walt Disney World Resort theme park and experience most every attraction in one day without waiting in long lines. But if you are wanting to visit the Walt Disney World Resort and not drain your bank account to do so, you might want to compare the prices of the Multi-Pass options and spend a little time planning your visit to save money.