Disney World Lightning Lane Multi Pass Hits Highest Pricing Yet for December 2024 Christmas Holiday Week

Dec 02, 2024 in "Disney Genie"

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Posted: Monday December 2, 2024 10:25am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney World's Lightning Lane Multi Pass will reach its highest price since its launch during the holiday period from December 24-27, 2024.

The pricing matches the peak rates of its predecessor, Genie+, during the same period in December 2023, making it the most expensive time to use the service.

Magic Kingdom Lighting Lane Multi-Pass will reach a peak of $39

Lightning Lane Multi Pass Park-Specific Pricing for December 24-27, 2024

The Lightning Lane Multi Pass prices during this high-demand holiday period are as follows:

Disney's Animal Kingdom: $29 per person
Disney's Hollywood Studios: $35 per person
EPCOT: $32 per person
Magic Kingdom: $39 per person

These rates set a new high for the Lightning Lane Multi Pass since it replaced Genie+ earlier in the year. However, they align with the highest pricing for Genie+ in the same week during December 2023. View 21 Days of Upcoming Lightning Lane Multi and Single Pass Prices in Advance.

A Look Back at Genie+ Pricing

When Genie+ first launched at Walt Disney World in October 2021, the service cost $15 per person per day. Over the next few years, the price steadily increased, especially during peak periods like the holidays, culminating in the $39 per person rate at Magic Kingdom during the 2023 holiday season. This same rate has now been applied to the Lightning Lane Multi Pass for the 2024 holiday period.

Implications for Disney World Guests

Highest Prices Yet: These prices mark the most expensive rates for the Lightning Lane Multi Pass, reflecting its value during the busiest time of the year.

Sellout Likely: Despite the high price, if you plan to visit during the holidays, you should act quickly to secure Lightning Lane access, as availability is expected to sell out rapidly.

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wdwmagic26 days ago

First pricing for 2025 is out https://www.wdwmagic.com/genieprice.htm

RememberWhen29 days ago

Thanks for the update! I had gotten the same data you had elsewhere, so it definitely seemed like a glitch on the WDW end. Always grateful for all the information I get here!

wdwmagic29 days ago

That was actually a rare instance where the prices changed after being initially released. First time that has happened.

Brooklin Disney Dad29 days ago

Ultimately, we each have our own price point for budgeting a family vacay at Disney. You can complain on a forum, but wear your thick skin. Or you can go somewhere else, hoping that the demand for LLs, multi, etc. drops to lower prices to within your budget. They way my fam of 5 did DW 6 yrs ago will never happen again. I can live with that. Loopholes and extra perks are gone and won’t come back until there is a big shift in consumer spending. And that may take a few years.

Touchdown29 days ago

I’ve taken over a half dozen trips since this got implemented and was able to do it with 5.5 days in the park. Needed Early Entry to do it, but otherwise had no issues.

RememberWhen30 days ago

Thanks for the confirmation.

networkpro30 days ago

I won't pontificate drawing attention away from Lightning Lane. Currently LL works well for both standby and those who choose to purchase expedited entry. LL lanes are not overflowing and the standby lines move thanks to the removal of unplanned capacity consumption by DAS parties. Value of LL is the primary focus now and personal justification of it's cost based on crowd levels. Rides have a fixed maximum capacity per hour and planned consumption works well right now.

Fido Chuckwagon30 days ago

The numbers were wrong. Also, WDW clearly didn’t have access to numbers past the 21 day mark, the data they were publishing past that point was wrong. Nobody knows what the price will be past the 28th since that’s 21 days from now.

Fido Chuckwagon30 days ago

Yeah, so @wdwmagic’s numbers were wrong. I made my purchases today. It was up to $39 for basically all of Christmas week for MK. It did go up from last year.

RememberWhen30 days ago

Can we bop back a page here and look at LL pricing again? I’m trying to figure out pricing for our trip, which extends through New Years and into the first couple days of Jan. The page hosted by WDW Magic doesn’t list prices past 12/31. (It had been listing prices out a week further than I could see on MDE). And the price they had listed for the 28th at Epcot/MGM didn’t match what MDE eventually showed. It does now list the higher expected price. (Example: it had said $29 for MGM on 12/29. Now it says $35. But I can only see out through the 28th on MDE and now I don’t know what’s what. Just feeling frustrated with the whole system.

DisDude3330 days ago

Easily spoken by someone that the game (which is equal parts chance and skill) has treated well.

networkpro30 days ago

Life isnt fair. Play the game, make your choices, live with the consequences.

Ayla30 days ago

To be fair, very few people can take a leisurely, two week vacation. The average length is 5-7 days.

Cliff30 days ago

How were "official" posted wait times versus actual wait times? We are hearing lots of talk about Disney "inflating" posted wait times to scare people into buying into the app. I have two CM friends that told me that if a guest asks them what the "real" wait time is, they are MANDATED to repeat only the "official" posted time. They are NOT allowed to look at a que that they know is only 15 min and tell that to a guest. If the official time says 65min,..they must say that and NOT the "real" 15min. I'm sorry folks,...that does not bother the strong Burbank defenders here on this forum...but that bothers me. It's a dishonest way to get people to pay for something they might not need. They prey on guests that don't know better. Also,...do you know how to make lines LONGER at Pirates if they are not long enough? You deliberately take boats OUT of the water and keep less boats moving in circulation. Etc.. Keep that app money on your phone flowing!