Everything You Need to Know About Disney's New Lightning Lane Premier Pass at Walt Disney World

Oct 16, 2024 in "Disney Genie"

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Posted: Wednesday October 16, 2024 10:!3am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Starting October 30, 2024, Walt Disney World is introducing a new service called the Lightning Lane Premier Pass, designed exclusively for guests staying at Disney Deluxe Resorts, Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts, and select partner hotels.

This premium offering provides access to Lightning Lanes at popular attractions across Disney parks, allowing guests to bypass standby lines without scheduling specific times. Read on to learn everything you need to know about this new service.

Lightning Lane Premier Pass provides access to every Lighting Lane attraction in the chosen park without selecting an arrival time

Lightning Lane Premier Pass FAQ

What is the Lightning Lane Premier Pass?

The Lightning Lane Premier Pass is a new, exclusive service launching on October 30, 2024, for guests staying at Disney Deluxe Resorts, Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts, and select partner hotels. It offers Lightning Lane access to attractions in a single park for one day, without the need to select arrival windows for each ride.

How does the Lightning Lane Premier Pass work?

The Premier Pass allows one-time access to each available Lightning Lane experience in a single park for one day. You can enter the Lightning Lane entrance at any time throughout the day without having to reserve a time slot.

How much does the Lightning Lane Premier Pass cost?

Pricing varies by park and date:

Disney’s Animal Kingdom: $129 - $199 + tax per person
EPCOT: $169 - $249 + tax per person
Disney’s Hollywood Studios: $269 - $349 + tax per person
Magic Kingdom: $329 - $449 + tax per person

21 Day Advance Lightning Lane pricing calendar

Who is eligible to purchase the Lightning Lane Premier Pass?

Only guests staying at Disney Resorts, and select hotels, including the Walt Disney World Dolphin, Swan, and Shades of Green, are eligible to purchase the pass.

How do I purchase the Lightning Lane Premier Pass?

Eligible guests can purchase the pass through the My Disney Experience app up to seven days before their stay. Availability is limited, and the pass can be purchased for the length of your stay (up to 14 days).

What is the difference between the Lightning Lane Premier Pass and other passes?

Premier Pass: Offers one-time entry to every Lightning Lane attraction in one park without scheduling arrival windows.
Multi Pass: Requires selecting arrival windows but includes multiple attractions across parks.
Single Pass: Provides access to individual attractions that are not part of multi pass.

Guide and FAQ to Disney World's Lightning Lane Multi Pass, Single Pass

Does the Premier Pass include any additional perks?

Yes, the Premier Pass includes Disney PhotoPass perks, allowing you to download select attraction photos and videos, and access Disney PhotoPass Lenses.

Are park reservations required to use the Lightning Lane Premier Pass?

Yes, valid park admission and, in some cases, park reservations are required to use the Premier Pass. Check the park reservation requirements for your visit date.

Which hotels are part of the pilot program for the Premier Pass?

The Premier Pass is available to guests staying at the following resorts:

Disney Resort Hotels
Select Partner Hotels: Walt Disney World Dolphin, Swan, Swan Reserve, and Shades of Green.

When and where can I use the Lightning Lane Premier Pass?

You can use the pass for one-time entry at each available Lightning Lane attraction in the chosen park on the day of use. Availability of attractions may vary based on demand.

List of Attractions Available with the Lightning Lane Premier Pass

Magic Kingdom Park

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

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

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

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
Na'vi River Journey.

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tancJun 09, 2025

I used Lightning Lane for 3 days (EPCOT, MK, HS) on my trip, since this will be the last time I go I think until villains land opens. On EPCOT, I found it to be not that worth it honestly. It was nice being able to ride everything but walking half way across the park for one attraction really made it feel like it wasn't a super great value to begin with. Unless you methodically route a path around it, which imo kind of kills the entire purpose then I wouldn't get it for that park again. Or, I would just get normal lightning lanes and just deal with the fact I'd probably miss an attraction or two that day. For MK, it definitely felt like a much better experience overall. I was able to ride every single ride I wanted with minimal waits. It was one of the best days I've ever had at MK, practically as good as August 2020 waits and I had a total blast. But the price is so steep that I would likely only do this for a really big trip or if I know I'm not going back for a while. $400 is not cheap at all, but I can't say how good it felt to just walk past every line that had like an hour long wait, which many of them had reached. Basically was done MK by like 2:00 and rode like everything, was nice to go back to the resort and relax for a bit. For HS, I honestly felt like it was the park that it felt the most worth it. Since many attractions at HS are very close, it was a complete homerun and again the time save felt amazing. The price is even less than MK and I rode just about everything and you get passes for the shows as well.

Chip ChippersonMay 12, 2025

I used LLPP for the first time last week - Sunday in Epcot and Friday in MK (bookending a Wish sailing). It was certainly convenient to not have to worry about return times selling out or conflicting with other plans - and since Friday was our debarkation day, it allowed us to do a lot in a relatively short amount of time. We were celebrating a family member's graduation, so this fit the "special occasion" rule my wife and I enacted when LLPP was announced. With the cruise eating into our park time, it worked out well for us. We didn't arrive at MK until after 11 AM and still hit everything we wanted to. We started in Adventureland and worked our way around and did Jungle Cruise, Pirates, TBA, lunch break for some of us while the teens rode Tron and Space Mountain), Buzz, MILF, 7DMT, Pooh, Peter Pan, Small World, and Haunted Mansion all before 6 PM. After that we had dinner at Be Our Guest and decided to skip the last few remaining rides because thunder storms were moving in and we decided to not chance getting soaked. By my count tracking our waits vs the posted wait times, we saved 267 minutes (closer to 350 minutes for those who rode Tron and SM while us creaky-backed people ate lunch). I know posted wait times are often overstated, but at least 7DMT and HM had lines that looked much longer than their posted waits based on my previous experience (and we had experienced multiple standby wait times earlier in the trip at DAK that were longer than posted). In Epcot the previous Sunday, my estimated time savings was 220 minutes total for Spaceship Earth, GotG, Mission: Space, Soarin', Frozen, and Remy leaving us plenty of time for all of the festival food booths, topiary displays, and photos we wanted. Frozen went down at least twice that day and we managed to squeeze it in between those issues, so I'm not sure how much that impacted the wait time's accuracy. Overall, it was worth it for this trip - the prices weren't near their max and this was a special occasion for our group. It's definitely not something I would make a habit of doing as someone who visits multiple times per year, but it definitely made the trip better. Had we been staying at WDW all week instead of just before and after a cruise, we likely wouldn't have bought LLPP since we would have had EEH at both parks. We probably would have just added park hoppers to the tickets for the non-passholders in our party and added 2-3 days to the tickets with LLMP for DHS (skipped this time to avoid the May the Fourth crowds).

Splash4evaApr 22, 2025

Than Thank you! Will take a look

PurduevianApr 22, 2025

https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/lightning-lane-drop-times.984387/ I haven't updated it in months so I don't know if it is still accurate. Not going to lie, I did the work for it for my trip last November and figured I would share it with the forums (I also put it on Reddit), but I don't plan on updating it regularly. It's not to hard to do though if anyone wants to try to to update it. Using thrill data, it's pretty easy to spot trends. This is TSM for example. Anytime there is a consistent jump to Yellow or Green on most of the days, that's a drop time.

Splash4evaApr 22, 2025

Yes TP i was a member of and it worked like a charm each trip this past one in February was not at all successful only finding a few openings during the trip

Splash4evaApr 22, 2025

Thank you will take a look

nickysApr 21, 2025

Touring Plans “liners” keep an updated list. And for a while here I think @Purduevian had one running.

MickeyLuv'rApr 21, 2025

there's thrill ride Data. Some rides have a long list of potential drop times, but only some of them happen. TRD appears to have updated their list since just a few weeks ago. Previously, they had some of the drop times highlighted, which I took to mean the more likely drop times.

MickeyLuv'rApr 21, 2025

Android here

JD80Apr 21, 2025

This is not how you do statistics.

Splash4evaApr 21, 2025

Do we have an updated list and inventory drops?

Splash4evaApr 21, 2025

Disney has their reasons and whatever they are we will never know. We can guess but most likely never know but imo no wait line posted 60 minutes should never be off more than 10. No wait time of 45 should be off more than 5. Anything 30 and below should be accurate. So on and so forth with longer yet every person i talk with who goes all say same with more inflated wait times. Even if its to make the guest “feel good” its still a “deceptive” practice. And honestly. If you are a multi billion dollar corporation with a name like Disney (at least what it use to mean) and you need to inflate wait times to increase guest satisfaction you better re think your strategy Robert…

Splash4evaApr 21, 2025

Apple here if that helps…

MickeyLuv'rApr 21, 2025

A number of forum members thought reforming/reducing DAS would fix the problem. I also think how much times are off can be characterized in different ways. If the posted wait is 10minutes, and actually is 5, ten we could characterize the posted wait as only off by 5minutes, or we could say the posted wait was half the actual wait. Both would be correct. There is also the challenge of how to characterize some of the pre-shows like GoG and Rise. How often are any of us here willing to test the wait for accuracy when it is over 60minutes? I think most of us here know basic park touring strategy, so we don't get in line for 7D when standby waits are at their daily peaks.