How to Buy Disney's Lightning Lane Premier Pass Now Available to Everyone

Jan 21, 2025 in "Disney Genie"

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Posted: Tuesday January 21, 2025 8:27am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney World has expanded access to the Lightning Lane Premier Pass, making it available to all guests starting today. Previously limited to resort guests and select hotel visitors, the Premier Pass is now open for purchase by anyone with valid theme park admission, offering another way to access Disney's most in-demand attractions.

Lightning Lane Entrance at Pirates of the Caribbean

How the Lightning Lane Premier Pass Works

The Lightning Lane Premier Pass provides one-time access to every available Lightning Lane attraction in a single park on a given day. Unlike other Lightning Lane options, the Premier Pass does not require guests to select arrival windows for attractions, allowing greater flexibility to explore the park at their own pace.

Key features of the pass include:

Attraction Access: Skip the standby lines for popular rides, including marquee attractions like TRON Lightcycle / Run and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.
Photo Perks: Includes digital downloads of select attraction photos and videos through Disney PhotoPass, along with access to Disney PhotoPass Lenses.
Track Your Usage: Use the My Disney Experience app to view which Lightning Lane experiences you've redeemed and which are still available.

How to Purchase

The Lightning Lane Premier Pass can be purchased through the My Disney Experience app starting at 7:00 am Eastern Time on the first day of your eligibility. Prices vary by park, date, and expected crowd levels, with peak periods like holidays typically commanding higher prices.

Here's an example of today's pricing:

Magic Kingdom: $379 (All-Time Range: $329–$449)
EPCOT: $229 (All-Time Range: $149–$249)
Hollywood Studios: $329 (All-Time Range: $249–$349)
Animal Kingdom: $129 (All-Time Range: $119–$199)

Lightning Lane Premier Pass Pricing - January 21, 2025

Eligibility and Booking Windows

Eligibility to purchase the Premier Pass depends on your ticket type and lodging arrangement:

Guests of Disney Resort Hotels and Select Hotels: Can purchase up to seven days before the first day of their stay for the entire length of their visit (up to 14 days).
Guests with Date-Based Theme Park Tickets: Can purchase three days before the start date of their ticket for all valid admission days.
Annual Passholders and Other Ticket Holders: Can purchase three days before their park visit.

Using the Premier Pass

Once purchased, guests can tap into Lightning Lane entrances using a MagicBand, MagicBand+, Disney MagicMobile pass, Key to the World Card, or ticket card linked to their admission. The pass automatically tracks redeemed attractions through the My Disney Experience app.

Planning Ahead

With the Premier Pass now available to all guests, here are some tips for making the most of your visit:

Book Early: Passes are limited and sell out, especially during peak periods like holidays.
Check the Pricing Calendar: Prices are available up to 21 days in advance, and pricing can vary significantly.
Plan for Popular Parks: Parks like Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios often see higher demand, so prioritize these for the Premier Pass on your trip.

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Splash4eva13 days ago

Than Thank you! Will take a look

Purduevian13 days ago

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.

Splash4eva13 days ago

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

Splash4eva13 days ago

Thank you will take a look

nickys14 days ago

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

MickeyLuv'r14 days ago

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'r14 days ago

Android here

JD8014 days ago

This is not how you do statistics.

Splash4eva14 days ago

Do we have an updated list and inventory drops?

Splash4eva14 days ago

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…

Splash4eva14 days ago

Apple here if that helps…

MickeyLuv'r14 days ago

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.

nickys14 days ago

I don’t know how it works. But I know people who do pick up LLs as a result of drops - unless of course it’s pure coincidence that they are ready to do so at specific known times and get lucky.