EPCOT's Lightning Lane Premier Pass Sells Out for First Time

Nov 23, 2024 in "Disney Genie"

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Posted: Saturday November 23, 2024 5:50pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

EPCOT's Lightning Lane Premier Pass has officially sold out for Monday, November 25, 2024. This marks the first time the pass has reached capacity at the park, reflecting heightened demand during the busy Thanksgiving period. The increasing popularity of this new service, coupled with the holiday crowds, has made securing a Premier Pass for certain dates increasingly challenging.

How the Lightning Lane Premier Pass Works

The Lightning Lane Premier Pass provides one-time access to all available Lightning Lane attractions in a single park for one day, without requiring arrival windows for individual rides. This flexibility, combined with perks like Disney PhotoPass digital downloads, has made it an attractive option for guests looking to maximize their time in the parks.

Thanksgiving Week Trends

EPCOT is not the only park experiencing sell-outs for the Premier Pass during Thanksgiving week. Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios have also reported sold-out dates. Here's a snapshot of sold-out dates for Premier Pass across the parks.

EPCOT: November 25
Magic Kingdom: November 23, 25, 26, 27, 28
Hollywood Studios: November 25, 28
View current and upcoming Lighting Lane Premier Pass pricing

Lightning Lane Premier Pass Availability Thanksgiving 2024

What This Means for Guests

If you were hoping to purchase a Lightning Lane Premier Pass for November 25 at EPCOT, it's now unavailable. However, you can still consider other options:

Other Lightning Lane Options: Guests can use Lightning Lane Multi Pass or individual Lightning Lane purchases, though these require selecting arrival windows for attractions.
Alternative Parks: Premier Pass availability may still exist for other parks, depending on the date.
Plan Ahead for Future Dates: As availability for the Premier Pass is limited, purchasing as early as possible—up to seven days in advance for eligible guests—is recommended.

Looking Ahead to the Holiday Season

With Thanksgiving week highlighting the popularity of the Lightning Lane Premier Pass, similar trends may occur for Christmas and New Year's. Guests visiting during these times should plan ahead and monitor availability closely.

Stay tuned for updates on sold-out dates and tips for navigating the holiday crowds at Walt Disney World.

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Splash4eva10 days ago

Than Thank you! Will take a look

Purduevian10 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.

Splash4eva10 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

Splash4eva10 days ago

Thank you will take a look

nickys11 days ago

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

MickeyLuv'r11 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'r11 days ago

Android here

JD8011 days ago

This is not how you do statistics.

Splash4eva11 days ago

Do we have an updated list and inventory drops?

Splash4eva11 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…

Splash4eva11 days ago

Apple here if that helps…

MickeyLuv'r11 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.

nickys11 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.