Lightning Lane Premier Pass Sells Out at Magic Kingdom for the First Time Since Expanded Access

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Posted: Friday January 31, 2025 9:45am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

For the first time since its availability was expanded to all Walt Disney World guests, the Lightning Lane Premier Pass has sold out at Magic Kingdom today January 31, 2025, priced at $379. The pass was previously exclusive to resort guests before becoming available for all park visitors on January 21, 2025.

A Surprising Sell-Out on a Non-Holiday, Lower-Crowd Day

Unlike previous sell-outs that primarily occurred during peak holiday periods such as Thanksgiving and Christmas, today's Magic Kingdom Premier Pass sell-out happened on a regular park day—one that is not a holiday or a particularly high-attendance date. This suggests that demand for the Premier Pass remains strong even outside of peak travel windows.

The Premier Pass allows guests to enter Lightning Lane attractions in a single park for one day, without the need to book return times in advance. Its price varies by date and park, with Magic Kingdom often commanding the highest pricing due to its ride lineup and demand.

What This Means for Future Availability

With today's unexpected sell-out, several key takeaways emerge:

Premier Pass demand is growing. Even on a non-peak day, high demand for the pass at Magic Kingdom suggests guests are willing to pay for the convenience of skipping standby lines, even at higher price points.
Future non-holiday sell-outs could become more common. While previous sell-outs were concentrated during peak travel periods, today's event signals that regular park days may also see availability run out, particularly at Magic Kingdom.
Higher demand could lead to price adjustments. If sell-outs continue to occur more frequently, Disney may adjust pricing accordingly, as has been seen with other variable-priced offerings like Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lane selections.

Planning Ahead

Guests looking to purchase a Lightning Lane Premier Pass for upcoming Magic Kingdom visits should consider securing it as soon as their purchase window opens. With availability no longer restricted to resort guests and sell-outs now occurring outside of holiday periods, competition for the pass is likely to increase.

Stay tuned for further updates as we continue tracking Premier Pass pricing trends and availability across Walt Disney World parks.

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Jrb197936 minutes ago

Hard to say. I don't think they are selling as much as LLMP but I easily see it being around 5% of guests each day buying it.

John park hopper43 minutes ago

Dynamic pricing don't you just love it

Sirwalterraleigh2 hours ago

I don’t think they’re selling many of these…just a hunch

wdwmagic3 hours ago

Disney World's Premier Pass Returns to Highest Prices for First Weekend of March 2025 https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/disney-genie/news/01mar2025-lightning-lane-premier-pass-returns-to-highest-price-levels-across-all-four-disney-world-parks.htm

Slowjack14 days ago

Ah, okay. I figured Disney hadn't said anything official, but I thought maybe someone from inside might have leaked something. I mean, it's hard to even know what to think of the passes selling out without any idea of how many there are. I'd like to think the number is small enough to not have a significant effect on stand-by wait times, but that may be wishful thinking on my part. Or, the number may be small now but may expand over time.

JD8014 days ago

I have a plan, but it requires someone who wants to light a lot of money on fire. Book a bunch of 10+ day trips, and then on your 7+10 day buy all the LLPP you can until they sell out and you have all of them. Then we can find out how many there are per day.

Jrb197914 days ago

That and if they kept it to only 10% and got rid of LLMP standby would have constant movement.

Laketravis14 days ago

And 10% of that at an average of $350 a pop is $620M a year with an almost 100% profit margin. Just for one park. That would be hard for the bean counters to resist.

TheMaxRebo14 days ago

we have no idea other than Disney saying "very limited quantities" MK has average attendance of 48,500 (in 2023). 1% of that would be 485 - my guess would be somewhere around there but we have no idea

nickys14 days ago

Disney haven’t released any data on this.

Slowjack14 days ago

I apologize if this has been asked before, but I haven't been following this daily and couldn't find this with a search: do we have any idea approximately how many premier passes Disney makes available each day? Like per park, do we think it is dozens? Hundreds? More?

WorldExplorer14 days ago

The lines are still there and usable with DAS or a tour guide. As far as I know, stuff like Carousel of Progress or the Riverboat just flat out physically doesn't have a line at all.

Purduevian14 days ago

Characters don't have LLs anymore (including Belle)

WorldExplorer14 days ago

Another stipulation is that you don't get access to character LLs. That includes Enchanted Tales with Belle even though I would think that qualifies as a show more than a character meet.