Believe it or not, Disney World just got a little bit cheaper!
Lightning Lane Multi Pass pamphlet
Over the summer, the Disney World dynamic changed when it was announced that Genie+ would give way to NEW Lightning Lane systems: Lightning Lane Single Pass and Lightning Lane Multi Pass. The prices for these services haven’t been cheap to this point, but it looks like September has brought forth a welcome shift.
At its most expensive, Lightning Lane Multi Pass prices for Magic Kingdom haven’t been below $25 since its inception in July. Often prices fluctuate between $25 and $27. However, this month is showing dips in pricing across the board, with some Magic Kingdom days priced at $23, EPCOT between $15 and $19, Disney’s Animal Kingdom between $15 and $17, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios between $20 and $24.
Lightning Lanes!
On September 4th, Lightning Lane prices for Magic Kingdom dipped to $20 for the first time in MONTHS.
Lightning Lane
While these prices don’t vary drastically from what we’re used to, they do show that Disney World might be in a period where surge pricing is easing up ever so slightly. We’re seeing this as well with Single Pass pricing as well, at least for the time being.
It’s worth noting that while the prices have slightly decreased, with the holidays around the corner, surge pricing could be back in play. In fact, towards the end of September, the prices noticeably start to rise again, so take advantage of these lower prices while you can.
Lightning Lane
As a reminder, here’s how the passes work:
Lightning Lane Multi Pass
The Lightning Lane Multi Pass allows you to select a theme park and make reservations for three rides between two of its tiers in advance of your visit.
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Once you redeem your passes, you can use the My Disney Experience app to check reservation availability and make additional selections.
Lightning Lane Single Pass
The Lightning Lane Single Pass is fairly similar to Individual Lightning Lanes in which you can pay to ride a single, high-demand attraction.
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The big difference here is that you can make your purchase in advance of your visit and the ride options are limited to Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Hollywood Studios, TRON Lightcycle / Run and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom, Avatar Flight of Passage at Animal Kingdom, and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT.
As for those advanced booking windows, guests staying at a Disney Resort hotel and other select hotels will be able to plan Lightning Lane Multi and Single passes up to 7 days in advance, for their entire stay (up to 14 days). All other guests can book up to three days in advance.
Kali River Rapids Lightning Lane sign in Disney’s Animal Kingdom
We’ll continue to keep you posted on Lightning Lane updates and all the latest Disney World news, so stay tuned right here at DFB to stay in the know!
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I do not think that Lightning Lanes are worth it, mainly because it reinforces the concept that the park pass only gets you in the park. Your park entry pass doesn’t guarantee you get on any rides at all. The standby lines are atrociously long, so again, we pay all that money to get into the park only to stand in line for over an hour (without a LL). I think it would be good to have an option for “tiered” park passes, for example a regular annual pass vs an annual pass with “x” number of LL’s included. (And at the very least Disney could offer a single complimentary LL for DVC members each day.)