We Know When Lightning Lane Premier Pass Prices Will Drop in 2025

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Cinderella Castle

We’re about halfway through December, and Christmas is coming up in just a few short days, which means 2025 is just around the corner. If you’re celebrating at Disney World, we hope you’re prepared for some major crowds, as Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day are some of the busiest days at the parks. When it’s busy, grabbing Lightning Lanes can be a great way to skip the long lines, and Disney’s new Lightning Lane Premier Pass is one of the three options for doing that. So, as 2025 approaches, let’s take a look at which days SO FAR will be the cheapest to purchase this new Lightning Lane pass!

Lightning Lane Premier Pass was added as a Lightning Lane option in October 2024. It started out as only being available for those staying at Deluxe Disney World Resort hotels but is now available for any guest staying at any Disney World Resort hotel and select other hotels. There are VERY LIMITED quantities of these passes available each day, and they give you the ability to ride every Lightning Lane ride, including Single Pass rides, one time each day of purchase at one park.

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For Premier Pass, you purchase one park pass for each member in your party. Those who are eligible may purchase Lightning Lane Premier Pass up to 7 days before your first day at your resort stay for the entire length of your stay (up to 14 days) starting at 7AM EST. Since these passes can be purchased in advance, Disney provides the pricing of them 21 days ahead. So, for example, today, December 14th, we can see the prices from December 14th through January 4th on the My Disney Experience app.

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As you can probably imagine, the pricing for Lightning Lane Premier Pass is the highest starting on December 24th and going through New Year’s Eve since these are extremely busy times at the parks. Disney changes the pricing of Lightning Lane Multi Pass, Single Pass, and Premier Pass based on the expected crowds for each day.

Haunted Mansion Lightning Lane

As we look at the beginning of 2025, prices for Lightning Lane Premier Pass slowly begin to drop starting January 1st! WOO! The cheapest day to purchase Premier Pass SO FAR in 2025 will be January 4th. The pricing for this day is as follows:

Magic Kingdom — $379
EPCOT — $209
Hollywood Studios — $309
Animal Kingdom — $159

Animal Kingdom

We’ll be keeping a lookout for even lower prices, as Disney has shared the price range for each park can go below these prices. If you’re heading to Disney World at the beginning of 2025 and want to purchase Premier Pass, be aware that it currently shows it as getting cheaper from January 1st through the 4th.

EPCOT

It’s also important to note that Park Hopping with Premier Pass does not work. Premier Pass is only valid for the park you purchased, and you will not be able to use the Lightning Lanes at other parks on that day. So you can park hop if you have a Park Hopper ticket, but you can’t use Premier Pass at more than the one park you purchased.

Hollywood Studios

As you plan your Disney World vacation, consider whether or not you want to purchase Lightning Lane Multi Pass, Lightning Lane Single Passes, or Lightning Lane Premier Pass to skip the lines at many of the attractions. If you have questions about these passes, be sure to click on the link or watch the video below!

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