Magic Kingdom's Lightning Lane Premier Pass Sells Out at Lowest Price of $329

2 days ago in "Disney Genie"

Posted: Wednesday February 5, 2025 1:20pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

For the second time in recent days, Magic Kingdom's Lightning Lane Premier Pass has sold out (February 5, 2025), but this time at its lowest price point of $329.

While the pass has been available to all guests since January 21, 2025, this marks the first sell-out at the lowest tier of its variable pricing structure, which ranges from $329 to $449 depending on the date.

Magic Kingdom Premier Pass Sells Out While Other Parks Remain Available

Unlike previous sell-outs that occurred at higher price points, today's sell-out at $329 indicates that demand remains strong even on lower-priced days. Meanwhile, Premier Passes are still available for the other three Walt Disney World parks at the following prices:

  • EPCOT – $169
  • Disney's Hollywood Studios – $269
  • Disney's Animal Kingdom – $139

What This Means for Future Premier Pass Availability

With today's low-price sell-out, several trends are emerging:

  • Strong demand at Magic Kingdom regardless of pricing – Even at its lowest price, Magic Kingdom's Premier Pass continues to sell out, showing its value to guests.
  • Potential for more frequent sell-outs – If demand continues, it's possible that availability will become more competitive, especially as guests plan ahead for lower-priced dates.
  • Other parks seeing lower demand – While EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom still have passes available, Magic Kingdom's continued sell-outs may influence future pricing adjustments.

Planning Ahead for Lightning Lane Premier Pass

Guests looking to purchase a Magic Kingdom Premier Pass should consider buying as soon as their purchase window opens, especially on lower-priced days. The recent sell-outs indicate that competition for Premier Passes is increasing, and availability may become tighter even outside peak holiday periods.

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Disstevefan15 hours ago

Do you type what you read? ;)

JD805 hours ago

Do you read what you type?

Disstevefan15 hours ago

Opening all standbys and having ONLY LLPP would probably improve the guest experience for everyone, even us poor folk. Disney does not care about the guest experience, Disney's theme park business only care about MONEY! This is why LLMP, LLSP, LLPP will all continue to exist. LLPP provides truly a better guest experience LLMP and LLSP allow us poor folks feel like we are getting a better guest experience.

JD806 hours ago

Here's the math problem I think they are trying to figure that out. They can do that artificially. Some days they can severely limit the amount of LLMP slots available and see if that pushes more LLPP conversions. People think Disney is playing with wait time to push LL** and I think that's ridiculous. There are too many ways for the data set to be off. I think Disney plays with LL** inventory to see how the public reacts.

Disstevefan112 hours ago

I think I can get away with the little provided emojis in the boards 🤞

Chi8412 hours ago

Someone likes to live dangerously.

Disstevefan112 hours ago

🏆

TheMaxRebo12 hours ago

Ayla12 hours ago

President's weekend, not surprising.

Purduevian13 hours ago

It's all a tipping point... if they eliminated LLMP, what % of LLMP do you think would now buy LLPP (assuming it wasn't sold out).

DCBaker13 hours ago

Lightning Lane Premier Pass at Magic Kingdom is now showing as sold out for February 14 and 15:

Disstevefan11 day ago

I agree, LLMP, LLSP, LLPP is like printing money in the utilidors! Actually its easer than printing money in the utilidors! ;)

JD801 day ago

They will never get rid of LLMP as long as LLPP are it's current prices. That is a revenue loss. Either than will lower LLPP costs to a point where there is significant conversion from LLMP to LLPP to make up the loss of revenue from removing LLMP or they will just expand LLPP offerings (multiple ride usage, multiple parks etc.) Essentially they will find whatever combination of LLMP, LLPP, LLSP at whatever price point brings in the most revenue even if that means eliminating one or two of those silos.

Spoonful of Sugar1 day ago

CFO Hugh Johnston 2/5: “It’s very much in line with our expectations, but we are moving slowly with that product in order to make it a great experience both for the purchasers of Lightning Lane and for the rest of our guests in the park. So feel great about it. It’s going to build over time, but it’s certainly very much early days.” I have read speculation from vloggers, etc that since Premier Pass is selling out on "slower" days at WDW, that LLPP may be the only option for skipping the lines in the future. Does the above quote from Johnston seem to hint at this "build over time"? Thoughts?