Thanksgiving Crowds Push Disney World Lightning Lane Premier Pass to All-Park Sell-Out

Nov 24, 2024 in "Disney Genie"

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Posted: Sunday November 24, 2024 3:25pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

For the first time since its debut, the Lightning Lane Premier Pass has sold out for all four Walt Disney World theme parks on the same day—November 25, 2024. The high-demand reflects the heavy crowds expected during the Thanksgiving holiday week and the increasing popularity of Disney’s newest add-on option for skipping standby lines.

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A First for the Premier Pass

The Lightning Lane Premier Pass allows one-time access to all available Lightning Lane attractions in a single park on a selected day. While specific parks have sold out on individual dates in the past, this marks the first time that all four Walt Disney World parks—Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom—have completely sold out the pass on the same day. November 25 is also the first time that Lightning Lane Premier Pass at Disney's Animal Kingdom has sold out.

If you were planning to purchase a Lightning Lane Premier Pass for November 25 and haven’t secured one yet, here are your options:

Use Other Lightning Lane Services: Consider the Lightning Lane Multi Pass or Lightning Lane Single purchases. These options require booking arrival windows for each attraction but may still be available.
Visit the Parks Without Premier: Though Premier Pass is sold out, standby lines remain an option. Arrive early, prioritize attractions.

This resort-wide sell-out highlights the growing popularity of the Lightning Lane Premier Pass among Disney guests. With holiday crowds ramping up, similar sell-outs could occur on key dates in December, particularly around Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

View current and upcoming Lighting Lane Premier Pass pricing

Stay tuned for updates on availability and tips for navigating the parks during the busiest time of the year.

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Sirwalterraleigh6 days ago

Very convenient timing for this announcement …if you trust coincidence

Slowjack6 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.

JD806 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.

Jrb19796 days ago

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

Laketravis6 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.

TheMaxRebo6 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

nickys6 days ago

Disney haven’t released any data on this.

Slowjack7 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?

WorldExplorer7 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.

Purduevian7 days ago

Characters don't have LLs anymore (including Belle)

WorldExplorer7 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.

TheMaxRebo7 days ago

True, that is more accurate. LLPP gets you access to all the LL that exist in the specific park you got LLPP be they designated as LLMP or LLSP but doesn't skip lines for rides that do not have any LL

HauntedPirate7 days ago

For me, personally, riding Guardians isn't on my radar anymore. The forced rotation messes up my equilibrium more and more now, and nothing about the ride is worth it. So others can have my spot on what I considered a very "meh" ride even after my first ride (which didn't cause me to feel sick, the effect the ride has on me has gotten worse over the past few years. But I can ride other coasters without a problem). I've been visiting since 1977. There isn't a single damn thing that I would pay to ride. :) We did LLMP one time, involving a very unique set of circumstances. I can't say "never again", because I don't know what the future holds whenever I do return (no current plans to visit WDW again for at least 4-5 years), but the likelihood of us purchasing any LL product is very, very small.

Purduevian7 days ago

There are also a very small around of rides not included in LLPP (They are not on LLSP or LLMP either). COP, Astro Orbitor, People mover, Riverboat, Train, Main street vehicles, and the Wildlife express train are the ones that come to mind... Typically those don't really have a wait (people mover can creep up a little bit and Astro Orbitor can be long), but if there is a line, LLPP does not allow you to skip it