All Four Disney World Parks Sell Out Lightning Lane Premier Pass During Christmas Week 2024

Dec 29, 2024 in "Disney Genie"

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Posted: Sunday December 29, 2024 8:25am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The Lightning Lane Premier Pass has sold out for more dates as Walt Disney World's holiday season reaches its peak. Notably, December 29, 2024, marks the first date during the Christmas week that all four parks—Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disney's Animal Kingdom—have sold out of the Premier Pass. This follows a similar trend seen during Thanksgiving week, when all four parks sold out for November 25.

Lightning Lane Premier Pass Availability December 29 2024

Newly Sold-Out Dates

In addition to December 28, more dates have now sold out across Walt Disney World parks:

Animal Kingdom: December 29, December 30
EPCOT: December 29

December 29: A Repeat of Thanksgiving's All-Park Sell-Out

December 29 is the first date during Christmas week that all four parks have sold out for the Premier Pass. This mirrors Thanksgiving week, where November 25 became the first day in 2024 for all four parks to sell out simultaneously.

Overview of Current Sell-Out Dates

Here is the complete list of sold-out dates for the Lightning Lane Premier Pass during the 2024 Christmas holiday season:

Magic Kingdom: December 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, January 1, 2, 3
EPCOT: December 21, 28, 29, 31
Hollywood Studios: December 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Animal Kingdom: December 29, 30

Comparing Thanksgiving and Christmas Trends

Thanksgiving week saw record sell-outs for the Premier Pass, culminating with all four parks selling out for November 25. Christmas week has now followed suit, with December 29 replicating this milestone and even more dates selling out across all four parks.

Christmas week has surpassed Thanksgiving with more sold-out dates across the parks.

Tips for Guests Without a Premier Pass

If you haven't secured a Premier Pass for your visit, consider these alternatives:

Explore Other Lightning Lane Options: Multi Passes and Lightning Lane Single purchases may still be available.

Arrive Early: Standby lines are manageable with early park entry, especially for headliner attractions.
Adjust Your Plans: Visiting parks on less busy days or focusing on lesser-known attractions can still result in a magical experience.

What to Expect for Future Holidays

With both Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks setting records for sell-outs, similar patterns are likely during future peak periods like Spring Break and Memorial Day. Guests planning to visit Walt Disney World during these times should act early to secure Premier Passes or explore alternative strategies for navigating crowds.

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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