Lightning Lane Premier Move Sells Out for First Time Ever & Hits New Low Worth

Walt Disney World’s new Lightning Lane Premier Move has offered out for the primary time throughout the upcoming peak vacation week, whereas additionally hitting new all-time low costs within the slower dates that observe. This submit covers offered out dates and prices of LLPP for Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom for dates between now and December 2024. Plus, predictions by means of January 2025 and different assorted ideas about prices and crowds.

As primary background, Lightning Lane Premier Move (LLPP) is a 3rd tier of line-skipping along with Lightning Lane Multi-Move (LLMP) and Lightning Lane Single Move (LLSP). It doesn’t, and won’t, exchange both current possibility. There are nonetheless some questions on the entire Lightning Lane Premier Move system, and we’ve been doing our greatest to reply these within the Information to Lightning Lane Premier Move at Walt Disney World.

The entire level of Lightning Lane Premier Move is to streamline issues. In contrast to LLMP or LLSP, Premier Move just isn’t convoluted or complicated–it’s all about eradicating the friction launched by different line-skipping choices. It’s a brilliantly devious determination on Disney’s half, and a traditional story of an arsonist turned firefighter. You’ve nearly gotta hand it to Disney–they created this drawback and at the moment are promoting the answer at a good greater value level.

As talked about beforehand, the audience for LLPP is exceedingly restricted–it’s my understanding that fewer than 1% of friends have been buying from the day after launch by means of current. That can change nearer to Thanksgiving and Christmas when crowds are greater, nevertheless it’s nonetheless unlikely to eclipse 2% of all friends. The caps and demand for this are fairly low–and that’s a good factor for everybody else!

For these contemplating Lightning Lane Premier Move, my solely recommendation could be: don’t overthink it. You must already know whether or not this can be a product for you or not primarily based merely and solely on the outline and value factors. Whether it is, extra energy to you! It’s not for me, and that’s tremendous–to every their very own. I’d moderately advise readers on the methods to get essentially the most value-for-money out of their trip, and that features “beating the system” with time-saving hacks. To the extent it’s doable with this product, that’s what I’m additionally making an attempt to do with LLPP–extra on that within the commentary.

Under is a take a look at the following three weeks of information for Lightning Lane Premier Move park-by-park costs. Bolded dates are all-time highs, italicized are all-time lows. Let’s begin with Magic Kingdom, which skews extra in direction of the greater finish of the spectrum for recently-released days…

Magic Kingdom Lightning Lane Premier Move Pricing

• 11/20/2024 – $359
• 11/21/2024 – $329
• 11/22/2024 – $359
• 11/23/2024 – $359
• 11/24/2024 – $379
• 11/25/2024 – $379
• 11/26/2024 – $399
• 11/27/2024 – $399
• 11/28/2024 – $449
• 11/29/2024 – $449
• 11/30/2024 – $429
• 12/01/2024 – $419
• 12/02/2024 – $419
• 12/03/2024 – $399
• 12/04/2024 – $419
• 12/05/2024 – $379
• 12/06/2024 – $379
• 12/07/2024 – $419
• 12/08/2024 – $379
• 12/09/2024 – $419
• 12/10/2024 – $399

Lightning Lane Premier Move is now offered out at Magic Kingdom on November 25 and November 26, 2024.

EPCOT Lightning Lane Premier Move Pricing

• 11/20/2024 – $209
• 11/21/2024 – $169
• 11/22/2024 – $169
• 11/23/2024 – $169
• 11/24/2024 – $169
• 11/25/2024 – $209
• 11/26/2024 – $229
• 11/27/2024 – $229
• 11/28/2024 – $249
• 11/29/2024 – $249
• 11/30/2024 – $239
• 12/01/2024 – $229
• 12/02/2024 – $229
• 12/03/2024 – $229
• 12/04/2024 – $229
• 12/05/2024 – $229
• 12/06/2024 – $239
• 12/07/2024 – $239
• 12/08/2024 – $229
• 12/09/2024 – $149
• 12/10/2024 – $229

Hollywood Studios Lightning Lane Premier Move Pricing

• 11/21/2024 – $269
• 11/22/2024 – $289
• 11/23/2024 – $289
• 11/24/2024 – $329
• 11/25/2024 – $309
• 11/26/2024 – $329
• 11/27/2024 – $329
• 11/28/2024 – $349
• 11/29/2024 – $349
• 11/30/2024 – $339
• 12/01/2024 – $329
• 12/02/2024 – $309
• 12/03/2024 – $329
• 12/04/2024 – $309
• 12/05/2024 – $309
• 12/06/2024 – $329
• 12/07/2024 – $309
• 12/08/2024 – $249
• 12/09/2024 – $289
• 12/10/2024 – $309

Lightning Lane Premier Move is now offered out at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on November 25, 2024.

Animal Kingdom Lightning Lane Premier Move Pricing

• 11/20/2024 – $129
• 11/21/2024 – $129
• 11/22/2024 – $129
• 11/23/2024 – $129
• 11/24/2024 – $159
• 11/25/2024 – $139
• 11/26/2024 – $179
• 11/27/2024 – $179
• 11/28/2024 – $199
• 11/29/2024 – $199
• 11/30/2024 – $189
• 12/01/2024 – $179
• 12/02/2024 – $159
• 12/03/2024 – $139
• 12/04/2024 – $129
• 12/05/2024 – $139
• 12/06/2024 – $159
• 12/07/2024 – $159
• 12/08/2024 – $139
• 12/09/2024 – $129
• 12/10/2024 – $119

As a reminder, there isn’t any Park Hopper possibility for Lightning Lane Premier Move at Walt Disney World. That is in contrast to LLPP at Disneyland, and likewise in contrast to Lightning Lane Multi-Move at Walt Disney World. Lightning Lane Premier Move at Walt Disney World is just legitimate on the theme park for which you buy it.

At launch, Lightning Lane Premier Move is obtainable to buy solely by friends staying at Deluxe Resorts or Deluxe Villa Resorts (Disney Trip Membership Resorts). Lightning Lane Premier Move could also be bought as much as seven days prematurely of their keep, which is how we now have 21 days of information–as a result of these stays may very well be two weeks lengthy.

Lightning Lane Premier Move provides Walt Disney World friends one-time entry to every obtainable Lightning Lane entrance in a single theme park for the day. The decrease attraction depend together with decrease crowds and Lightning Lane Multi-Move being extra helpful (and never having tiers) is exactly why LLPP is pointless at Animal Kingdom.

Our Commentary

These of you who learn the commentary to our submit about Lightning Lane Premier Move Peak Pricing in all probability aren’t shocked by the dates when LLPP has and has not offered out over Thanksgiving week.

In that, we expressed shock to see this as the beginning of peak season pricing be so late. Suffice to say, it doesn’t observe the cadence established by the previous few years of Genie+ pricing knowledge. Based mostly on that, we wouldn’t have anticipated Thanksgiving Day to be the height of Lightning Lane Premier Move pricing, and even highs for LLMP, is as a result of that’s usually not the busiest day of that week.

Based mostly on years of historic knowledge, wait occasions persistently peak on Monday or Tuesday of Thanksgiving. This yr, the most secure guess for the high-water mark is November 25. That’s a non-party day, and the one one in a 4-day stretch, which is all the time a recipe for catastrophe–particularly when holiday-adjacent.

Regardless of that, Lightning Lane Premier Move is inexpensive at Magic Kingdom on Monday, November 25 than it’s on the 2 party-shortened days that observe. We spent quite a lot of time within the final two posts about costs discussing how they didn’t all the time align with crowd expectations, and this was a ‘purple flag’ instance of that in play for us.

Accordingly, we advisable anybody contemplating LLPP certainly one of today throughout Thanksgiving week, to purchase it on November 25 at Magic Kingdom. Right here’s what I wrote earlier than: “I’m 100% assured it’ll be extra helpful that day than the two days that observe, and about 95% positive that’ll even be true versus November 27-28. (This additionally applies to LLMP, however the costs for that no less than considerably align with crowd predictions.)”

“I’d additionally advocate making the acquisition of Lightning Lane Premier Move at Magic Kingdom on Monday, November 25 sooner moderately than later. As talked about above, it’s my understanding that the caps for this product throughout its pilot are very low, and we’ve seen Genie+ promote out on that Monday and Tuesday many occasions up to now. Clearly, this a unique ballgame–but when it’s more likely to promote out on any day this month, it’ll be that Monday at Magic Kingdom.”

Given all of that, it’s zero shock in anyway that Magic Kingdom has offered out of LLPP on November 25. The next day at Magic Kingdom is extra shocking, as is DHS on November 25. If I needed to guess, I’d’ve guess on DHS promoting out on November 26 and Magic Kingdom’s subsequent promote out occurring on Thanksgiving Day–all because of the longer working hours.

As talked about beforehand, the “finest” time to purchase Lightning Lane Premier Move is the intersection of upper costs and greater crowds. That Monday at Magic Kingdom checks each packing containers, and is arguably a “discount” as contrasted with the times that observe. In fact, you can not buy it now, however good information for future reference, I suppose.

The flip facet of that’s that the “worst” time to purchase Lightning Lane Premier Move is when the costs and crowds are lowest. I’m not inclined to advocate it on any party-shortened day at Magic Kingdom, as these 6 pm closings strongly “discourage” attendance and push folks to non-party days. Thanksgiving week will likely be a barely completely different story since there are so many occasion days, however to not the purpose that LLPP will likely be price it any day aside from Monday or Thursday.

Then once more, the “seems like” crowds on these two dates will make Magic Kingdom insufferable then, so I wouldn’t advocate visiting then, regardless. Certain, you may keep away from strains as soon as per attraction with LLPP, however what about fireworks, eating places, and every little thing else? Or just having fun with the park? If somebody gave me the choice of LLPP free of charge on that Monday/Thursday or visiting on Wednesday/Friday armed with solely savvy technique, I’m taking the latter instantly. No contest in anyway. Some friends actually overestimate the worth of Lightning Lanes and underrate every little thing else–however that’s a unique topic for a unique submit.

As for the all-time low costs at EPCOT, Animal Kingdom, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios all occurring round December 8-10, 2024…I’m additionally not shocked. November and December have curler coaster crowds, with excessive highs and low lows. That’s undoubtedly the latter.

With that mentioned, Our Favourite Week of the 12 months at Walt Disney World begins a full week sooner than these costs plummet. And in reality, costs are nonetheless fairly excessive throughout the window that we love. Right here’s what we predicted beforehand about pricing post-Thanksgiving: “we’d count on them to plummet on the Saturday or Sunday that observe Black Friday, except Walt Disney World is just too reactionary.”

Earlier than anybody who has that superb week booked begins to freak out as a result of Lightning Lane costs are nonetheless elevated then, believing it’s a “sign” that Walt Disney World is anticipating excessive crowds and phrase has lastly gotten out in regards to the greatness of that week: don’t. 

During the last decade-plus, we’ve heard the identical sentiment from readers each single yr, apprehensive that this yr will lastly be completely different and crowds will likely be worse. That has but to occur. It’s all the time doable that we’re one viral TikTok “secret revealed” away from that altering, nevertheless it hasn’t but. There have been numerous alerts or indicators through the years that issues would change…however they haven’t.

For no matter cause, Walt Disney World has been gradual to downwardly regulate Lightning Lane pricing post-Thanksgiving in the previous few years. My finest guess up to now to elucidate that is that they’re too reactionary with pricing, and that followers overestimate simply how good Walt Disney World is at leveraging their very own knowledge to mission attendance and optimum pricing.

It’s probably that costs will stay of their early to mid-December vary throughout the subsequent week-plus for which we don’t but have knowledge. After that, count on a return to the all-time excessive costs beginning December 21, 2024 and persevering with by means of no less than New 12 months’s Eve–presumably till January 6, 2025.

My expectation is that the complete stretch hits the max–that may make sense and comport with previous precedent. Nonetheless, Lightning Lane Premier Move pricing has been in every single place up to now, so I additionally wouldn’t be shocked if there are ups and downs with pricing then.

Lastly, don’t be shocked to see Walt Disney World make main modifications to Lightning Lane Premier Move in early 2025. Even with these first offered out dates–and sure many extra to observe between Christmas and New 12 months’s Eve–it’s nonetheless my understanding that the brand new line-skipping service is underperforming.

With demand more likely to drop within the second week of January 2025, it wouldn’t be in the slightest degree shocking to see Walt Disney World regulate the “pilot program” to spark demand. For those who’re not the audience for LLPP, I nonetheless wouldn’t fear in regards to the affect on wait occasions–we’re speaking about going from <1% of friends utilizing this service to <2% utilizing it, at finest. And that assumes any future modifications really enhance demand over its natural degree on peak vacation dates, which is a daring assumption and one which I personally wouldn’t make.

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YOUR THOUGHTS

What do you concentrate on Lightning Lane Premier Move? Stunned by the date-by-date costs or that it’s hitting the height on Thanksgiving as a substitute of the times earlier than? Underneath what, if any, eventualities would you purchase Lightning Lane Premier Move? Agree or disagree with our evaluation? Different ideas or issues? Any questions we might help you reply? Listening to your suggestions–even while you disagree with us–is each fascinating to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas under within the feedback!