Lightning Lane Premier Pass is launching October 23

[disneychrista]

Anyone know where and how we can buy this pass? Also, would it include Tiana’s even before it opens to the Public or no? I’ll be there Nov 4&5. Thanks!

You can buy it in the app up to 2 days before your visit. It would NOT include Tiana's as the is no LL currently for Tiana's.

 

[DodgerGirl]

Once October 23 begins tomorrow I think we will see Disneyland get a huge drop in attendance beginning next week because as I said in my previous posts once people see the price for Lightning Lane Premier Pass a lot of trips will be cancelled because I think this new Lightning Lane Premier Pass will hurt Disneyland and it will be considered the "Worst Idea In Disney History". Because as I mentioned in my earlier post in this thread Disneyland seems to want to return to the old system they started when they opened in 1955 and continued it till 1982 when guests had to pay to ride different rides and this Lightning Lane Premier Pass is the new version of this system. One question I would love to know the answer to is how much did guests have to pay to ride different rides at Disneyland in 1955? Because ever since the ride system was changed to a free ride concept in 1983 I think Disneyland was starting to experiment with new ways to have people ride certain rides. I wouldn't be surprised if Disneyland develops Lightning Lane passes for character meet and greets in the future as well. But I really think people will no longer go to Disneyland and go to other theme parks instead due to this pass

 

[disneychrista]

Once October 23 begins tomorrow I think we will see Disneyland get a huge drop in attendance beginning next week because as I said in my previous posts once people see the price for Lightning Lane Premier Pass a lot of trips will be cancelled because I think this new Lightning Lane Premier Pass will hurt Disneyland and it will be considered the "Worst Idea In Disney History". Because as I mentioned in my earlier post in this thread Disneyland seems to want to return to the old system they started when they opened in 1955 and continued it till 1982 when guests had to pay to ride different rides and this Lightning Lane Premier Pass is the new version of this system. One question I would love to know the answer to is how much did guests have to pay to ride different rides at Disneyland in 1955? Because ever since the ride system was changed to a free ride concept in 1983 I think Disneyland was starting to experiment with new ways to have people ride certain rides. I wouldn't be surprised if Disneyland develops Lightning Lane passes for character meet and greets in the future as well. But I really think people will no longer go to Disneyland and go to other theme parks instead due to this pass

I think you are delusional if you think this will have any significant impact on attendance.

 

[OlliePop27]

I don't think LLPP will really have any impact on crowds or LLMP at DL. LLSP has never sold very well at DL, so I just don't think the popularity for the premier price line skipping services is massive (other than VIP, which I know is popular).

While LLMP is no doubt expensive, and the odds are I will never buy it, I do see one possible avenue for my family. If we start going for 2 or 3 days instead of 4 or 5, and we do not get LLMP for length of ticket, and we reduce hotel stay by 1-2 nights, this comes out to about $1,000 in savings. If I'm buying LLPP for 3 people, that's about $1,200 (assuming the highest price of $400).

Honestly, I love LLMP at DL, but I also don't feel it's necessary many days. If you rope drop, it's really not needed before about 11:00 am. If you can also stay late and do single rider, there's lots of low standby times, plus non-LL attractions and entertainment. We already know Tiana's is going to have SR like Spash used to.

We'll see. Maybe a future trip with 1 day of LLPP and no days of LLMP. It would basically be a wash in cost and take less time for a trip.

 

[twodogs]

One area where I can see LLPP working for us might be when we take my parents (in their 80s and not as fast as they once were) with us and our teens. We already get LLMP and sometimes have done VIP tours (though only at WDW; at DL I feel like I can do pretty well with just modify and refresh and LLMP and LLSP). LLPP in this case would allow my parents to take the day as slowly as they need to, and to spend less time walking across the parks to get to rides. We could just go in the order of geography, and stop to rest or do shows or eat whenever it was needed, rather than on the LL schedule. As well, selfishly for ME, it would let me not be constantly on my phone, trying to modify LL times to minimize park crisscrossing or park hopping. I would be thrilled to be more present on our park days, not worrying all the time about trying to optimize the LL times to minimize walking.

So if I ever get the joy of having my parents back in the parks with us and our daughters, I would consider this. We usually only go 3 days, so maybe we would do this one of the days.

 

[AndrewC]

One area where I can see LLPP working for us might be when we take my parents (in their 80s and not as fast as they once were) with us and our teens. We already get LLMP and sometimes have done VIP tours (though only at WDW; at DL I feel like I can do pretty well with just modify and refresh and LLMP and LLSP). LLPP in this case would allow my parents to take the day as slowly as they need to, and to spend less time walking across the parks to get to rides. We could just go in the order of geography, and stop to rest or do shows or eat whenever it was needed, rather than on the LL schedule. As well, selfishly for ME, it would let me not be constantly on my phone, trying to modify LL times to minimize park crisscrossing or park hopping. I would be thrilled to be more present on our park days, not worrying all the time about trying to optimize the LL times to minimize walking.

So if I ever get the joy of having my parents back in the parks with us and our daughters, I would consider this. We usually only go 3 days, so maybe we would do this one of the days.

This is a huge benefit; not bouncing ALL over the park to get the quickest return time. That said, check the list of attractions to see how many may be appropriate for your parents and their age.

 

[crystal1313]

One area where I can see LLPP working for us might be when we take my parents (in their 80s and not as fast as they once were) with us and our teens. We already get LLMP and sometimes have done VIP tours (though only at WDW; at DL I feel like I can do pretty well with just modify and refresh and LLMP and LLSP). LLPP in this case would allow my parents to take the day as slowly as they need to, and to spend less time walking across the parks to get to rides. We could just go in the order of geography, and stop to rest or do shows or eat whenever it was needed, rather than on the LL schedule. As well, selfishly for ME, it would let me not be constantly on my phone, trying to modify LL times to minimize park crisscrossing or park hopping. I would be thrilled to be more present on our park days, not worrying all the time about trying to optimize the LL times to minimize walking.

So if I ever get the joy of having my parents back in the parks with us and our daughters, I would consider this. We usually only go 3 days, so maybe we would do this one of the days.

My DH and I are wondering if you could get almost every attraction in each park with LLPP. Obviously going rope drop to close. But not having to zig zag around the park could speed things up a bit. Like you, we would only do this one day and it would be a huge splurge. It would be fun to see how much you could get done in a day. But I also like days that we don’t rush around the entire time too. lol.

 

[AndrewC]

My DH and I are wondering if you could get almost every attraction in each park with LLPP. Obviously going rope drop to close. But not having to zig zag around the park could speed things up a bit. Like you, we would only do this one day and it would be a huge splurge. It would be fun to see how much you could get done in a day. But I also like days that we don’t rush around the entire time too. lol.

So far, I think it’s doable.

 

[Geemo]

I think I would rather splurge on flying in first class for my trip than spend the money on the premier option of LL's

 

[AstroBlasters]

I think I would rather splurge on flying in first class for my trip than spend the money on the premier option of LL's

But… for a family of 4… how would you feel about a VIP tour for $1600 and no tip required….

It’s NOT exactly the same…. but it has a lot of the benefits if you already know the park and have your ADRs booked….

 

[twodogs]

This is a huge benefit; not bouncing ALL over the park to get the quickest return time. That said, check the list of attractions to see how many may be appropriate for your parents and their age.

We were fortunate to bring my parents with us to DL this summer with our daughters. It was their first trip since COVID, and then they both had cancer diagnosed and chemo and surgery in 2022. So they had a lot to overcome to make the trip, but they made it! We did most of what we wanted to do/usually had done, but at a slower pace and really didn’t re-ride much at all since we only had 3 days and a slower pace. We did not do EE with them (one day we did EE with our girls, and my parents scanned in from their GCH room to the PPH DCA entrance, but then they went back up to rest for a few hours while we did EE, and I could start booking LLs). They can still do all of the rides, so it was a blast to finally have my younger DD (17) ride Incredicoaster with her Grandpa (she has been afraid to ride it her whole life, but finally tried it last year and loved it!). And my Mom tried (and loved) Indy for the first time!

All that said, for me, LLPP would be about doing the rides we enjoy, in the order that we get to them in the park, with stops along the way anytime. For my parents, that would be really enjoyable, and leave a lot more energy for the day versus burning a lot just walking all over.

 

[twodogs]

My DH and I are wondering if you could get almost every attraction in each park with LLPP. Obviously going rope drop to close. But not having to zig zag around the park could speed things up a bit. Like you, we would only do this one day and it would be a huge splurge. It would be fun to see how much you could get done in a day. But I also like days that we don’t rush around the entire time too. lol.

Maybe the compromise is to get LLPP one day, and race around all day to get in all of the rides. Then the next day, when you have now already ridden everything in both parks (!), you can have that slower day where you don’t rush and just soak more in about DL!

I think this would be a one day per trip (if at all) thing for us, but it sure would be fun to try to hot lap both parks and check off all of those rides (now if the rides promise not to break down…)!

 

[AstroBlasters]

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Maybe the compromise is to get LLPP one day, and race around all day to get in all of the rides. Then the next day, when you have now already ridden everything in both parks (!), you can have that slower day where you don’t rush and just soak more in about DL!

I think this would be a one day per trip (if at all) thing for us, but it sure would be fun to try to hot lap both parks and check off all of those rides (now if the rides promise not to break down…)!

This is the move

 

[DodgerGirl]

Now that Lightning Lane Premier Pass has made it's debut at Disneyland I think not many people will buy it just for the price alone. Because what I think Disneyland is trying to do is if people buy these new Lightning Lane Premier Passes they think they can make a lot of money just by selling these passes like hotcakes. Because I think Disneyland has long been experimenting with ways to get people into the parks from when they began making the rides free with your park ticket back in 1983 and since most people dislike standing in long lines to ride all the rides this new Lightning Lane Premier Pass was invented to help Disneyland guests avoid long lines for rides. But as I mentioned earlier I think Disneyland is trying to revive the old system they first used beginning in 1955 and ended in 1982 because I think the biggest annoying pain that Disneyland guests have is having to wait in long LONG lines for rides and I think that Disneyland is finally gonna see if these new passes work or be a complete failure like Genie+ was

 

[Wesley815]

Tom posted a good review this morning-

 

[twodogs]

I just read the actual Disneyland website’s info about LLPP. It says that starting 1/1/25, the price will be dynamic, and BETWEEN $300-400 pp/day. This pricing was buried in the FAQs. So now this makes me think of it a little more, if the price is lower than I thought for some days…

https://disneyland.disney.go.com/lightning-lane-passes/lightning-lane-premier/#faqItem1

 

[AndrewC]

I just read the actual Disneyland website’s info about LLPP. It says that starting 1/1/25, the price will be dynamic, and BETWEEN $300-400 pp/day. This pricing was buried in the FAQs. So now this makes me think of it a little more, if the price is lower than I thought for some days…View attachment 908440

https://disneyland.disney.go.com/lightning-lane-passes/lightning-lane-premier/#faqItem1

I think at $300 this could be a pretty good value, especially when you factor in what you would pay for lightning lane and individual for RSR and Rise, it’s probably more like $250 extra for line jumping everything. Again, not NEEDED, but if you can afford it, it sure is nice going right to the front and saving your feet from walking back and forth across the park!

 

[twodogs]

I think at $300 this could be a pretty good value, especially when you factor in what you would pay for lightning lane and individual for RSR and Rise, it’s probably more like $250 extra for line jumping everything. Again, not NEEDED, but if you can afford it, it sure is nice going right to the front and saving your feet from walking back and forth across the park!

Since we would already be buying LLMP and the ILLs for ROTR and RSR, that alone is about $100 pp/day. So then it brings the upcharge down to $200 pp/day to do a day of LLPP. So something to consider…

 

[disneychrista]

I just read the actual Disneyland website’s info about LLPP. It says that starting 1/1/25, the price will be dynamic, and BETWEEN $300-400 pp/day. This pricing was buried in the FAQs. So now this makes me think of it a little more, if the price is lower than I thought for some days…

If enough people buy it at $400, it will never be as low as $300. Why would Disney make it $100 less if they don't need to?

 

[twodogs]

If enough people buy it at $400, it will never be as low as $300. Why would Disney make it $100 less if they don't need to?

True. I guess they might make it $300 on a rainy day in January to throw a bone out there. I am only pointing out that there is a price range for this, starting January 1, as I understood that it was a set $400 per person per day from my initial reading.