Magic Kingdom's Premier Pass Costs a Record $479 on the Monday of Thanksgiving Week, and All Four Parks Hit New Highs

Skipping the standby line at every Lightning Lane attraction in Magic Kingdom on the Monday of Thanksgiving week will cost $479 per person, before tax and before park admission. That is the most Walt Disney World has ever charged for Lightning Lane Premier Pass, and it beats the old Magic Kingdom record by $30.

Premier Pass prices for Monday, November 23, 2026 showed up in the My Disney Experience app on Monday morning, and WDWMagic, Blog Mickey and WDW News Today all reported the same four numbers. Yesterday, in our look at Thanksgiving week Multi Pass prices, Premier Pass was the piece still missing. Those prices are now out, and every park set a record.

The Standby and Lightning Lane entrances at Avatar Flight of Passage in Animal Kingdom. Image: WDWMAGIC

The new records, park by park

• Magic Kingdom: $479, up from a previous high of $449 (+$30)
• Disney's Hollywood Studios: $369, up from $349 (+$20)
• EPCOT: $269, up from $249 (+$20)
• Disney's Animal Kingdom: $219, up from $199 (+$20)

Prices are per person, per park, per day. WDWMagic says the old highs were "first set on Thanksgiving Day 2024 (November 28) and were matched as recently as November 22, 2026." Blog Mickey adds that on Sunday, November 22, every park is priced right at its old high, so the jump comes one day later.

For a family of four, Blog Mickey does the math: $1,916 before tax for one day of Premier Pass at Magic Kingdom on November 23.

WDWMagic's Premier Pass calendar for November. November 23 is the last priced date and the most expensive one at every park. Image: WDWMAGIC

October's price increase shows up on the calendar

November 23 is the first date to go past the old records since Disney made room for higher Premier Pass prices in October. When Disney raised prices across the resort in early October, we reported that Premier Pass "could go up $50 based on demand," per CNN, putting it "just shy of the $500 mark during peak demand."

Blog Mickey notes that if the $50 applies evenly to each park's old high, the new ceilings would be $499 at Magic Kingdom, $399 at Hollywood Studios, $299 at EPCOT and $249 at Animal Kingdom. On that math, November 23 still sits $20 under the ceiling at Magic Kingdom and $30 under it everywhere else.

Thanksgiving Day is not priced yet

November 23 is as far ahead as Premier Pass can be bought right now. Blog Mickey says Disney adds Premier Pass dates roughly three weeks ahead, a single day at a time, so Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 26) and the rest of the holiday week are still to come. WDWMagic's own read: "It's not yet clear if $479 will be the top price for Thanksgiving week, or if prices will climb higher as the rest of the week goes on sale."

There is one hint. Multi Pass, which WDWMagic says is already on sale through November 28, is at its highest on November 23 at every park, at $45 for Magic Kingdom. Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom hold that top Multi Pass price through November 25. WDWMagic points out that Premier Pass "doesn't always follow Multi Pass," but calls the pattern "one sign that the start of Thanksgiving week may be the peak."

WDWMagic's four-week Premier Pass price chart. Each park's line peaks on November 23. Image: WDWMAGIC

Will it sell out?

Magic Kingdom's Premier Pass is already selling out at lower prices. It is sold out for November 2 through 5 this week, at $419 to $429, Blog Mickey reported on Sunday. The other three parks still had Premier Pass available on those four days. WDWMagic's advice for Thanksgiving visitors who plan to buy: "don't wait."

If $479 is too much, the cheaper Lightning Lane options are still there for November 23. At Magic Kingdom, Blog Mickey lists Multi Pass at $45, plus Single Pass at $25 for TRON Lightcycle / Run and $18 for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. All three together come to $88. The difference is that Multi Pass and Single Pass both need booked return times, while Premier Pass gives one-time entry to each available Lightning Lane attraction in the park, with no return times to book.

The Lightning Lane sign at Seven Dwarfs Mine Train in Magic Kingdom. Image: BlogMickey.com

Would you pay $479 to skip the Lightning Lane lines at Magic Kingdom during Thanksgiving week, or is this the year you plan around Multi Pass instead?

Sources

• WDWMagic, "Lightning Lane Premier Pass Now Costs Almost $500 at Magic Kingdom" (November 2, 2026)
• Blog Mickey, "Thanksgiving Week Pushes Premier Pass to New All-Time Record High Prices" (November 2, 2026)
• WDW News Today, "Lightning Lane Premier Pass Now Almost $500 at Magic Kingdom" (November 2, 2026)
• Blog Mickey, "Magic Kingdom Premier Pass Sells Out Four Days in a Row This Week" (November 1, 2026)

Image credits: WDWMAGIC (Flight of Passage entrance, price calendar and price chart); BlogMickey.com (Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Lightning Lane sign).