Credit: DisneyDisney just raised Lightning Lane prices again. And this time, it doesn’t feel temporary. There was no dramatic announcement. No flashing headline on the official website. Prices simply rose, and guests planning February vacations began noticing the totals climb higher than expected.
What’s more surprising isn’t just the increase itself. It’s how quickly people adjusted and kept buying anyway. If you were hoping the previous round of hikes was the ceiling, February 2026 may have just proven otherwise.
What Lightning Lane Actually Includes
Before diving into the February numbers, it helps to understand how Lightning Lane works today.
Lightning Lane replaced the old Genie+ system and now operates with multiple purchase tiers. Guests can buy a Lightning Lane Multi Pass, which allows them to reserve return times for various attractions within a single park. There’s also a Lightning Lane Single Pass, used for the most in-demand headliners that are not included in Multi Pass. Finally, there’s the Lightning Lane Premier Pass, the most expensive option, which allows one-time access to each available Lightning Lane attraction in a park without selecting specific return windows.
Each park sets its own dynamic pricing based on demand. Magic Kingdom typically commands the highest rates. EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom follow depending on crowd levels. Single-Pass attractions such as TRON Lightcycle / Run, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Rise of the Resistance, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, and Avatar: Flight of Passage fluctuate independently and can sell out individually, even when other passes remain available.
That structure allows Disney to adjust both pricing and inventory in real time. And in mid-February 2026, demand pushed multiple products to their limits.
Prices Were Already Climbing
The February surge did not happen in isolation. Peak Lightning Lane pricing had already reached new ceilings in late 2025.
Magic Kingdom Multi Pass climbed as high as $42–$45 on peak days. EPCOT’s Multi Pass reached $35–$37. Hollywood Studios peaked at $37–$39. Animal Kingdom stretched to $35 on high-demand dates.
Single-Pass pricing also hit the upper thresholds. TRON Lightcycle / Run reached $23 on peak days. Avatar: Flight of Passage pushed to $19. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind saw incremental increases of a few dollars compared to earlier months.
Those peak numbers set the stage. February tested whether guests would actually purchase at those levels.
They did.
February 12–18: Premier Pass Sellouts by Park
The strongest indicator of demand came from Lightning Lane Premier Pass availability during the Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day stretch.
Here’s how it played out:
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Magic Kingdom: Premier Pass sold out for multiple consecutive days — February 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. In fact, the sellout window extended from February 12 through February 18.
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Disney’s Hollywood Studios: Premier Pass sold out February 13, 14, and 15.
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EPCOT: Premier Pass sold out on specific high-demand days, including February 14 and February 16.
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Animal Kingdom: Premier Pass remained generally available during this window and did not show consistent sellouts.
Magic Kingdom reached the highest pricing tier during this stretch, with Premier Pass topping out at $449 per person. Animal Kingdom’s Premier Pass ranged roughly from $129 to $199, depending on demand. Even at those elevated levels, Magic Kingdom inventory disappeared for nearly a whole week.
That kind of multi-day sellout at the highest price point is significant.
Multi Pass and Single-Pass Sellouts During Presidents’ Day Week
Premier Pass wasn’t the only product under pressure.
Lightning Lane Multi Pass availability tightened significantly between February 13 and February 17.
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EPCOT Multi Pass: Sold out across February 12–17.
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Magic Kingdom Multi Pass: Exceeded $40 per person during the holiday stretch and showed minimal availability, though not every day fully sold out in advance.
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Hollywood Studios Multi Pass: Experienced heavy demand during February 13–15 alongside Premier sellouts.
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Animal Kingdom Multi Pass: Remained more consistently available.
Single-pass attractions also saw strong sellout patterns.
From February 13–16, high-demand individual Lightning Lane attractions were sold out on many days. These included:
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Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
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TRON Lightcycle / Run
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Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
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Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
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Avatar: Flight of Passage
On February 17, several of those attractions continued to show limited availability or were sold out, particularly at Magic Kingdom and EPCOT.
While availability can fluctuate throughout the day due to cancellations and modifications, tracking during that week showed minimal walk-up Lightning Lane access for the most popular headliners.
Why the Timing Matters
Presidents’ Day week is known to drive winter crowds, but it is not traditionally viewed at the same scale as peak summer or Christmas week. Yet from February 12 through February 18, Lightning Lane demand rivaled some of Disney’s busiest stretches.
Magic Kingdom sustained nearly a whole week of Premier Pass sellouts at its highest price tier. EPCOT saw Multi Pass inventory completely depleted for five consecutive days. Hollywood Studios experienced concentrated sellouts around Valentine’s weekend.
Animal Kingdom stood out as the park with the most consistent availability, but even there, pricing remained elevated.
The pattern shows something important: guests are willing to pay record prices for access when crowds rise, even outside traditional peak seasons.
What This Means Going Forward
When a $449 Premier Pass sells out for multiple consecutive days at Magic Kingdom, Disney receives a clear signal. The demand exists. The pricing model is holding.
Multi Pass exceeding $40 per person during the winter holiday weeks did not deter buyers. EPCOT Multi Pass selling out for five straight days confirms strong mid-tier demand as well.
If elevated pricing continues to coincide with strong inventory movement, further adjustments are likely. Disney’s dynamic system allows it to test pricing elasticity in real time. February demonstrated that high ceilings do not automatically reduce demand.
As long as guests continue purchasing at these levels — particularly during Presidents Day and similar crowd surges — higher pricing may become the new baseline during high-demand windows.
The February 2026 data does not show universal sellouts across all parks and products. But it does show sustained, multi-day pressure on Lightning Lane inventory at multiple parks simultaneously.
That’s the real story.
And as long as those products keep moving, there is little incentive for Disney to scale back pricing.