December is one of the busiest months in Disney World, and that means you might want to find room in the budget for Lightning Lanes!

If park attendance is poppin’, lines for rides are likely going to be long, and paying extra for Lightning Lanes could be worth it to skip those waits. But how much will Lightning Lanes cost in December? Prices aren’t out yet, but we’re using past data to predict how much you’ll spend.

Lightning Lane Multi Pass

Starting out with Lightning Lane Multi Pass, this is the system that allows you to skip the lines for most of the rides in the park. You can purchase Multi Pass seven days ahead of your trip if you’re staying on Disney property and three days ahead of your park visit if you’re not. When you book, you can make three attraction selections, then as you use each one on the day of your visit, you can rebook another. You’re only able to use Multi Pass once for each attraction, and some of the parks’ most popular rides aren’t included (more on that in the Single Pass section below).

To try and predict December 2026 prices, we’ll look back at prices for the same month in 2025 and 2024. When we looked back at that calendar period, prices were predictably higher in the days surrounding the major holidays. From December 24th- 31st, it was pricey, with the most expensive days being Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve. NOTE: You can likely expect New Year’s Day to be expensive as well, though that’s not included in our analysis because it’s January.

Starting out at Magic Kingdom, the prices for Multi Pass ranged between $29-$45 per person, per day for December 2025 and $29-$39 in December 2024. Based on the slow rise of prices and the fact that $45 has kind of been the unofficial cap for Lightning Lane Multi Pass this year, we’re going to suggest you budget $32-$45 a person for Magic Kingdom in December 2026. Now, the important thing you need to keep in mind about this park is that prices vary WILDLY depending on whether or not it’s a “party day.” On days that Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party takes place, the park closes early at 6 PM, and Lightning Lanes are much cheaper.

In EPCOT, the 2025 prices for December fell between $21 and $37 per person, per day. In December 2024, that range was $21-$32. Here, if you’re visiting in December 2026, you should probably budget between $23-$38 per person. 

Over at Hollywood Studios, guests were paying between $24 and $39 for Multi Pass in December 2025. The year before that, it was between $24 and $35 per person. For December 2026, we suggest budgeting about $25-$40 per person. While this park hosts Jollywood Nights on select nights in December, the Lightning Lane prices are not quite as affected as they are in Magic Kingdom.

And at Animal Kingdom, the December 2025 cost for Multi Pass was $17-$35 per person, per day. In December 2024, it ranged from $16 to $29. Now, this park has had a few attractions close in recent months and years (to make way for new projects), so we’re going to keep the recommended Lightning Lane budget the same as last year. Budget $17-$35 per person, and you’ll probably be okay.

Keep in mind that these budgets do not include tax, which you’ll have to pay on all Lightning Lane purchases. They’re also per-person budgets, so multiply the cost by the number of people with park tickets in your party.

See a Breakdown of Lightning Lane Multi Pass Here!

Lightning Lane Single Pass

Now, onto Lightning Lane Single Pass! This service allows you to skip the lines at the most popular rides in each park by paying for a single-use Lightning Lane for a particular ride. You can book up to two of these a day, and booking opens on the same days as Multi Pass selections do (seven days in advance for on-site guests and three days in advance for off-site guests). Lightning Lane Single Pass is available at the following rides:

• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train in Magic Kingdom
• TRON Lightcycle / Run in Magic Kingdom
• Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT
• Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in Hollywood Studios
• Avatar Flight of Passage in Animal Kingdom

For Seven Dwarfs Mine Train in Magic Kingdom, the December 2025 cost was $13-$15 per person, while the December 2024 cost was $13-$14. Looking at December 2026, we recommend budgeting about $13-$16 per person if you want to do this ride.

TRON Lightcycle / Run’s Lightning Lane ranged from $21-$23 in December 2025 and from $21-$22 in December 2024. This ride has remained popular, so you’ll likely want to budget $22-$24 per person to get the Single Pass in December 2026.

In December 2025, you could use the Lightning Lane at Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind for $20-$22 per person, and in December 2024, it was slightly lower, at $18-$19. For December 2026, we’re going to recommend a budget of $21-$23. 

The Single Pass for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance ranged from $22-$25 in December 2025 and, oddly enough, was the exact same price range the year before in December 2024. We’ve noticed a slow decline in the average wait times for this ride, so we’ll stick with the same budget for December 2026. Set aside $22-$25 per person.

Finally, we have the Lightning Lane for Avatar Flight of Passage at Animal Kingdom. In December 2025, the per person price for this ride was $17-$19. The year prior, it was $16-$18 in December. Similarly, we suggest budgeting $17-$20 per person in December 2026. 

These budgets are mostly an estimate based on past trends and how prices have looked this year, so take them with a grain of salt. Don’t forget to set aside extra money to pay for tax, and remember that kids under the age of three don’t need Lightning Lanes since they don’t require park tickets at that age.

We’ll be sharing the updated Lightning Lane prices with you as they’re released, so stay tuned to DFB. For tips and tricks on how to use Lightning Lanes in the parks, check out the YouTube video below.

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