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STM Disney World Updates Oct. 31: Lightning Lane prices rise Nov. 1, one November Christmas Party night left

Lightning Lane Single Pass maximum prices rise at four rides on Nov. 1, and Nov. 29 is the only November Christmas Party night still showing tickets.

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Lightning Lane Single Pass: maximum prices rise Nov. 1 at four rides. Disney Tourist Blog reports (and Mickey Visit agrees) Seven Dwarfs Mine Train goes from $15 to $18, TRON Lightcycle / Run from $23 to $25, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind from $22 to $25 and Avatar Flight of Passage from $19 to $20. Rise of the Resistance stays at $25. These are top-of-range prices (as of Oct. 12 reports), and slower days run lower.
Deciding whether a pass is worth it? Our Lightning Lane Check helps, and our Animal Kingdom ride-by-ride guide covers Flight of Passage.
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party: Nov. 29 is the only November night still showing tickets as of Oct. 30, WDWNT reports, and MickeyBlog saw the same on its own calendar check. Tickets have run $189 to $229 plus tax (prices as of Oct. 11); our Christmas Party guide has the full picture.
Mid-November park hours: WDWNT reports and BlogMickey lists the same new times; BlogMickey says Disney's calendar now shows them. Hours can change, so recheck before you go, and see our early November guide for more on the month.
Sun. Nov. 15: Magic Kingdom opens at 8 AM (was 9) and closes at 6 PM. Animal Kingdom opens at 9 AM and now closes at 8 PM (was 6), which updates our Oct. 30 issue.
Mon. Nov. 16: Magic Kingdom closes at 11 PM.
Sat. Nov. 21: Magic Kingdom closes at 11 PM, Animal Kingdom closes at 7 PM and Hollywood Studios opens at 8:30 AM.

Dates to know

Nov. 1 (Sun): Lightning Lane Single Pass prices rise
Nov. 8 (Sun): Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party begins
Nov. 15 (Sun): Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom hours change
Nov. 16 (Mon): Magic Kingdom closes at 11 PM
Nov. 21 (Sat): Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios hours change
Nov. 29 (Sun): last November Christmas Party night with tickets

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