Are Disney World to Tweak park reservations for annual passholders allow impromptu visits after 2PM?

Under the new rules, annual passholders on Monday through Friday will be able to go to the theme parks after 2 p.m. without holding a reservation. On weekends, passholders will still be required to plan ahead and get a reservation for one of the four magical parks- Disney World's most popular park, the Magic Kingdom.



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Guests holding dated Magic Your Way tickets can visit any park on any day without reservations. Annual Passholders are still required to make reservations for morning and early afternoon park entry. However, they can visit any park after 2:00pm without reservations except for Magic Kingdom on Saturdays and Sundays.

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Since 2021, park-hopper access has only been available after 2 p.m. daily. In January, Disney World announced that passholders would be able to enter its theme parks after 2 p.m. without holding a reservation, with the exception of Magic Kingdom on Saturdays and Sundays.

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You may park hop as early as 2 p.m. (subject to theme park capacity). Currently, the only annual pass available for purchase is for Florida residents only. It is called the Disney Pixie Dust Pass, and it does, like all annual passes, include the option to park hop!

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The short answer is: As long as you have a valid theme park ticket with a Park Hopper option or an annual pass, you can park hop as many times as you'd like! Of course, you must also have a theme park reservation for the first park you visit. Then once the clock strikes 2 p.m., you're free to park hop away.

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Currently, annual passholders and cast members can visit a Walt Disney World theme park after 2 p.m. without the need for a reservation, except on Saturdays and Sundays at Magic Kingdom. “Good-to-go days” will allow passholders and cast members to visit the parks anytime without the stress of booking a reservation.

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In an effort to mend fences with Passholders, who have long felt unappreciated and disenfranchised from Disney, they are now allowed to visit without reservations. There are some stipulations to this relaxing of the rules. Passholders must wait until 2:00 p.m. if they wish to visit without a reservation.

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However, that has changed. You now can only park hop AFTER 2PM. So you'll have to wait until well after lunchtime if you're planning on visiting another park. However, this rule is different for Annual Passholders.

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Guests with 1-5 day tickets can make reservations 120 days in advance of their visit and guests with Disneyland Magic Key Annual Passes can make park reservations 90 days before the day they hope to visit. Disneyland opens up reservation blocks throughout the time leading up to the actual park day.

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Even though Disney After Hours officially starts sometime between 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. (depending on the event), event guests are able to enter the parks as early as 7 p.m. You'll definitely want to take advantage of that extra time! If you'd like to enter before then, you'll need regular park admission.

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If you are staying on property during your stay, then yes! You can take advantage of Extra Magic Hours. Otherwise, your Annual Passholder won't include that benefit.

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Current Annual Passholder Pixie Dust Pass: Make and hold up to 3 park reservations at a time on a rolling basis (reservations are limited and are subject to availability and applicable pass blockout dates)

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Platinum Plus, Platinum and Gold Annual Passes: Up to 5 reservations held at a time. Silver Pass: Up to 4 reservations held at a time.

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As a reminder, valid park admission and a park reservation are required for park entry. As more Walt Disney World Passholders continue to discover Disney MagicMobile service, we will no longer be offering complimentary MagicBands with annual pass purchases and renewals made August 16, 2021 and beyond.

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If you plan on park hopping, please know that there is a chance that your desired park might not be available to hop to that day. Theme park reservations do fluctuate, so if you find that the park you initially want to visit is full, check back another time.

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According to a report from TEA/AECOM, Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park had an estimated combined total of 28.4 million visitors in 2019, the last year the park was open for 365 days. Another report from financial analysts at UBS, pass holders made up 50 percent of all annual visitors to Disneyland.

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Guests who purchased a ticket or annual pass with the Park Hopper benefits will be able to visit more than one park per day. We will set specific Park Hopper hours during which this option is available. Park Hopper hours will start at 2 PM each day and end at the park's scheduled close time.

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As a Magic Key holder, your pass has park hopper benefits. This means that you can indeed park hop at 1:00 p.m., as long as there is capacity at the park. I have even more great news to share with you pertaining to park hopping. Starting on February 4, 2023, the new park hopping time will begin at 11:00 a.m. each day.

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