Can I still go to Disneyland without a reservation?

To enter one of the parks, each Guest is required to have a theme park reservation in addition to a valid ticket for the same park on the same date. Please check below to see if your desired date and theme park are currently available before purchasing your ticket.



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If you do not see any theme park reservations for your travel dates you have a few options: Reschedule your Disneyland vacation, unused tickets often don't expire for some time. Check your ticket for expiration dates. Continue checking the Disneyland availability calendar.

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While buying in person is possible, I highly recommend that you purchase your tickets ahead of time to avoid the worry of being able to get same-day reservations. In order to enter the parks, you need both a ticket and a theme park ticket reservation.

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You are welcome to purchase your Theme Park Tickets at the gate when you arrive at your first theme park. While there, you can buy the total number of days you plan to visit.

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Standard tickets for Disneyland Resort don't really sell out, however, theme park ticket reservations do fill up for dates. Theme park ticket reservations are needed along with a valid ticket for entrance to either of the Disneyland Resort parks.

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Guests can make Disneyland theme park reservations on a rolling basis. 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.

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If a Magic Key holder has a reservation and does not show up for that reservation date, you do get a strike. According to the Magic Key Terms and Conditions, if you are a no-show for three reservations in any 90-day period, you will not be able to make any new reservations for 30 days.

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You can purchase tickets at the Main Entrance Ticket Booth located in the Esplanade between the two park entrances. While buying in person is possible, I highly recommend that you purchase your tickets ahead of time to avoid the worry of being able to get same-day reservations.

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Yes. The Genie 120-minute rule says that you can always make a new reservation if two hours have passed since you made the last one, or two hours since park opening if you made the reservation before the park opened.

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You don't need a parks pass reservation for any parks you visit after 2PM after you visit your first park, however you do need to start your day at that first park with a parks pass reservation. You cannot simply show up at any park after 2PM if you haven't first used a park pass reservation to visit a park.

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Theme Park Reservations are required for every day you wish to visit the Parks- except for the two Water Parks. You will have to visit your My Disney Experience account and pick the Parks you wish to visit and on which day. Don't delay as the Park reservations can fill up!

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Disney has announced that it will be removing reservation requirements for date-based tickets. Beginning Jan. 9, 2024, theme park reservations will no longer be required for date-based tickets. For other admission types, including non-dated tickets, theme park reservations may be required to help manage attendance.

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At the gate, you can buy the same types of tickets you can get online: 1-Day 1 Park Tickets. 1-Day Park Hopper Tickets. Multi-Day 1 Park Tickets.

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Weekdays are less crowded than weekends, especially Monday-Thursdays. On weekends, Sundays are usually less crowded than Saturdays. Regular weekends tend to be less crowded than holiday weekends.

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As of right now Disney does not give free admission on your birthday though they will help you celebrate it. Be sure to stop by Guest Relations and pick up a free birthday button. You're sure to receive lots of birthday wishes from Cast Members and guests alike.

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Costco used to sell Disneyland park tickets, but they no longer do. They now sell packages that include a park eticket, but these are not discounted. Costco Disney packages are available for Disneyland, Aulani Resort, Disney Cruises, Adventures by Disney, and Walt Disney World.

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To save time when you arrive at the Disneyland Resort, be sure to purchase your park tickets on disneyland.com or through our Disneyland mobile app. When you purchase tickets on disneyland.com, you can choose to receive either a physical ticket or a Disney eTicket.

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