Can you make Disney reservations without tickets?

If you have a resort stay—even if you're an annual passholder—you're a “Disney Resort Guest.” Otherwise, you must have an annual pass or theme park ticket to make reservations. Grey dates are no parks available, either because they're all closed or because they're all booked for the group you're in.



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If you have a resort stay—even if you're an annual passholder—you're a “Disney Resort Guest.” Otherwise, you must have an annual pass or theme park ticket to make reservations.

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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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In short: Yes! A “Disney park pass” and a “park reservation” are the same thing! There's a super handy Availability Calendar so you can monitor the availability of the theme parks you'd like to visit on your next adventure!

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Hanina, at this time, there are no discounts on tickets for Disney Resort Hotel Guests. However, I recommend visiting the Special Offers, Deals & Discounts page frequently since you'll often times find discounted tickets, deals on Disney Resort Hotels, and Disney+ Subscriber deals during different times of the year.

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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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Can I still buy tickets at the gate at Disneyland? If you do decide to buy Disneyland tickets at the gate, you can purchase them at the ticket booth in the Main Entrance Esplanade between Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, less than a minute's walk away from each of the park's main gates.

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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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Disney charges a $10-to-$25-per-person penalty for missing a reservation, or if you cancel on the day of the meal.

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However, there are no afternoon discounted tickets. It is the same price for everyone whether you arrive at Park Opening or at 4 pm.

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Buying a Disney World vacation package means you must purchase your hotel room and either dining or tickets or both for each person in the party directly from Disney, with those components priced and sold together as a “package.” Normal Disney vacation packages are not discounted; prices are more-or-less consistent ...

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It's a challenge to time the absolute cheapest tickets and rates because Disney World offers special promotions and deals every so often. The nightly rates and prices are almost always cheaper from Monday through Wednesday night — so if you want to save, those are the nights to visit Walt Disney World.

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For non-dated tickets, theme park reservations may be required. Disney notes that this is so they can continue to monitor and manage park attendance to ensure they deliver a great experience to guests.

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With a Disney base ticket, you're welcome to leave and re-enter the same theme park as many times as you like during the same day. So, if you want to visit the Magic Kingdom in the morning, go back to your hotel room for a nap, and return to the Magic Kingdom in the evening, then you do not need a Park Hopper ticket.

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