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Do you have to pay parking twice when park hopping?

No. If you pay for parking at one Disney theme park, you may park at other Disney theme parks on the same day for no additional charge. If your ticket has the Park Hopper Option, you can also use the complimentary Walt Disney World transportation system to visit our other theme parks.



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Travel before January 9, 2024 The only requirements are: You must first visit the park you've made the reservation for before you can park hop. You cannot park hop until after 2 p.m.

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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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Park Hopper Add-On This allows you to visit more than one theme park in the same day – and you don't even need a Park Pass reservation for the additional parks. Adding Park Hopper costs $60 to $80 per ticket. The cost varies, depending on the park you're planning to visit.

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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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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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If you only have one day to do it all, Park Hopper is critical. Maybe you have three days to spend at Walt Disney World, but you want to see four parks. In order to see multiple parks worth of stuff in one day, you'll need that Park Hopper.

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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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At Disneyland, guests with Park Hopper tickets (or Magic Key passes) can reserve the first park they want to visit up until 11 a.m. Starting at 11 a.m., guests with Park Hopper tickets or Magic Key passes are free to hop back and forth between the parks. Guests do not need a reservation for the second park.

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There is not a restriction on the number of parks you can visit per day. In fact, it's possible for guests to go to all 4 parks in one day. Guests can even return to their first park of the day at any time, as long as it is not at capacity. We tested out this to make sure it works.

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Though Park Hopper and Park Hopper Plus tickets both give you access to all four of Walt Disney World's theme parks, the Park Hopper Plus option also includes admission to Disney's water parks, its ESPN sports complex, its golf course and its mini golf courses.

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The Park Hopper option allows you unlimited hopping (after 2:00 p.m.) between all 4 of the theme parks. This option can be added to base tickets, but the cost will vary depending upon the time of year (busier times of the year are more expensive).

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No. The price is the same no matter when the option is added. If you're pretty sure that you're going to hop at some point during your vacation, then it makes the most sense to add the Hopper option as soon as possible. This way you'll have the more ability to hop should circumstances warrant.

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There also are no limits on how many parks you can visit when Park Hopping. It's possible to do all 4, and it's also possible to return to the original park you booked. The only limitation with Park Hopping at Walt Disney World is predicated upon capacity caps.

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Yes. It is possible to visit both Disneyland Resort theme parks in one day using either a Park Hopper Ticket or Magic Key pass.

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Even if a specific park's reservations are sold out, other parks are typically available. For example, Magic Kingdom reservations may be sold out, but Animal Kingdom may have reservations available. And with park hopping tickets, visiting Magic Kingdom is still possible even if reservations aren't initially available.

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Walt Disney World Railroad – The Walt Disney World Railroad encircles the Magic Kingdom. The round trip is around 20 minutes, the perfect amount of time for a nap. So, choose a row, sit back, and relax. In addition, the Main Street train station has nice benches that may make for a nice napping place.

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The Genie 120-minute rule says that you can make a new reservation at most 2 hours from when you made the last one, and this countdown timer doesn't change if you modify the reservation. If you made it at, say, 11 a.m., then your two hours will be up at 1 p.m. even if you modify the reservation at noon.

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The answer is the MagicBand! Your resort reservations are linked to your MagicBands through your My Disney Experience account, and, during Extra Magic Hours, you must scan your MagicBand to enter the park early. Or, during evening Extra Magic Hours, you must scan your MagicBand at any rides or attractions.

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The fast pass version isn't as good as the regular version. Be sure to try both. So yes, it's entirely possible to visit four Disney parks in one day, even with kids in tow.

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