Is Disneyland getting rid of park Hopper?

Return of all-day park hopping Starting on Jan. 9, 2024, guests holding park hopper benefits or an annual pass will regain the ability to visit another theme park at any time during park hours, subject to capacity limitations.



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Walt Disney World announced its Park Hopper access returns in 2024. Beginning Jan. 9, guests with a ticket with Park Hopper benefits or an annual pass will be able to once again visit another theme park at any time of the day during park hours.

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In news that Disney fans everywhere are likely to appreciate, the entertainment giant has announced that as of 2024 it will no longer require advance reservations in order to visit Disney parks with date-based tickets.

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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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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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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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Starting January 9, 2024, guests with Park Hopper benefits or an Annual Pass will be able to visit another theme park at any time during park hours. This is a significant shift from the previous rule that allowed Park Hopper access only after 2 p.m. This change gives guests the freedom to plan their day as they wish.

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You'll need park reservations to visit and can make them by using our theme park reservation system. To enter a park, both a theme park reservation and valid park admission, for the same park on the same date, are required for Guests ages 3 and up.

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Big news out of Walt Disney World Resort! Beginning Jan. 9, 2024, guests with a ticket with Park Hopper benefits or an Annual Pass will be able to once again visit another theme park at ANY TIME OF DAY during park hours (subject to capacity limitations).

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The perennial favorite, Magic Kingdom park at Disney World, once again grabbed the crown as the world's most-visited theme park, attracting a reported 17.1 million visitors in 2022.

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In order to see multiple parks worth of stuff in one day, you'll need that Park Hopper. If you want to experience as many parks as possible in a limited amount of time, it's worth it. You want to maximize every moment of open park hours: Some theme parks have longer hours than others.

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A Park Hopper Ticket allows Guests to visit more than one park per day. Guests must make a theme park reservation for the first park they plan to visit. After entering that first park, Guests will be able to visit the next park starting at 11:00 AM and go between the parks until each park's regularly scheduled closure.

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GRAPHIC: The best times to visit Walt Disney World in 2024
  • January 16-31 (light to moderate crowds, cool temps)
  • February 1-9 (light to moderate crowds, cool temps)
  • May 6-23 (light to moderate crowds)
  • August 5-29 (some of the lowest crowds of the year)
  • September 3-19 (some of the lowest crowds of the year)


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After years of EPCOT changes, the construction walls will come down by the end of 2023! Over the past couple of years, we've seen major progress with EPCOT's evolution. France expanded with the addition of Remy's Ratatouille Adventure and Le Cr?perie de Paris in October 2021.

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Refurbishments:
  • Splash Mountain. CLOSED May 31, 2023 - TBD (will reopen as Tiana's Bayou Adventure)
  • Mark Twain Riverboat. CLOSED Sept. 17, 2023 - TBD.
  • Astro Orbitor. CLOSED Nov. 27, 2023 - TBD.
  • Indiana Jones Adventure. CLOSED Nov. 27 - 30, 2023.


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How to get Disneyland reservations when sold out
  1. Choose an alternate reservation date. The simplest, but probably not the most ideal, option is choosing another date that's available for your visit. ...
  2. Regularly check for updated availability. ...
  3. Get a park hopper ticket.


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Park Pass Reservations are still required to visit all 4 of the Walt Disney World theme parks – BUT, you do not need a reservation to park hop to a different park.

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The best combination for first-timers is EPCOT and Magic Kingdom Park. Both are quintessential Disney experiences in my opinion. Epcot is a great park to walk and enjoy the World Showcase and the countries that are represented. Magic Kingdom has all the nostalgic vibes for me.

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If your family loves Toy Story then you will most likely want to visit Disney's Hollywood Studios twice. Maybe there is a particular attraction that is a family favorite such as Avatar Flight of Passage at Disney's Animal Kingdom. That attraction alone is worth visiting the park twice!

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A: Guests are allowed to bring outside food and nonalcoholic beverage items into the park for self-consumption, provided they are not in glass containers and do not require heating, reheating, processing, refrigeration or temperature control and do not have pungent odors.

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