What are the hours for Disney reservations?

Disney World Resort Reservations Operating hours are 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM EST. The Central Reservations Office can handle room-only reservations for you. For booking packages, see below.



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  • Guests with a Valid Disney Resort Hotel Reservation: Make reservations for your entire length of stay (for up to a 10-night stay) up to 60 days in advance of your arrival! ...
  • All Other Guests: Make reservations up to 60 days in advance.


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Disney will typically hold your dining reservation up to 15 minutes after your scheduled dining time. However, any later than this, they reserve the right to reallocate your table to other diners.

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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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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.

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There's A Method To The Madness Disney doesn't add new park pass reservations at random! New park pass reservations are added every 15 minutes on the minute. For example, new reservations become available at 10:00, 10:15, 10:30, 10:45, 11:00, and so on. Check reservation availability at these times for better luck!

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Disney has extended the park reservation system into 2024, though starting Jan. 9, 2024, theme park reservations will no longer be required for date-based tickets. If you wish to visit the parks before Jan. 9, 2024, you will need valid admission AND a Disney Park Pass reservation for the same park on the same day.

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You can only hold 3 park reservations at a time (unless you have a resort stay booked). It's recommended you book Disney's Hollywood Studios first, as this reservation goes the quickest.

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Whether you have a regular theme park ticket or an Annual Pass, if you miss a Disney Park reservation at Disney World, you won't be penalized in any way.

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Stakeout notifies you when reservations at your favorite Disney park restaurants become available. Popular restaurants at Disney parks are booked fast. But when plans change, reservations open up.

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What if the park I want to “hop” to was sold out of park pass reservations? As the park pass reservations are to regulate early morning crowds and for staffing purposes, it is rare you will be denied to “hop” to a sold-out park.

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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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Attendance and clocking discipline progression states that there are three reprimands prior to termination. Termination should occur on the fourth reprimand.

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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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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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If you are unable to visit on the date you planned, the Magic Key No-Show Policy states that you must cancel or modify your reservations by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the day before the reserved date, subject to availability.

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Special Event Tickets do not require a Theme Park reservation for entry, such as Disney After Hours or Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party.

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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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If you aren't able to find a reservation, theme park tickets are unfortunately non-refundable. However, there is some flexibility that comes with your theme park ticket and you can find another date to visit the theme parks and use your ticket in the future.

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