What time do they release Disneyland reservations?

The booking window for most Disneyland Resort restaurants opens 60 days in advance at 6:00 a.m. PST. However, in my pals' experiences, they have found that occasionally, you might be able to start your search and find some availability for certain restaurants as early as 3:00 a.m. PST.



For the 2026 season, Disneyland typically releases theme park reservations on a rolling basis up to 240 days in advance for standard ticket holders. New daily reservation slots generally "go live" at 8:00 AM Pacific Time (PT). For Magic Key holders (annual passholders), the window is much shorter, usually allowing bookings up to 90 days in advance, also typically refreshed at the 8:00 AM PT mark. Because popular dates like holidays, school breaks, and new attraction openings can fill up within minutes of being released, it is highly recommended to be logged into your Disney account on the website or the Disneyland app a few minutes before the 8:00 AM window opens. If you are staying at a Disneyland Resort hotel, you may have access to a separate "pool" of reservations, which can sometimes show availability even when the general public calendar appears full. If you miss out on a specific date, keep checking back frequently; guests often cancel or modify their plans, causing spots to reappear sporadically throughout the day.

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The booking window for most Disneyland Resort restaurants opens 60 days in advance at 6:00 a.m. PST. However, in my pals' experiences, they have found that occasionally, you might be able to start your search and find some availability for certain restaurants as early as 3:00 a.m. PST.

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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. Disneyland opens up reservation blocks throughout the time leading up to the actual park day.

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If your preferred reservation date is sold out, you have a few options.
  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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Your reservation confirmation will state your Park Reservation Date, Selected Park and Arrival Time. At this time, your arrival window is “All Day.” This means you may enter your first theme park at any time during the theme park operational hours. You are not required to arrive by a certain time.

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After the initial onslaught is absorbed, there is a bit of a lull that lasts until about an hour after opening. Following the lull, the park is inundated with arriving guests for about 2 hours, peaking 10–11 a.m. Guests continue to arrive in a steady but diminishing stream until around 2 p.m.

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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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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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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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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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There are few things more exciting than planning a visit to the Disneyland Resort. Let's get started with your question. Theme park reservations can be made up to 120 days in advance.

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Reservation Window – Frequently Asked Questions
  • 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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However, when planning a trip to the Disneyland Resort, expect lower crowds from mid-September through mid-November (before the Thanksgiving break). Mid-January through mid-March is another time when potentially lower crowds are expected.

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Most Crowded
  • The weeks before and after Easter: mid-March through mid-April, or Spring Break Season.
  • October which will increase in crowd levels the closer it gets to Halloween.


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Reservations open 180 days in advance, but we understand that things change. 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.

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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 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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Today, Disney is still using the park reservation system, presumably to continue tracking the expected number of guests in each of its parks on a given day to better plan for staffing, food needs and more logistics. A reservation is required for any visitor that's at least 3 years old.

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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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In 2021, when the parks reopened after being shut down due to the pandemic, the Register reported that the monthly average attraction wait times was 21 minutes. In 2022, the average wait time was consistently above the 25-minute mark.

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