What time does park hopping start?

How It Works. 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.



In a major move for 2026, all time-based park hopping restrictions have been removed at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort. Previously, guests had to wait until 2:00 PM (at Disney World) or 11:00 AM (at Disneyland) to move to a second park. Now, as long as you have a ticket with the Park Hopper option and have entered your first "reserved" park of the day, you can hop to any other park at any time during operating hours. For example, you could ride Space Mountain at 9:00 AM and be in EPCOT for an 11:00 AM lunch. It is important to note that you must still make a theme park reservation for your first park of the day and physically scan into that park before your hopper benefit activates. This change has restored a massive amount of spontaneity to the Disney experience, allowing guests to pivot their plans based on live wait times or weather conditions without being tethered to a midday clock-out time.

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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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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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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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Visiting multiple theme parks in one day is A LOT, but it is oh-so rewarding to meet all of your favorite characters and experience your must-do attractions. 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!

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As implied above, Disney Park Pass reservations are still required for now at the first theme park you're visiting each day. Not only do you need to have a Disney Park Pass reservation, but you actually need to scan in at the turnstiles and enter your first park to ?validate? and enable Park Hopping.

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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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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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Since 2021, park-hopper access has only been available after 2 p.m. daily. In January, Disney World announced that passholders would be able to enter its theme parks after 2 p.m. without holding a reservation, with the exception of Magic Kingdom on Saturdays and Sundays.

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Although more expensive, Park Hopper Plus tickets grant you access to additional attractions, while the cheaper Park Hopper tickets still allow you to move throughout Walt Disney World's four theme parks with ease.

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On Jan. 9, 2024, all-day park hopping access will return allowing any guest with a valid park hopping ticket or annual pass to freely visit any of its four theme parks at any time during normal operation hours.

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Yes, you can park hop with a Magic Key! Your Magic Key includes access to both Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park, with no additional ticket required. However, you will need to wait until 11:00 AM to hop over to the park.

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With your park hopper ticket, you are able to visit one, two or even all four Walt Disney World Theme Parks in a single day. If you'd like to go back to the first park of the day, that's no problem either. With your park pass reservations, you have in and out privileges at that particular theme park all day.

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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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