When should you purchase your Disney tickets?

Purchase Disney World Tickets Early You should purchase Disney World tickets and packages around six months before your vacation, and some bookings can even be made up to a year ahead of time.



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Yes. While you can purchase theme park tickets once you arrive at Walt Disney World Resort, we do recommend that you buy tickets in advance. To make your vacation planning as easy as possible, we suggest one of our Disney Resort Hotel Packages, which include both your Disney Resort hotel stay and theme park admission.

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Prices vary according to time of year. The cheapest tickets will typically be in late January or early Fall, and the most expensive will be during the Christmas holidays. Other times of year will vary: expect higher prices near holidays and weekends and lower during slower periods.

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Theme park reservations can be made up to 120 days in advance. We're just shy of your visit dates opening up for reservations. When they do open up for booking, you can purchase your tickets.

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It's actually fairly unusual for Disney World tickets to be completely sold out. 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.

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Just like there are more expensive times, there are also times of the year when it is cheaper to go to Disney World. As a rule, January, February, August, and September are the cheapest seasons, as long as you avoid any holidays in those months.

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You can purchase your Disney World park tickets well in advance of whenever you're planning to visit in 2023. As of January 1, 2023, you can purchase tickets for visits through December 31, 2023. Throughout the year, increasingly more dates into the future open up.

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As previously mentioned, the winter holidays are one of the most expensive times of year to visit Disney World, and the week of Christmas and New Year's is typically the priciest period to visit. July Fourth, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and other federal holidays are also going to be more crowded and expensive.

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Guests often wonder if Disney World is free on their birthday. Disney does not give you free admission on your birthday but they do give you special treatment, free food, and other perks. Let's take a look at the benefits of celebrating a birthday at Walt Disney World Resort.

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1-day – The ticket expires on the selected start date. 2-day – The ticket expires 4 days after the selected start date. 3-day – The ticket expires 5 days after the selected start date. 4-day – The ticket expires 7 days after the selected start date.

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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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Hanina, at this time, there are no discounts on tickets for Disney Resort Hotel Guests. However, I recommend visiting the Special Offers, Deals & Discounts page frequently since you'll often times find discounted tickets, deals on Disney Resort Hotels, and Disney+ Subscriber deals during different times of the year.

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Cheapest Time of the Year at Disney World in 2023 As a rule, January, February, August, and September are the cheapest seasons, as long as you avoid any holidays in those months. November and December are also good, though the discounts are not quite as deep.

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It is still crowded. The reason that information is spreading around is because Disney is lighter than it has been in the past few years. This does not mean it is EMPTY. WDWPassport, on average, has measured crowd times within 1.2% in 2023.

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In general the best days of the week to visit the Disney World parks are Tuesday and Wednesday. The reason being is many families find that you need an entire week for a Disney vacation and typically arrive on Saturday or Sunday. We find weekends and Monday to be the busiest days at Walt Disney World.

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According to the findings of Time2Play, an astounding 92.6% of survey respondents agreed that the cost of a Disney World vacation was out of reach for the average household. The lowest price for a one-day ticket to visit just one of Disney World's four theme parks in 2022 costs $109.

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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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While buying in person is possible, I highly recommend that you purchase your tickets ahead of time to avoid the worry of being able to get same-day reservations. In order to enter the parks, you need both a ticket and a theme park ticket reservation.

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Refresh the reservation page Ticket sales may appear to be static, but that's not actually true. Guests make and cancel reservations all the time, which means it'll benefit you to keep checking back. If your preferred park is sold out, you'll want to periodically refresh Disney's reservation page.

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