In order to gain entrance to a Walt Disney World theme park, all guests, no matter whether they are staying on-site or somewhere else, will need valid admission tickets as well as an arrival reservation time. And with less than a month to go before reopening it looks like Disney has finally released some information about how and when guests can use the just-announced Disney Park Pass System to make reservations to visit the Walt Disney World theme parks in the coming months.
The Disney Park Pass system will debut next week
Disney has announced details on the Disney Parks Pass system this week, which will be used from now through September 26 2021 (date subject to change) to manage park attendance. In order to access this system, guests will need to visit the Walt Disney World website via a desktop or mobile device, and log in with their My Disney Experience account.
Once logged in guests will be able to select one park per day of their visit, as park hopping will be temporarily unavailable upon the reopening of the theme parks due to attendance limitations. Guests who have paid more for tickets with the park hopper option should receive information in the coming days about a partial refund.
In an effort to manage early bookings, new ticket sales are still unavailable, and the guests can make reservations beginning on the following days:
- June 22, 2020, Disney Resort and other select hotel Guests with valid theme park admission can make reservations.
- June 26, 2020, Annual Passholders without a Resort stay can make reservations.
- June 28, 2020, existing ticket holders not staying on property can make reservations.
Annual passholders can only “hold” a few reservations at a time
Walt Disney World has announced that Annual Passholders using this system will be able to make reservations for up to 3 days at a time using the new Disney Park Pass System, unless they have a hotel reservation, in which case they can make theme park reservations for the entire length of their stay.
Because passholders may experience difficulties visiting the parks when they wish due to limited capacity (especially at first), Walt Disney World Annual Passholders will be getting an additional 1 month extension beyond the extension given while the theme parks have been closed.
Alternatively, and in lieu of the one month extension, Passholders who have paid in full may choose to cancel their annual pass and receive a partial refund.
Annual Passholder previews announced
In addition, Disney has announced that Weekday Select, Theme Park Select, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Platinum Plus and Premier Passholders will have the opportunity to register for a special preview at Magic Kingdom park or Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park on July 9 or 10. Email invitations with registration details will be sent out soon.
As always, while this situation is evolving, all travelers should check out the CDC’s official site here, which has information on the virus and how to prevent its spread.
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