Walt Disney World theme park reservation requirements by ticket type

Posted: Monday May 8, 2023 3:20pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has announced that in 2024 it will remove theme park reservation requirements for multi-day tickets at Walt Disney World.

Here is a summary of the existing Walt Disney World theme park reservation requirements, and the new requirements coming into effect January 9 2024.

Disney World Park pass reservation requirements through January 8 2024

Through January 8, 2024, to enter a theme park, both a theme park reservation and valid admission for the same park on the same date are required for Guests ages 3 and older.

Prior to purchasing admission, be sure to check reservation availability. Theme park reservations are limited in number and subject to availability. Availability can change until the theme park reservation is finalized. Once you purchase, you can make your theme park reservation(s).

1-day ticket or a specific date and theme park

No reservation required. A theme park reservation is required for a 1-day ticket for a specific date and theme park; however, the reservation is automatically made for you when you purchase the ticket.

1-day ticket with Park Hopper option or Park Hopper Plus option

Reservation required. If you purchase a 1-day ticket for a specific date and theme park with the Park Hopper option or the Park Hopper Plus option, you will need to make a theme park reservation for the first park you plan to visit.

Date-based multi-day ticket

Reservation required. If you have a multi-day ticket, you will need to make a theme park reservation for each date of your visit.

Vacation package with date-based tickets

Reservation required. If you have a multi-day ticket, you will need to make a theme park reservation for each date of your visit.

Annual Pass

Reservation required. Annual Passholders may visit the theme parks after 2:00 PM without a theme park reservation, except on Saturdays and Sundays at Magic Kingdom park. Applicable pass blockout dates apply. Annual Passes are subject to the Walt Disney World Resort Annual Pass Terms and Conditions and are subject to change without notice.

All other admission types (including Youth, Sport and Convention tickets)

Reservation required.

Disney World Park pass reservation requirements from January 9 2024

Starting with visits on January 9, 2024, theme park reservations will no longer be required for date-based tickets. A date-based ticket requires you to choose a start date when you purchase.
For other admission types, theme park reservations may be required.

No Theme Park Reservation Required

Date-based 1-day ticket
Date-based multi-day ticket
Vacation package with date-based tickets

Theme Park Reservation Required

Student group tickets
Sport and Convention ticket
Annual Pass
All other ticket types not mentioned above

Discuss on the Forums

Get Walt Disney World News Delivered to Your Inbox

Brian4 days ago

Very appropriate considering that good-to-go days are the best joke in the tourism industry.

DCBaker4 days ago

Disney has added 2 new Annual Passholder good-to-go days to the calendar - April 1 and 2.

wdwmagic23 days ago

New 'Good-to-Go Days' Confirmed for Disney Passholders - See the Updated March 2025 List https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/ticket-annual-pass---disney-incredi-pass/news/05mar2025-new-good-to-go-days-confirmed-for-disney-passholders---see-the-updated-march-2025-list.htm

wdwmagicFeb 21, 2025

EPCOT at Capacity for Passholders on Feb 21-22: Festival of the Arts and Princess Half Marathon Impact Availability https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/mymagicplus/news/21feb2025-epcot-at-capacity-for-feb-21-22-festival-of-the-arts-and-princess-half-marathon-impact-availability.htm

Jrb1979Feb 19, 2025

Can this farce end now.

DCBakerFeb 19, 2025

2 new Annual Passholder good-to-go days have been added to the calendar - March 4 and 6.

JohnDFeb 13, 2025

A lot of proposals planned. ❤️💘♥️💓😍🩷💕💗💝🥰

monothingieFeb 13, 2025

wdwmagicFeb 13, 2025

Magic Kingdom Park Reservations Maxed Out for Passholders on Valentine's Day 2025 https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/mymagicplus/news/13feb2025-magic-kingdom-park-reservations-maxed-out-for-passholders-on-valentines-day-2025.htm

DCBakerFeb 03, 2025

2 more Annual Passholder good-to-go dates have been added to the calendar - February 25 and 26.

surfsupdonJan 29, 2025

WDW still calls this a perk?

GillyanneJan 29, 2025

Thank you! I've only done LLMP 1 other trip for just 2 days and just did them for where we were reserved for. I'm not sure I clicked on different parks to see if it would let me do it. I did see you can pick any 4 when I looked at it recently for this trip; but then it yelled that I was too early etc, so I wasn't sure if I'd get to that point and then it be like "oops sorry can't do it for here"

SingleRiderJan 29, 2025

Even without good to go days, a reservation for any park allows you to buy LLMP for any of the 4 and select return times at any time, it doesn’t have to be at your reserved park since you can hop any time after scanning into your reserved park.

wdwmagicJan 29, 2025

Yes the system ignores existing reservations on Good to Go Days. Eg. On a Good to Go Day, you can have a reservation for MK, and enter DAK first, without issue.