Disney begins removing theme park reservations for guests with certain ticket types in 2024

Aug 10, 2023 in "MyMagic+"

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Posted: Thursday August 10, 2023 6:37am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has provided an update on the changes to the park pass reservation system at Walt Disney World effective January 9, 2024.

Theme park reservations for visits on or after January 9, 2024, have been automatically removed for guests with a date-based ticket. These reservations are no longer necessary and have been removed from the My Plans section in My Disney Experience.

Most guests will not require park reservations in 2024 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

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Sirwalterraleigh5 days ago

Right…prior to the last couple of years that week grew in magnitude by leaps and bounds. Literal foul on my part

Brian5 days ago

Should be very quiet with the initial battles of the second civil war and whatnot. ;)

threvester5 days ago

Didnt you just say the parks havent been busy for 2 years? According to you, you are 100% wrong about the parks being busy for Jersey week...respectfully

Sirwalterraleigh6 days ago

Jersey week. Been a thing for about 20 years… It falls on an election week often…it’s not slow People stay home for elections now?

SoFloMagic6 days ago

Election day and the day after. Should be slow

Sirwalterraleigh6 days ago

lol…jersey week? 🤪

SingleRider6 days ago

“Oh, welcome back, unfavorables! We have a few less busy days, so please come to our parks!”

DCBaker6 days ago

November 5 and 6 have been added to the calendar as Annual Passholder good-to-go days. The last good-to-go days were September 29 and October 1.

Sirwalterraleigh10 days ago

The hubris is what is shocking. I get that people were caged and Americans aren’t geared for that…so there was an artificial demand created…but that will subside and the cost will look insane. Disneyland has a totally different landscape. There is ZERO reason to have reservations for APs at wdw. They’re just trying to hold on to their desire to make you go where they want. I know of what I speak: those parks are NOT crowded and haven’t been for 2 years. Every “the parks are mobbed” is 100% wrong. You don’t know what you’re looking at and what to gauge. Respectfully 😎

SoFloMagic10 days ago

That sucks. For sure. But they clearly advertise that it's subject to bookings. Now they don't make it known that 100k locals want to get in each weekend, but.... I don't think I'll even understand disneyland culture.

Sirwalterraleigh10 days ago

Double layer of restrictions Blackout windows up front and a first come, first serve (so they say) on top of that stretches the bonds of logic

IanDLBZF10 days ago

DLR does not do that at this time.

SoFloMagic10 days ago

They're sold as requiring reservations. We just don't like it. Although it's not bad at WDW as we can enter after 2 with no reservations. Not sure if DL does that.