I’m not holding my breath at this point.ĭon’t get too excited about the relaxation of reservation rules for Annual Passholders occurring first. As for when that’ll happen is anyone’s guess–I’ve been told repeatedly that this was just around the corner for well over a year. After that point, it’s likely reservations are only an issue for Cast Members and Annual Passholders without an on-site resort stay. The expectation is that reservations will be integrated into the buying flow for those tickets, or be dropped entirely. There’s a very good chance that something similar to the prior changes for 1-day, 1-park tickets will occur before Summer 2023 for multi-day tickets. I guess let this be an example: the squeaky wheel gets the grease! Frankly, I’m surprised this is happening before changes for multi-day ticket holders and Park Hoppers, but Annual Passholders have been quite vocal in their complaints. My guess is that the answer to all of these questions is “yes.” Of course, this assumes there’s an internal logic to everything and Disney IT follows clearly-defined rules…rather than being a patchwork of systems that make little sense, frequently conflict with one another, and are basically held together by duct tape.Īs we’ve previously discussed, this relaxation of Disney Park Pass policies for Annual Passholders is one of many changes we’re expecting this year. Likewise, will they be able to join the virtual queue for Cosmic Rewind (assuming it still exists) or TRON Lightcycle Run if it’s still available when they enter after 2 pm. Currently, tapping into one park is what “unlocks” the others in Walt Disney World’s system.Īnother unknown is whether Annual Passholders planning after 2 pm visits will still be able to purchase Genie+ in the morning and “stack” Lightning Lane reservations for their afternoon arrival. The verbiage of the announcement (“and” instead of “or”) suggests this would not work, but I’m skeptical. What’s unclear to me, and what this announcement does not resolve, is whether you could enter EPCOT without a reservation at 2:01 pm on a Saturday, immediately exit and take the monorail to Magic Kingdom, and enter that park without a reservation. With that, there’s more ‘excess capacity’ for APs. Although attendance is likely to increase again once Summer 2023 rolls around, it’s also possible that pent-up demand is mostly exhausted and that rising gas prices (again) and consumer debt are going to cause more of a normalization at Walt Disney World. This is also why Walt Disney World is resuming Annual Pass sales on April 20, 2023. Spoiler: the parks are currently seeing their lowest crowd levels in months (Sunday at DHS was the slowest day at that park since Fall 2021!), and more of a slowdown is likely in the weeks to come. The timing of this change is unsurprising if you’ve read Sharp Slowdown for Shoulder Season 2023 at Walt Disney World. Moreover, Saturdays and Sundays at Magic Kingdom will work the same way as now–Annual Passholders can still visit Magic Kingdom on weekends after 2 pm if you have a park reservation (and have entered) a different park. Visiting any park before 2 pm will continue to require a Disney Park Pass reservation, as is the case currently. All Annual Pass blockout dates will continue to apply. But that’s about to change.ĪpUpdate: Starting today, Walt Disney World Annual Passholders will be able to visit the theme parks after 2 pm without needing a Disney Park Pass reservation, except on Saturdays and Sundays at Magic Kingdom. As of early 2023, there have been no changes to the Disney Park Pass system for these ticket types yet. As before, Annual Passholders, Park Hoppers, and multi-day tickets still need to make reservations. The vast majority of other guests will continue to make theme park reservations. That’s a big chunk of guests, but probably not most people reading this. However, that change was only for visitors who purchase 1-day, 1-park tickets. As such, Walt Disney World’s system automatically makes a reservation for that ticket type. With these tickets being both date-based and now park-specific, reservations would be redundant. Back in December, Walt Disney World stopped requiring reservations for single-day tickets. ( Updated April 18, 2023.)Īlready in the last two months, the Disney Park Pass system has changed significantly. We now have more details about this and share those along with Park Pass commentary here. One of those is that Annual Passholders will be able to enter the parks after 2 pm without needing to make a reservation, with some exceptions. Disney announced 3 BIG Changes Coming to Walt Disney World to Improve Guest Experience & Value.
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