News Disney Park Pass System announced for Walt Disney World theme park reservations

[Disney Analyst]

It sounds like you just pick a start date, but don't need to pick dates for each park.

 

[James J]

That’s not the reservation system going away, it’s being merged into your ticket purchase process. You’ll still have to pick a park for each day of park admission purchased.

You just pick a start date for your ticket to begin. There's no picking of parks.

 

[TestTrack]

Exactly, the need to choose a park is going away...this is huge.

 

[HauntedPirate]

I’ll be damned.

 

[WaltsTreasureChest]

Can we park hop then?

 

[HauntedPirate]

So this would also mean that there will no longer be different prices for each park?

 

[bmr1591]

Yeah, what does this mean for park hopping?

 

[James J]

Yeah, what does this mean for park hopping?

At the moment, there are no changes:

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

They included language in the terms and conditions for renewals and new purchases to cover that:

"To enter a Walt Disney World® Resort theme park, each Passholder is required to have both a theme park reservation and Pass valid for admission to the same park on the same date they plan to visit. With the purchase of a Pass, Passholders become eligible to make park reservations to visit during their Pass term. Park reservations for Passholders are limited in number and subject to the availability of park reservations allocated to Passes as determined by Disney,"

They can put whatever they want in the terms and conditions, it continues to be deceptive to sell a “no blackout day” pass that they then artificially black out because they want to sell more day tickets. If they go down this road again, they will get sued again.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

This has the potential to destroy the experience for Disney Cast Members traveling from out-of-town who have a resort reservation.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

…attendance down…

Should I pay $1500 now?

…nah

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

They already changed it so a reservation is automatically included with a date based ticket. This is really no net change, but just removing the reservation requirement on the backend

No, it’s a big change because you don’t have to pick your park at the time you purchase your ticket (and can choose to go to whatever park you want the morning of).

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

This has the potential to destroy the experience for Disney Cast Members traveling from out-of-town who have a resort reservation.

And annual passholders. (Unless you are ok with never going to the parks in the mornings or MK on weekends I guess).

 

[DCBaker]

Here's the updated wording from the Park Reservation page.

Visiting on or After 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

For admission types requiring theme park reservations, be sure to check reservation availability prior to purchase. Please note that theme park reservations are limited in number and subject to availability. Availability can change until the theme park reservation is finalized.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/experience-updates/park-reservations/

 

[GhostHost1000]

I'm shocked

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

No, it’s a big change because you don’t have to pick your park at the time you purchase your ticket (and can choose to go to whatever park you want the morning of).

Pricing is still variable by day and by park…so a bit of a shell game there, no?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I'm shocked

That attendance is this far down?

It’s been coming

Spoke to someone over the weekend who was there last week and she said “like 2001”

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

Pricing is still variable by day and by park…so a bit of a shell game there, no?

Pricing is only variable for 1 day tickets park to park on the same day. Multi day tickets are not variable ont he same day (they are variable from day to day though).

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

This has the potential to destroy the experience for Disney Cast Members traveling from out-of-town who have a resort reservation.

What made you think they cared about them?

And annual passholders. (Unless you are ok with never going to the parks in the mornings or MK on weekends I guess).

Same question?

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

Pricing is only variable for 1 day tickets park to park on the same day. Multi day tickets are not variable ont he same day (they are variable from day to day though).

To be clear, i mean that, the parks all cost the same price as each other **unless* you are buying a 1 day ticket.