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

[pdude81]

It's useful for deciding whether or not to increase park hours in the future once masks are gone. But I think they can do much of that with dated tickets and hotel reservations. So hopefully this ends when social distancing and masks are no longer necessary.

 

[wedenterprises]

Are park reservations the foundation for the Genie app?

 

[Judi8281950]

How far in advance can you book your park tickets? We're not going until '22 but I will probably book our hotel at least a year in advance. So, if I book my hotel say, August 2021 for Aug. 2022 can I book the park tickets too?

 

[techgeek]

It is not just cost control, it allows for crowd control on a much stronger level.

Are park reservations the foundation for the Genie app?

It’s hard to imagine they would ever shut down such a valuable source of forecasting data now that they have it and have trained their guests to provide it.

I have my doubts Genie will ever deliver the experience advertised, much like the historical flaws with MyMagic / FP+... at least on the guest facing side. Those spreadsheets making the decisions these days need lots of inputs though, so I would expect the trend to be for more data, never less.

 

[nickys]

I suspect this is simply to drive more people to book their park tickets now for 2022

Packages are on sale for the first half of 2022. So people will now start booking. By having the reservation system in place still Disney hope the thinking will be “oh, we better get those tickets so we can book the parks in case they book out”.

Result - more money now instead of people waiting until just before tickets are needed for fastpasses, for example. Pre Covid a lot of people would wait and buy tickets a few days before their 60 day mark. This is trying to get the cash now.

 

[tallica]

It’s hard to imagine they would ever shut down such a valuable source of forecasting data now that they have it and have trained their guests to provide it.

Exactly that is why it is here to stay, until they can track data a new and stealthier way.

 

[jinx8402]

How far in advance can you book your park tickets? We're not going until '22 but I will probably book our hotel at least a year in advance. So, if I book my hotel say, August 2021 for Aug. 2022 can I book the park tickets too?

They just opened up reservations to mid Jan 2023. Assuming you have valid tickets for the time you want to go, you can make reservations that far out.

 

[DCBaker]

Park Passes for APs were just replenished -

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[DCBaker]

March/April replenishment for Ticket/Resort Guests

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APs also have some more availability this weekend - Before/After

 

[DCBaker]

Some replenishment for Ticket/Resort guests today during Spring Break -

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[wdwmagic]

thanks for tracking this @DCBaker

 

[HauntedPirate]

Some replenishment for Ticket/Resort guests today during Spring Break -

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I noticed that the other day. Doesn’t help me get into DHS with the rest of my family on 3/16, though. They have AP’s, I don’t.

 

[DCBaker]

There was a replenishment today for APs in MK on Oct 1st/2nd.

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[ToTBellHop]

There was a replenishment today for APs in MK on Oct 1st/2nd.

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Capacity was increased.

 

[Touchdown]

There was a replenishment today for APs in MK on Oct 1st/2nd.

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Thanks for the update, that’s the week of my HHN trip, and I might just have to take a one day break...

 

[DCBaker]

Now replenished for Resort/Ticket guests -

 

[pdude81]

Capacity was increased.

Is this an increase to current capacity that extends onward, or just an increase in future capacity?

 

[ToTBellHop]

Is this an increase to current capacity that extends onward, or just an increase in future capacity?

Future. They dare not increase capacity over Spring Break and be blamed for any spike.

 

[Chomama]

Future. They dare not increase capacity over Spring Break and be blamed for any spike.

Can we expect an increase in dining and transportation options as well? Everything seems pretty maxed out right now

 

[ToTBellHop]

Can we expect an increase in dining and transportation options as well? Everything seems pretty maxed out right now

That’s why they’re hiring bus drivers. And yes on dining.