News Disneyland Magic Key Program

[mickEblu]

Seems like Disney is finally implementing the ability to upgrade your magic key without going to the booth!

The catalyst most likely being all the ticket booths they’re getting rid of or not using. I believe the only place to buy a ticket now is Lost n Found to the left of the main gate. And the only two ticket booths being used at all are on the Harbor side for DAS.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

I just realized my “annual pass” is really not an annual pass for all intents and purposes. Between being blocked out most of the summer (June/July), Spring Break, the last 3 weeks of December and being blocked out weekends from October through the end of the year. Unless you don’t have kids in school or are willing to take a bunch of weekdays off an Enchant pass is really only good for about 7 months of the year.

This year you actually get a couple Sundays in November. One of them being during Christmas Time. Next year an Enchant pass won’t have a single Saturday or Sunday for the last three months of the year. And thats after being blocked out all Summer. That’s what $1,000 bucks + a pop gets you. A few years ago that was a Signature + AP with no blackouts (except for maybe the last two weeks of the year?) plus MaxPass.

Twice the price, half the days, half the perks… roughly a quarter the value it was just 5 years ago. An AP used to be an incredible value for anyone who could go a few weekends a year, now if you aren’t a local who can go a few times a month it’s hard to justify the price.

 

[mickEblu]

Twice the price, half the days, half the perks… roughly a quarter the value it was just 5 years ago. An AP used to be an incredible value for anyone who could go a few weekends a year, now if you aren’t a local who can go a few times a month it’s hard to justify the price.

Yeah for sure. Really highlights what a great value the passes used to be. I do still feel that the value is there. Especially for the locals. I’m not priced out but I am questioning if I need year round Disneyland access at these prices. Especially when you start factoring the traffic/hassle and time it takes to get to and from the parks. It’s also not just the price of the passes but also all the extra money you end up spending because you have that access and use your pass. The constant reminders that they re charging more for less kind of leaves a bad taste in the mouth too. I had already decided I was skipping 2026 but starting to wonder if Disney is just going to convert me to a Yearly 3 day So Cal pass guy. I could see myself just buying an annual pass every other year now. Or maybe just when they open up something new or on anniversary years like the 75th.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

I don’t mind blackout dates but it’s very frustrating how they handle the reservations. I travel a lot and usually end up on last minute trips, the appeal of a pass is if end up going to Florida or California I know I can go to Disney.

Well not in California…. I have to log in and see if any reservations are open for the days I plan to be there and then quickly snag 6 that I think I might use. It’s silly and annoying.

Having attended the 50th, 60th, and now 70th I’ll also mention it’s clear how little DL is trying these days…. They didn’t even have a piano player (let alone a show) in the horseshoe for the 70th.