News Disneyland Magic Key Program

[Californian Elitist]

I mean technically it is. These are rebranded flex passes and the flex pass was part of the annual pass program.

There’s a system back, but it’s not the AP program. Too many differences between the two.

 

[CaptinEO]

1. It talks about a key so relevant
2. Twilight Zone is timeless. Jordan Peele brought it back. it will be back again. it always comes back.
3. Its still Disney in florida.

Timeless means a Disney property created after Bob Iger took over. This is not a property owned by the Walt Disney company so therefore it is not good.

 

[CaptinEO]

I mean technically it is. These are rebranded flex passes and the flex pass was part of the annual pass program.

I wouldn't say the AP program is back, I mean in a way it is but its so modified due to reservations that it takes the fun out of it for me.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I thought its was going to be less customer friendly and more disney friendly. I thought the opposite.

…lost in translation there

 

[flynnibus]

The fine print says:
"Magic Key holders who have a park reservation for both theme parks may cross over and switch between parks on the same day beginning at 1:00 PM."
So that makes it sound like to park hop, you need two reservations.

You need to reserve one or both parks - but its not two reservations. They also say on that page 'when making a reservation..' you pick one or both parks

 

[Disney Analyst]

It does make you laugh at the old leaked info on what was coming… how off it was. People truly just speculate and post that out like they have real confirmed details.

Not as bad as anyone thought, I wish the monthly payment was not offered.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

So you think there is still room for these wait times to be longer?

I mean some rides have a 90 minute wait, and this is a TUESDAY. How much more crowded do you really expect it to be?

Absolutely…you ain’t seen nuttin yet.

especially in Orlando…where they manipulated people like lab rats for 10 years with the computer inventory…the waits are high and they STILL have thousands of on property rooms shuttered in low occ.

gonna get UGG-IE

 

[mickEblu]

There’s a system back, but it’s not the AP program. Too many differences between the two.

Semantics

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

You need to reserve one or both parks - but its not two reservations. They also say on that page 'when making a reservation..' you pick one or both parks

That’s the same as the wdw park hop then

 

[DCBaker]

Number of blockout dates by pass (through Sept 2022) -

 

[Tamandua]

Semantics

She just has to be antagonistic because she hates me.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

It does make you laugh at the old leaked info on what was coming… how off it was. People truly just speculate and post that out like they have real confirmed details.

Not as bad as anyone thought, I wish the monthly payment was not offered.

There are never any “confirmed details” leaked…

you’re more likely to get tangible info leaked from the fbi…a lot more likely.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

I'm ok with the Keys, but I generally go on the spur of the moment or if Touring Plans says it's going to be light. Having to plan 90 days out and the cost of parking are negatives for me.

As early as 90 days out but my guess is most days youll be able to get a reservation the day before, or even the morning of. Other than a few holidays I don’t think I’ve ever seen DL hit capacity in the past 10 years I’ve had an AP.

Even if they lower capacity to decrease crowds I’ll be shocked if many days are unavailable, if people can’t get reservations this new system will fail miserably in year two, Disney doesn’t want that.

 

[Disstevefan1]

I was never a DLR APer, I am asking, did they allow monthly payments? Do they now allow monthly payments for this new program ?

 

[Disney Analyst]

There are never any “confirmed details” leaked…

you’re more likely to get tangible info leaked from the fbi…a lot more likely.

I mean sometimes we get good info, but the stuff yesterday is laughable. Haha.

 

[CaptinEO]

It does make you laugh at the old leaked info on what was coming… how off it was. People truly just speculate and post that out like they have real confirmed details.

Not as bad as anyone thought, I wish the monthly payment was not offered.

A friend of mine had a survey with 30 pass options back when they first announced APs were no more, none were as generous as these. They all had limited options for discounts, there was no "Premium Pass" at that time.

 

[fctiger]

So after all the hand wringing, they essentially brought the AP back, just in Flex pass form.

It's not a 'rewards' program or 'buy 10 tickets and get one free' and all that other nonsense which I knew was never going to happen because it was NEVER even included in the surveys. It was all admission based. Guys if they send surveys that are admission based only it was ALWAYS going to be that or why bother with surveys at all?

It's basically the same prices as the last APs. The biggest difference is you have more black out dates and you have to reserve.

The highest pass there are no block out dates like before. Everyone kept saying no matter what, it won't be unlimited again. But it is!

They even brought back the monthly payment plan which everyone kept saying was the main culprit to the explosion of the passes.

BUT, the one big difference is they sound like there will be a cap of how many they sell......which I have been saying for literally a decade now and few months on these boards that's ALL they had to do if they were that concerned about the number of passes. They just weren't. But to be fair, since they cancelled and started over, it's easer to start a limit with a brand new program.

Honestly this all sounds fine to me. It's the same program as before, you just have to make reservations now, which is not a shock since that's what everyone buying a ticket have to do. And even in a few years that may disappear when we get to true normalcy.

Anyway, IDK if we'll get one but it's doable. And now that the monthly plans are included again, we can go highest tier but no idea yet. I'm not sure realistically how often we'll go.

 

[Disstevefan1]

A friend of mine had a survey with 30 pass options back when they first announced APs were no more, none were as generous as these. They all had limited options for discounts, there was no "Premium Pass" at that time.

Disney is so generous.....

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

I was never a DLR APer, I am asking, did they allow monthly payments? Do they now allow monthly payments for this new program ?

Only to California residents, that’s how it was before also.

 

[Model3 McQueen]

Oh yeah... park looks real empty...

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Not advocating for one side or the other, but can someone share what capacity the parks, and these rides in general, are running at?