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NEWS: Registration For Disney World’s Annual Passholder Previews Is NOW LIVE!

A few days before Disney Park Pass went live, Disney World released the dates of its Annual Passholder previews. 

NEWS: Registration For Disney World’s Annual Passholder Previews Is NOW LIVE!

Walt Disney World

And while we knew Disney World APs would have early access to the parks BEFORE they reopened to the general public on July 11th and 15th, we learned AP previews would only be happening at Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom on July 9th and 10th!

And guess what, APs? Today’s your lucky DAY! Disney World has just opened registration to attend its Annual Passholder previews! Weekday Select, Theme Park Select, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Platinum Plus, and Premier Passholders are all eligible to register!

NEWS: Registration For Disney World’s Annual Passholder Previews Is NOW LIVE!

MMRR Annual Passholder MagicBand

Annual Passholders should be receiving emails presently inviting them to the previews and letting them know that reservations are open.

NEWS: Registration For Disney World’s Annual Passholder Previews Is NOW LIVE!

Annual Passholder Invite

You can only register for one day and park so you won’t be able to preview at BOTH Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom. Registration is fairly simple. Attach guests, select the day and park that you would like to attend the preview, and then confirm. Keep in mind, you CANNOT make modifications after registering.

NEWS: Registration For Disney World’s Annual Passholder Previews Is NOW LIVE!

Passholder Previews

If eligible Passholders would like to bring a guest, the guest must also have a valid Weekday Select, Theme Park Select, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Platinum Plus, or Premier annual pass. Additionally, your guest must be included on your Family & Friends list (in your Disney account) and have opted to share “All My Plans” with you. If you register a guest on your reservation, they will be unable to make their own reservation.

NEWS: Registration For Disney World’s Annual Passholder Previews Is NOW LIVE!

Passholder Previews

Once you have confirmed your reservation, you will receive an email confirmation. As the event approaches, you will receive another email with more information about check-in procedures.

NEWS: Registration For Disney World’s Annual Passholder Previews Is NOW LIVE!

Confirmation Email

Reservations are required, limited, and available on a first-come, first-served basis. You also must have an activated annual pass for AP preview registration. Disney is currently sending emails out to notify Passholders. So, if you’re hoping for a spot at the Passholder previews, hurry over and register!

Will you be attending one of the Annual Passholder previews? Let us know in the comments below!

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NEWS! A Disney World Park Pass Experience Survey Has Been Sent To Select Guests…And It’s Got Some Interesting Questions!

Since the Disney Resorts have re-opened and Disney World will be opening for guests soon, there has been plenty of preparation on Disney’s side. Things are being completely changed to ensure guest and cast member safety, and that includes limited theme park capacity!

NEWS! A Disney World Park Pass Experience Survey Has Been Sent To Select Guests…And It’s Got Some Interesting Questions!

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort

Although Disney has sent out surveys to guests who have recently stayed at the Disney Resorts, many guests and readers have given us their own thoughts on the Disney Park Pass reservation system. And, if you happened to book a visit to the parks when they re-open, Disney is looking for your opinion on how well Disney Park Pass works too!

The Disney Park Pass reservation initially went live for resort guests on June 22nd, and it also opened to Annual Passholders and regular ticket holders soon afterwards. While the system has been operating well recently, it debuted with a VERY bumpy start.

However, Disney has only recently sent the survey out after many of the issues with the system were seemingly sorted out.

NEWS! A Disney World Park Pass Experience Survey Has Been Sent To Select Guests…And It’s Got Some Interesting Questions!

Disney Park Pass Survey

This particular survey we received begins by asking where guests permanently reside and if they were over 18 years old to confirm that they could take part in the survey. Standard stuff.

But Disney also confirmed that we recently booked Disney Park Pass reservations. Interestingly, they were ONLY asking about ONE of our park pass reservations.

NEWS! A Disney World Park Pass Experience Survey Has Been Sent To Select Guests…And It’s Got Some Interesting Questions!

Disney Park Pass Survey

Since there have been some varied guest experiences, Disney went on to ask about the ease of use for the new system. (While we JUST made this park pass in the last two days, it was easy to do since many of the original issues have been ironed out.)

NEWS! A Disney World Park Pass Experience Survey Has Been Sent To Select Guests…And It’s Got Some Interesting Questions!

Disney Park Pass Survey

In light of the varying experiences with the Disney Park Pass system, Disney went into depth with how guests feel about how their experiences at Disney World will be affected. The survey asked for opinions on how tricky the situations will be in the parks, the length of wait times, crowds, and more.

THIS is super fascinating that Disney is gauging guest perception based on their own “before you go” marketing and, we assume, opinions gleaned from public discussions on social media.

NEWS! A Disney World Park Pass Experience Survey Has Been Sent To Select Guests…And It’s Got Some Interesting Questions!

Disney Park Pass Survey

Disney’s trying to figure out the mindset of the guests who are coming into the parks, so that they can use appropriate language and marketing around the experience. After all, how guests perceive their vacation could feel can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. (E.g. if the majority of guests say that they believe that wait times will be longer than in the past, then Disney knows it’s their job to focus on getting the word out that they think wait times could, in fact, be shorter. I mean, maybe. I’m clearly not a marketing professional! But that’s one way they could use this information.)

Plus, Disney wanted to make sure that guests were thoroughly aware of the health and safety regulations across the parks and resorts. This stems back to checking up on their own goal to get the word out to guests as much as possible.

NEWS! A Disney World Park Pass Experience Survey Has Been Sent To Select Guests…And It’s Got Some Interesting Questions!

Disney Park Pass Survey

Disney went on to ask some more standard questions that we see in most Disney World surveys — checking to see if this was the guest’s first trip to Walt Disney World, and, if not, the dates of the guest’s last trip.

And although the survey did ask earlier about our upcoming resort reservation, it confirmed this fact again…

NEWS! A Disney World Park Pass Experience Survey Has Been Sent To Select Guests…And It’s Got Some Interesting Questions!

Disney Park Pass Survey

…before diving into more detailed questions that pertained to guests’ specific situations, like income, ages of those in the household, etc.

NEWS! A Disney World Park Pass Experience Survey Has Been Sent To Select Guests…And It’s Got Some Interesting Questions!

Disney Park Pass Survey

So Disney’s listening y’all. At least they’re trying to find out information about our experiences and about how we THINK our experiences could go down when we’re actually in the parks. Fun insight for sure.

What have your experiences been with the Disney Park Pass system? Let us know in the comments below!

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So WHY Can’t I Buy Disney World Park Tickets For 2020 Right Now??

The Disney World parks are currently set to reopen in mid-July.

So WHY Can’t I Buy Disney World Park Tickets For 2020 Right Now??

Magic Kingdom

And, while we are now able to book vacation packages for 2021, guests still can’t purchase tickets or hotel reservations for dates in the remainder of 2020. So, what’s the deal?

With all of the moving parts surrounding the reopening of Disney World, it can be tough to decode what’s really going on — and why! Officially, Disney has stated that they will open up ticket sales and hotel reservations for the rest of 2020 “later this summer.” Although, as the situation progresses, this timeframe is subject to change.

So WHY Can’t I Buy Disney World Park Tickets For 2020 Right Now??

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So, why the hold-up on 2020 tickets and hotel reservations? This comes down to the limited park capacity that will be implemented upon reopening. Prior to the closure, Disney was selling park tickets for 2020 dates based on full capacity. Now that they’ve released that park capacity will need to be greatly reduced this year, they want to ensure those who’ve already purchased a ticket for 2020 are able to visit.

So WHY Can’t I Buy Disney World Park Tickets For 2020 Right Now??

Animal Kingdom Entrance

Essentially, the goal is to determine how many people currently have tickets AND how many are still planning to come to Disney World so that they’re not overselling the limited capacity theme parks. If the number of guests currently holding tickets already meets (or exceeds) the park capacity for the year, opening up ticket sales for 2020 would allow guests to purchase tickets that couldn’t be used.

So WHY Can’t I Buy Disney World Park Tickets For 2020 Right Now??

Tower of Terror

Once those with 2020 tickets have made their Disney Park Pass reservations, Disney will determine whether they have any additional capacity in 2020 and if so, they’ll open up ticket sales at a later date.

So WHY Can’t I Buy Disney World Park Tickets For 2020 Right Now??

Mission: SPACE

With all of the new policies and procedures, it can be tough to figure out exactly what’s happening with your Disney World vacation plans. Which is why we’re keeping a close eye on things as they unfold, to help break it down! If (or when) Disney World ticket sales are resumed for 2020, we’ll report back with the details!

Are YOU looking to get Disney World tickets for 2020? Let us know in the comments!

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NEWS: Disney Park Pass Reservations are Available NOW for All Existing Ticket Holders!

Just last Monday, Disney launched the all-new Disney Park Pass theme park reservations system to help manage capacity in the parks during the reopening.

NEWS: Disney Park Pass Reservations are Available NOW for All Existing Ticket Holders!

Magic Kingdom

The first round of the Disney Park Pass opened to guests with existing resort reservations on June 22nd with the second round opening up for Annual Passholders on June 26th. Now, Disney Park Passes are available for ALL guests with existing park tickets!

Availability just opened up today for all those ticket holders without Annual Passes or resort reservations. These guests are able to make a reservation for each day of entry for the number of days they have tickets. As a reminder, Park hopping is temporarily suspended, so they will be limited to one park per day.

NEWS: Disney Park Pass Reservations are Available NOW for All Existing Ticket Holders!

Ticket Holder Park Pass Availability

If this is the first chance you’ve had to access the system, you might be worried that some days will be completely booked up. Well, don’t worry! Disney set aside park availability so that those with existing park tickets would be able to access their desired park. As of now, you can book reservations through September 26th, 2021.

NEWS: Disney Park Pass Reservations are Available NOW for All Existing Ticket Holders!

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While some days had originally booked up at certain parks, Disney added more park passes to the formerly “sold-out” dates so that Annual Passholders would have the opportunity to snag them. Passholders quickly snatched up many of the available passes for the initial month of reopening. In fact, while a few readers noted that they got them, we never saw availability to Magic Kingdom on opening day (July 11th) for Passholders, but currently all other categories can still get Park Passes to that park on that day. Here’s the Passholder availability calendar at the time of writing:

NEWS: Disney Park Pass Reservations are Available NOW for All Existing Ticket Holders!

Passholder Park Pass Availability

This means that for most days in July, for example, Passholders without a hotel reservation have limited to no options for a Park Pass, but there’s still plenty available for standard ticket holders and hotel guests. Disney has not said if they plan to give Passholders more options as we get closer to the reopening.

Guests with existing hotel reservations (who got the first crack at the system on Monday) still have wide-open availability outside of the initial reopening week, which has seen a few parks “sell out.”

NEWS: Disney Park Pass Reservations are Available NOW for All Existing Ticket Holders!

Resort Guest Park Pass Availability

Due to the separate groups of Park Pass allotments, this means certain guests actually have interesting options when it comes to booking. Do you have a hotel reservation AND standard tickets purchased? Maybe consider unlinking your Hotel Reservation so, in the system, you’ll get the standard ticket holder options (which have more options currently than what hotel guests have). When in doubt, call or chat with Disney directly for help.

Disney Park Pass reservations are subject to availability so hurry over if you want to ensure park entry! You’ll need valid admission AND a Disney Park Pass reservation to enter the parks when they reopen. Note that the system seems to be running smoothly at the time of writing this. Earlier this week, hotel guests were met with a crashing website and an overloaded system. This seems to be working much more efficiently now.

NEWS: Disney Park Pass Reservations are Available NOW for All Existing Ticket Holders!

Animal Kingdom Entrance

Keep an eye on DFB for all of the latest updates about the Disney Park Pass system — including when guests can start planning a NEW 2020 trip!

Got questions about the Disney Park Pass? Ask them here!

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NEWS! We NOW Know How Many Days of Disney World Theme Park Reservations Annual Passholders Can Reserve at a Time

Disney World has released more information for Annual Passholders about the reopening of the theme parks.

NEWS! We NOW Know How Many Days of Disney World Theme Park Reservations Annual Passholders Can Reserve at a Time

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With the announcement of the new Disney Park Pass theme park reservation system today, Disney has elaborated on how it will work for Annual Passholders. We knew that Passholders would be limited in the new system, but now we know more about the protocols. Disney World Passholders will be limited to 3 days of theme park reservations at one time.

Disney added a new section to the Annual Passholder information page today. The new information includes that it may be difficult for Annual Passholders to get park reservations based on availability, some pass benefits and features will not be available, and Passholders will be eligible to make theme park reservations for up to 3 days at a time.

NEWS! We NOW Know How Many Days of Disney World Theme Park Reservations Annual Passholders Can Reserve at a Time

Passholder Limitations

Keep in mind that Passholders staying at select Disney World Resorts or other select hotels with valid admission will be able to make reservations for their entire length of stay. Blockout dates do apply, so you will not have park admission or be able to make reservations for those days.

NEWS! We NOW Know How Many Days of Disney World Theme Park Reservations Annual Passholders Can Reserve at a Time

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We will be keeping a close eye out for any more information that we can share about Annual Passholder protocols. Check back in with DFB for all the latest updates.

What do you think about the reopening protocols for Annual Passholders? Tell us in the comments!

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