Disneyland Annual Passholders Still Need Reservations After Disney World Lifts Restrictions – Orange County Register

Disneyland Magic Key holders are not granted the same privileges as Disney World Annual Pass holders, who no longer require a reservation to enter Florida theme parks.

Walt Disney World Annual Pass holders can visit the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom after 2:00 p.m. without a theme park reservation, starting in a few months. A specific start date has not yet been announced.

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Magic Kingdom reservations are still required for pass holders on Saturdays and Sundays. Blocking dates for individual annual tickets continue to apply.

Disneyland isn’t dropping reservation restrictions for Magic Key annual passholders like it’s doing at Florida’s sister parks at Walt Disney World.

Operations and offerings may vary at times between Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort because each destination is unique and guest visits and experiences at each resort vary, Disneyland officials said.

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Traditionally, Disneyland draws locals, annual pass holders, and travelers on extended weekend getaways, while Disney World attracts resort vacationers for week-long stays.

The new Disney World rules will allow annual pass holders to enter the parks without a reservation once park hopping begins at 2:00 p.m. each day at the four Florida parks.

Disneyland just announced that the park hopping start time will be moved from 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 a.m. every day starting February 4th.