Walt Disney World Annual Passholders continue to face very low Disney Park Pass availability

Posted: Monday August 10, 2020 12:54pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney World may be struggling with attendance, but its Annual Passholders continue to find it difficult to visit the parks due to a lack of Disney Park Pass availability.

EPCOT is the only option for Annual Passholders for the remainder of August

A check of the Disney Parks Pass availability calendar this morning shows full availability for Disney Resort Guests and Theme Park Ticket guests, but very little for Annual Passholders during August 2020.

There is no availability at all for the next two weeks at any park, and when availability does open on August 24, only EPCOT is available.

Since reopening in mid-July, Walt Disney World theme parks require a Disney Parks Pass reservation in addition to a ticket

Local schools begin to reopen with a mix of in-person and remote learning from today, with the majority of areas schools back in session by August 24. With children back in school, we may see more availability as demand decreases.

Disney leaders said during a recent investor call that demand for the theme parks was less than originally expected as COVID-19 cases in Florida began to surge, and Walt Disney World has cut hours to its parks by up two 2 hours per day from September 8.

An empty midday entrance at the Magic Kingdom - a sight unseen until COVID-19 restrictions

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DisneyCane22 days ago

They should make everything good to go days except the days that will get close to capacity. Those are the days I don't want to go anyway so it would be good to know it will be very crowded.

MisterPenguin22 days ago

And again, on holidays, the parks do hit their limit of reservations. That's why the reservation system is in place. To stop overcrowding. That honoring Vets fall on Veterans Day; and Veterans Day is a holiday which 'sells out' on reservations... that these two things you're seeing some sort of bad-press connections is a result of both being connected to Veterans day. The ticket for Veterans to celebrate the 250th Anniversary is good for all of 2026. I'm sure they'll be a day or two in 2026 in which reservations aren't 'sold out.' Are we to be outraged that things associated with Veterans Day all happen on Veterans Day?

Chi8422 days ago

They announced it on Veterans Day because it’s a military benefit. And the parks are busy on holidays.

monothingie22 days ago

Somebody didn’t have their sardines this morning. I’m just observing that on the day in which they announce a discounted annual pass, two of the four parks are not available. You know because of “capacity”.

MisterPenguin22 days ago

Maxing out on reservations, even for APs, normally happens on holidays. What's the conspiracy you're hinting at?

TrainsOfDisney22 days ago

It’s very silly - on my last visit I forgot to make the reservation one day on the bus ride over and went to tap in and I had to stop, get my phone out, make my reservation, and then tap in again. Why? It’s so silly. If reservations are available you should be able to tap in and it automatically allows you in.

DisneyCane22 days ago

I truly don't understand what the point of still having the reservation system in place is. Since you can park hop after tapping in what is it accomplishing? Especially with the no reservations needed after 2. Is it just that they spent money on the coding so they need to find a use for the software?

TrainsOfDisney22 days ago

i mean Epcot “at capacity” is ridiculous, we all know that - but 2 parks filling up for reservations the morning of isn’t that news worthy. Could still get in after 2 or start the day at dhs or DAK. Sad for those wanting to hear voices on Veterans Day but other than that…. Haha

monothingie22 days ago

https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/mymagicplus/news/11nov2025-epcot-and-magic-kingdom-hit-capacity-for-annual-passholder-reservations-on-veterans-day.htm

TrainsOfDisney22 days ago

???

monothingie22 days ago

Just so funny that the day Disney makes a special AP for members of the US military, half of their Florida parks become inaccessible to pass holders...because of "Capacity" limits.

wdwmagic24 days ago

New batch of good to go dates added today 2025-11-13 2025-11-18 2025-11-19 2025-11-20 2025-11-21

TrainsOfDisneyOct 22, 2025

not really…. They can just show up anyways. The parks are hardly ever at capacity. They just have to make a reservation before scanning in if it’s before 2

HauntedPirateOct 22, 2025

You mean those freeloading good-for-nothings who spend zero money (which is totally false but TDO relies on them to prop up the parks when their new target audience doesn't show up in the numbers they need or when they don't spend like the quarterlies require)?