My Disney Experience App Update Brings In-App Park Reservations to Walt Disney World

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Walt Disney World Park Reservation Calendar in the My Disney Experience App

Posted: Tuesday May 19, 2026 7:33am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Making a Walt Disney World park reservation just got a little smoother. A recent update to the My Disney Experience app now lets you make park reservations without leaving the app.

Walt Disney World Park Reservation Calendar in the My Disney Experience App

Previously, tapping to make a reservation would kick you out to a web browser page to complete the process. That extra step made the experience feel disjointed and slow. Now the reservation calendar loads natively inside the app itself.

The updated in-app reservation screen lets you select your date and park directly, with a clean calendar view showing availability at a glance:

Blocked Out — date not available for your ticket type
No Reservations Available — all spots taken
All Parks Available — any park open for reservation
Some Parks Available — limited park options remaining

The change is a practical improvement for anyone managing a Walt Disney World trip on the go. Fewer steps, no browser handoff, and a faster overall process.

If you haven't seen the update yet, check the App Store or Google Play for the latest version of My Disney Experience.

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Brian9 days ago

Don't forget: cast members and retirees are subject to this foolishness as well.

HauntedPirate9 days ago

Tack another month on to the "Reservations for AP's are stupid" count.

wdwmagic9 days ago

Disney World Adds First August 2026 Good to Go Days for Passholders Annual Passholders now have the first Good to Go Days for August 2026, with August 2, 3, and 9 added to the calendar. These dates let you visit a theme park without a reservation, though your pass blockout dates and capacity limits still apply. https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/Ticket-Annual-Pass---Disney-Incredi-Pass/news/30jul2026-disney-world-adds-first-august-2026-good-to-go-days-for-passholders.htm

Sirwalterraleigh15 days ago

Laughable…the word is out it’s dead Not even hard to find once it hits social media and the business press

DCBaker15 days ago

Three new Annual Passholder good-to-go days have been added to the park reservation calendar: July 26, 29 and 30.

wdwmagic31 days ago

Walt Disney World Adds Three More July 2026 Good to Go Days for Passholders Three more Good to Go Days have been added to July 2026 for Annual Passholders: July 12, 14, and 16. Combined with the previously announced July 8 and 9, that brings the total to five reservation-free days in July. https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/Ticket-Annual-Pass---Disney-Incredi-Pass/news/08jul2026-walt-disney-world-adds-three-more-july-2026-good-to-go-days-for-passholders.htm

BrianJun 23, 2026

wdwmagicJun 23, 2026

Walt Disney World Adds More Summer 2026 Good to Go Days Including First July Dates Three new Good to Go Days have been added for summer 2026 — June 30, July 8, and July 9. Annual Passholders with existing reservations on those dates will have them removed automatically, though they'll remain visible in My Disney Experience. https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/Ticket-Annual-Pass---Disney-Incredi-Pass/news/23jun2026-walt-disney-world-adds-more-summer-2026-good-to-go-days-including-first-july-dates.htm

TrainsOfDisneyJun 18, 2026

I think they are keeping it so they can close off a park if it’s going to see unusual demand. On my last trip, the only day a park reservation was full was the Saturday that Tony Baxter was signing at Epcot. Being able to limit the number of guests in a park when a special event is happening could be handy, I get that.

JMcMahonEsqJun 18, 2026

Ah so each provides separate information, one as to who plans on going to a particularly park, and then the other tap on who actually shows up.

TrainsOfDisneyJun 18, 2026

I often play bus roulette and don’t know which park I’m headed to. Sometimes I remember to make the reservation on the bus / transportation. Sometimes I forget.

ManicMillennialJun 18, 2026

I don’t mean this in a rude way but I am curious why you don’t do it before heading to the park? When I lived down there I would get my park reservation while heading out the door and then drive to whatever park I just booked.

TrainsOfDisneyJun 18, 2026

2 different kinds of taps. I use the physical pass so I’m tapping my pass at the gate. “Tap my phone” - was being used for slang as in get on my phone and make a park reservation.

JMcMahonEsqJun 18, 2026

Not being a passholder, i am curious here. Without a reservation system, or even with one, if you don't tap your phone at the gate, is there another way that WDW tracks that you are entering the park? Data on number of bodies in the park, who are AP holders and who are ticket holders. What park you are visiting on a given day, what months have more AP visitors vs others, ect., seems like pretty important data to collect, especially if all it takes to collect it is a simple tap of your phone at the gate.