Disney announces more details on its Disney Park Pass System for Walt Disney World theme park reservations

Jun 19, 2020 in "The Walt Disney Company"

Posted: Friday June 19, 2020 10:42am Et by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has today announced full details on its plans to manage attendance at the Walt Disney World theme parks when they begin their phased reopening from the COVID-19 shutdown.

Notably, park hopping will not be allowed, and reservations will be taken through to September 26 2021.

Here are the full details:

Magic Kingdom park and Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park will begin a phased reopening on July 11—with Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios reopening on July 15.
To manage attendance during this reopening period, while also helping Guests plan ahead before their arrival, we are introducing the new Disney Park Pass system. During this time, all Guests with valid admission will be required to make a reservation in advance for each park entry, using this new online tool.
To enter a park, both a park reservation AND valid admission for the same park on the same date are required for each person in your party ages 3 and up (limit one park per day).
Booking Dates for Park Reservations
The Disney Park Pass system will be available soon to select Guests. Booking dates vary based on your plans.
Beginning June 22, 2020, Disney Resort and other select hotel Guests with valid theme park admission can make reservations.

Beginning June 26, 2020, Annual Passholders without a Resort stay can make reservations.

Beginning June 28, 2020, existing ticket holders can make reservations.
Park reservations will be available through September 26, 2021, based on your Resort stay and ticket eligibility or ticket eligibility window.
If you booked a vacation package, your ticket eligibility is tied to your package travel dates. To make a park reservation for a different date, be sure to modify your vacation package dates.

If you have a room-only reservation at a Disney Resort or other select hotel for a stay in 2021, please call the Disney Reservation Center or call your travel professional beginning on June 24 to upgrade to a vacation package with tickets—and then make your theme park reservations.
Want to Book a New Vacation?
By June 28, all Guests will be able to purchase new Disney Resort hotel packages and theme park tickets and make their park reservations for arrivals starting in 2021 as our phased reopening continues. Guests will be able to view park reservation availability online prior to purchasing their tickets.

Later this summer, we will resume sales of 2020 tickets and Disney Resort hotel arrivals, based on availability of park reservations, while we continue to provide Guests with existing tickets and Annual Passholders the opportunity to make park reservations for 2020 dates.

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TrainsOfDisney18 days ago

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

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)?

JohnD18 days ago

I'm there all next week. Turns out I didn't need park reservations Monday - Thursday. 🤷‍♂️ Obviously, we have to make them if we're farther away because we don't know which days will be "Good to go". It's really pointless, for me, anyway as I already have dining reservations and LLMP and LLSP already scheduled. The Good to Go Days really only benefit locals who just want to show up.

wdwmagic18 days ago

New Walt Disney World Good-to-Go Days Announced for Annual Passholders in late October 2025 https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/ticket-annual-pass---disney-incredi-pass/news/22oct2025-new-walt-disney-world-good-to-go-days-announced-for-annual-passholders-in-late-october-2025.htm

Tom P.Sep 30, 2025

May I ask where you are a DVC owner at? And I am legitimately curious, given that you have so many criticisms of today's Disney but are also still an owner, how often do you actually visit these days?

SirwalterraleighSep 29, 2025

The appeal is and was it was a really good deal. And if it seems like I’m speaking in the past tense…That’s intentional. It’s no longer that. But you will see a lot of comments over time that “I’m smart cause I’m not locked in…” We already got one here right on queue… And that may be entirely true. But paying rack or even “great discount” for rack rooms at their hyper inflated rates is not a solid choice either…if someone is a yearly or multiple time a year frequenter. A lot of people fall in that bucket. I did all that same number crunching/hemming and hawing over 20 years ago and begrudgingly committed (I was behind the scenes and saw a lot of the nuts and bolts of dvc…so my skepticism was well earned)… And I have to say…it has worked. I’m as shocked as anyone 🤪 Is it repetitive and kinda old hat? Sure…but my kids did a significant amount of growing up in lake buena vista (and Other spots)…and probably over the level I really should have been able to swing at various times. Worth it. And I don’t miss Caribbean not at’all 😎

TrainsOfDisneySep 29, 2025

There is also no contract that says I have to give Mickey another $5k next year. I’m not sure 5k even gets you 20 nights at DVC…. But even if it did - either way you spent money for 20 nights at Disney. I know people who love DVC - and that’s great. I’m not against it - but I don’t see the appeal either.

wdwmagicSep 29, 2025

New Good to Go days - Oct 7 and 9

TouchdownSep 29, 2025

I was 16 years old so no. It’s still not an investment, money invested in the S&P in 1999, despite the dotcom and great recession crashes gained 812%, if you spent 25k on your purchase price you already lost 203k, and that’s before you factor in your dues payments. You willingly traded your free cash to Disney up front to get a discounted room (provided you pay dues every year) for some extra hassle. It works for some, but don’t ever think it’s an investment.

SirwalterraleighSep 29, 2025

Didn’t buy it in like 1999, did you? That’s rhetorical…the “splaining” kinda locks it in

SirwalterraleighSep 29, 2025

That whole dining plan isn’t really a “thing” anymore. The biggest positive of Covid is it ended That era…which almost destroyed the place but unfortunately still caused longterm damage