How to make Disney World Park Pass Reservations

One of the most important things that anyone planning a Disney World vacation needs to understand is the Park Pass Reservation system. In order to get into a Disney World park, you need both a theme park ticket and a Park Pass reservation.

The Park Pass reservation doesn’t cost anything extra. It’s just a way to ensure that you can visit a specific park on a specific day. If you don’t have a Park Pass Reservation, you won’t be able to go into Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, or Animal Kingdom. So it’s crucial to know the ins and outs of WDW’s park reservation system.

In our Disney World Park Pass Reservation guide, I will show you step by step how to make a reservation, change your plans, and answer frequently asked questions.

How to make Disney World Park Pass Reservations

You can make Disney World Park Pass Reservations on DisneyWorld.com. You will need to a Disney Account and have valid theme park admission linked to the account. The process will be slightly different if you have Theme Park Tickets, Annual Passes with no hotel reservations, or Annual Passes with a hotel reservation.

Make park reservations with Theme Park Tickets.

1. Go to DisneyWorld.com
2. Log into your Disney Account.
3. Hover over My Disney Experience in the menu bar.
4. Click Disney Park Pass System from the middle of this drop down menu. Or follow this link to access the Disney World Park Pass System page.
5. Select the type of ticket you have: click Theme Park Tickets.
6. Create Your Party. On this page, select all the accounts that you want to make a park reservation for. Click continue.
7. You will now see a calendar. Click on the the date you want to make a reservation for.
8. Select the theme park you want to want to make a reservation for. Note that you can click “Park Information and Hours” under each park to see theme park hours, as well as special events such as Holiday Parties and Extended Evening Hours.
9. Once you click Select, you will be prompted to Review and Confirm. If the date, park, and party look correct, check the Terms and Conditions box and click Confirm.
10. Your Disney World Park Pass is now booked!
11. To make additional reservations, click Make Another Park Pass and go through these steps again.

Make park reservations for Annual Passholders without hotel reservations

1. Go to DisneyWorld.com
2. Log into your Disney Account.
3. Hover over My Disney Experience in the menu bar.
4. Click Disney Park Pass System from the middle of this drop down menu. Or follow this link to access the Disney World Park Pass System page.
5. Select the type of ticket you have. Click Annual Passes.
6. Since you don’t have a hotel reservation, click Book Park Reservation.
7. Create Your Party. On this page, you will see all of the available passes linked to your account, as well as how many reservations are available. Check every member in your party and click continue.
8. Select Your Date and Park. You will see a calendar, which will mark which days are valid with parks available, which days are blocked out from your AP, and which days have no reservations available (which means you’ve already booked passes for that day).
9. Click on the day that you wish to visit the park.
10. Lower on the page, you will see a Select a Park section. Click the Select button next to the park you wish to visit.
11. Click Continue.
12. Review your reservation, click the Terms and Conditions checkbox, and click Confirm Selections.
13. Your Disney World Park Pass is now booked!
14. To make additional reservations, click Make Another Park Pass and go through these steps again.

Make park reservations for Annual Passholders with hotel reservations

Hotel reservations let Annual Passholders book a Park Pass reservation for every day of their stay, and it doesn’t count against the Park Pass limits associated with the tier of Annual Pass. Blockout days still apply.

1. Go to DisneyWorld.com
2. Log into your Disney Account.
3. Hover over My Disney Experience in the menu bar.
4. Click Disney Park Pass System from the middle of this drop down menu. Or follow this link to access the Disney World Park Pass System page.
5. Select the type of ticket you have. Click Annual Passes.
6. Click Book Park Reservation for Hotel Guests.
7. Select which hotel reservation you will use to book park reservations. If you don’t see the reservation here, click the Link Resort Reservations link.
8. Create Your Party. On this page, you will see all of the available passes linked to your account, as well as how many reservations are available. Check every member in your party and click continue.
9. Select Your Date and Park. You will see a calendar, which will mark which days are valid with parks available, which days are blocked out from your AP, and which days have no reservations available (which means you’ve already booked passes for that day). This calendar will only show dates linked with your hotel reservation.
10. Click on the day that you wish to visit the park.
11. Lower on the page, you will see a Select a Park section. Click the Select button next to the park you wish to visit.
12. Click Continue.
13. Review your reservation, click the Terms and Conditions checkbox, and click Confirm Selections.
14. Your Disney World Park Pass is now booked!
15. To make additional reservations, click Make Another Park Pass and go through these steps again.

How to change a Disney World Park Pass Reservation

If you want to change an existing Park Pass Reservation to a different park or to another day, you must first cancel the reservation you’re wishing to change and then make a new reservation. It’s important to first check to see if the new reservation you want is available before cancelling your existing reservation.

Read on for instructions on how to cancel your reservation.

How to cancel a Disney World Park Pass Reservation

You can cancel Disney World Park Pass Reservations on DisneyWorld.com or in the My Disney Experience app.

How to cancel park reservations on DisneyWorld.com

1. Go to DisneyWorld.com
2. Log into your Disney Account
3. Hover over My Disney Experience in the menu bar.
4. Click My Plans
5. Scroll down until you see your Park Reservations listed by day.
6. Click the View Details button next to the reservation you wish to cancel.
7. On the next page, click Cancel This Reservation.
8. Select the guests whose reservations you want to cancel.
9. Click Continue
10. Your park reservation will be canceled.

How to cancel park reservations on the MyDisneyExperience App

1. Open the My Disney Experience app
2. Log into your Disney Account
3. Tap the Menu button (≡) in the bottom right corner
4. Tap Future Plans
5. Scroll through your plans and tap on the park reservation you wish to cancel.
6. Tap the Cancel button in the middle of the screen
7. Select the guests whose reservations you want to cancel.
8. Tap Continue
9. Your park reservation will be canceled.

Frequently Asked Questions about Disney World Park Passes

Can you make a reservation the same day?

Yes, you can make park reservations the same day you intend to use them — if there are still reservations available.

Remember that availability is limited, so you may not be able to visit the park you want to. For example, on the day of this writing, Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios have no park passes available same day.

We recommend making Park Pass Reservations as early as possible to have the most number of options on your vacation.

You can find the Disney World Park Pass Availability Calendar here: Park Ticket Availability | Annual Pass Availability

Can you make Disney World Park Pass Reservations in the My Disney Experience app?

You can currently only make Disney World Park Pass Reservations on the Disney World website. However, the Disney World app includes a button that links to the Disney World website Park Pass section. Here’s where to find it.

1. Open My Disney Experience App and Log In
2. Tap the Plus Button in the middle of the bottom menu
3. Tap “Make a Park Reservation”
4. Select the type of ticket you have: Theme Park Tickets or Annual Passes
5. This will take you to the Disney World website in your phone’s browser.
6. Follow the instructions above.

Do you need a Park Pass Reservation if you have an Annual Pass?

Yes, all Disney World guests need Park Pass Reservations in order to enter the theme parks.

Do you need a Park Pass Reservation if you have a Park Hopper Ticket?

Yes. If you have a Park Hopper ticket, the Park Pass determines which park you need to go to first that day. Read more about the current Park Hopping rules at Disney World here.

Do you need a second park reservation to Park Hop?

No. You only need to make a reservation for the first park you will enter that day. Once you’ve entered that park, you can go to any of the other three WDW theme parks after 2 pm.

Can you have multiple park reservations for a single day?

No. Once you’ve made a Park Pass reservation for a day, you cannot make another reservation for that day. To change the park your reservation is for, you must first cancel your existing reservation and make a new one.

How many Park Pass Reservations can you hold at one time?

How many park reservations you can hold depends on the type of ticket you have.

If you have a regular theme park ticket, you can make a Park Pass reservation for each day of your ticket. So if you have a 5-Day Disney World ticket, you can make 5 park reservations. If you have a 10-Day Disney World ticket, you can make 10 park reservations.

If you have an Annual Pass and a reservation at a participating Disney World hotel, you can make a park reservation for every day of your hotel reservation, including the check-in and check-out dates. These park reservations are in addition to the reservations your Annual Pass can hold.

If you have an Annual Pass without hotel reservations, here are the limits for how many reservations you can hold at one time.

• Disney Incredi-Pass – Holds up to 5 reservations at a time.
• Disney Sorcerer Pass – Hold up to 5 reservations at a time.
• Disney Pirate Pass – Hold up to 4 reservations at a time.
• Disney Pixie Dust Pass – Hold up to 3 reservations at a time.
• Disney Platinum Plus Pass – Holds up to 5 reservations at a time.
• Disney Platinum Pass – Hold up to 5 reservations at a time.
• Disney Gold Pass – Hold up to 5 reservations at a time.
• Disney Silver Pass – Hold up to 4 reservations at a time.
• Disney Theme Park Select Pass – Hold up to 3 reservations at a time.
• Disney Weekday Select Pass – Hold up to 3 reservations at a time.
• Disney Epcot After 4 Pass – Hold up to 3 reservations at a time.

Note that Disney World will occasionally release Bonus Park Reservation days for Annual Passholders. If you make a reservation on these days, it will not count against how many reservations you can hold at one time.

How far ahead of time can you make Park Pass Reservations?

For theme park tickets, park reservations can currently be made anytime now through the first half of January 2024, which is 17 months from now. This date will get extended, but you can make park reservations well over a year in advanced with theme park tickets at Disney World.

Park reservations for Annual Passes can be made up to a year in advance.

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