Today Walt Disney World Resort has announced that all-day park hopping will be returning for tickets with Park Hopping and also Annual Passes. Currently, Park Hopping is only available after 2:00 PM. However, starting on January 9, 2024, Park Hopping will be allowed at Walt Disney World Resort all day. This will be subject to capacity limitations. At this time, the park hopping policy at Disneyland Resort is NOT changing. Those who want to Park Hop at the California parks will still need to wait until 11:00 AM and have a Park Hopping ticket or Magic Key. The following social media post was shared by Disney Parks this morning announcing the news for Walt Disney World Resort:
@disneyparks 🚨IT’S COMING BACK🚨All-day Park Hopper Access returns to Walt Disney World on Jan. 9, 2024 😱 #Disney #DisneyParks #DisneyNews #DisneyPlanning #2024 #DisneyWorld ♬ original sound – Disney Parks
Starting on January 9th, tickets with the Park Hopping option or Annual Passes will be able to switch parks once a first park has been visited. This means that one could walk into the Magic Kingdom in the morning and immediately after scanning in, turn around and head to Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
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Good to Go Days
The Walt Disney World Resort also announced “good-to-go days” for Annual Passholders. These “good-to-go days” will be sporadically picked by Disney from the theme park reservation calendar where reservations for Annual Passholders will not be required. This will not override any blockout dates that may apply. It will, however, give those with Annual Passes the ability to visit the parks without a park reservation. This is all contingent on different levels of Annual Passes not being blocked out.
These “good-to-go days” are in addition to the ability of Annual Passholders to enter the parks without a reservation after 2:00 PM, except for the Magic Kingdom on Saturday and Sundays.
Traveling to Walt Disney World Resort
For those traveling to Walt Disney World Resort, Disney has shared different offerings to make stays easier for guests. This includes some perks that are already offered and others that will be returning on January 9, 2024. Check them out here:
Now available
- Complimentary self-parking is back for Disney Resort hotel stays
- Annual Passholders may visit the parks after 2 p.m. without needing a theme park reservation, except on Saturdays and Sundays at Magic Kingdom
- Digital downloads of select PhotoPass attraction photos taken in the park on the day of visit now included in the purchase of Disney Genie+ service
- Parking trams returned to all four Disney World theme parks
Coming Jan. 9, 2024
- Announced today: Bringing back all-day Park Hopper access during park hours
- Theme park reservations no longer required for date-based tickets (our standard ticket option)
- Disney dining plans available once again for Disney Resort hotel guests as part of a package
The return of all-day Park Hopping to Walt Disney World Resort is a welcome return to guests from around the world who have wanted this since they were first taken away after the pandemic. As mentioned above, Park Hopping is not changing at the Disneyland Resort at this time. Daps Magic will continue to monitor any updates regarding this.
What do you think about the return of all-day Park Hopping to Walt Disney World Resort? What do you think of the “good-to-go-days” at Walt Disney World Resort? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments below about both of these!
