Disney just announced a new program called Magic Key that will be replacing the annual pass program at Disneyland and California Adventure.
There will be 4 levels of the program with different amounts of allowable park reservation days, discounts, and other benefits, so you can see if one of them makes sense for your group. Read all of the details carefully on the Disneyland site’s Magic Key page.
I know the initial cost of an annual pass, or now a “key” (is that what we’ll call them now?), seems daunting at first, but do the math on how many days you’ll be going in a year, along with the discounts that may apply to you. With the increasing cost of individual day tickets, you may be surprised. If you do long trips or several short trips a year, it actually may be more cost effective to get one. Or see if it makes sense for at least one member of your group to get one just for the discounts. Again, do the math on that. It still could work out if you spend alot on dining and shopping.
On the other coast, Disney World has also confirmed that the Passholder program will be available for sale again before the 50th Anniversary on Oct 1st. More details are supposed to come out by the end of the month, so stay tuned.
Adventures By Anne 