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Month: April 2023
Recently, a friend of mine went to Disney World with her young kids, as a group of 8 people altogether. She was kind enough to write this awesome article offering her insight on her trip. Hopefully, this helps you if you fit this demographic too. There are great tips for anybody going to Disney though. Thanks, Linda!
6 Tips for Traveling to Disney World with a Large Group and Young Children
Breaking News!
Disneyland California has suddenly announced that sales will resume for all four of their Magic Key annual passes tomorrow, April 11, 2023!
Sales will start no earlier than 9am PT online, but will likely use a virtual queue, so get to the website early. Last time they opened up sales, there were hours long waits and some sold out very quickly.
To purchase passes, visit this Magic Key purchase page tomorrow morning. They should all be clickable to add them to your cart at that time.
The different passes offer varying amounts of dining and merchandise discounts, free theme park parking, certain PhotoPass benefits, and more. For details on the Magic Key passes, visit the general Magic Key site.
Feel free to contact me if you want to chat more about Magic Keys or Disneyland trips. We were just over there this past December.
The Disney Incredi-Pass, Sorcerer Pass, and Pirate Pass will resume sales on April 20, 2023, online only.
Eligible Disney Vacation Club Members can purchase the DVC Disney Sorcerer Pass online on April 13, 2023 as part of Membership Magic.
The quantity of passes will be limited and may become unavailable for purchase at any time, so be online early when the window opens and be prepared for a potential virtual queue that could have a very long wait.
Annual passes give you discounts at various Disney dining and merchandise locations, as well as free parking at the parks. There are also frequent passholder events and benefits such as discounts on resort stays.
Even if you buy the passes now, they will not start until the first day you activate them (when you go into a park), so you can buy them now for a trip later in the year. They will be valid for 1 year after that first day you activate them.
Since park admission prices can vary by the day, it’s hard to give an exact cost comparison, but on a high level, the annual passes generally pay for themselves after about 12 theme park days. The initial price may seem daunting at first, but if you calculate how much it would cost if you were buying tickets individually, you can see how it adds up.
Folks who already have an annual pass can continue to renew them per your usual renewal schedule, though you can use this opportunity to upgrade your pass immediately outside of your normal renewal window. Florida residents are able to purchase the Pixie Pass already anytime. This is primarily for new sales of the 3 other annual passes for folks that do not have one yet.
The key difference between the various passes is the number of blackout dates and park reservations. However, if you live outside the state of Florida, you are only eligible to buy the Incredi-Pass.
For details and comparison of each annual pass, visit the Disney Annual Pass page.
Since there’s no telling when they may stop selling annual passes again, if you are seriously thinking about getting them, I suggest getting them as soon as this window opens.
If you want to chat about annual passes or Disney trips in general, feel free to contact me. We have been passholders for many years now and it’s been great being able to pop in for short trips or long trips anytime.
Adventures By Anne 