Everything Park Reservations - Please Read Post 1

[scrappinginontario]

I'm going to have to read this thread because it's been 2 years and at that time reservations were not needed. We are going in the Fall. Should we purchase tickets first add to our MDE account and then work on reservations? Will the reservation system stay or was that a COVID thing? Thanks

Here's a link to the Park Availability Calendar.

As @GBRforWDW mentioned, it's better to purchase tickets and book park reservations sooner than later to save of stress and disappointment.

Park Reservations are currently available to book through January 2023 so it appears they're here to stay, possibly forever.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Thanks so much. What happens if (while you are there) you have to change a date? Is that difficult?

It will depend if there is availability. If there is then it's easy to change. If the parks are full it will be more challenging/not possible to change park reservations.

 

[katallo]

Thanks, all. I'm going to read post one too!

 

[Qc-007]

We’ve been trying to reserve parks for the winter holidays. Just can’t do it online. The server asks to identify again even if we’re already signed in. Then…it goes nowhere. Tried it with Safari, Chrome, Firefox and Edge. Same result. Don’t really want to call and wait for three hours… What are we doing wrong ? The Disney World website has been a problem for a few years now. Is there a solution in sight ?

 

[scrappinginontario]

We’ve been trying to reserve parks for the winter holidays. Just can’t do it online. The server asks to identify again even if we’re already signed in. Then…it goes nowhere. Tried it with Safari, Chrome, Firefox and Edge. Same result. Don’t really want to call and wait for three hours… What are we doing wrong ? The Disney World website has been a problem for a few years now. Is there a solution in sight ?

If you’ve tried that many times and it’s been happening for years I really think a call to Disney IT is needed to save frustration. What you’re experiencing is not the norm and it sounds like there is a problem with your profile.

I would call Disney IT at 1-407-939-4357.

 

[flav]

Our vacation plans are evolving with the canada-USA land border situation. If we fly to Florida and go WDW this summer, it will be a last minute decision. Right now, the availability calendar shows green for all dates in August. Based on historical data and current crowd levels, what are the chances that we would not be able to go to MK for one day?

 

[scrappinginontario]

Our vacation plans are evolving with the canada-USA land border situation. If we fly to Florida and go WDW this summer, it will be a last minute decision. Right now, the availability calendar shows green for all dates in August. Based on historical data and current crowd levels, what are the chances that we would not be able to go to MK for one day?

Your best way to help determine this is to look at the upcoming weeks and see what availability is like. There have been many instances of people not being able to book MK close to their trip dates but things are ever changing and that may or may not happen as frequently. But, it can.

I just checked the Park Availability Calendar and MK is full for the next 7 days so if you book very last minute it can happen but the further out you book the more likely you are to find availability.

 

[Meredith'sMom]

Deleting since I’ve posted elsewhere now. Thanks!

 

[Serenity]

We are arriving after 2 pm on our first day and wondering if we need to make a park reservation that day now that park hopping is allowed after 2pm. Currently if you park hop do you have to make a reservation for the second park? If we don't have a reservation will we be able to enter after 2 pm? We are AP holders, staying offsite, and only able to do 3 days of park reservations. So we don't want to use one on first day if it is not needed.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

 

[Welsh_Dragon]

My understanding is that you have to have a reservation for a ‘first’ park no matter what time you enter.

 

[stephk1981]

I could very well be wrong, but I believe Welsh dragon is right, you have to have a park reservation for 1st park, I also thought you actually had to enter the 1st park, or you can't park hop and enter another after 2pm....I could very well have misunderstood though. Can anyone verify this either way?

 

[CarolynFH]

Yes, you have to have a reservation for a "first" park, and you have to tap into that park before you can hop to a second (or subsequent) park. So even though you won't arrive until after 2 PM, you need to make a reservation for the park you'd like to visit (even if you won't be hopping to a second park).

 

[Ensusieasm]

We are arriving after 2 pm on our first day and wondering if we need to make a park reservation that day now that park hopping is allowed after 2pm. Currently if you park hop do you have to make a reservation for the second park? If we don't have a reservation will we be able to enter after 2 pm? We are AP holders, staying offsite, and only able to do 3 days of park reservations. So we don't want to use one on first day if it is not needed.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

You will need a park reservation. Yes, it’s true that hopping happens after 2:00, but you have to enter the park you have a pass for, before you can hop.

 

[Heather07438]

Yeah, you still have to pick a park reservation and check into that park before having the ability to hop.

You can change that park reservation as long as you haven't checked in yet and there's still availability to the park you'd like to switch over to.

 

[scrappinginontario]

We are arriving after 2 pm on our first day and wondering if we need to make a park reservation that day now that park hopping is allowed after 2pm. Currently if you park hop do you have to make a reservation for the second park? If we don't have a reservation will we be able to enter after 2 pm? We are AP holders, staying offsite, and only able to do 3 days of park reservations. So we don't want to use one on first day if it is not needed.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Thread has been merged with existing 'Everything Park Reservations' post. Please read post 1.

 

[JAM77]

When I was trying to book park reservations it says parties cannot contain multiple admission types.
Our travel party is 4 Gold Passes and 1 ( day park Hopper. The odd part is it divides our party into not 4 vs 1
but 3 golds vs 1 gold, 1 PH.
Has anyone experienced this before and how to fix it? Of course It does allow me to book two separate reservations for each day but I wonder if that would make rise of the resistance a pain to book as well.

 

[GBRforWDW]

When I was trying to book park reservations it says parties cannot contain multiple admission types.
Our travel party is 4 Gold Passes and 1 ( day park Hopper. The odd part is it divides our party into not 4 vs 1
but 3 golds vs 1 gold, 1 PH.
Has anyone experienced this before and how to fix it? Of course It does allow me to book two separate reservations for each day but I wonder if that would make rise of the resistance a pain to book as well.

It shouldn’t affect Rise boarding groups, that only looks to see if you have reservations for each person, which you do.

 

[Serenity]

Thanks Heather07438, Ensusieasm, CarolynFH, Stephk1981, and Welsh_Dragon. Appreciate the feedback. Off to change my park reservations.

 

[nvrenoughdisney]

Is there a time on the day of reservation that the reservation needs to be cancelled by or is it just before the park closes? I'm making a park reservation for EP on our arrival day but our flight doesn't land until 4:00 and if we are delayed, I would prefer to cancel the reservation and book later in the week. I know this is subject to availability on the new day but I'm willing to take the risk. Thanks!

 

[CarolynFH]

Is there a time on the day of reservation that the reservation needs to be cancelled by or is it just before the park closes? I'm making a park reservation for EP on our arrival day but our flight doesn't land until 4:00 and if we are delayed, I would prefer to cancel the reservation and book later in the week. I know this is subject to availability on the new day but I'm willing to take the risk. Thanks!

I haven’t read anything from Disney that suggests there’s a deadline to cancel a park reservation. So you can cancel anytime you want and immediately make a reservation for another day.