Question regarding Annual Pass Reservations

[solinar]

The last time we went to Disneyworld was pre covid, and at the time we had annual passes and we just went when we wanted (while not going on predetermined blackout days). We are considering going in late Feb/early March and we are looking at the Pixie Dust Pass (we are Florida residents).

It is my understanding that we now have to reserve dates and we only get 3 reservations. If we want to attend the parks Monday through Friday (2/28-3/4) how does that work? Do we reserve Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and then hope that the park is still available for Thursday and Friday? If so what are the odds that we are told no for Thursday and Friday of that week?

Thanks!

 

[rdaky]

If you're staying on property, you can reserve the length of your reservation. Otherwise, yes, if Pixie only allows 3 at a time, you can only reserve 3, and you have to wait until you use one of them to reserve the next one.

The odds are completely based on crowd levels and how many other pass holders are booking. I don't know what it will look like that week. In the past, it wasn't a super busy time, but in the past, the first couple of weeks of December weren't busy, either, and we are now looking at dates that are already booked during those weeks for our passes. (we have pirate) The only way to truly guarantee all 5 days would be to book a resort on property.

 

[Shellyred8]

Yes, you now have to reserve your dates. I believe you can book another day at midnight after you check into your first park (someone please correct me if I'm wrong on this timing!). You could run into the issue where the parks are full for the days you are there, but if you are not there during a holiday/busy event week, there should be at least a couple of parks available each day.
Here are a couple of approaches you could take:
1. Book Monday, Tuesday and Friday. On Tuesday morning, book your Wednesday park. On Wednesday morning book your Thursday park. Weekends tend to be busier, so I would recommend booking Friday first, just to make sure you get that day.
2. Prioritize which 3 parks are the most important to you to go to this trip. Determine which days you want to go to those three parks and book those days (make one of those days Monday). For the remaining days, you will go in and book your next reservation the morning after your first park day.

 

[rdaky]

Adding that I agree to prioritize your parks. Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios seem to be the parks that fill up first. Animal Kingdom is almost always available, so if you're going to save one for Thurs/Fri, that's one I'd personally save because your chances are greater for it to not run out of reservations.

 

[solinar]

We are staying off-site. How does park hopping work with this? If you want to parkhop in a day, does that eat 2 of your reservations?

Also, should we buy our Annual Passes now, make our first reservation for the Monday, and then hope for "bonus reservation days" between now and then? Our annual passes would start the first day in the parks even if bought now, right?

 

[Shellyred8]

We are staying off-site. How does park hopping work with this? If you want to parkhop in a day, does that eat 2 of your reservations?

Also, should we buy our Annual Passes now, make our first reservation for the Monday, and then hope for "bonus reservation days" between now and then? Our annual passes would start the first day in the parks even if bought now, right?

The park hopping rules are that you have to check into the park that you have a reservation for and then you can hop to any park that is allowing hopping (there is really only an issue with them not allowing park hopping during SUPER busy times). You don't have to make a reservation to the park you are hopping to.

I would recommend buying your annual pass as soon as Disney will allow you to buy it and then make your first reservation for the Monday. Your annual pass won't "start" until the first day that you tap into a park.

 

[CarolynFH]

I believe you can book another day at midnight after you check into your first park (someone please correct me if I'm wrong on this timing!).

@solinar, you can book another day after all parks have closed for the day you used. IOW, if you use a park reservation on Monday, you can book for Thursday as soon as the last park (usually Epcot or MK) has closed on Monday. So you don't have to wait until midnight (unless the last park closes at midnight).

 

[CampbellzSoup]

pixie dust doesn’t seem to be offered currently either sorry

 

[erionm]

pixie dust doesn’t seem to be offered currently either sorry

I still see that one available for purchase at disneyworld.com.

 

[CampbellzSoup]

But it says all new passes aren’t for sale if you attempt to our chase

 

[erionm]

But it says all new passes aren’t for sale if you attempt to our chase

New sales of select Annual Passes are currently paused.
New sales of the Disney Pixie Dust Pass remain available for Florida Residents..
Please check back here for the latest updates.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/p...a-passholder/?CMP=VAN_FY22_PassholderBenefits

 

[CampbellzSoup]

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/p...a-passholder/?CMP=VAN_FY22_PassholderBenefits

oh thank goodness OP buy your pass now!

 

[HopperFan]

I am Pixie and was just there.

I booked Monday AK, Tuesday MK and Thursday DHS.

My plan was Friday at MK again, and Wednesday DHS half day then hop to Epcot.

Well MK was already sold out so I shifted Friday to DHS again, hoping to hop to MK ...
and Epcot was being offered as a Bonus Day for Wednesday (doesn't count against the 3).

So I booked Epcot for Wednesday for "free" with hopes to hop to MK. I figured that gave me two half days at MK and that would be good.

I feel like maybe Fridays book fast especially at MK for long weekend trips so I'd probably always book that in the future, along with my first day for sure. Epcot is likely to be a bonus day often enough and I feel like midweek is the slowest time.