As of this morning, all four theme parks at Walt Disney World no longer have available park reservations for annual passholders.
Annual Passholder Park Reservations Sold Out
Despite still being available on the night of July 18, all park reservations for annual passholders at all four Walt Disney World parks are no longer available for July 19. This follows the news that reservations for Magic Kingdom sold out for July 20 through the 22 as a result of the Disney Starlight parade. The unavailable dates can be seen on the reservation calendar for Walt Disney World on both the website and the My Disney Experience app.
While not confirmed, there are rumors that part of the extra demand from annual passholders is related to the surprise soft opening of Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away at Magic Kingdom on the night of July 18. Despite Disney not saying there would be another run of the parade tonight, some guests may be visiting Magic Kingdom in the hopes they can catch one more dress rehearsal before the parade officially debuts on July 20.
The other major event at Walt Disney World is the last day of Test Track annual passholder previews on July 19. Test Track is set to officially reopen to all guests on July 22, but passholder previews have been taking place from July 13-19, excluding July 17. In an unannounced change yesterday, all annual passholders were allowed to join the Test Track line without previously entering the virtual queue, which was supposed to be required per the original preview rules. There has not been any confirmation whether the virtual queue will be required today, July 19, but it is possible annual passholders are hoping to join the Test Track line for the last preview day.
As we previously reported, Magic Kingdom is also about to change the rules for Annual Passholders visiting the park. Beginning on July 20, the same day Disney Starlight debuts, passholders will be required to have a Magic Kingdom park reservation in order to enter, even after 2 p.m. The previous rule, which has been in place since January 2023, allowed Annual Passholders to enter any of the four theme parks after 2 p.m. without a reservation, apart from Magic Kingdom on Saturdays and Sundays. However, passholders will still be able to park hop to Magic Kingdom after tapping into their reserved theme park of the day.
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