All-day Park Hopper access returning to Disney World in 2024
Starting Jan. 9. 2024, those with a Park Hopper ticket or an Annual Pass to Walt Disney World will once again be able to park hop to another theme park any time of the day, Disney announced this morning.
This marks the first time since pre-COVID that this is being done. Since the parks reopened in 2021, Park Hopper access has only been available after 2 p.m. Now, the flexibility for guests returns and those with park hopper tickets will be able to do a few rides at one location and then hop to another park for more rides, dining options and entertainment offerings.
On days when theme park reservations are required for Annual Passholders and certain non-dated tickets, Passholders and guests will be able to take advantage of the updates to Park Hopper access after visiting their first park.
More news for Passholders. “Good-to-go days” will begin sometime in January! With “good-to-go days,” the theme park reservation calendar will be updated periodically and will show Passholders select days when they may visit a Disney World theme park without needing a theme park reservation (blockout dates will continue to apply like they do today).
In addition to the Park Hopper changes starting Jan. 9, there are a number of other changes being implemented that day, including:
- Bringing back all-day Park Hopper access during park hours (announced today)
- Theme park reservations no longer required for date-based tickets (the standard ticket option)
- Disney dining plans available once again for Disney Resort hotel guests as part of a package
Disney recently brought back the following and are currently available:
- Complimentary self-parking is back for Disney Resort hotel stays
- Annual Passholders may visit the parks after 2 p.m. without needing a theme park reservation, except on Saturdays and Sundays at Magic Kingdom
- Digital downloads of select PhotoPass attraction photos taken in the park on the day of visit now included in the purchase of Disney Genie+ service
- Parking trams returned to all four Disney World theme parks
