Date-based ticket sales start today at Disney World

Disney World switched over to the new date-based ticket sales system today in an effort to distribute attendance throughout the year.

Tickets and room stays are available to book throughout 2019 and more dates will be added in the future, according to Disney.

“Compared to the previous pricing, some tickets have decreased, increased or stayed the same, depending on the start date and length of the ticket. For example, a guest purchasing a 3-day ticket with a start date of Feb. 10, 2019, will now actually pay $4 less per day than they would have before. A Guest purchasing a 6-day ticket with a start date of this Thanksgiving will now pay a little more – an average of $5 per day – since it’s one of the most popular times of year to visit,” according to Disney.

The new date-based system also means a new interface on DisneyWorld.com. Now guests can purchase tickets using an interactive online calendar, which will display different ticket prices based on stays. And if you are looking for a package, the site will display the standard price on the left and if there are savings, what the savings price will be on the right.

Be aware, that this morning the site has been a bit wonky and when we asked for a number of different options we were given this alert:

New Enhancements Are Coming Soon. The website is temporarily unavailable due to maintenance. We’re making enhancements and will soon introduce a new ticket-purchasing experience. Please check back later today.

If you already have tickets, not to worry, tickets purchased prior to today will continue with the same terms, conditions and expiration policy as they did the time of purchase.

Disney switched over to this new system in an attempt to spread attendance at the four theme parks and two water parks more evenly throughout the year.

If it all seems a bit confusing, Disney created the video below to help.