Planning Your Disneyland Trip
Park Reservations
Lesson Summary:
Park reservations are an important part of booking your trip and purchasing your tickets.
  • Understanding how Disneyland Park reservations work
  • Important considerations and tips for securing your preferred dates
  • What happens if reservations for your preferred dates are not available
Important Downloads and Links:
A Little Extra:
Park Reservation Basics: Reserve the specific park you want to visit (Disneyland or California Adventure). Book up to 120 days in advance of your trip.  The earlier you book, the more likely park reservations will be available for your trip date. 
Park Pass Options: Park Hopper tickets allow park switching after 11:00 AM, while single park per day passes limit you to the reserved park.

Reservation Confirmation: Keep your reservation confirmation accessible by email or as a screenshot for backup during your visit. You can quickly verify your reservations by opening the Disneyland App and looking in the Future Plans section from the hamburger menu.

Convenient Reservation Management: If you bought tickets directly from Disney, you likely made reservations during the purchase. If not, link your ticket to your Disney account to make your park reservation.

Flexibility and Changes: Modify or cancel your reservations anytime, with at least one day's notice, based on availability.  Especially during the busy season, not all days will be available for all parks.  

REMINDER: YOU HAVE TO HAVE A RESERVATION TO ENTER THE PARKS ON DISNEYLAND'S APP OR WEBSITE!
If you are traveling with someone who has a Magic Key (Disneyland's annual pass), make sure to check their park availability first. Different annual passes have varying numbers of available reservations for each day. Take this into account when planning your visit.
After you have your reservations set, download and log into the Disneyland App.   Then click on the hamburger menu on the right-hand side and click on the box that says Future Plans.  Make sure that you see your reservations by checking both the date and starting park for all reservations.  
Here is a video from Under Cover Tourists (who we highly recommend) with instructions on how to make park reservations.  
Actions Required:
  • Check the Disneyland park reservation availability calendar to see which parks are available for reservation at this time
  • Check with members of your travel party to see if they are a Magic Key pass holder, book their reservations first. 
  • Once you have your reservations booked on the Disneyland app or website, recorded them in our TripMagic tool so we can help you plan your day.  
Course Table of Contents:
- Welcome to the Course
- Setting Your Budget
- Who to Invite
- How Many Days at the Parks
- Picking Your Perfect Park Dates
- Booking Your Hotel Near Disneyland
- Booking Flights to Disneyland
- Booking Ground Transportation
- Purchasing Your Park Tickets
- Park Reservations
- Genie Plus
- Dining and Dining Reservations
- Special Activities
- Strollers and Wagons and Wheelchairs! Oh My!
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