After a clamor of requests for annual Disney passes to return, the House of Mouse is officially attending to the slew of pleas made in the last two years. According to the Walt Disney statistics website MagicGuides, Walt Disney World receives an annual attendance of 58 million visitors, some of whom are buyers of annual passes — that is, they were up until 2021, when the most magical place on earth decided to end all sales for the popular passport to in-person Disney experiences.
But after two years of being completely unavailable for purchase, Walt Disney World has announced the triumphant return of the four annual passes for all those wishing to experience a tad bit of magic in their free time, or even just to idle some time away and grab those delicious (if overly-expensive) Mickey pretzels. These available annual passes are aggregated into four different categories, and the prices range from $599 to $1,399. Read on for all you need to know before purchasing your tickets to the magic land.
What are the Disney World annual passes and when are they on sale?
The new annual Disney passes are available at fairly different price ranges, each of which offers a variety of possibilities, depending on the preferred pass for each person. At the time of writing, here are the four types of passes, and their limitations:
- Disney Incredi-Pass: The most expensive pass at $1,399, accessible to everyone. There are no blockout dates.
- Disney Sorcerer Pass: Costing $969, this pass is only available to Florida residents, members of Disney Vacation Club, and those in Disney’s timeshare program, who are eligible for Membership Extras. The only blockout dates are the latter half of Thanksgiving week, and during the height of the festivity season (Dec. 20 – Jan. 3).
- Disney Pirate Pass: Also only available to Florida residents, this pass costs $749. The blockout dates include peak visiting periods, and Christmas and Thanksgiving holidays.
- Disney Pixie Pass: At $399, this pass is only available to Florida residents. It is restricted to weekdays and the blockout dates include weekends, peak visiting periods, and holidays.
Allegedly, the sale was expected to set sail to the general public shortly before shortly after 6 am EST, but at the time of posting, the website remains unresponsive with the online Virtual Queue showcasing a status bar that keeps calculating. Likely due to the high demand, the sale is being temporarily postponed until the problem is fixed within the website.
For now, if you’re one of the people aiming to get their hands on any of these tickets, it is best to be prepared and expect the passes to be available any time today.