Disney has introduced that Magic Key Annual Move gross sales will as soon as once more resume for Disneyland and California Journey in November 2024! This submit covers the beginning date & time, pricing particulars, digital queue information, previous precedent, and the whole lot else you would possibly wish to know.
As a fast recap, Disneyland Resort has resumed gross sales of Magic Keys a number of instances in the previous couple of years. They appear to be using the “Disney Vault” technique at this level, making an attempt to generate FOMO and synthetic shortage. Up to now in 2024, Magic Key gross sales have resumed twice–in January and March. Since then, all tiers of Magic Keys have been bought out and “out there for renewal solely.”
That is noteworthy as a result of at any time when there’s been a protracted hole between Magic Key gross sales or they resume earlier than or in the course of the vacation season, there’s an astronomical quantity of pent-up demand. We point out this as a result of each of these variables will likely be in play this time.
The final time there have been related circumstances, gross sales had been extremely short-lived. After solely a pair days of gross sales–full with a digital queue to entry the gross sales web page with a wait time of 8 to 10 hours–Disneyland suspended all Magic Key gross sales as soon as once more, and didn’t resume till the next January. (For reference, waits had been 3-4 hours then.)
Quick-forward to the lead-up to Christmas 2024, and Disneyland is as soon as once more going to renew gross sales of Magic Keys on Wednesday, November 6, 2024!
All 4 move varieties will likely be out there for buy whereas provides final. The web queue opens no sooner than 8:45 AM Pacific Time, and gross sales start no sooner than 9:00 AM Pacific Time.
Right here’s a breakdown of present vs. previous costs:
- Encourage Magic Key: $1,749 (was $1,649)
- Imagine Magic Key: $1,374 (was $1,249)
- Enchant Magic Key: $974 (was $849)
- Think about Magic Key: $599 (was $499)
Notice that Disneyland Elevated Costs on Park Tickets, Annual Passes & Lightning Lanes only a few weeks in the past, in early October. This was regardless of Magic Keys not being out there for buy. Costs will probably go up once more in October 2025, simply as they did in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
For the whole lot else you want to find out about Disneyland’s Annual Passholder program earlier than you buy, see our complete Information to Disneyland Magic Key Annual Move: 2024 Costs, Perks, Blockout Dates & Reductions.
As at all times, Magic Keys are topic to promoting out and there’s prone to be a prolonged digital queue when AP gross sales resume.
Given the prolonged digital queue and the way shortly gross sales had been paused the previous couple of instances they went on sale, you must completely be a part of the digital queue ASAP as soon as it goes dwell. All the predictions and hypothesis above are enjoyable in concept, however that’s what I’d really do if I didn’t have already got a Magic Key.
In actuality, how lengthy Magic Key gross sales will proceed is anybody’s guess. The draw back of making an attempt to purchase on November 6, 2024 is that you simply could be in a digital queue for 8-10 hours versus ~quarter-hour for those who as an alternative wait till the next morning at 6 am. The draw back of ready till then is that gross sales might have already concluded.
The excellent news is that Disneyland goes to as soon as once more use the ‘notify me’ function for the digital queue, so that you don’t must have your eyes glued to a display all day lengthy, ready on your flip to come back up. Right here’s how that’ll work, based on Disneyland…
You Can Be Notified by E mail When It’s Your Flip for an Alternative to Buy (Non-compulsory) – For those who select to submit your e mail handle and choose in to being notified by e mail when it’s your flip, you’ll obtain 2 separate emails containing a singular hyperlink. Be sure you verify the receipt of the primary e mail earlier than closing your browser window. For those who don’t obtain that first e mail, test your spam folder for it. For those who nonetheless don’t see it, re-enter your e mail handle once more from the ready room web page.
- First e mail – Choosing the hyperlink within the first e mail will can help you test your house within the queue till it’s your flip. You should use the hyperlink a number of instances to test your standing within the queue earlier than it’s your flip.
- Second e mail – You’ll obtain a second e mail notifying you that your flip for a chance to buy a Magic Key move is approaching.
From the time your flip begins, you’ll have 10 minutes to make use of the hyperlink to return to the location otherwise you’ll lose your house in line and might want to rejoin the queue. When it’s your flip, you’ll solely have the ability to use your distinctive hyperlink as soon as. The hyperlink will not work after you utilize it, whether or not you buy a move or not. So, please be ready to pick your Magic Key move and take a look at when you open the hyperlink. For those who miss your flip, you’ll must rejoin the queue.
Editorializing, I’ve examined out this method for different particular occasion tickets and it really works as marketed. However, the massive challenge, a minimum of from my perspective, is that I don’t at all times get instantaneous e mail notifications on my telephone after I obtain an e mail. Maybe this can be a private downside, however this method could be way more helpful for me if it provided a text-message notification.
Listed below are different tricks to put together for Magic Key gross sales, courtesy of Disneyland…
- You could wish to add and save a most popular bank card in your MyDisney account. For those who’re a California resident, make sure that the bank card has a California billing handle in an effort to use it for month-to-month funds.
- A restrict of $1,000 from a Disney Reward Card may also be used as a way of cost on-line whenever you pay in full for a brand new move. Just one Disney Reward Card can be utilized per transaction, so when you have a number of reward playing cards, mix them upfront. Disney Reward Playing cards can’t be used to buy renewals at the moment.
Put together Required Celebration Data – Every Magic Key move have to be assigned to a person on the time of buy (most of 10 passes). Passes will not be reassigned after buy. You’ll need to offer the next info for every individual in your celebration:
- First and final title
- Date of delivery
- Handle
- Cellphone quantity (Visitors 18 years of age and older)
- E mail (Visitors 18 years of age and older)
Ticket Upgrades – Eligible Disneyland Resort theme park tickets could also be upgraded to an out there Magic Key move whereas passes can be found on the market, topic to restrictions.
Move Upgrades – A present Magic Key move could also be upgraded to an out there greater move kind for the rest of its move yr. The distinction in buy value between the two passes have to be paid in full on the time of improve. The expiration date of the Magic Key move won’t change. Passes could also be upgraded on the Disneyland Resort ticket sales space solely, whereas passes can be found on the market. Please notice that you simply would possibly encounter a wait on the ticket sales space.
Signal In – Check in to your MyDisney account earlier than visiting the Magic Key web page.
- For those who had been beforehand signed in to your MyDisney account, it might assist to signal out after which register once more earlier than making an attempt to buy.
- California residents who’re signed in will have the ability to view month-to-month cost choices.
Enter the Ready Room to Buy on November 6, 2024, No Earlier Than 8:45 AM Pacific Time
- Enter the ready room to buy a Magic Key move through the “Buy Magic Key Passes” hyperlink on the Magic Key web page.
- Whenever you arrive within the ready room for the sale, no sooner than 8:45 AM Pacific Time, you’ll be robotically added to the queue. Gross sales will start no sooner than 9:00 AM Pacific Time.
- The amount of passes and move varieties out there for improve or buy could also be restricted or unavailable sometimes or at any given time, and updates to move availability will likely be displayed on the ready room web page.
- Estimated wait instances might fluctuate all through the gross sales occasion. You will notice an estimated wait time within the ready room.
- Whilst you’re within the ready room, you could possibly signal as much as obtain an e mail notification when it’s your flip to buy. Extra particulars on this feature will likely be shared on the ready room display.
- Entry to the ready room doesn’t assure the chance to buy a move.
Maintain Your Ready Room Browser Tab Open – Operating a number of browser tabs or manually refreshing the web page might take away you from the ready room. If you’re eliminated, you’ll have to re-enter the queue behind the road.
It’s additionally clever to repeat your distinctive queue ID (it’s within the URL). This URL/ID might be transferred to different browsers or gadgets, permitting you to take care of your house in line. This may be particularly useful if the digital queue is a number of hours lengthy, and also you begin out in your work laptop however then wish to switch to your cell system or no matter. (Been there, achieved that!)
In the end, it’ll be fascinating to see what occurs with Magic Key move purchases going ahead. Will there be one other digital queue lasting properly into the night and even the next day? Will APs promote out in 1-2 days? Or, have many locals lastly gotten their Disney “repair” (or had been most in a position to buy APs after they had been on sale final yr)? Will the upper costs end in a major variety of individuals being priced out, or is there an insatiable need for all issues Disney amongst locals? Will former Magic Key Passholders take a wait and see method, or will the ‘Disney Vault’ perceived shortage technique spike gross sales even additional?
As we’ve mentioned in numerous posts, it’s nonetheless our perception that issues aren’t too removed from normalizing. (You would possibly name it wishful–or delusional–considering!) After studying from the drop-off in demand at Walt Disney World final yr after revenge journey ran its course, Disney has achieved a very good job of avoiding a repeat of that very same situation at Disneyland in 2024. (For those who’re questioning in regards to the yr discrepancy, it’s as a consequence of pent-up demand lagging at Disneyland by a couple of yr as in comparison with Walt Disney World. That’s in flip as a consequence of California “reopening” later than Florida. That is all based on Disney’s incomes calls, not hypothesis by us.)
That is in all probability exactly why Disneyland is proactively providing the 2025 children ticket deal, is bringing again Paint the Night time parade in 2025, and pulling different “levers” to maintain packing the parks. Once more, we’re nonetheless anticipating a return to regular (or nearer to it) sooner or later, however actually, that won’t occur with the subsequent yr. Between Paint the Night time and Disneyland’s seventieth Anniversary, it may very well be a giant yr for the California parks–and we’d anticipate Magic Key demand and gross sales to mirror that.
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