Park Hopping is presently was unavailable earlier this afternoon at Magic Kingdom, however has since resumed after Walt Disney World suspended the choice for the primary time in a number of years amidst peak Spring Break crowds. This put up shares what’s occurring and what to anticipate in the event you’re within the parks proper now. (Up to date April 4, 2024 at 3:30 p.m.)
As you’re seemingly conscious, all-day Park Hopping returned in the beginning of this yr for the primary time in 4 years. Which means that company with a Park Hopper ticket or an Annual Move are as soon as once more in a position to go to one other Walt Disney World theme park at any time of day throughout common park hours!
The one restrict now could be capability limitations, as we’re seeing at present. Which means, in concept, you possibly can get turned away upon arrival in case your vacation spot park has already hit its attendance restrict–however that was true even with the two p.m. Park Hopping rule. Till at present, this has solely ever been a problem as soon as within the post-reopening period–for just a few hours on October 1 at Magic Kingdom, the day of the park’s fiftieth Anniversary.
In any other case, Park Hopping has not as soon as been restricted, together with on extremely busy days, just like the week between Christmas and New 12 months’s Eve. In truth, that peak week that rang in 2024 was the busiest interval on the parks within the final 4 years, with the very best common wait occasions since 2019, and never as soon as had been there any capability closures. Avatar Flight of Passage maxed out at a 300+ minute wait time and over a dozen different rides had triple-digit waits, however there have been no limits on Park Hopping throughout that week.
The present week is busy however, objectively talking, not that dangerous. It’s additionally notable that Magic Kingdom is simply open till 11 p.m. tonight, versus midnight, suggesting an inside forecast of heavy–however not peak–crowd ranges.
In any case, right here’s the message that appeared within the My Disney Expertise app earlier at present: “The Park Hopper possibility is presently unavailable for this park. Company with park reservations for this park should still enter.”
UPDATE: The message has disappeared and Park Hopping restrictions have been dropped. We don’t anticipate additional restrictions later at present and even past; it is a rarity, and that is not one of many weeks when it could usually happen.
Word that this solely impacts those that are Park Hopping. As indicated, company with park reservations for Magic Kingdom are completely high quality. It’s additionally our understanding that Annual Passholders are additionally high quality in keeping with the after 2 p.m. reservation, however truthfully, I wouldn’t check that. (Partly as a result of it’s a trouble to be turned away for no matter purpose and partly as a result of why on earth would you wish to go to Magic Kingdom on a day like at present in the event you had different choices?!)
Additionally word that this will–and doubtless will–change. Up to now, we’ve seen phased closures round this time of day (sometimes 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) as a result of that’s when crowd ranges peak. Proper round now could be when fewer company are getting into than are leaving, and that’s often doubly true on days like this when individuals hit a wall encountering hour-plus wait occasions just about in every single place.
Talking of which, under is a have a look at present wait occasions in Magic Kingdom:
It goes with out saying that these are dangerous (far worse than the final capability closure at Magic Kingdom on October 1, 2021, when congestion was the primary situation and journey wait occasions had been surprisingly low), however they’re not horrible. Solely 3 wait occasions which can be triple digits and just one over two hours.
Don’t get me unsuitable, that’s not nice. The larger drawback than these triple-digit occasions is the sheer variety of points of interest with 50-90 minute waits, which incorporates plenty of mid-tier points of interest that usually aren’t too dangerous. That is nonetheless a ten/10 crowd degree, but it surely’s not a lot worse than final week–it isn’t even (objectively talking as measured by wait occasions) the worst day of 2024 at Magic Kingdom.
Suffice to say, on a day like this, you’d positively wish to have Genie+ at Magic Kingdom. Talking of which, that’s bought out:
Finally, it’s a really busy day and week at Walt Disney World. Whereas Magic Kingdom is the place Park Hopping is suspended, it’s (apparently sufficient) not even the park with the very best wait occasions. Over at Hollywood Studios, Slinky Canine Sprint and Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run are each 190 minutes, and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is 125 minutes. To not be outdone, EPCOT and Animal Kingdom every have points of interest posting 145 minute waits, with others within the triple-digit territory.
So plan accordingly, buy Genie+ early, be aggressive with reserving pursuant to the 120 minute rule, have a sturdy refresh sport for journey reservation refills. Oh, and don’t neglect to reap the benefits of Early Entry and cord drop, in addition to zig once they zag savvy technique. One of many greatest errors informal company make throughout weeks like that is assuming that Genie+ is an “simple” possibility for front-of-line entry. It very a lot shouldn’t be. You want an all the above strategy to beat the crowds–however it may be carried out!
In case you have questions concerning the fundamentals of utilizing–or not utilizing–the paid FastPass service, see our Information to Genie+ at Walt Disney World & Lightning Lane FAQ for all the foundational need-to-know data. This entire system is complicated and convoluted, so that you may need a query or two-dozen. That solutions all the most typical ones we’ve been receiving from readers.
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