Disney has introduced that Magic Key Annual Cross gross sales will as soon as once more resume for Disneyland and California Journey in November 2024! This publish covers the beginning date & time, pricing particulars, digital queue information, previous precedent, and every thing else you may wish to know.
As a fast recap, Disneyland Resort has resumed gross sales of Magic Keys a number of instances in the previous few years. They appear to be using the “Disney Vault” technique at this level, making an attempt to generate FOMO and synthetic shortage. To this point in 2024, Magic Key gross sales have resumed twice–in January and March. Since then, all tiers of Magic Keys have been offered out and “obtainable for renewal solely.”
That is noteworthy as a result of every time there’s been a protracted hole between Magic Key gross sales or they resume earlier than or through the vacation season, there’s an astronomical quantity of pent-up demand. We point out this as a result of each of these variables might be in play this time.
The final time there have been comparable circumstances, gross sales have 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 have 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 cross varieties might be obtainable 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)
- Consider Magic Key: $1,374 (was $1,249)
- Enchant Magic Key: $974 (was $849)
- Think about Magic Key: $599 (was $499)
Be aware 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 obtainable for buy. Costs will possible go up once more in October 2025, simply as they did in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
For every thing else it’s essential learn about Disneyland’s Annual Passholder program earlier than you buy, see our complete Information to Disneyland Magic Key Annual Cross: 2024 Costs, Perks, Blockout Dates & Reductions.
As at all times, Magic Keys are topic to promoting out and there’s more likely to be a prolonged digital queue when AP gross sales resume.
Given the prolonged digital queue and the way rapidly gross sales have been paused the previous few 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 just 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 could have already concluded.
The excellent news is that Disneyland goes to as soon as once more use the ‘notify me’ characteristic 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, in accordance with Disneyland…
You Can Be Notified by E mail When It’s Your Flip for an Alternative to Buy (Non-compulsory) – In case you select to submit your e-mail tackle and choose in to being notified by e-mail when it’s your flip, you’ll obtain 2 separate emails containing a singular hyperlink. You’ll want to verify the receipt of the primary e-mail earlier than closing your browser window. In case you don’t obtain that first e-mail, test your spam folder for it. In case you nonetheless don’t see it, re-enter your e-mail tackle once more from the ready room web page.
- First e-mail – Choosing the hyperlink within the first e-mail will permit you to test your home within the queue till it’s your flip. You need to 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 cross is approaching.
From the time your flip begins, you’ll have 10 minutes to make use of the hyperlink to return to the positioning otherwise you’ll lose your home in line and might want to rejoin the queue. When it’s your flip, you’ll solely be capable to use your distinctive hyperlink as soon as. The hyperlink will now not work after you employ it, whether or not you buy a cross or not. So, please be ready to pick your Magic Key cross and take a look at when you open the hyperlink. In case you 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. Nonetheless, the large difficulty, no less than from my perspective, is that I don’t at all times get prompt e-mail notifications on my telephone after I obtain an e-mail. Maybe this can be a private drawback, however this method can be much more helpful for me if it supplied a text-message notification.
Listed below are different tricks to put together for Magic Key gross sales, courtesy of Disneyland…
- It’s possible you’ll wish to add and save a most popular bank card in your MyDisney account. In case you’re a California resident, be certain the bank card has a California billing tackle so as to use it for month-to-month funds.
- A restrict of $1,000 from a Disney Present Card may also be used as a way of fee on-line once you pay in full for a brand new cross. Just one Disney Present Card can be utilized per transaction, so when you have a number of reward playing cards, mix them upfront. Disney Present Playing cards can’t be used to buy renewals at the moment.
Put together Required Celebration Data – Every Magic Key cross have to be assigned to a person on the time of buy (most of 10 passes). Passes will not be reassigned after buy. You will have to supply the next data for every individual in your occasion:
- First and final identify
- Date of start
- Deal with
- Telephone quantity (Friends 18 years of age and older)
- E mail (Friends 18 years of age and older)
Ticket Upgrades – Eligible Disneyland Resort theme park tickets could also be upgraded to an obtainable Magic Key cross whereas passes can be found on the market, topic to restrictions.
Cross Upgrades – A present Magic Key cross could also be upgraded to an obtainable increased cross sort for the rest of its cross yr. The distinction in buy worth between the two passes have to be paid in full on the time of improve. The expiration date of the Magic Key cross is not going to change. Passes could also be upgraded on the Disneyland Resort ticket sales space solely, whereas passes can be found on the market. Please word that you just may encounter a wait on the ticket sales space.
Signal In – Check in to your MyDisney account earlier than visiting the Magic Key web page.
- In case you have been beforehand signed in to your MyDisney account, it might assist to signal out after which check in once more earlier than making an attempt to buy.
- California residents who’re signed in will be capable to view month-to-month fee 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 cross by way of the “Buy Magic Key Passes” hyperlink on the Magic Key web page.
- While you arrive within the ready room for the sale, no sooner than 8:45 AM Pacific Time, you can be robotically added to the queue. Gross sales will start no sooner than 9:00 AM Pacific Time.
- The amount of passes and cross varieties obtainable for improve or buy could also be restricted or unavailable now and again or at any given time, and updates to cross availability might be displayed on the ready room web page.
- Estimated wait instances could fluctuate all through the gross sales occasion. You will note 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 might be shared on the ready room display.
- Entry to the ready room doesn’t assure the chance to buy a cross.
Maintain Your Ready Room Browser Tab Open – Operating a number of browser tabs or manually refreshing the web page could take away you from the ready room. In case you are 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 will be transferred to different browsers or units, permitting you to keep up your home 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 pc however then wish to switch to your cellular system or no matter. (Been there, carried out that!)
Finally, it’ll be fascinating to see what occurs with Magic Key cross 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 have been most in a position to buy APs once they have been on sale final yr)? Will the upper costs end in a big variety of folks 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 may 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 carried out a superb job of avoiding a repeat of that very same state of affairs at Disneyland in 2024. (In case you’re questioning in regards to the yr discrepancy, it’s on account of pent-up demand lagging at Disneyland by a couple of yr as in comparison with Walt Disney World. That’s in flip on account of California “reopening” later than Florida. That is all in accordance with Disney’s incomes calls, not hypothesis by us.)
That is in all probability exactly why Disneyland is proactively providing the 2025 youngsters 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 truthfully, that won’t occur with the following yr. Between Paint the Night time and Disneyland’s seventieth Anniversary, it might be an enormous yr for the California parks–and we’d anticipate Magic Key demand and gross sales to mirror that.
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