Disney is as soon as once more promoting Magic Key Annual Passes (APs) for Disneyland & California Journey as of Might 20, 2025! This submit covers the whole lot it’s essential to know: the place to purchase, pricing, digital queue data, previous precedent, how rapidly APs may promote out this go-round, Seventieth Anniversary demand, and extra.
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, trying to generate FOMO and synthetic shortage. So far this yr, Magic Key gross sales resumed in late January and now once more a couple of months later, in late Might 2025.
The winter sale remained open for over 2 months, however all tiers of Magic Keys have been offered out and “accessible for renewal solely” since early April. Final yr, Magic Key gross sales resumed 3 times: January, March, and November. So for those who’re not fairly able to buy an Annual Move this go-round, you ought to have one other alternative someday between August and November–Disney has been fairly in step with gross sales resuming once more later within the yr.
As of the gross sales resumption on Might 20, 2025, solely the high two sorts of Magic Key Annual Passes – Encourage and Imagine – will likely be accessible for buy, whereas provides final. The web queue is now open, and gross sales are underway as of 9:00 AM Pacific Time.
A Magic Key could be a nice worth for company who plan to go to time and again throughout the Disneyland Resort Seventieth Celebration, Halloween and Vacation seasons, and different limited-time occasions. A month-to-month cost possibility is offered for California residents.
Along with reservation-based Park Hopper admission, key holders can “multiply their magic” with particular reductions and Seventieth-themed extras only for them, similar to complimentary keepsakes and experiences at choose instances. Plus, a particular Magic Key merchandise assortment and insulated cooler bag can be found for buy.
Turn out to be a Magic Key annual passholder to get pleasure from reservation-based admission, reductions and particular experiences. Plus, a cross pays for itself in simply 4 visits relying on cross sort and present availability, in line with Disneyland.
The Magic Key digital queue could be tough to search out–you’ll be capable of be a part of right here: disneyland.disney.go.com/passes
As all the time, 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 rapidly gross sales have been paused previously, it is best to completely be a part of the digital queue ASAP. The entire predictions and hypothesis above are enjoyable in idea, however that’s what I’d really do if I didn’t have already got a Magic Key.
In actuality, how lengthy Magic Keys will likely be accessible earlier than promoting out but once more is anybody’s guess. The draw back of attempting to purchase ASAP is that you just may be in a digital queue for 8-10 hours on Might 20, 2025 versus ~quarter-hour for those who as a substitute wait till Might 21, 2025 at 6 am. The draw back of ready till then is that Magic Keys may all be offered out.
There have been instances when all Magic Keys offered out within the day they went on sale; there have been instances when all tiers remained accessible for a number of months. We’ve given up on guessing whether or not gross sales will stay open for transient or prolonged home windows, as we’ve repeatedly been fallacious about this. It appears nearly random, with little technique to the insanity. (On this case, the gross sales window simply closed ~2 months in the past, so it might appear to be this might be a briefer gross sales interval–however who is aware of!)
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 in your flip to come back up. Extra on learn how to use that beneath.
For the whole lot else it’s essential to learn about Disneyland’s Annual Passholder program earlier than you buy, see our complete Information to Disneyland Magic Key Annual Move: 2025 Costs, Perks, Blockout Dates & Reductions.
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)
Observe that Disneyland Elevated Costs on Park Tickets, Annual Passes & Lightning Lanes again in October of final yr. Costs will seemingly go up once more in October 2025, simply as they did in every of the final 4 years.
If Magic Key gross sales subsequent resume in November 2025, meaning this might be your final likelihood to purchase an AP on the present costs. That assumes, in fact, that gross sales don’t resume within the low season or forward of Halloween Time at Disneyland.
It’ll be fascinating to see what occurs with Magic Key passes throughout the Might 2025 gross sales window. 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”? Did most locals already purchase again in Winter 2025? Will the upper costs lead to a big variety of individuals being priced out, or is there an insatiable want 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?
Our view is that the overriding issue this time is Disneyland’s Seventieth Anniversary Celebration, which simply began. Throughout this blockbuster 18-month occasion, the next leisure is debuting or returning: World of Coloration: Happiness, Paint the Night time Parade, Wondrous Journeys Fireworks, Higher Collectively: A Pixar Friends Celebration, and extra.
We’ve already spent a number of days “Celebrating Joyful!” (the awkward tagline of the Seventieth), and have had a implausible expertise. (See our Overview: Disneyland’s Seventieth Anniversary is Higher Than Disney World’s fiftieth.) It’s nice to see each Disneyland and DCA come alive with such a celebratory environment, and there’s a ton of nice leisure and issues to do aside from sights. That is precisely the kind of stuff that appeals to locals, so we may see constructive phrase of mouth influencing many locals to buy Magic Keys–particularly those that beforehand took a “break” from Disneyland. We will see!
Find out how to Use the Digital Queue for Magic Key Gross sales
Should you select to submit your electronic mail handle and decide in to being notified by electronic mail when it’s your flip to purchase a Magic Key Annual Move, you’ll obtain 2 separate emails containing a novel hyperlink. Remember to affirm the receipt of the primary electronic mail earlier than closing your browser window. Should you don’t obtain that first electronic mail, test your spam folder for it. Should you nonetheless don’t see it, re-enter your electronic mail handle once more from the ready room web page.
- First electronic mail – Deciding on the hyperlink within the first electronic mail will will let you 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 electronic mail – You’ll obtain a second electronic 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 location 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 of use your distinctive hyperlink as soon as. The hyperlink will now not work after you utilize 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. Should 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 concern, at the least from my perspective, is that I don’t all the time get on the spot electronic mail notifications on my cellphone after I obtain an electronic mail. Maybe this can be a private drawback, however this method could be way more helpful for me if it supplied a text-message notification.
Verify Your MyDisney Account Cost Technique
- You could need to add and save a most well-liked bank card in your MyDisney account. Should you’re a California resident, ensure 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 Present Card will also be used as a way of cost on-line once you pay in full for a brand new cross. Just one Disney Present Card can be utilized per transaction, so you probably have a number of present playing cards, mix them upfront. Disney Present Playing cards can’t be used to buy renewals at the moment.
Put together Required Occasion Data – Every Magic Key cross have to be assigned to a person on the time of buy (most of 10 passes). Passes is probably not reassigned after buy. You’ll need to offer the next info for every individual in your occasion:
- First and final title
- Date of start
- Tackle
- Cellphone quantity (Visitors 18 years of age and older)
- Electronic mail (Visitors 18 years of age and older)
Signal In – Check in to your MyDisney account earlier than visiting the Magic Key web page.
Ticket Upgrades – Eligible Disneyland Resort theme park tickets could also be upgraded to an accessible Magic Key cross whereas passes can be found on the market, topic to restrictions.
Move Upgrades – A present Magic Key cross could also be upgraded to an accessible greater cross sort for the rest of its cross 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 cross 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 be aware that you just may encounter a wait on the ticket sales space.
Enter the Ready Room to Buy on Might 20, 2025
- Enter the ready room to buy a Magic Key cross through the “Buy Magic Key Passes” hyperlink on the Magic Key web page. Gross sales will start no sooner than 9:00 AM Pacific Time.
- The amount of passes and cross varieties accessible for improve or buy could also be restricted or unavailable every now and then or at any given time, and updates to cross availability will likely 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 electronic mail notification when it’s your flip to buy. Extra particulars on this selection will likely be shared on the ready room display.
- Entry to the ready room doesn’t assure the chance to buy a cross.
Hold Your Ready Room Browser Tab Open – Working a number of browser tabs or manually refreshing the web page could 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 smart to repeat your distinctive queue ID (it’s within the URL). This URL/ID could be transferred to different browsers or units, permitting you to take care of your home in line. This may be particularly helpful if the digital queue is a number of hours lengthy, and also you begin out in your work laptop however then need to switch to your cellular system or no matter. (Been there, performed that!)
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