Walt Disney World has introduced the return of Annual Passholder appreciation days in Summer season 2024. This put up shares the V.I.PASSHOLDER particulars that have been teased within the newest AP Buzz e-newsletter kinda factor within the My Disney Expertise app, plus our commentary about why that is occurring.
For many who missed out on the enjoyable final yr, V.I.PASSHOLDER Days supply limited-time choices only for Passholders coming to Walt Disney World Resort. It’s the corporate’s means of claiming ‘thanks’ to probably the most valued friends for being a Walt Disney World Annual Passholder!
V.I.PASSHOLDER Days will run from Might 1 by means of June 26, 2024 and have particular perks only for APs who go to the parks throughout this shoulder season and summer time dates. Extra particulars are to come back quickly, however right here’s a primary have a look at what’s coming…
Further Reductions – Specifics on the reductions for 2024 have NOT but been revealed. Final yr throughout V.I.PASSHOLDER Days, the low cost at choose Disney-owned and operated merchandise areas throughout Walt Disney World Resort briefly elevated from 20% to 30%.
As all the time, reductions are for private use solely and might not be used to buy merchandise with the intent to resell the merchandise. (Phrase to the sensible, eBay pirates!) Reductions aren’t legitimate on sure objects and might not be mixed with another low cost, supply, or promotion. Yada yada yada.
Additionally final yr, Annual Passholders may take pleasure in a rise from 10% to twenty% on reductions for meals and nonalcoholic drinks at choose areas all through Walt Disney World Resort. This 20% low cost utilized to the common worth of meals and nonalcoholic drinks, excluding relevant tax and gratuity.
Annual Passholders additionally acquired 20% off at choose Outside Kitchens when utilizing a cashless type of fee throughout final yr’s V.I.PASSHOLDER Days. It stays to be seen which reductions are provided in 2024, however our guess is a repeat of all three, with the final solely being provided in the course of the tail finish of Flower & Backyard, and never in the course of the summer time pageant…if there’s a summer time pageant.
Unique Lounge – Whereas the placement has not but been revealed, it’s secure to anticipate that this can be a reprise of the Sunshine Seasons V.I.PASSHOLDER Days Lounge. This was open from park open to shut within the Land pavilion final yr, providing up gentle refreshments plus an unique shake and tart for APs to buy at Sunshine Seasons.
For no matter motive, folks liked this. I assume it’s simply the aura of exclusivity, as a result of it was actually simply the aspect seating space of Sunshine Seasons, roped off for APs. This space usually sits empty exterior of peak dates, however was jam-packed throughout final yr’s V.I.PASSHOLDER Days. To every their very own, I suppose. I’m glad about something that will get extra folks to Sunshine Seasons!
Free Magnet – The ‘predominant occasion’ throughout V.I.PASSHOLDER Days is the free magnet! Disney hasn’t revealed the character for the 2024 providing, however final yr it was Figment. I may see it being Figment once more, particularly if the magnet is offered at EPCOT (like regular). Different prospects are characters from the summer time advertising and marketing blitz–Mirabel, Bruno, Tiana, Louis, Simba, Timon/Pumba, and so forth. My hope is that they go along with Pawpaw the Bobcat, a legend already.
My guess could be that it’ll as soon as once more be obtainable on the Creations Store in EPCOT, as that’s the go-to location. However I may additionally see Animal Kingdom being the pickup spot as attendance has improved at EPCOT and DAK is now the park most in want of an attendance reallocation.
…And Extra – That is most likely PhotoPass picture ops, which was the case final yr. Possibly a number of different, largely inconsequential, choices that might fall underneath this umbrella. What we don’t anticipate to see is a reprise of the Free V.I.Passholder Nights that have been held at Walt Disney World “means again within the day.”
Although that was truly solely in 2019, it looks like an eternity in the past. It notably did happen in the course of the Star Wars Droop, when crowds have been decrease main as much as the opening of that late as folks postponed journeys. So maybe if historical past repeats itself there…perhaps as counterprogramming to Epic Universe in Summer season 2025?
Tiana’s Bayou Journey previews is one other chance throughout V.I.PASSHOLDER Days. I’m skeptical of this one. Not that it’ll occur–I feel that it’ll. However quite, that it’ll be tied into V.I.PASSHOLDER Days. Affiliation previews for Tiana’s Bayou Journey are more likely to be extra restricted in dates than previous previews, which means fewer APs will seemingly have the ability to attend. Most likely not so savvy to market one thing for all APs, however then solely <5% can take part because of capability constraints. Guess we will see!
Finally, V.I.Passholder Days is an fascinating initiative for enhancing attendance at EPCOT and Animal Kingdom throughout shoulder season and summer time, making an attempt to win again alienated ex-Annual Passholders, and extra. After a number of years of Walt Disney World with the ability to ‘get away’ with just about something and nonetheless see document visitor spending and insatiable demand, shoppers now seem to as soon as once more have extra leverage.
This ought to be an fascinating saga to comply with, and it’s nearly sure that we haven’t seen the tip of Walt Disney World’s efforts to woo again former followers and pull “levers” to incentivize extra demand and visitor spending, particularly if Might and June 2024 show to be as gradual as the identical months final yr. Even when the lounge is laughable, V.I.PASSHOLDER Days ought to be nice for Annual Passholders. Extra broadly talking, this normalization is clearly good factor for followers–but it surely’s additionally more healthy for Walt Disney World within the long-term!
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YOUR THOUGHTS
Will you be profiting from V.I.PASSHOLDER Days from Might 1 by means of June 26, 2024? Are you an Annual Passholder? Ideas on the V.I.PASSHOLDER Days, or the most recent merchandise and resort reductions? Will you be profiting from any of this? Should you cancelled your Walt Disney World AP, have any of the latest modifications made you revisit that call? Hopeful that extra perks, reductions, and so forth. are on the horizon as pent-up demand exhausts itself and there’s a slowdown at Walt Disney World? Do you agree or disagree with our commentary? Any questions we might help you reply? Listening to your suggestions–even whenever you disagree with us–is each fascinating to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas under within the feedback!
