During one of Disney’s quarterly earnings calls back in August 2020, it was revealed that HALF of the total attendance at Disney World at the time consisted of locals. And it’s probably a safe assumption that a LOT of those locals coming to the parks are Annual Passholders.
For Disney World, 50% is HIGH for Annual Passholder attendance on any given day. So if the demand is clearly there for Annual Passholders to be a part of Disney’s phased reopening, it would make sense for Disney to welcome even MORE Passholders into the fold. But to this day, new Annual Passes are still not for sale (with the exception of two specific groups of guests).