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Secrets to Getting Disney World Park Passes When They’re Sold Out

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Imagine: You’ve planned the perfect Disney World trip and secured tickets for each day of your visit.

Mickey and Minnie

You think to yourself, “I’ve got plenty of time — I can worry about Park Pass Reservations later.” Then, “later” rolls around and you realize it’s too late! There are NO MORE park passes left for the park you want on a certain date during your trip. Don’t panic — we know it might seem like the end of the world, but all is not lost. Here are our secrets to getting Disney World park passes when they’re sold out!

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The Disney World Changes That Cause You the Most Anxiety

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The one thing that is inevitable at Disney World is change, but we’ve seen a LOT of change over the past few years.

Genie stress us all out, right?

From the massive EPCOT transformation to the park pass reservation system to Genie+,  we’re sure that these changes have left many of you reeling. So we asked our readers which changes at Disney World gave you the most anxiety. Here’s what you told us!

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Is This a Sign That Disney World Will Be Empty Next Week?!

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That’s it — we’ve survived the first week of January 2023! It sure has been a doozy — we got some new details on a new Disney dining promo, we FINALLY got the full menus for the EPCOT Festival of the Arts, and Disney World announced some NEW discounts for select guests.

Hollywood Studios

So what if you’re headed to Disney World next week? Well, let’s take a look at park hours and park pass availability to see what things are going to look like. 

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Another Date Has COMPLETELY SOLD OUT for Disney World in 2023

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Believe it or not, the week after the holidays can sometimes be even MORE crowded in Disney World than the peak holiday season. A recent update proves that’s the case this year!

Fantasyland is one of the areas with bottlenecks

Although we saw some pretty big crowds at the parks for Christmas and New Year’s, we’re seeing even more people at Disney World today, January 2nd. And it looks like those crowds are going to get BIGGER soon. [Read more…]

Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make in Disney World in 2023

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It’s a NEW YEAR … a fresh time for setting goals and making plans for 2023. And if your plans include a trip to Disney World, we’re here to help.

New Year’s Eve at EPCOT

Disney World is our favorite place (obviously!), but it is unlike a lot of vacations, because many people would say it does take some planning and preparation in advance to have your best experience (and get the most bang for your buck).

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The Two Parks You CAN’T Visit in Disney World Next Week

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Well, we’re ready to put the holiday season behind us, but boy, oh BOY, has it been fun!

The holiday season is coming to a close

We’ve enjoyed seeing all the beautiful holiday decorations, checking out the gingerbread displays, eating ALL the holiday treats, and eating even MORE holiday foods at the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays. But now, we’re heading into the first week of 2023, so let’s see what Disney World’s park hours and park pass availability look like for January 1st-7th, 2023!

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How Park Pass Reservations Are Keeping Disneyland From “Closing the Gates”

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The holiday season brings some of the biggest crowds to Disneyland Resort.

It’s holiday season!

There’s so much going on, after all. There’s the Disney California Adventure Festival of Holidays. There are the holiday decorations. There are all the holiday snacks. Previously, when the parks got too full — which happened often this time of year — Disneyland would close the gates. Things now, though, are a lot different and those gates are expected to remain open every day.

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The Random DATE That Has Already SOLD OUT for 2023 in Disney World

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Update: Park Pass availability continues to change. We’ve placed some updates in this post but continue to check for updates on Disney World’s Park Pass availability calendars.

If you’re hoping to go to Disney World in January of 2023, there’s one date that you’ll have to cross off from your plans.

EPCOT

All Disney World guests are still required to obtain a valid Park ticket and Park Pass for the park they wish to visit in order to enter. When all Park Passes for a particular day sell out, that’s IT — no more visiting Disney World on that day (unless availability changes). Well, if you’re heading to Disney World right now or really soon and you haven’t bought those tickets yet (or forgot to grab your Park Pass), there’s a big update you need to know about.

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Why Disney Is Sorry It Invented Disney Adults

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Ahh, Disney Adults, the controversial fans of the mouse and childhood nostalgia.

Crowds in Magic Kingdom

“Disney Adults” are the grown-ups known for visiting the Disney theme parks, packing the theaters when new Disney movies premiere, and buying up merchandise with their favorite characters like it’s their JOB. Whether you love them, hate them, or you are one, Disney Adults have a significant impact on the theme parks...and Disney might just regret having created such dedicated fans.

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More Park Passes ADDED for Christmas in Disney World

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We talk a lot about how busy Disney World can get around the holidays for a reason!

The holidays in Disney World

We had seen park pass reservations for Christmas Day fill up and sell out, quickly followed by New Year’s Eve. But, if you had wanted to spend Christmas in Disney World and missed out on a park pass, you might be in luck — MORE park pass reservations have been made available for the week of Christmas!

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