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 data, previous precedent, and the whole lot else you would possibly need 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 bought out and “accessible for renewal solely.”
That is noteworthy as a result of each time there’s been an extended hole between Magic Key gross sales or they resume earlier than or throughout the vacation season, there’s an astronomical quantity of pent-up demand. We point out this as a result of each of these variables shall be in play this time.
The final time there have been related 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 move varieties shall be accessible for buy whereas provides final. The net 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)
- Imagine 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 accessible for buy. Costs will doubtless go up once more in October 2025, simply as they did in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
For the whole lot else you’ll want to 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, it’s best to completely be a part of the digital queue ASAP as soon as it goes stay. The entire predictions and hypothesis above are enjoyable in concept, however that’s what I’d truly 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 attempting to purchase on November 6, 2024 is that you just is likely to 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 in your flip to return up. Right here’s how that’ll work, based on 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 deal with and choose in to being notified by e mail when it’s your flip, you’ll obtain 2 separate emails containing a singular hyperlink. Remember to affirm the receipt of the primary e mail earlier than closing your browser window. In case you don’t obtain that first e mail, verify your spam folder for it. In case you nonetheless don’t see it, re-enter your e mail deal with once more from the ready room web page.
- First e mail – Choosing the hyperlink within the first e mail will help you verify your home within the queue till it’s your flip. You should use the hyperlink a number of instances to verify 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 possibility to buy a Magic Key move 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 have the ability to use your distinctive hyperlink as soon as. The hyperlink will now not work after you utilize it, whether or not you buy a move or not. So, please be ready to pick your Magic Key move 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. However, the large subject, at the very least 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 it is a private drawback, however this method could be way more helpful for me if it provided a text-message notification.
Listed here are different tricks to put together for Magic Key gross sales, courtesy of Disneyland…
- Chances are you’ll need to add and save a most popular bank card in your MyDisney account. In case you’re a California resident, be certain that the bank card has a California billing deal with to be able to use it for month-to-month funds.
- A restrict of $1,000 from a Disney Reward Card will also be used as a way of cost on-line if you pay in full for a brand new move. Just one Disney Reward Card can be utilized per transaction, so you probably have a number of present playing cards, mix them prematurely. Disney Reward Playing cards can’t be used to buy renewals at the moment.
Put together Required Social gathering Data – Every Magic Key move should be assigned to a person on the time of buy (most of 10 passes). Passes is probably not reassigned after buy. You will have to offer the next data for every individual in your celebration:
- First and final identify
- Date of beginning
- Handle
- Telephone quantity (Company 18 years of age and older)
- E mail (Company 18 years of age and older)
Ticket Upgrades – Eligible Disneyland Resort theme park tickets could also be upgraded to an accessible Magic Key move whereas passes can be found on the market, topic to restrictions.
Cross Upgrades – A present Magic Key move could also be upgraded to an accessible greater move sort for the rest of its move yr. The distinction in buy worth between the two passes should be paid in full on the time of improve. The expiration date of the Magic Key move 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 observe that you just would possibly encounter a wait on the ticket sales space.
Signal In – Register 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 sign up once more earlier than making an attempt to buy.
- California residents who’re signed in will have the ability to view month-to-month cost 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 move by way of the “Buy Magic Key Passes” hyperlink on the Magic Key web page.
- Once 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 move varieties accessible for improve or buy could also be restricted or unavailable on occasion or at any given time, and updates to move availability shall be displayed on the ready room web page.
- Estimated wait instances could fluctuate all through the gross sales occasion. You will notice 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 shall be shared on the ready room display.
- Entry to the ready room doesn’t assure the chance to buy a move.
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 will be transferred to different browsers or units, permitting you to keep up 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 pc however then need to switch to your cellular machine or no matter. (Been there, executed that!)
Finally, it’ll be fascinating to see what occurs with Magic Key move 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 lead to a big variety of individuals 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 stated in numerous posts, it’s nonetheless our perception that issues aren’t too removed from normalizing. (You would possibly 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 executed a superb job of avoiding a repeat of that very same state of affairs at Disneyland in 2024. (In case you’re questioning concerning the yr discrepancy, it’s as a consequence of pent-up demand lagging at Disneyland by a couple of yr as in comparison with Walt Disney World. That’s in flip as a consequence of California “reopening” later than Florida. That is all based on Disney’s incomes calls, not hypothesis by us.)
That is in all probability exactly why Disneyland is proactively providing the 2025 children ticket deal, is bringing again Paint the Evening 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) in some unspecified time in the future, however actually, that will not occur with the following yr. Between Paint the Evening 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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