Theme Park Reservations Becoming Limited
To help manage attendance after reopening, all guests now have to make a reservation to visit one of the four Walt Disney World Theme Parks. Now more than ever, itβs critically important that you check the availability calendar prior to booking anything that is non-refundable, as the system is beginning to show signs of reaching capacity. One important note, you must use the Walt Disney World website, Park Pass is not available on the My Disney Experience mobile app.
Until now, theme park availability for Disney World hotel guests and day guests hasnβt been an issue. Annual Passholders are having a different experience (but thatβs another article).
And for the first time [in forever] Iβm now starting to see Park Pass availability reach capacity even for hotel guests and day guests. This is consistent with new bookings on the rise and more people keeping their fall reservations. It appears the tide is turning!
Hereβs a look at theme park availability as of today, September 19, 2020. Yellow indicates that some parks have reached capacity. On the live website, you can click on a date to see which parks are still available.
A strange thing happened after Labor Day: there are noticeably more people in the parks, at a time when crowd levels typically drop off significantly. Wait times for attractions are longer too. 80 minutes for Test Track and 60 minutes for Peter Panβs Flight are typical now. I think weβre ready to have FastPass again. Restaurants are busier and itβs more difficult to get a last-minute reservation. It seems more and more people are venturing out now.
There are numerous offers available for fall travel to Walt Disney World in 2020. Check them out on the Offers Page
Disney is preparing for major refurbishments and new ideas, but some attractions will need to close.