NEW Walt Disney World Annual Pass

 The Walt Disney Travel Company just released information about their new annual pass for the Walt Disney World Resort.

There are 4 different passes to choose from

• Disney Pixie Dust Pass  -  $399 plus tax or $19 per month for 12 months after $205 down payment - For Florida Residents Only

Benefits Include:

• Visit one or more Walt Disney World theme parks on the same day (park reservations required)
• Subject to blockout dates
• Make and hold up to 3 park reservations at a time on a rolling basis.  (after you use one of your 3, you can get another one and so on)
• Passholders staying at select Disney Resort or other select hotels are eligible to make park reservations for each day of their stay, in addition to holding 3 park reservations at a time
• Bonus reservations will be added to the calendar from time to time.  (Bonus reservations do not count as a reservation hold)
• Customize with add-ons like Disney PhotoPass downloads ($99 plus tax for the year) and the Water Park and Sports option ($99 plus tax for the year)
• Standard theme park parking
• Discounts on dining, merchandise and more like up to 20% off select dining and merchandise; discounts on select tours, spa treatments, rounds of golf, after-hours events, and more; and special offers on stays.

• Disney Pirate Pass  -  $699 plus tax or $45 per month for 12 months after $205 down payment - For Florida Residents Only

Benefits Include:

• Same inclusions as the Disney Pixie Dust Pass except:
• Different blockout dates
• Make and hold up to 4 park reservations at a time on a rolling basis.  (after you use one of your 4, you can get another one and so on)
• Passholders staying at select Disney Resort or other select hotels are eligible to make park reservations for each day of their stay, in addition to holding 4 park reservations at a time

• Disney Sorcerer Pass  -  $899 plus tax or $63 per month for 12 months after $205 down payment for Florida residents - For Florida Residents & DVC Members Only

Benefits Include:

• Same inclusions as the Disney Pirate Pass except:
• Different blockout dates
• Make and hold up to 5 park reservations at a time on a rolling basis.  (after you use one of your 5, you can get another one and so on)
• Passholders staying at select Disney Resort or other select hotels are eligible to make park reservations for each day of their stay, in addition to holding 5 park reservations at a time

• Disney Incredi-Pass  -  $1,299 plus tax or $99 per month for 12 months after $205 down payment for Florida residents - For All Guests

Benefits Include:

• Same inclusions as the Disney Sorcerer Pass except:
• No blockout dates

Similar to the Park Hopper ticket add-on, Annual Passholders must first enter the park where they have their park reservation for that day and then may begin visiting other parks beginning at 2pm each day (based on park availability/capacity).

Passholders will also receive invitations to Passholder events, access to Passholder merchandise, original content created for Passholders, and dedicated support with V.I.PASSHOLDER

Except for the obvious benefit of being able to visit the Walt Disney World Resort as often as you like (subject to those pesky blockout dates), the benefit of moving up the annual pass tiers are the added number of advanced park reservations and the reduced number blockout dates.  Keep in mind a 4-day ticket gets you 4 park reservations and a 10-day ticket, 10 park reservations.

So how much are you saving?  Is it worth it?  Here's a quick, back of the napkin, comparison:

• Disney Pixie Dust Pass ($399) with 3 rolling Park Reservations - With an average price of $73 for a 4-day Florida resident ticket (Park Hopper included), this annual pass would pay for itself in about 6 visits. 
• Disney Pirate Pass ($699) with 4 rolling Park Reservations -  With an average price of $73 for a 4-day Florida resident ticket (Park Hopper included), this annual pass would pay for itself in about 10 visits.
• Disney Sorcerer Pass ($899) with 5 rolling Park Reservations  -  With an average price of $73 for a 4-day Florida resident ticket (Park Hopper included), this annual pass would pay for itself in about 13 visits.
• Disney Incredi-Pass ($1,299) with 5 rolling Park Reservations  -  With an average price of $73 for a 4-day Florida resident ticket (Park Hopper included), this annual pass would pay for itself in about 18 visits.  With an average price of $61 for a 10-day standard ticket (Park Hopper included), this annual pass would pay for itself in about 21 visits.

Average prices are based on September 1, 2021

Let us know your thoughts about the new Annual Passholder program and whether you'll become an Annual Passholder in the comments below!