WDW Reopening Details! Attractions, Entertainment, Reservations, and More

Walt Disney World is getting ready for guests, and the announcements are rolling in!

Reservation System Details

• The Disney Park Pass System will be used for reservations.

• No park hopping will be available. If you have a park hopper ticket, you can cancel, modify, or get a refund for the park hopping.

• The reservation system opens:

  • June 22 for Disney Resort and other select hotel guests (e.g., Swan and Dolphin, Four Seasons Resort Orlando, Disney Springs area resorts)

  • June 26 for Annual Passholders

  • June 28 for ticket holders

• Annual Passholders will be limited to 3 reservations at a time without resort reservations.

• There’s no confirmation on when you can make reservations, but according to Carlye Wisel, it’s looking like it could be 7 AM ET / 4 AM PT just like FastPass+ reservations.

Attractions and Entertainment

Disney announced that most attractions will be available at the parks.

• Many shows will not be open, including:

  • Frozen Sing-Along Celebration⁣⁣⁣

  • Indiana Jones Stunt Show⁣⁣⁣

  • Finding Nemo The Musical⁣⁣⁣

  • UP! A Great Bird Adventure

  • Beauty and the Beast - Live

  • Voyage of the Little Mermaid⁣⁣⁣

• Nearly every attraction will reopen except for Primeval Whirl, the Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along, Star Wars Launch Bay, and Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor.

• Spaceship Earth will be open! The refurbishment was officially pushed back.

• In-park entertainment like the Main Street Vehicles, The Boneyard, Casey Jr. Splash ‘n’ Soak and Shootin’ Arcade will likely not be open.

• Savi’s Workshop - Handbuilt Lightsabers will likely not be open.

• Character meet and greets are being reimagined for social distancing.

Thanks to Carlye Wisel on Twitter for the roundups.

Annual Pass Extensions and Magnets

• Wallt Disney World APs have been extended in My Disney Experience. All guests should see that 4 months were added to their old expiration date.

• 1 additional month will be added to APs in October 2020.

• Passholders will get 1 complimentary magnet mailed to them (one per household).

No More Complimentary MagicBands

• Complimentary MagicBands will be retired in 2021 because guests will have all of the same features in the My Disney Experience app.

• Guests can still purchase MagicBands as an add-on. This information was from Scott Gustin on Twitter.

WDW Preview Dates

• Cast Member Preview (MK/DAK): July 7-8

• Annual Passholder Preview (MK/DAK): July 9-10

• Park Reopen (MK/DAK): July 11

• Cast Member Preview (DHS/EPCOT): July 13-14

• Park Reopen (DHS/EPCOT): July 15

Thanks to Alicia Stella of Orlando ParkStop for putting this summary of dates together.