Hi Bruce,
Welcome to planDisney!
I wish I had more definitive news. We do not yet have details regarding the resumption in sales or prices for new annual passes. My family is fortunate to currently have annual passes and I just renewed mine a few weeks ago. Keep your eye on the
Annual Passholder Benefits and
Annual Passholder Updates pages. Those pages will include the latest news regarding Walt Disney World Annual Passes.
As you can imagine, we enjoy the Annual Passholder benefits, especially the merchandise and dining discounts. On our last trip, we made good use of our Annual Passholder discount at most meals and when buying all of our souvenirs. I was also quite happy to use it when we purchased a few grocery items at our resort hotel!
In the meantime, if you have plans to visit soon, you may want to go ahead and book a
vacation package with resort hotel and theme park tickets so that you can make
Disney Park Pass system reservations for the length of your stay. You can cancel or modify that reservation; just be sure to pay attention to the cancellation and modification policies when you book.
Bruce, I hope you have already created a
My Disney Experience account. If not, be sure to create one so that you can link any vacation packages, theme park tickets, or annual passes (should they become available) to that account. I do hope you are able to visit soon. We will be thrilled to welcome you back to a world of magic!
Magic and memories,
Donyell