Hi Sekwan,
Welcome to planDisney! I am so happy you found us to help you with your trip planning needs. You are so lucky to be staying at the Grand Californian! It is such a beautiful hotel and it is so close to the park entrances, which will feel amazing after a long park day. Be sure to look for the hidden mickeys in your hotel room!
I went back to check the
tickets page and it looks like general tickets are available just about six months in advance (so available through parts of July 2025). If you are a Magic Key Holder, you can only make a reservation about 12 weeks in advance (currently until April 2025). The ticket availability window is subject to change, so it could be that at the time you were looking the reservation window did not go out that far. When you make your reservation, you will have to select in advance what park you want to go to, or which park you will start at if you are purchasing a
park hopper ticket. Don’t worry, you can change your mind later if there is availability to start at the other park. Also keep in mind that when you buy a park hopper, you can not switch to the other park until 11:00 am.
When you are visiting the parks, some of my favorite events will be taking place. The
Food & Wine Festival will be in full swing at California Adventure. Be sure to taste the creative food and beverage choices from the ten different marketplaces across the park. There will also be event merchandise for sale; I can never turn down a cute spirit jersey! Over at Disneyland, it is the
Season of the Force, so if you are a Star Wars fan you’ve come at the perfect time. I am looking forward to the return of Hyperspace Mountain; the Star Wars overlay on Space Mountain adds an extra trill!
Sekwan, I hope this was helpful information. You have an amazing vacation ahead of you and it will be here in no time. If you have any other questions or need help planning other aspects of your trip, please feel free to write back to me or my fellow panelist, and we would be happy to share our thoughts.
Best of luck!
-Melinda