Hi Rebecca, and welcome to planDisney! The Happiest Place on Earth is waiting for you, and there is a lot of fun coming in 2026. I love that you'll be sharing the magic with your friend!
Rebecca, your theme park tickets offer some helpful flexibility. You can modify the date of your reservation and the starting park
on the Disneyland website or
mobile app. If you want to go with your friend but she's unavailable on the date you reserved, you can reschedule for a different available date.
If your travel date is firm, then yes, you can have someone use the ticket in her place, as long as the ticket hasn't been used. A ticket is not officially assigned to a Guest until it is used to enter a theme park. At that point, a Cast Member will take the Guest's photo, and from then on, that photo is used for verification when entering the park. So, while it will be sad if your friend can't make it, the ticket won't go to waste. One important note: your friend wouldn't, for example, be able to use her ticket on the first day and have someone else use it on the second day.
And with that, it's time to plan your visit! The
70th Anniversary Celebration will continue through the summer, with additional events scheduled, including Lunar New Year festivities, the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival, and more. Check out the
event calendar on the Disney Parks Blog to help you decide when to go.
Since your tickets include the
Lightning Lane Multi Pass, you'll also have unlimited digital downloads of
PhotoPass photos you take throughout the park during your visit. Make sure to stop at a few spots to capture wonderful photos that will help you remember your visit forever. Some iconic spots include the area in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle, the Partners Statue, the Millennium Falcon in Galaxy's Edge, and more. If you open the
Disneyland mobile app and tap on the location icon at the bottom, you'll be taken to the map. Scroll along the top until you see the "PhotoPass" icon, and tap it to see all the places where you can have your photo taken.
Rebecca, I hope this information has sprinkled some pixie dust on your plans. I hope you'll have an amazing time visiting the Disneyland Resort in the new year. If you think of any other questions, please reach out – we're always happy to help here at planDisney!
Your pal,
Kriss