Hello there, Craig! Welcome to
planDisney. I think it is so fun that you have a trip planned to the
Most Magical Place on Earth in early January. There is no better way to kick off a new year!
For your trip in December, you can absolutely upgrade your tickets to include the
park hopper option once you get there. You will need to upgrade your entire ticket duration. For example, it is not possible to use the first few days of your tickets as a standard base ticket with one park per day and then upgrade the last few days to the park hopper. You can upgrade at any time during your trip, but it will be for the duration of the tickets.
Park hopping looks a little bit different than it did before. Here's how park hopping is currently working:
- Guests wishing to park hop must have valid theme park admission with the park hopper option
- Guests wishing to park hop must have park pass reservations for the first theme park they'd like to visit each day
- On the day of, Guests must scan in and enter the theme park with the park pass reservations first before continuing on to other theme parks later in the day
- Park hopping hours now start at 2:00 p.m. and last until each park closes in the evening
- It is not necessary or even possible to hold multiple park pass reservations for a particular day - just the first theme park you are planning on visiting is required
- To make park hopping a little bit more convenient at this time, complimentary park-to-park bus transportation is currently being provided
You can upgrade your ticket at any ticket booth or Guest Relations window at any of the
four Walt Disney World Theme Parks or at
Disney Springs, Craig. Park hopping is my favorite way to spend a Disney day and I think you'll really enjoy it too.
If you have any other questions about park hopping, please feel free to stop back by and
ask me. I'm happy to help.
Have fun and happy hopping!