Hello there Carilynne! This is such a special surprise, thank you for bringing your question to planDisney.
What a wonderful friend you are, that is so thoughtful of you to gift Disneyland Resort
Park Hopper tickets! That would be number one my wish list!
You can go ahead and purchase the
theme park tickets, and then select a
theme park reservation date as far into the future as you can. If possible, I would select a higher ticket price on a weekend date, that will give your friend the most flexibility when it comes to choosing their new date. You'll be able to modify the theme park reservation when you gift the tickets to a date that works for your friend, the
theme park reservation availability calendar will be a great resource!
When it comes time for you to transfer the tickets to your friend, you can easily do this in the
Disneyland app. You can navigate to the three horizontal bar line in the bottom right-hand corner, and then tap "Tickets and Passes." You can then tap "Link Tickets & Passes", and then you'll be able to scan the barcode from the tickets or manually enter the number.
Best of luck with this wonderful surprise, Carilynne! If there are any other details we can help with,
please feel free to come back to planDisney.
Have a magical day!
Melissa