Hi there, Amy! Allow me to extend a royal greeting to you from your friends at planDisney! We're so glad you came to visit us for information on planning your journey to the Walt Disney World Resort. And now, let the magic begin!
You can find all the information you need to purchase tickets to the Walt Disney World Theme Parks on the "
Tickets" page on the Walt Disney World website. When you select the tickets and any options you'd like to add like Park Hopper or Water Park and Sports, you'll then choose the dates you plan to visit from a calendar. Walt Disney World uses date-based pricing, so you'll see the ticket price for each day on that calendar. For children's tickets, scroll down to "Select the Number of Tickets," and you'll see the price broken out for adults and children ages 3-9.
Another thing you'll see as you're checking the ticket prices is a list of "Parks with Currently Available Reservations" during your date range. That's there because
Theme Park capacity is still limited to keep Guests and Cast Members safe, and Disney requires us to make reservations through the
Disney Park Pass system before we can enter the Parks. I checked the week of April 19, and it looks like the
Magic Kingdom Park has no availability for the whole week. But never fear, Amy! There's still a way you can spend some time at the Magic Kingdom!
According to the
Availability Calendar, there are reservations available at
EPCOT for each day next week, (and at
Disney's Animal Kingdom Park on Thursday, April 22). You'll just need to
add the Park Hopper Option when you purchase your tickets, and make a Disney Park Pass reservation for EPCOT. On the day you visit, you must go to EPCOT first, then when Park hopping opens at 2 p.m., you can "hop" to the Magic Kingdom! In fact, with your Park Hopper tickets, you can visit all four of the Theme Parks on the same day if you want. That would be quite an adventure!
Amy, you can certainly keep an eye on the Availability Calendar to see if any reservations come available as other Guests change their plans. Otherwise, the Park Hopper Option may be your best bet. I hope this helps you plan a magical vacation for your family. Please come back and see us if you have any more questions!
Keep Disney Dreaming,
Kathy K.