Hey there, hi there, ho there, Chad!
Thanks for stopping by with your question about
Walt Disney World Resort Annual Passes. You're as welcome as can be here at planDisney! It sounds like you may have recently become an Annual Passholder. If that's the case, I'd like to welcome you to the Annual Passholder family, Chad. A year full of magic and wonder at the Walt Disney World Resort
theme parks awaits you!
Chad, I recently purchased the Disney Sorcerer Pass for my son and myself, and I'm happy to share our experiences as brand-new Annual Passholders. Once a Guest purchases an Annual Pass, they'll assign the pass to themselves (or another Guest) in
My Disney Experience. At this point, the Annual Passholder affiliation will be reflected in their Disney account and will allow them to access
exclusive discounts and special offers! Chad, I purchased my family's Annual Passes about three weeks ago and we received some magical mail this past week. New Annual Passholders can expect to receive a mailer including helpful information about their passes, a fun Annual Passholder magnet for each new Passholder in their family, and an interactive QR code to bring their magnets "to life!"
The next time you visit the Walt Disney World Resort, you'll want to stop by a theme park ticket window, the
Disney Springs Welcome Center, or the
Disney Ticket Center at Disney Springs to pick up your
Annual Pass card. This card will allow you to enter the theme parks and take advantage of special Annual Passholder entitlements! Alternatively, you can create a
Disney MagicMobile pass which will depict your Annual Passholder affiliation when utilizing Annual Passholder discounts on dining and merchandise. Chad, as long as your affiliation is appropriately linked in My Disney Experience, you can also use a
MagicBand or MagicBand+ to enter the theme parks using your Annual Pass! (Don't forget that you'll also need to create
theme park reservations to enter the theme parks.)
I hope this information is helpful to you as you continue to plan your first visit as a Walt Disney World Resort Annual Passholder! Chad, I'm wishing you a year full of magical vacation memories. If you have any additional questions, please stop back by planDisney again anytime. We're all ears!
See ya real soon,
Lauren