Girl at Disneyworld
  • On Sep 20, 2024
    Neelakanta from AZ Asked Please note that experiences, policies, pricing and other offerings are subject to change and may have changed since the date of this answer.

    I am planning on 2 day magic kingdom and one day water park. How do I buy tickets with guaranteed entrance

    Hey Howdy Hey Neelakanta and welcome to planDisney!

    October is a great time to visit the Walt Disney World Resort. The weather is still warm during the day but not super hot and humid like in the summer months. The cool evenings make it nice to walk around the parks and resorts and overall I feel it is a more enjoyable experience during the fall. Not to mention all the excitement in the parks! Thank you for your question about tickets for your upcoming vacation. Let's see what we can come up with. 

    With regard to purchasing tickets for guaranteed access, now that Disney no longer requires reservations for date-based tickets, this can be a little tricky to navigate. While Disney has been known to limit access to Guests during really busy times of the year, capacity limitations are tough to reach. One tool that may help is looking at a crowd calendar. If you do an internet search for "Walt Disney World crowd calendar" you will see several options. I have used Undercover Tourist most often as it is free and has been reliable. These calendars can give you expectations when it comes to theme park attendance to gauge which parks you want to visit and crowd estimates. 

    The parks can be busy during the month of October, specifically on the weekends, but they typically do not reach capacity limitations like in busier times of the year such as during the Christmas season or even during spring break. If you do run into capacity restrictions, this typically is for a couple of hours at most and then attendance resumes. At least that has been my experience in the parks. 

    I would strongly suggest looking at the crowd calendars to plan your days in the parks. After looking them over, you can better plan your strategy of which park to visit on which days. You will also be informed when to get to the parks based on the expected crowd levels for the day. The busier the day, the sooner you would want to get to the parks.

    One final tip is to keep an eye on your My Disney Experience app during your visit. If you won't be able to make it to the parks and for some reason capacity starts getting close to the limit, you will know based on announcements on the app. Disney typically starts the process by restricting park-hopping and phases restrictions in after that point. If you start seeing those notifications, you might want to get to the parks. The very last step would be restricting Disney Resort Guests, which again is rare in October but anything can happen! 

    I hope this helps give you some expectations on where to look and how to plan your vacation. Please let us know if you have any other questions!

    To Infinity and Beyond, 

    Nick
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Meet the Panelist: Nick, Ohio

Hey howdy hey, I’m Nick! My happy place will always be Walt Disney World Resort and is where we call “Home”, but we do vacation exclusively in Cincinnati, Ohio for most of the year. My happily ever after is shared with my 3 girls, my beautiful wife and my career in Physical Therapy. I love any excuse to talk about Walt Disney World Resort and am so excited to help you discover the Magic of the Resort. Learn More About Nick

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