Hello, Kathy, and welcome to planDisney!
Thank you so much for stopping by to ask this great question about the limited
Southern California Resident Ticket offer that's coming soon. What a wonderfully thoughtful Christmas gift idea! This special 3-day, park hopper ticket (going on sale December 3, 2025) is for Guests who reside within ZIP codes 90000 and 96199 only. The lucky recipients of this generous gift need to be able to provide the required proof of Southern California residency with a government-issued photo ID at the park entrance to use this SoCal Resident Ticket.
To answer your question, Kathy, you will need to make park reservations for all three days at the time of purchase. I know that might feel a bit overwhelming, especially if you are purchasing for someone else, but I'm happy to share that the recipient can definitely change their reservation dates at any time if there are dates available before the May 21, 2026 expiration. To modify their theme park reservations, the lucky gift recipient will first need to link their theme park ticket to their Disney Account by simply hovering over "My Disneyland" at the top of
the Disneyland website and selecting "Link Tickets and Passes." They will then be asked to enter the ticket ID number - which should be located underneath the barcode. After their tickets are linked, they'll need to actually cancel the reservation you made and then book a new one. They can easily do this in either the
Disneyland app (from the ☰, select "Park Reservations" under Plan My Next Visit) or on the Disneyland website.
I hope this information has been helpful for you, Kathy. If you have any additional questions that come up, please don't hesitate to stop by again.
Warmest wishes,
McCayla