Hi there, David! Welcome to planDisney and thanks for your question. Hooray! I'm so excited about a year of magic for you and your family and I am happy to help with your question.
You are able to upgrade your
SoCal Resident Ticket to a Magic Key Pass at the time of purchase. It sounds like you may have already made your purchase. If that's the case, you unfortunately won't be able to apply those tickets toward the Magic Key passes just purchased. The good news is you still have until May 25, 2023 to use the remaining days on your SoCal Resident tickets. These could come in handy if there aren't any reservations for your desired starting park as a Magic Key holder, however there are available reservations with the use of your SoCal Resident ticket. You can check the
Magic Key Calendar and compare it with the
Theme Park Reservation Availability calendar.
David, I'm so excited about your family's upcoming visit to the Disneyland Resort. There are so many exciting things happening right now. The
Disney100 Celebration just kicked off, and
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway just opened. The new attraction is so fun and there are so many details, I definitely need to ride it again (quick tip: be on the lookout for hidden Mickeys in the queue and throughout the ride). If you haven't already, I highly recommend making reservations with Disneyland as your starting park so you have two chances (if needed) to join the virtual queue and secure a boarding group for this ride. Also, be sure to check out at least one of the new nighttime spectaculars. I especially enjoyed
Wondrous Journeys. There were so many amazing moments and details, I'll need to watch this one again.
While this is probably not the answer you wanted, I hope it was still helpful. Please come back with any other questions. I hope you and your family enjoy all of the festivities during your visit. Congratulations on becoming a Magic Key holder, you and your family are in for a magical year!
Michelle