Welcome to the Disney Parks Moms Panel, Colleen! I am an
Annual Passholder for the main theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort and I adore having unlimited access! Though I live in Atlanta, I make it worth the while every year.
When you purchase a Water Parks Annual Pass online within My Disney Experience, you’ll be able to link it up with either yourself or a member of your family/friends. Whatever MagicBand you may have from last fall will still work with your account. The bands have a lifespan of about 3-4 years before the long range stops working and you might miss out on some attraction photos. When I bought my Annual Pass, I also purchased a special
Mad Tea Party MagicBand 2 for myself to commemorate the occasion! You may want to do the same or save that splurge money for the
Sand Pail Ice Cream Bucket at Blizzard Beach! If you should happen to purchase the Water Parks Annual Pass at a ticket window, you may receive a hard ticket which you can link to your account using the 12 digit code on the backside. The great difference between Walt Disney World Resort (4 main) Theme Park Annual Passes and the
Water Parks Annual Pass is that to activate the latter, all you have to do it pass through the touchpoints at either Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon and you’re all set. No stop at Guest Relations is needed.
If I can un-waterlog any other vacation questions for you, please let me know. You’ve got a friend in me! ~ Lindsey P.