Balcony at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge; sunset
  • On Aug 28, 2025
    Richard from CA Asked Please note that experiences, policies, pricing and other offerings are subject to change and may have changed since the date of this answer.

    We are staying at the Animal Kingdom for 9 nights and have 6 day park hopper tickets. Our tickets require reservations. If we make a park reservation and don't go on that reserved day. Can we reserve another day to use our non dated ticket?

    Welcome to planDisney, Richard!

    It’s so nice to meet you, and excellent question! My family and I have done something similar, so I am happy to share our experience with you.

    It is normal for plans to change during your Walt Disney World Resort vacation. All you’ll need to do is modify your existing theme park reservations to match your new plans. This past March, I had reservations to open Magic Kingdom on our last park day. The night before, my dad suggested we head back to EPCOT for one more ride on Guardians of the Galaxy. So of course, we made the switch. I just used the My Disney Experience Mobile App to modify our existing reservation to match our new plans. We did, in fact, park hop over to Magic Kingdom later that day, though.

    On a different occasion, we noticed that the weather was not looking good for the next day. It was projected to storm all day, and while even a rainy day at Disney is better than a day anywhere else, we didn’t feel like spending the day dodging the rain. So the evening before, we modified our reservation to a different day. Just like you, we had more resort days than ticket days, so we just opted for a rainy day at our resort. Again, you’ll want to make any modifications to your reservation sooner rather than later. It will help make your planning easier.

    Richard, I hope this helps ease your worries so that you can go about enjoying your time at Walt Disney World Resort. If you haven’t already, you may want to purchase Memory Maker so that you can preserve these new memories with photos that will last a lifetime! Have the best visit yet, and if there’s anything else we can help with, you know where to find us.

    Have a great visit,

    Shantel

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Meet the Panelist: Shantel, Alabama

Hi ya Pals! I'm Shantel, an Army wife and mom of two. I grew up going to the parks, and now we're sharing that tradition with our kids. When I am not visiting the Walt Disney World Resort, I'm at home researching and planning for our next trip. One of my favorite things to do is search for new snacks to try, especially if they are Mickey shaped. I'm definitely living the dream my heart wished for! I cannot wait to answer your questions and help make your vacation even more magical! 
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