Hello there Maria, thank you for stopping by planDisney with your great question!
I love that you are planning for your trip to the "Happiest Place on Earth" already, and that you're planning on taking advantage of
early entry for Disneyland Resort Hotel Guests. It truly is our favorite benefit of staying at one of the beautiful
Disneyland Resort Hotels, we find that we can ride several of our priority attractions during the morning!
You are correct that early entry will be updated starting on January 20, 2024, and Guests will be able to take advantage of the 30-minute entry into a designated theme park, but not both. The
theme park calendar will be the best resource, and will have the early entry information, but the calendar does not extend out that far just yet. I would keep checking back, and hopefully it will be updated soon for Guests to make their plans!
I do recommend making a
theme park reservation now to secure a reservation for your trip. You can always modify it if needed when theme park calendar is updated. Since
Disneyland Park is usually a more popular choice for Guests, that would be my recommendation, and then you could modify the reservation to
Disney California Adventure Park if that is where early entry will be that day, pending availability. I'm sure you'll be keeping your eye on the calendar though, and I'm hoping you can easily switch it since you will be so on top of it!
A tip I like to share is to bring a portable breakfast and coffee while you wait in line either at security to get into the
Downtown Disney District or to enjoy while you wait in line at the park entrance gates. It saves us time in the morning and allows us to sleep in a bit more!
Maria, I'm sending you all of the pixie dust that you're able to secure your reservations in January! If we can help with anything else as you plan your trip, please do not hesitate to
come back and ask!
Have a magical day!
Melissa