Hi there, Cristin! We are so happy you found your way to planDisney with your question. Thanks for stopping by our little corner of the magic!
Let's just dive right into your question, shall we?
Theme park tickets can be upgraded from One Park Per Day to Park Hoppers in person at the Main Entrance Ticket Booths. While you will be able to process the upgrade,
theme park reservations do not transfer with an upgrade as One Park Per Day and Park Hopper tickets pull from separate pools of reservations. Essentially, if you are hoping to upgrade the same day you are entering the parks, you would be subject to same-day reservation availability for the Park Hopper ticket holders, which can be limited. You can always keep your eyes on the
theme park reservation calendar (be sure to toggle to the Park Hopper calendar!) to see if reservations are open for your day. While the calendar updates live to any Guests making and changing their reservations, there would be no guarantee as availability is fluid. I can see that you are not local to Anaheim so upgrading ahead of time may not be an option for you. In this instance, you might want to give the
Guest Services team a call as they may have some additional advice that goes beyond my stash of pixie dust!
If you are planning to visit in the new year, you are in luck as there is so much magic rolling out! January 27th will see the launch of the
Disney100 Celebration, including the opening of
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway and the debut of TWO new nighttime spectaculars -
Wondrous Journeys at Disneyland Park and
World of Color - One at Disney California Adventure Park. The end of February will see the return of the
Magic Happens daytime parade (hooray!) while the newly reimagined
Mickey's Toontown will open its doors on March 8th! Over at Disney California Adventure Park, both the
Lunar New Year Celebration and
Disney California Adventure Food + Wine Festival are set to return! There is so much magic in store and that's just the first half of the year!
Cristin, I hope this was helpful! If you have any more questions, we are always here for you at
planDisney.
Never stop dreaming!
Tara