Disney World’s theme parks will begin reopening June 11th.

Among other health measures, the reopening plan includes the use of a new guest reservations system for use in the theme parks. Disney shared a number of details about the Disney Park Pass theme park reservation system last week, and now the reservation system has officially rolled out online.

The Disney World website features some significant changes today when it comes to the way that guests plan their Disney trip. Next time you head to Disney, you’ll be visiting the Disney Park Pass page to make your theme park reservations. When we first logged in this morning, it appeared that the Disney website was experiencing some MAJOR technical difficulties — potentially due to high demand.

When we did FINALLY get the new page to load, we could see the information but the calendar function to select a reservation date was still unavailable.

Now, though, the system is LIVE! But do note, quite a bit of readers are still having a hard time accessing the new system. You will likely be greeted with a countdown Millennium Falcon loading screen, so be prepared to potentially wait for a while.

Reservations are made for a specific date, time, and park. You are limited to one park reservation per day, so it seems that the Park hopper service will not be in use at this time. You can see on the availability calendar that it shows “All Parks Available,” “Some Parks Available,” or “No Parks Available” for each date.

Once we made it on to the Disney Park Pass page, it was time to start making our reservations!

First, you’ll select your party from your list of Family & Friends. Make sure to make profiles for other members of your family before making a reservation! If someone in your party does NOT have a profile, you can add them as a guest.

Once you’ve got your party set up, you’ll be able to see a calendar for you to select your singular date.

Then, it’s on to the park selection page! As a note, if a park is unavailable for the day you are making your reservation, it will be greyed out on this screen.

What better park to start our days back in Disney than Magic Kingdom? The next screen had us selecting a window of time. The window was NOT limited though; at this time there was only one option and it was for the full park hours.

Then, you’re pretty much done. All you have to do is review your choices and confirm. As announced, confirmation requires agreement to the terms and conditions, including Disney’s COVID-19 liability waiver.

Once you confirm, you’re done!

From there, you’ll see a screen that explains how to use your reservation when you arrive at the parks. Make sure to bring your MagicBand or card that’s linked to your My Disney Experience account. Once you feel comfortable with the info, you can either “Make Another Park Pass” or exit to “View My Plans.” 

As a reminder, there is a limit on reservations for Annual Passholders without a resort reservation. Existing reservations can be canceled through this page as long as cancellations are made before the end of the day prior to the day of your reservation. Keep in mind that if you don’t show up for three reservations in 90 days, you’ll be unable to make reservations for 30 days after that.

Though the new system is relatively easy to navigate, it still might bring up some questions. If anything is confusing you, feel free to ask us and we’ll help if we can! If you find that you need direct help from Disney with your reservation, you can call Disney Website Support at (407) 939-4357. Keep in mind though, the lines may be busy so you might get stuck on hold for a while. 

Remember that at this time, “To enter a park, both a park reservation and valid admission for the same park on the same date are required.” Annual Passholders without an already-booked Resort Hotel stay can make reservations beginning June 26th. Existing ticket holders can make reservations beginning June 28th.

It certainly will be interesting to see how the use of this new system plays out and if it goes off without a hitch once the parks reopen. Keep an eye on DFB for all the updates about the new reservations!

Get ALL the details on this new reservation system here.

Do you think the new reservation system is confusing or easy to understand? Tell us in the comments!