If you’re staying at a Disney-owned hotel during your Disneyland visit, you can enjoy some special perks. One of the best perks is Early Theme Park Entry!

Guests staying at any Disneyland Resort hotel can enter the parks 30 minutes before the official park opening, which means they can get on the most popular rides before the rest of the crowds show up. However, that policy is CHANGING soon!

Right now, both parks — Disneyland Park and  Disney California Adventure — open early each day, so Disneyland Resort hotel guests can choose whichever one they want to visit. On Disneyland’s website, there’s an update that states that the rules are changing beginning January 20th, 2024:

“Starting January 20, 2024, the early entry benefit will be updated, and Guests with valid park admission and reservations who are checked in and staying at one of the Disneyland Resort hotels may take advantage of this 30-minute early entry into a designated theme park for every day of their hotel stay. Each day, either Disneyland Park or Disney California Adventure Park will be open early. Please check the theme park calendar for the schedule.”

Guests will still get the extra 30 minutes, but only at whichever park has Early Entry that day. It sounds like Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park will switch off which one has the perk for each day.

Early Entry only started at Disneyland last year, on August 8th, 2022.

If you’re planning to travel to Disneyland soon, make sure you check out this list of what’s available in each park during Early Entry:

Disneyland Park Attractions:

• Alice in Wonderland
• Astro Orbitor
• Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
• Disneyland Monorail
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant
• King Arthur Carrousel
• Mad Tea Party
• Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride
• Peter Pan’s Flight
• Pinocchio’s Daring Journey
• Snow White’s Enchanted Wish
• Space Mountain
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue

Disneyland Park Dining and Shopping

• Churros near Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
• Esplanade Stroller Shop
• Fantasyland Fruit Cart
• Guide II
• Little Green Men Store Command
• The Mad Hatter in Fantasyland
• Main Street Fruit Cart
• Market House
• The Star Trader

Disney California Adventure Park Attractions

• Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission BREAKOUT!
• Incredicoaster
• The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure
• Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree
• Monsters Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!
• Soarin’ Around the World
• WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure

Disney California Adventure Park Dining and Shopping

• Cappuccino Cart
• The Collector’s Warehouse
• Esplanade Stroller Shop
• Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Cafe
• Fillmore’s Taste-In
• Mortimers Market
• Seaside Souvenirs
• Oswald’s
• WEB Suppliers

Currently, it sounds like the Early Entry rules at Disney World will not be changing — all four parks will continue to be open 30 minutes early for guests staying at Disney-owned hotels on the East Coast.

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