Disneyland’s Magic Key passes sell out after one day

Disneyland’s resumed sale on Wed. Jan. 10. Magic Key passes are Disneyland’s annual pass system that went into place in 2021. Different from their previous system, guests are now required to to enter the park regardless of their ticket or pass type. Disneyland implemented the new system as part of their COVID era protocols to better regulate how many guests were attending the Anaheim theme park.

Prior to 2020, those with annual passes were able to come and go from the parks as they pleased, as long as it wasn’t a blackout day for their pass. Disneyland started experimenting with a reservation only pass in 2019 with their . The $599 Flex Pass had just as many blackout days as their $1,149 Signature pass, with the main difference being that guests were required to make an advance reservation to visit the theme park.

Those who wanted to purchase the Magic Key passes this week were told to join the queue no earlier than 8:45 a.m. and that they would go on sale no earlier than 9 a.m. However, things didn’t go as planned. As soon as the clock struck at 8:45 a.m., website crashed. Just before 9 a.m. some prospective buyers had some luck and were able to successfully join the queue while also sharing tips with others on how to join.

Once people were able to join the queue, they waited. Throughout most of the day, Disneyland’s 9:38 a.m. message update for those in the queue remained the same, the Imagine Key’s, Enchant Key’s, Believe Key’s and Inspire Key’s were all still available to purchase. In addition to the virtual queue, there was also a long wait for those renewing passes in person at the Anaheim theme park.

Those who were able to get a Magic Key pass took to social media to celebrate. At 5:54 p.m. Disneyland updated those still in the queue that three of the four passes were sold out. The only pass that remained when the queue closed at 10 p.m. for the day was the Imagine Key pass, which is only available for Southern California residents with 90000 to 93599 zipcode.

While many wrere happy to have been able to purchase a Magic Key pass this time around, others weren’t so lucky. The Inspire Key, Believe Key and Enchant Key remain for current Magic Key holders. Last year Disneyland started selling Magic Key passes again in April..