After Disney World closed on March 12 due to the coronavirus, Disney announced that Annual Passholders could recieve refund if they wanted and Passholders are now finally starting to see those refunds showing up in their accounts.
In April, Disney announced that as an alternative to extending annual passes the number of days the parks are closed, “Passholders who have paid in full may choose to receive a partial refund for the park closure period.”
A Disney World Annual Passholder who finally received their refund took to Twitter to share the news as you can see below:
Just woke up to this refund from Disney for my annual pass. 🤷🏽♂️ pic.twitter.com/Jvnx1hLQlu
— Disney Darko (@disneydarko) June 1, 2020
For those not choosing to recieve a refund, the website states: “All active Walt Disney World Resort theme park and water park Annual Passes will be extended for the number of days the parks are closed. The new expiration date will be reflected on the Annual Passholder’s account prior to the reopening of the parks.”
Back in April, Disney world stated on thier website that if you’re on the monthly payment plan, “We automatically stopped and will waive monthly payments due while the theme parks are closed. We will also retroactively refund payments made between March 14 through April 4, 2020. Payments will resume on the Passholder’s regularly scheduled payment dates once the parks reopen. Please note, pass expiration dates will not be extended and passes will expire upon their originally scheduled expiration dates.”
As an alternative, Guests who are paying for Walt Disney World Annual Passes using the monthly payment program may choose to have their monthly payments postponed starting with payments due April 5, 2020 through the park closure period, and then resumed on the Passholder’s regularly scheduled payment date once the parks reopen. Postponed payments will be collected in the months following the end of the Passholder’s currently scheduled payment term. The pass will be extended the number of days the parks are closed. The new expiration date will be reflected on your Annual Passholder account prior to the reopening of the theme parks.