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  • 25% shopDisney Discount for Walt Disney World Annual Passholders Now Available

    25% shopDisney Discount for Walt Disney World Annual Passholders Now Available

    Walt Disney World Annual Passholders can now use a special discount code to get 25% off at shopDisney.

    To take advantage of the Passholder Savings, sign in to your Disney account with your annual pass linked at shopDisney, then add at least one eligible item to your Bag and add promo code “WDW25”.

    Some items are not eligible for the discount. The offer is available through October 24 2021. Take a look below to view restrictions:

    “Valid October 11, 2021 (12:01 AM Pacific Time) through October 24, 2021 (11:59 PM Pacific Time) or while supplies last, whichever occurs first, on select, in-stock merchandise for orders placed at shopDisney.com (online or via phone orders). Not valid on purchases made at Disney store and Disney Baby Store retail and outlet locations in North America or Disney Parks and Resorts locations, or on Disney store merchandise purchased from other retailers or using third-party websites. Offer excludes sales tax, shipping & handling charges, gift wrap & gift box charges, personalization charges, Disney theme park tickets, Disney Gift Cards, The Walt Disney Company Collectible Shareholder Certificate, subscription products, art & collectibles, books & media (DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs & video games), electronic toys, limited edition, special edition & limited release merchandise, talking action figures, select Star Wars: The Mandalorian merchandise, items related to a charitable promotion, and items from the following brands and collections: Aden & Anais, Afridrille Shoes, Alex and Ani, Barbie Signature Collection, Barefoot Dreams, BaubleBar, Beats by Dre, Bésame, Betsey Johnson, Bulova, Circle with Disney, Citizen, COACH, ColourPop, Converse, CRISLU, Cubcoats, Disney Designer Jewelry Collection, Disney Fairy Tale Wedding Rings, Disney Parks Designer Collection, Disney Vacation Club, Dooney & Bourke, Enesco, Fantasy Flight Games, Finn & Emma, Freshly Picked, Garmin, Hanna Andersson, Harveys, Jim Shore, kate spade, Le Creuset, LEGO, Lenox, Levi’s, LÍLLÉbaby, Lionel, Loungefly, Make-A-Wish Collection, MagicBand, Marvel Legends Series, Master of Arts, Mickey: The True Original Exhibition, Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction Collection, Milk Snob, select National Geographic, Native Shoes, New Balance, Nike, Nixon, Olszewski, Opening Ceremony, Otterbox Electronics, Element Skateboard Decks, Pandora Jewelry, Pandora: The World of Avatar Interactive Banshee Toy, Petunia Pickle Bottom, Pippa & Julie, Precious Moments, rag & bone, Rebecca Hook, RockLove, Royal Selangor, S.T. Dupont, Sentiments, Shinola, Sideshow Collectibles, select Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge merchandise, Star Wars: The Black Series, Starbucks, Steiff, Terez, Thomas Kinkade, TOMS, Tommy Bahama, Vera Bradley, Vinylmation, Waddle, and Walt Disney World Resort 50th anniversary. Additional exclusions may apply. Offer cannot be combined with any other offer or discount, except available shipping offers. Coupon or promotion code is non-transferable, not refundable, and has no cash value in whole or in part. No adjustments to prior purchases. Returns and exchanges will be subject to discount taken at time of purchase. Valid receipt required for returns or exchanges, which will be subject to discount taken at the time of purchase. Offer subject to restrictions and to change without notice. Void where prohibited.”

  • Disneyland Replacing Annual Passes With Membership Program

    Disneyland Replacing Annual Passes With Membership Program

    Disneyland canceled it’s annual pass program back in January and now details on what will replace it are coming out.

    Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products told the Los Angeles Times a replacement membership program was coming “relatively soon.”

    More specifically, in regard to replacing the annual pass program, Disneyland President Ken Potrock recently told the official D23 Inside Disney podcast that the park would “clearly be launching something by the end of the year.”

    Potrock indicated that the new membership program will be heavily informed by guest demand and experience. To that end, he said park officials were parsing results from research conducted earlier this year.

    That lines up with D’Amaro’s comment to the L.A. Times that the new program “will reflect the behavior of our superfans.”

    During the yearlong closure of park executives have been able to reimagine the park with a vision to what guests will want going forward. The reimagining of the annual pass program is part of that.

  • Disney World 30% Off Merchandise Discount for Passholders Returns

    Disney World 30% Off Merchandise Discount for Passholders Returns

    Annual passholders will once again be able to save 30 percent off merchandise at Disney World.

    Returning September 15, the discount will only be available on select merchandise at Disney World owned-and-operated merchandise locations.

    This is just one of the discounts Disney World has available to passholders. For a limited time, passholders can also save up to 40 percent off on stays at select Disney World resort hotels.

    Passholders will have until October 29 to take advantage of the discount.

  • Disney World Annual Passholders Accidentally Charged for Multiple Months

    Disney World Annual Passholders Accidentally Charged for Multiple Months

    Disney World is reopening later this month so it was expected that annual pass holders would start seeing charges resume on thier monthly payment plans, but some have reported being overcharged for the past three months while the theme parks were closed due to the coronavirus.

    Disney World has already confirmed that they are aware of the mistake and are working to resolve the issue.

    “Passholders on the monthly payment program were incorrectly charged today. We are in the process of reversing these charges and apologize for the inconvenience this caused,” a Disney spokesperson said in an email.

    Disney World has been closed since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic. An email was sent to passholders in April stating that monthly payments were placed on hold through the closures. The company said it would refund payments made March 14 through April 5 for passholders who pay monthly.

    Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme parks will reopen July 11 and Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios will reopen July 15. Disney has announced a phased reopening with limited capacity, new reservation protocols and health measures due to the coronavirus.

  • Disney World Annual Passholders Reservations All Claimed within 30 Minutes

    Disney World Annual Passholders Reservations All Claimed within 30 Minutes

    On Friday, Disney World opened its new Park Pass Reservation System to passholders and those coveted spots were booked up faster than you can say Mickey Mouse by all those eagerly waiting to be among the first guests to visit the parks when they reopen.

    The new Disney Park Pass system went live for passholders sometime around 6 a.m. By 6:30 a.m., the availability calendar showed that reservations were no longer available for passholders on July 11, the day Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom reopen.

    Later in the morning, the same calendar showed that reservations were no longer available for July 12-15. Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot reopen on July 15.

    Passholders are able to book three reservation days at a time.

    With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Disney World will be limiting capacity at its parks when they reopen. To help manage attendance, all visitors will need to secure a park reservation for specific days.

    The system first opened to Disney Resort Hotel guests on Monday, with many users reported technical issues and glitches.

  • Refunds for Disney World Annual Passes are Starting to Appear for Passholders

    Refunds for Disney World Annual Passes are Starting to Appear for Passholders

    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:

    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.

  • Disney World To Extend Annual Passes Due to Coronavirus Closure

    Disney World To Extend Annual Passes Due to Coronavirus Closure

    Thursday, Disney World announced it is closing its four theme parks starting Sunday night due to the spread of the coronavirus and they have now decided to extend Annual Passes to make up for the missed time.

    The theme park closure will last until the end of March, Disney officials said, leaving many passholders wondering how that would affect their passes.

    Disney officials said on its website, “Walt Disney World annual passes will be extended by the number of days the parks are closed, March 16, 2020 through March 31, 2020,” as you can see below:

    For Disney guests that purchased Disney After Hours, Disney Villains After Hours and Disney Early Morning Magic between the closure dates will receive a refund, officials said. You can find more information on thie roffical website here.

  • New Annual Passholder Magnet Coming to Epcot International Festival of the Arts

    New Annual Passholder Magnet Coming to Epcot International Festival of the Arts

    The Epcot International Festival of the Arts will return on January 17-February 24, and this year, you can pick up a complimentary “Artful Mickey” Passholder magnet!

    The “Artful Mickey” Passholder magnet is painted by Will Gay, who will be featured at this year’s festival.

    Passholders can also purchase exclusive merchandise and enjoy discounts on Disney on Broadway Concert Series Dining Packages. Enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner before attending an evening showcase of iconic Disney on Broadway songs at the America Gardens Theatre. Passholders can save 10% on dining packages!

    Also use your annual pass to take the time to enjoy all that the festival has to offer this season, including art seminars and workshops, art performances – from acrobatics to living statues, Figment’s Brush with the Masters Scavenger Hunt, Food Studios that offer twists on delectable bites, including the new Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine and much more!

  • New Passholder Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway MagicBand Coming to Hollywood Studios

    New Passholder Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway MagicBand Coming to Hollywood Studios

    Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway will open March 4, 2020, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and of course that means lots of merch and today Disney revealed a new Passholder exclusive MagicBand that is just perfect!

    The new MagicBand will be available along with all of the other ride exclusive merchandise when the attraction opens in March.

    Take a look below at some of the other amazing merch being released for the opening:

    This will be the first Disney ride-through attraction featuring Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, that will draw your guests inside a Mickey cartoon for a fun-filled adventure where “Mouse rules apply” and anything can happen! 

    Stay tuned to Disney Dorks for more updates on the transformation happening at Walt Disney World, as the Most Magical Place on Earth experiences its most significant period of growth in the past two decades. 

  • New Chip ‘n’ Dale Annual Passholder Magnets Coming to Epcot

    New Chip ‘n’ Dale Annual Passholder Magnets Coming to Epcot

    The Epcot International Festival of the Holidays will return to the park November 29-December 30, and annual passholders can also commemorate their visit by picking up the first-ever Chip ‘n’ Dale magnet set!

    This complimentary Annual Passholder exclusive will be available at Mouse Gear!

    The Epcot International Festival of the Holidays also brings with it, the astounding sounds of “The Candlelight Processional,” the tastes and smells of Holiday Kitchens, the sweet fun of the Holiday Cookie Stroll and the returning guest-favorite, Chip & Dale’s Christmas Tree Spree.

    And, Passholders can use their 20% discount on the Chip & Dale’s Christmas Tree Spree map and exclusive festival merchandise, including a T-shirt and ornament featuring Chip ‘n’ Dale.