ANAHEIM, Calif.—Disneyland resumed sales of its annual passes on Nov. 16, following a six-month suspension, before stopping all purchases just one day later.
The theme park’s annual Magic Key passes available for purchase in less than a 48-hour window were the Inspire Key for $1599, Believe Key for $1099, and the Imagine key for $499, which is only available to Southern California residents. The Enchant Key, which costs $699 remained unavailable.
“We have stopped sales of new passes at this time to help protect the experience for Magic Key holders and the value those passes provide,” the theme park’s website reads.
Guests who currently have annual passes can renew them if they are within 30 days of their expiration date. Purchases for non-pass holders are paused until further notice.
The passes allow users to visit the park within a set range of dates. The top-tier Inspire Key gives users access all year, except between Dec. 21 through Jan. 1. The three cheaper passes have more blackout dates, but still provide plenty of usable days to market their value.
The two most expensive passes, Inspire Key and Believe Key, allow for unlimited free photos, including digital downloads, from park employees.
Parking is at the Toy Story lot is free with the Inspire Key, 50 percent discounted with the Believe Key, and 25 percent off with the Imagine and Enchant Keys. All passes also offer 20 percent off Disney Genie Plus, which allows visitors to skip ahead in line for rides.
Disneyland closed during the pandemic for 13 months, from March 2020 through April 2021. When the park reopened, attempts to reduce capacity were implemented such as requiring more reservations and limiting attendance.
The Magic Key program began in August 2021, after the former annual pass system was terminated earlier in the year in January, according to media reports.
With the previous annual pass program, park reservations were not required. To reduce overcrowding from pass holders, the newer Magic Key program requires reservations.
