Buy before you go
Tickets can be bought on arrival, but Disney recommends buying them in advance. A Disney Resort hotel package holds the hotel stay and theme park admission together, and can add airfare, transportation and a dining plan.
Walt Disney World Tickets: Where to Buy, Prices and Rules
Walt Disney World Resort in Florida only. Where Disney sells its tickets, what they cost on its ticket page, its rules for changing, giving and linking them, the hotel time benefits, and a grandchild-by-grandchild trip planner.
Prices read October 30, 2026
Bottom line
Disney’s ticket page starts the 4-day ticket from $124 a day, $496 before tax, on its lowest start dates (read October 30, 2026). Disney sells its theme park tickets online and at each theme park’s Main Entrance. It recommends buying them before you go, on their own or in a Disney Resort hotel package. Disney states that daily Early Entry and select-night Extended Evening Hours continue through 2027.
Read October 30, 2026
Disney’s ticket prices, from
Disney’s ticket page, one park a day, ages 10 and up, before tax: the price on its lowest start dates. A Florida resident’s ticket is its own offer, with proof of residency.
| Days | From, a day | From, the ticket |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $130 a day | $260 + tax |
| 3 | $127 a day | $381 + tax |
| 4 | $124 a day | $496 + tax |
| 5 | $103 a day | $515 + tax |
| 6 | $90 a day | $540 + tax |
| 7 | $82 a day | $574 + tax |
| 8 | $75 a day | $600 + tax |
| 9 | $69 a day | $621 + tax |
| 10 | $64 a day | $640 + tax |
Earlier reading: September 3, 2026, for start dates in September 2026 (passed)
| Days | Nonresident standard “from” | Current nonresident special | Florida-resident summer ticket |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | $258 + tax Est. $274.77 final | $199 + tax Est. $211.94; EPCOT + Animal Kingdom only. | $219 + tax Est. $233.24; $109.50/day before tax. |
| 3 | $381 + tax Est. $405.77 final | No comparable current 3-day public special used here. | $239 + tax Est. $254.54; $79.67/day before tax. |
| 4 | $496 + tax Est. $528.24 final | $399–$436 + tax Est. $425.04–$464.34; one admission to each park. Disney lists both starting prices. | $259 + tax Est. $275.84; $64.75/day before tax. |
The 2-day nonresident special is cheaper than the 2-day Florida ticket because it excludes Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. These products are not equivalent. Resident tickets require proof of residency and park reservations; check the exact offer terms.
Two prices for one ticket
On September 4, 2026 the same ticket carried two different starting prices on two of the official pages, minutes apart. The tickets page listed the 4-Day, 4-Park Magic Ticket at “from $99.75 / Day ($399.00 per ticket)”. The special-offers page for the same ticket, with the same four admissions and the same May 26–September 26 start dates, led with “starting at $109 per day, plus tax (total price starting at $436 plus tax).” Neither page is stale and neither is wrong. It is a date-based ticket, and a “starting at” figure is a statement about which start dates the page happened to be looking at.
So a “starting at” price is true only for the start dates its page was looking at. For your own dates, open the ticket’s date picker on Disney’s ticket page: the gap between the two figures was roughly a day of admission.
Read November 12, 2026
Buying, changing and linking Walt Disney World tickets
Disney’s rules for its theme park tickets, from its Help Center.
Who can use a ticket
A ticket not yet used may be given to another person. Once someone uses it, every day left on it is theirs alone and cannot pass to anyone else. A new ticket can be bought online or at a theme park’s Main Entrance.
Changing your dates
Tickets and packages are nonrefundable and cannot be cancelled, but the date of an unused ticket may be changed. If the National Hurricane Center issues a hurricane warning for the Orlando area, or for your home, within 7 days of your arrival, the tickets or package may be rescheduled or cancelled under Disney’s Hurricane Policy.
Giving tickets as a gift
At checkout, choose “This order will be a gift” under Guest Information and enter the recipient’s first and last name. A gift order can take up to 24 hours to link or to collect at a ticket window, so tickets cannot be gifted to someone visiting within 2 days of the purchase; a Disney Gift Card eGift arrives in under 24 hours. The recipient collects with the gift receipt and a government-issued photo ID in the same name.
Linking a ticket
A ticket code is 12 digits. A code that will not link may already be linked to another guest: Tickets & Passes in the My Disney Experience app shows it. A ticket in a vacation package goes in under Resort Reservation. Ticket help: (407) 934-7639.
Tickets by mail
Disney allows 14 days to process, handle and ship mailed tickets. For an order that has not come: ticket.inquiries@disneyworld.com or (407) 934-7639.
Hotel time benefits
Early Entry is broad. Extended Evening Hours are selective.
The longer evening benefit is not limited to Disney-branded hotels, but it is limited to specific high-end and military-affiliated properties—and only on scheduled nights at scheduled parks.
Early Theme Park Entry
30 minutes early, every day of the stay at all four theme parks, including check-in and check-out days. All Disney Resort hotels and listed partner hotels qualify. Disney states this benefit continues through 2027.
Extended Evening Hours
Select nights and select parks. Disney Deluxe Resorts, Deluxe Villa Resorts, Swan, Dolphin, Swan Reserve and Shades of Green qualify. Disney states this benefit continues through 2027.
| Hotel category | 30-min Early Entry | Extended evenings | Examples / boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disney Value & Moderate Resorts | Yes — daily | No | Pop Century, Art of Animation, Caribbean Beach, Coronado Springs and Port Orleans. |
| Disney Deluxe Resorts | Yes — daily | Yes — select nights | Grand Floridian, Polynesian, Contemporary, Beach Club, Yacht Club, BoardWalk Inn, Wilderness Lodge and Animal Kingdom Lodge. |
| Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts | Yes — daily | Yes — select nights | Riviera, Old Key West, Saratoga Springs and the Deluxe/DVC villa properties. Fort Wilderness benefit applies to DVC Cabins only. |
| Swan, Dolphin, Swan Reserve & Shades of Green | Yes — daily | Yes — select nights | These four non-Disney-operated hotels appear on Disney’s official Extended Evening Hours list. |
| Other listed partner hotels | Yes — daily | No | Four Seasons, Waldorf Astoria, Signia Bonnet Creek, Drury Plaza and Disney Springs-area partners listed by Disney. |
| Ordinary off-site hotels | No automatic benefit | No automatic benefit | A hotel shuttle or proximity to Disney does not by itself confer either benefit. |
Show the complete officially listed Extended Evening Hours hotels
Disney Deluxe Resorts
Animal Kingdom Lodge; Beach Club Resort; BoardWalk Inn; Contemporary Resort; Grand Floridian Resort & Spa; Polynesian Village Resort; Wilderness Lodge; Yacht Club Resort.
Other select hotels
Walt Disney World Swan; Dolphin; Swan Reserve; Shades of Green.
Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts
Bay Lake Tower; Boulder Ridge Villas; Copper Creek Villas & Cabins; Animal Kingdom Villas—Jambo House and Kidani Village; Beach Club Villas; BoardWalk Villas; Old Key West; Polynesian Villas & Bungalows; Riviera; Saratoga Springs; DVC Cabins at Fort Wilderness; Villas at Grand Floridian.
Do not confuse this with Disney After Hours. Extended Evening Hours are a qualifying-hotel benefit on scheduled nights. Disney After Hours is a separate paid event ticket. For either hotel benefit, valid park admission is still required.
Walt Disney World with the grandkids
Plan around their home clock—not the park clock
Write down each child’s real wake time, nap or quiet time and bedtime before choosing Walt Disney World park days, dining reservations or fireworks. Age sets the broad range; the child’s normal routine supplies the useful planning detail.
| Age | Disney ticket treatment | Typical sleep need | Practical Disney rhythm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 3 | No ticket required | Ages 4–12 months: 12–16 hours; ages 1–2: 11–14 hours, including naps. | Use short park blocks, a familiar nap setup and a stroller that meets Disney’s size rules. Choose a real nap location before the day starts. |
| 3–5 | Child ticket Ages 3–9 | 10–13 hours in 24 hours, including naps. | A morning park block, midday nap or quiet break and early dinner usually fit this age band well. Save a late show for one selected night. |
| 6–9 | Child ticket Ages 3–9 | 9–12 hours in 24 hours. | Longer blocks may work, but keep a seated midday reset and the usual bedtime in view. Let each child choose a priority attraction. |
| 10–12 | Age 10+ price | 9–12 hours in 24 hours. | The adult ticket price does not mean adult stamina. Alternate early-entry mornings with later starts and keep one low-demand block each day. |
| 13–17 | Age 10+ price | 8–10 hours in 24 hours. | Choose either a very early start or a late-night benefit for a given day. After fireworks or Extended Evening Hours, plan a later following morning. |
Sleep ranges are consensus recommendations for regularly obtained sleep over 24 hours, including naps where noted. They are context—not a substitute for the child’s routine or clinician’s advice.
AM
Opening block
Use Early Entry when it fits the earliest child’s normal wake time. Put the family’s highest-priority attraction in this block.
MID
Reset block
Anchor the day to the earliest nap or quiet time: hotel room, pool, calm meal or another low-stimulation break.
PM
Evening block
Select one fireworks or Extended Evening Hours night, then give the family a slower start the following morning.
Grandchild home-rhythm worksheet
Complete one card per child, using the current home routine as the trip-planning baseline.
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Grandchild 1
Name / age
Height
Normal wake
Nap / quiet time
Normal bedtime
Stroller / mobility
Comfort / sensory
Grandchild 2
Name / age
Height
Normal wake
Nap / quiet time
Normal bedtime
Stroller / mobility
Comfort / sensory
Grandchild 3
Name / age
Height
Normal wake
Nap / quiet time
Normal bedtime
Stroller / mobility
Comfort / sensory
Mixed-age group tools
- Check attraction heights before the trip; Disney’s measurement at the attraction controls.
- Use Rider Switch when a child or another guest will not ride. Disney currently allows up to two guests in Party B.
- Disney strollers may be no larger than 31 inches wide by 52 inches long; stroller wagons are prohibited.
Grandparent handoff
- Assign one adult to tickets and phones and another to the bag or stroller.
- Take a current clothing photo each park morning and choose a family meeting point.
- Keep guardian contacts, allergies, medication schedules and insurance details in a private travel document.
- Children under 14 must enter a park with a guest age 14 or older.
