Disney World Annual Pass Sales to Resume on April 20

The headline says it all – the day some of us have been eagerly awaiting is soon to arrive. Disney World is resuming sales of three Annual Pass tiers beginning in the next few weeks. It’s been a while (over a year!) since new APs could be purchased, so we’ve got refresher details of the pass types, requirements for purchase, and prices below.

Annual Pass Types

All pass types require theme park reservations and have limited amounts that they can make at one time on a rolling basis. However, those limits do not apply when combined with a stay at a Disney World resort; Passholders can make a park reservation for each day of their stay in addition to their “rolling reservation” allotment.

After April 18, 2023, reservations won’t be required for Passholders entering the parks after 2 p.m., except at the Magic Kingdom on Saturdays and Sundays.

Incredi-Pass

Current status: available for purchase beginning April 20, 2023.
Who Can Buy: All Guests
Price: $1399 plus tax
Price as monthly payments: $108 per month with 12 monthly payments and 0% APR after $205 down payment with the Florida Resident Monthly Payment Program.

• No blackout dates apply
• Make and hold up to 5 theme park reservations at a time on a rolling basis
• Standard theme park parking
• Up to 20% discounts on dining, merchandise, and more

Sorcerer Pass

Current status: available for purchase beginning April 13, 2023 for DVC Members only, April 20, 2023 for DVC Members and Florida Residents
Who Can Buy: Florida Residents and DVC Members only (DVC Members must be eligible for Membership Extras)
Price: $969 plus tax
Price as monthly payments: $69 per month with 12 monthly payments and 0% APR after $205 down payment with the Florida Resident Monthly Payment Program.

• Blackout dates at Thanksgiving and Christmas (Sorcerer Pass blackout calendar)
• Make and hold up to 5 theme park reservations at a time on a rolling basis
• Standard theme park parking
• Up to 20% discounts on dining, merchandise, and more

Note: Disney has indicated that the passes will go on sale to DVC members on April 13 “no earlier than 6 a.m. Eastern time”.

Pirate Pass

Current status: available for purchase beginning April 20, 2023
Who Can Buy: Florida Residents only
Price: $749 plus tax
Price as monthly payments: $50 per month with 12 monthly payments and 0% APR after $205 down payment with the Florida Resident Monthly Payment Program.

• Blackout dates apply (Pirate Pass blackout calendar)
• Make and hold up to 4 theme park reservations at a time on a rolling basis
• Standard theme park parking
• Up to 20% discounts on dining, merchandise, and more

Pixie Dust Pass

Current status: Available for Purchase
Who Can Buy: Florida Residents only
Price: $399 plus tax
Price as monthly payments: $19 per month with 12 monthly payments and 0% APR after $205 down payment on the Florida Resident Monthly Payment Program.

• Blackout dates apply (Pixie Dust Pass blackout calendar)
• Make and hold up to 3 theme park reservations at a time on a rolling basis
• Standard theme park parking
• Up to 20% discounts on dining, merchandise, and more

Add-Ons

There are two add-ons that can be combined with any level of Annual Pass. The PhotoPass Downloads add-on ($99 +tax) allows the Passholder unlimited PhotoPass downloads. The Water Parks & Sports add-on (also $99 + tax) allows the Passholder admission to a variety of additional Disney World experiences.

• Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park
• Disney’s Oak Trail Golf Course
• FootGolf at Disney’s Oak Trail
• Disney’s Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf Course (one round prior to 4:00 PM)
• Disney’s Winter Summerland Miniature Golf Course (one round prior to 4:00 PM)
• Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park
• ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Should You Buy?

If you’re a Florida Resident, you likely already have a good idea of the math. If you’re coming from out of state, maybe not so much. We last ran the numbers in 2021: When Should You Buy a Disney World Annual Pass? – Out of State Edition. We’ll be updating that in the next couple of weeks with the detailed numbers, but it’s almost certain that the conclusions still apply:

If you visit for two trips of 4 days or more within a year and you can purchase the Sorcerer Pass, you should. If you visit for three trips of 4 days or more, the Incredi-Pass will pay off; if your regular ticket would just be a hopper then this pass might pay off on the second trip so double-check.

If you regularly visit Disney World once a year for a week and you time your trips to get a second one in right before the Pass expires, you won’t save money doing this unless can you buy the Sorcerer Pass. At every tier, two 7-day tickets are cheaper than the Incredi-Pass. (You should price your specific dates to be sure, given that base ticket prices vary with the date.)

If you do a lot of dining or buying, or you plan to drive to the parks, an AP might make sense (for at least one member of your party) even if it’s not saving you money on tickets.

Are you excited by this news? Do you plan to buy an Annual Pass? Let us know in the comments!