Updated!! V.I.PASSHOLDER Summer Days- New A.P. Lounge Info!

This post was originally published April 3, 2026 & was updated April 23, 2026, to include new information on the A.P. Lounge and Character greetings.

Disney announced the return of V.I.PASSHOLDER  Summer Days May 1- July 31, 2026. Details have been released slowly, but we have a comprehensive list of everything published so far..

• Get your new Passholder magnet featuring Buzz and Woody. Magnets will be available starting May 1st at Creations Shop in EPCOT. Make sure you have your I.D. and your Annual Pass by way of your MagicBand, Annual Pass card, or Disney MagicMobile pass.
• Enjoy up to 40% off Dining Monday – Thursday. Read our V.I.Passholder Dining Discount Math and Rank post here. 

The Passholder Lounge is back! 

Dates & Times: May 1 to July 31, 2026, from 11:00am to 7:00pm daily

Location: Restaurant Marrakesh in the back of the Moroccos Pavilion of EPCOT.

Included Perks:

• Lots of seating in the well air-conditioned lounge
• Complimentary snacks, water, and Moroccan mint tea. Snacks from years past include bags of peanuts, pita chips, and mixed nuts.
• Complimentary Passholder button
• PhotoPass Magic Shots. Disney will not have characters present in the Lounge, but Passholders may experience a special meet & greet in the Magic Eye Theater.
• In the past, the lounge has been equipped with free phone charging stations. While that’s not listed on Disney’s website yet, we will be there opening day to show you around. Hopefully the chargers are back.

• Other Passholder perks starting May 1st include a new Passholder popcorn bucket, a Passholder mug, new Passholder merchandise, and Passholder Character Greetings.

Passholder Summer Days Character Greetings: 

• Dates: May 1 to July 31,2026, daily
• Times: 10:00am to 6:00pm
• Location: Magic Eye Theater. This is the theater showing the Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival. It is to the left if you’re facing the Imagination Pavilion. You’ll find the Passholder character meet and greet in the lobby area before the theater- you can’t miss it.

We’ll check out all of the new Passholder perks on May 1st and will report back here with pictures and info!