Disney Premier Access passes, Disneyland Paris’ fast pass equivalent, offer visitors the opportunity to pay to skip the queue on some of the most popular rides across Disneyland Paris. With a one-use, 18-ride (dependent on ride closures) pass costing between €110 and €230 and individual rides priced at between €5 and €19, there is no doubt that the passes are expensive but are they worth the high price?
We personally purchased the Disney Premier Access Ultimate and One passes during previous trips to Disneyland Paris. Based on our experience, we wanted to share our experience of whether Disney Premier Access is worth the cost.
Key Takeaways
- Disneyland Paris offers Premier Access passes (Ultimate or One) to skip lines at select rides, replacing the old free FastPass.
- Ultimate Passes range from €110–€230 and cover all included rides (subject to ride closures) once at any time
- One Passes cost between €5 and €19 and let you pay per ride for access during an allocated time slot.
- Children aged 3 and over need their own pass to use the Premier Access Queue. Children under 3 can join you without a pass.
- Passes save time, especially on busy park days, but are expensive
What is Disney Premier Access?
Disney Premier Access is a paid replacement for the free Fast Passes that were available in Disneyland Paris up to 2021. Premier Access passes are available to purchase via the Disneyland Paris website and app and allow riders to join the dedicated priority lines for selected rides – check prices now!
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Visitors to Disneyland Paris have two options for purchasing premier access:
- Disney Premier Access Ultimate: a multi-attraction pass that allows visitors to ride each of the 18 (depending on ride closures at time of visit) listed Disney Premier Access Ultimate attractions one time, whenever they choose. Disney Premier Access Ultimate Passes vary in cost depending on the day you visit as the passes are priced dynamically.
If you are planning to purchase a Disney Premier Access Ultimate pass then we recommend that you have a 2 park ticket so you can use your pass to the fullest – you will then be able to use it for rides like Frozen Ever After and Spider-Man in Disney Adventure World and then go over to the Disneyland Park to enjoy Big Thunder Mountain, Peter Pan, Buzz and more – check prices now!
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- Disney Premier Access One: a one-time pass for a single ride on the listed Disney Premier Access One rides. Visitors can purchase a pass for the next available timeslot and join the priority line for the ride at that time. Guests can purchase up to three Disney Premier Access One passes per attraction, per guest, per day, but you can only hold a Premier Access One booking for one attraction at a time; once the time slot for your current booking begins, you can purchase another, with up to 12 passes available for the same attraction and time slot in a single transaction. Disney Premier Access One Passes vary in cost depending on the ride.
All the prices we’ve included are examples from our previous visits. Prices vary depending on the attraction and the date of your visit so do keep this in mind – for example, Frozen Ever After ranges from €16–€19 and Raiponce Tangled Spin from €5–€9.
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How to Purchase Disney Premier Access Ultimate Passes?
There are a few ways to purchase Disney Premier Access Ultimate Passes. The easiest way is to go to the Disneyland Paris website to make a reservation or add to an existing reservation:
1 | If you are reserving a hotel and tickets package:
- Check the Disney hotel availability and pricing – click here to check availability and prices
- Add the Disney Premier Ultimate Pass to your package as part of your reservation
2 | If you are purchasing Disneyland Paris park tickets:
The Disney Premier Access Ultimate Pass can be added to your tickets at the time of purchase:
- Visit the Disneyland Paris website to reserve tickets – check prices now!
- After you add your tickets to the cart there is an option to add extras including Disney Premier Access Ultimate Pass and reserved tickets to the Disney shows (you can reserve access to the best seating area and avoid queueing too far in advance for shows like the Lion King or Mickey and the Magician if you reserve tickets in advance)
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3 | If you already have a Disney hotel and tickets package:
- Visit the Disneyland Paris website and log into your account.
- Click on ‘My Bookings’ and then click ‘Manage My Booking’ on the booking you want to add Disney Premier Access Ultimate Passes.
- Click on ‘Your Extras’ and there will be a Disney Premier Ultimate Pass section where you can check the price on your specific days and purchase the passes.
- You can also add through the App if you have linked your tickets and are within 7 days of arrival.
What rides are included in Disney Premier Access?
The Disney Premier Access Pass allows priority access to some of the most popular rides across the two Disneyland Paris Parks.
18 rides are listed for the Ultimate Pass but the number you can ride is dependent on ride closures at the time of your visit. For example, Crush’s Coaster closed on 7 September 2026 and will remain closed until summer 2027. It is still technically one of the 18 eligible Ultimate attractions, but right now guests cannot use it. That means someone buying Ultimate today effectively has 17 operating Ultimate attractions, subject to other temporary closures – you can check the scheduled ride closures at Disneyland Paris here.
- Disneyland Paris Park: It’s a Small World, Big Thunder Mountain (102cm), Peter Pan’s Flight, Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain (120cm), Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast, Pirates of the Caribbean, Autopia (81cm to ride, 132cm to drive), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril (140cm), Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (102cm), Phantom Manor, Orbitron (Orbitron is only covered under the Disney Premier Access One individual passes, it is not included in the Disney Premier Access Ultimate pass)
- Disney Adventure World: Frozen Ever After, Crush’s Coaster (107cm), Ratatouille: The Adventure, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (102cm), Cars Road Trip, Avengers Assemble: Flight Force (120cm) and Spider-Man W.E.B. Adventure, Raiponce Tangled Spin.
Disney Premier Access Pass tips: we ride Cars Road Trip every day we visit and have almost always walked straight on or waited in a short queue. In my experience, and from what I’ve seen online, a Premier Access Pass isn’t typically needed for Cars Road Trip. Pirates of the Caribbean tends to have a relatively short wait time (most of the queue time is spent actually walking towards the ride!) but it’s a nice inclusion at busy times.
How much does Disney Premier Access Cost?
Disney Premier Access passes currently cost:
- Disney Premier Access Ultimate: the price of Disney Premier Access Ultimate passes vary depending on when you visit the park. When planning a future trip we saw prices of €110 per person, €145, €195 and €230 per person across different months. The charge applies to guests aged 3 and over.
- Disney Premier Access One: the price varies depending on the attraction and the date. The most popular rides such as Frozen Ever After (€19), Peter Pan, Crush’s Coaster, Big Thunder Mountain, Twilight Zone of Terror and Ratatouille run at around €12 and €13 while some of the others are €5.
Is a Disney Premier Pass Worth the Cost?
So, is the Disney Premier Access Pass worth it? It’s a time versus cost scenario and, for us, it’s a yes, if we have a short stay (one day in the parks) and especially on the less expensive days! The convenience of significantly reducing the wait time on some of the most popular rides at Disneyland Paris without any forward planning makes the Disney Premier Ultimate Pass absolutely worth the cost for us on those days.
If we are there for more than one day and are staying onsite then we focus on Extra Magic Time. With good planning, it’s possible to ride many of the popular rides with very little wait time.
When making the decision on higher price days or when you have a longer stay there are a number of things we consider:
Benefits of the Premier Pass Ultimate
The combination of a full-capacity park and long wait times make the option of a Premier Pass very attractive:
Reduce wait times: the Premier Pass Ultimate allows the opportunity to reduce the wait times on some of the most popular rides in the park. We saved so much time using the priority queues. The wait times for rides like Spider-Man, Peter Pan, Big Thunder Mountain and Frozen Ever After often exceed 40 minutes (and over an hour for Frozen Ever After).
Easier with younger kids: I really don’t like queueing. And I especially don’t like queueing with children who possess limited amounts of patience! We definitely wouldn’t be able to ride all the rides we wanted without an Ultimate Pass but we can still manage a good variety if we plan our time wisely.
Ride on Demand: one of the biggest benefits of the Disney Premier Ultimate Pass is that you can ride each of the 18 listed rides whenever you choose. The pass is completely flexible and you can enter the priority queue whenever you decide you want to ride.
Make the most of limited time in the park: if you only have a day in the park the Disney Premier Ultimate Pass is awesome for maximising ride time. It makes it possible to get through a huge number of the included rides in a single day while still leaving time for shows and characters.
Includes a wide selection of rides: the Disney Premier Access Ultimate Pass covers a wide selection of the most popular rides across the two parks. If you’re planning to ride the ever-popular thrill rides then Premier Access is a good investment as the queues rarely let up. Crush’s Coaster, Big Thunder Mountain and Peter Pan had long wait times for the entire day and the Premier Pass is very valuable on these rides.
Disneyland Paris Premier Access tip: to ensure the Ultimate Pass is worth the cost you will want to have most or all of the 18 included rides on your must-ride list to make the cost worth it!
If you have Extra Magic Time: Extra Magic Time is an amazing perk available to Disney Hotel guests (you can check out our guide to the best Disneyland Paris Disney hotels) , Les Villages Nature Paris guests (as part of Disneyland Paris package) and Disneyland Pass Gold holders, currently allowing eligible guests to enter one or both Disney Parks 1 hour before the official opening time.
If you are there for a few days then you can really maximise Extra Magic Time. Our Extra Magic Time usually looks something like:
- We try and do Frozen Ever After and then WEB Adventure in Extra Magic Time at Disney Adventure World
- Start with Big Thunder Mountain and move on to Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain and Buzz Lightyear in Discoveryland.
So really it depends! If you are only there for a a day or two the Disney Premier Ultimate Pass can still be worth it even with Extra Magic Time. The Extra Magic Time passes so quickly and there’s such a great selection of rides across the two parks that it’s still a challenge to squeeze everything in even with the pass and Extra Magic Time!
You can use Extra Magic Time to focus on popular rides that always have long queues but aren’t included in the pass – on the days we had an Ultimate Pass we spent most of our Extra Magic Time in Fantasyland where we ride Dumbo, Lancelot’s Carousel and the Teacups multiple times. My 4-year-old takes advantage of the short queues to grab some bonus rides on his favourite, Big Thunder Mountain, and we rode Orbitron in Discoveryland. It’s also a great time to check out a couple of character meet-and-greets.
We also squeezed in a few bonus rides on Buzz Lightyear and Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain before riding again later in the day with our pass!
With the Disney Adventure World Extra Magic Time you can also tick off rides not included in the pass – Slinky Dog and Cars Quatre Roues Rallye are usually open during Extra Magic Time. Then you can ride Avengers Assemble and Spider-Man W.E.B (which often has queues well in excess of 60 minutes) at your leisure.
If you have a few days to enjoy the parks then you will likely be able to cover many of the popular rides with your Extra Magic Time.
Disney Premier Access One Passes: if you want to skip the queue on a 19th ride then you can purchase a Disney Premier One Pass for Orbitron. The single passes are also a great option if you don’t want the expense of an Ultimate Pass although they are time slot specific so it does require a little planning.
We usually purchase a couple of Disney Premier Access One passes on most of our visits to Disneyland Paris – like when we want to treat our Big Thunder Mountain-obsessed trio to their favourite ride before we set off for home!
Any downsides?
Cost: There’s no denying that Disney Premier Passes are expensive. The Ultimate Pass uses dynamic pricing which varies from €110 to €230 with pricing depending on the day – on low-demand days it’s possible to get an Ultimate Pass for €110 which, for 18 rides, I think is a pretty reasonable price!
We paid €145 per person for our most recent purchase and we felt the Ultimate Pass was still worth the cost given the queue times. On peak days (like Halloween and Christmas) the pass can cost €230 per person and, because there are 5 of us and we visit regularly, we tend to go with some ad-hoc One passes on most trips – we’ve paid for Frozen Ever After (€19) Spiderman W.E.B Adventure (€18), Orbitron (€9), Buzz Lightyear (€12), Crush (€18) and Autopia (€7) so it would have been worthwhile for us to get the full pass!
Even with One Passes the cost quickly adds up – with rides like Crush and Spiderman W.E.B, it can easily become a €75 purchase when you are travelling in a group of 4.
Disney Premier Access tips: If you are visiting across multiple days, check the Ultimate price for each day of your stay as prices can vary considerably by date, and choosing the cheapest day can save a significant amount
Some popular rides aren’t included: If you have younger kids, some of the popular rides such as Dumbo, RC Racer, Slinky Dog and Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop don’t have premier access queues.
Disneyland Paris Disney Premier Access tip: if you do opt for an Ultimate pass we recommend focusing on the other popular rides during Extra Magic Time (if you have access) or in the late evening when queues can taper down on some of the rides. If you don’t mind who you ride with or have older kids that can ride across carriages, Single Rider Access is another great option to cut queue times.
How does Disney Premier Access Work?
After you purchase either a Disney Premier Ultimate or One pass you will have a QR code for the ride for each relevant guest in the Disneyland Paris App. The QR codes are scanned at the priority entrance to the ride and each rider in possession of a Disney Premier Access pass can join the priority queue.
Disney Premier Pass tip: we did everything through the Disneyland Paris App on our phones. If you don’t have a phone you can still purchase Premier Access at City Hall in the Disneyland Park or at Studio Services in Disney Adventure World.
On some rides the Disney Premier Access can be almost instant while on others there can still be a short wait time. It really depends on the pre-ride set-up and how many riders have priority access at that specific time.
Frozen Ever After is extremely popular and can have long return times or sell out completely.
Disneyland Paris Premier Pass tip: we experienced wait times of less than 10 minutes on most of the rides but a couple (Crush’s Coaster, Tower of Terror, Spider-Man Web Adventure and Buzz Lightyear) still required a 15 to 20 minute wait – this is due to the pre shows on Tower of Terror and Spider-Man, and for other rides it’s down to where the premier line meets the regular line.
Disney Premier Access Ultimate vs Disney Premier Access One
Disney Premier Access One is effectively an a la carte version of Disney Premier Access Ultimate. Guests can purchase premier access for any of the 18 rides included in the Disney Premier Access Ultimate pass as well as Orbitron.
Disney Premier Access tip: always check the ride wait times before purchasing any Disney Premier Access One Passes. On busy days, especially when the park is at full capacity, Premier Access is absolutely worth it. If the park is quiet and queue times are short (a seemingly rare occurrence at the moment!) then a Premier Pass might not be worth the expense.
The main differences between a Disney Premier Access One Pass and a Disney Premier Access Ultimate Pass are:
- Ride Selection: the Disney Premier Access One pass is available for all 18 (depending on ride closures at the time of your visit) of the rides included in the Disney Premier Access Ultimate pass. Guests can also purchase a Disney Premier Access One pass for Orbitron which is not included in the Ultimate Pass.
- Time slots for rides: Guests can ride at whatever time they choose to with an Ultimate pass. With the Disney Premier Access One pass guests are allocated a time slot during which they are allowed access to the ride. A limited number of Premier Access One slots are allocated each hour so you might have to wait a while for your slot time for the most popular rides at peak times.
Do Children Need to purchase a Disney Premier Pass?
Children aged 3 and over need to purchase a full-price Disney Premier Pass if you want to take them through the priority queue although younger guests won’t meet the height requirements for some of the rides. This is mainly something to consider with younger or shorter children. We’ve had Passes when our children were various ages – our 3-year-old could only ride 11/18 rides but our 4-year-old was able to ride 15/18 rides available under the Disney Premier Ultimate Pass, our 8 year old can still only hit 17/18 (Indiana Jones still eludes him until he reaches 140cm!). The Ultimate Pass is worth it for ages 4 and up in my experience.
However, you don’t need to purchase a Premier Pass for everyone in your party. If you are worried about younger kids not using all the rides you could purchase individual Disney Premier One passes for the rides they can ride and then they can join you using the priority entrance – the only issue with this is that you will need to wait for their Premier One Pass time slot before you can ride so it’s not quite as flexible.
Disney Premier Access pass tips: if you have a hotels and ticket package you can only buy Ultimate passes for everyone in the party through the website. If you only want to buy passes for some members of the party you can call up or purchase via the app from 7 days before arrival.
Our experience of the Disney Premier Ultimate Pass with young kids
We’ve purchased a pass for our 3-year-old and 4-year-old as part of our tickets and hotel package.
Our 3-year-old was able to ride 11 of 18 rides included in the Disney Premier Ultimate Pass: she went on Frozen Ever After, Raiponce Tangled Spin, Peter Pan’s Flight, Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast, Autopia, Ratatouille, Pirates of the Caribbean, Phantom Manor, “it’s a small world”, Spider-Man W.E.B. Adventure and Cars Road Trip.
Our 4-year-old rode an additional 4 rides (so he made it on 15 of the 18 rides included in the Disney Ultimate Pass): in addition to the rides our 3-year-old went on, he met the requirements for Big Thunder Mountain, Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, Crush’s Coaster, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.
GREAT INFORMATION. THANK-YOU. WHAT IS THE AVERAGE WAIT TIME FOR RIDES WITH THE ULTIMATE PASS?
CAN YOU GO TO BOTH PARKS ON SAME DAY, BACK AND FORTH?
Hi Joy
Most of the rides are almost walk on or less than 5 minutes. Crush takes about 10-15 minutes depending on how many are in the premier queue (still great vs 100+minutes) and Spiderman is probably the same. If you have the 2 park ticket you can go between the two parks as often as you like.
Elaine
This is a great article, thanks!
Can you buy Premier Access One passes for individual rides ahead of time, or do these need to be purchased on the day of your visit?
You can only buy on the day – you get a time to ride (sometimes it can be straight away) and the price can vary a little depending on demand.
Elaine
Thank you for the information. I didn’t see any mention of Pirates. Is it closed? Or not included? Or did you mention it and I just didn’t see it? Thank you.
Hi Paul
Pirates of the Caribbean isn’t included in the Premier Access rides but the queue isn’t usually too long. I’ve usually made it onto the ride in less than 15 minutes – just check the app for the wait time before you go over to make sure it isn’t busy.
Hihi thanks for your infomation. It is very informative.
But i have some questions on the access one pass.
1. You said each person can only buy three attractions per day, but I saw you bought 5 attractions. Was it because couples can buy six (3+3) attractions in one day?
2. Do u know how many access one can I buy at the same time for an attraction if I need to buy to my kids as well?
Hi Phoebe
We bought our one passes over multiple days. I believe it is 3 passes per person per day maximum. You can buy a pass for any tickets listed on your App – so I’ve bought 4 passes per ride (2 adults and 2 kids) – it’s also possible to buy passes for specific people in the group (so I’ve bought a pass for myself and my 4 year old only on some rides).
Elaine
Thanks for the info! Do you know how early the premium access passes sell out? If I book now but wait to book that pass later (we’re going in May), how late can I push it to make that decision?
Thanks again!
Hi Kristen
They are usually fine to add on closer to the time although I’m not sure if the price can vary.
Elaine
Hello! I am planning on going to dlp on Friday the 3rd till Sunday the 5th in February. Are the waiting lines always long or will they be short due to the fact that its February. Would you recommend getting a premier pass for all 3 day? thank you for the help!!
Hi Max
There are school holidays in France so it can be busy but early February might be quieter. You could wait and see how the crowds look and then buy some single passes for rides like Spiderman and Crushes Coaster. If you’re staying onsite Extra Magic Hour is such a great bonus and you can usually fit in a good selection of rides.
Elaine
Hi Elaine, Can you go on the same rides as many times as you like on the ultimate pass or is it just the once?
Hi Sarah
it’s one time access with the pass. You’d have to queue to ride again or purchase a one time pass.
Elaine
If you purchase the ultimate pass- can you ride the attractions multiple times or are you only granted access to each attraction one time?
Hi Amanda
It’s one time access with the pass.
Elaine
Hi,
Can I show the pass at the line for my children to let them on, even if I don’t ride? I don’t have a phone for everyone.
Thanks very much!
I think that would work as they scan at the entrance. We use one phone for all our passes.
Hi do you know if the ultimate pass needs to be used in 1 day?
Would you have to then go from park to park in 1 day?
Hi Hollie, yes it has to be used in one day so you need a 2-park ticket to make the most of it. The parks are next to each other so it’s easy to switch between the two – some days we go twice to each park depending on rides/shows/meet and greets!
Elaine
Great article – thank you!
I am going by myself. Is it worth it to buy the pass or do most rides have the single rider lines?
The single rider option works great on some rides but it’s probably still worth considering getting the Premier Pass – the single rider queue on Crush can still be pretty long and some rides e.g. Big Thunder Mountain don’t have a single rider option. On the other hand, Ratatouille and Space Mountain are relatively quick with the single rider line.
Thank you for the extremely detailed information. Indeed very helpful!
Thanks for writing a terrific article. You mentioned that you went in September. We are going during the week this September for two day trips – 14th and 21st. The crowd calendar is a low date, but I was wondering what your experience was on the ground. We are regular Disney visitors – first time to Paris Disney and no access to early hours as we are based in Paris. Should we bite the bullet and just buy the premier ultimate pass? Thanks so much.
Hi Sarah
It’s so hard to tell right now as the parks seem to be consistently busy. Given it’s a weekday and many children are back to school (you will know the French calendar better than me but I understand the schools return early September) you could wait and see how it looks closer to the time.
Elaine
Thank you, this was very helpful! Can you please tell me the best way to get from Paris to Disneyland and back? I considered the shuttle but it looks like it returns at 9pm and we want to stay out later.
Hi Christine
You can take the RER – the tickets are not expensive. It depends where you want to go in Paris but you might need to change train. The easiest way to plan the route is to pop it in Google maps and take it from there.
Elaine
I read this on Disneylandparis.com:
“You can buy a maximum of 3 Disney Premier Access One per attraction per Guest per day”. This contradicts with what you wrote: “Guests can purchase up to 3 Disney Premier Access One passes per guest per day.” You also wrote “I believe it is 3 passes per person per day maximum.” as a reply to Phoebe. Can you please clarify this? Thanks.
Hi!
I always assumed it was one premier access pass per attraction per day but the wording on the website suggests 3 per attraction per day and no limit on the total number purchased! I’ve never purchased more than one or two individual passes in any given day so I’ll have to double check.
Elaine
Hi thank you for this helpful article! I am a Disney rookie – for a family of five then, for the day, we need to buy the two-park pass for 5 people **plus** 5 premier passes, is that correct? Rough calculations for that sound like approx. $1,500 for a single day, is that what we’re looking at cost-wise?
Thank you!
Hi Amanda
You’d need park hopper passes and the premier passes, yes. Have you looked at staying onsite? We are a family of 5 and find it really good value as park tickets are included from check in to check out if you book direct with Disney – so a one night stay includes 2 days of park passes for everyone on the reservation. Our youngest is one so it’s quite easy to get a room but if you have older kids you could look at the family rooms or Davy Crockett. We’ve stayed at all the onsite hotels, you can read our overview here.
Great article.. thanks for sharing this
Do you happen to know if the ultimate pass helps book show seats in any way?
Hi Mike
No, it only benefits you for the specified rides.
Elaine
Hi. I’m traveling with a party of 4 but 2 of us want the ultimate access pass. Can that be done? If so how? I only see the option on the app to add it to the entire party.
Hi Jon
You can purchase in the app – we were there at the weekend and it was an option when we logged in.
Elaine
Hi, just to see if I understood correctly. The ultimate passes can be used once per person on each of the 15 rides? And there is nothing to do or book time slots? You just scan it on entry to rides?
Thanks for the great review.
Sarah
Hi Sarah
That’s correct as you’ve described. You see the available rides on your app and they are checked off when you scan into the premier access line at each ride. If you book the individual passes you are allocated a time to ride but it can be almost instant.
Elaine
Hi Elaine
Do the premier pass slots sell out quickly if it is a busy day? We are going on Halloween so expect it to be extremely busy. Do I have to consider logging in at midnight??
Many thanks
We are planning to visit DLP in April. I don’t think that the ultimate pass is best option for our family, so we are planning on buying some access one passes instead.
When I research how many access one passes I can purchase per day I can only find a limit of “3 passes per guest per day”. They don’t mention any time limit between the passes or anything about park limitation. Does this mean that I can get 3 passes per guest per day for each park? (making a potential of 6 access one passes for my 1 day visit)?
Hi Nathalie
I’d assume it was 3 passes in total if that’s how the rule is stated. If you plan your day (especially if you have are staying onsite with Extra Magic Hour) you should be fine with less than 3 – Crush, WEBslignger and Peter Pan consistently have a long wait time from open to close but you can usually find a quieter time on the others. Big Thunder and Space Mountain are also long waits but I rode both the other night close to park close and only waited a few minutes.
Elaine
Hi! We´re planning to visit both parks in August. I have few questions:
1. Do you recomend to visit both parks in 1 day? Or it´s better to visit 1 park per day?
2. I think we´ll purchase the ultimate pass, but I want to know how the reservations work, I mean, can we make reservations for many attractions at the same time? Or we have to make reservations one by one? If it´s one bye one, how long do we have to wait to make the next reservation? Thanks for the information!
Hi Maria, we usually stay onsite and the Disney hotel packages include park hopper tickets so you move between the parks. Otherwise I’d do a single park ticket for Disneyland and a park hopper for Walt Disney Studios – sometimes we spend a whole day there but often we pop back over to Disneyland Park later in the day.
If you buy a premier Ultimate pass you just scan into each ride as you wish – you only reserve a time if you are booking the individual rides. You can often book them for quite soon so you could one by one or, if it’s busy, grab some later slots for the popular rides. If you’re staying onsite and have Extra Magic Hour you might be fine with Extra Magic Hour – we usually manage all our favourites when it’s quiet.
You can check out our guides to Extra Magic Hour here and the Disney hotels here if you need more info.
Hi please can you shed some light. I have purchased a dated 2 parks ticket. I want to know if I cancel it and purchase the ultimate premier access ticket from the app, would it serve as the main ticket to get in the parks or do I still have to purchase the standard ticket which you can buy from the main website alongside the premier access ticket???
Thanks in advance.
Hi Tonz
No it doesn’t serve as a park ticket. You need to buy a park ticket and then Premier Access separately – you can also buy pay as you premier access one ride at a time on the day of your visit.
Elaine
Thankyou. There’s much useful information.
Guaranteed access passes are mentioned a few times even though they are not the main subject.
But I wonder, can you provide little more info about these, particularly the cost and if they are necessary for any particular shows?
Hi Tim
I’ve never purchased the guaranteed access but would maybe consider it for a time like Christmas week when the parks are at full capacity. However, on most days, joining the line around 30 minutes before the show should be sufficient. The guaranteed access line does get to enter prior to general entry so you can choose a good seat.
Elaine