My Disney Experience app updated

Walt Disney World has changed one of the more awkward parts of trip planning: some guests can now make theme park reservations inside the My Disney Experience app instead of being redirected to a mobile browser. TouringPlans reported the change on May 19 after testing the updated flow in the app. Disney’s official app and planning pages describe My Disney Experience as the main tool for managing plans, tickets and reservations, though Disney’s public materials do not spell out the app change in the same detail. The update matters mainly for the subset of Walt Disney World visitors who still need park reservations. Disney’s reservation rules now apply chiefly to Annual Passholders and certain other non-date-based admission products, while guests with date-based tickets generally do not need to reserve a park in advance. Disney’s park reservation page says Annual Passholders may visit without a reservation on select “good-to-go” days or after 2:00 p.m., with an exception for Saturdays and Sundays at Magic Kingdom. (touringplans.com) ### Who actually uses this new in-app reservation flow? Annual Passholders are the clearest group affected. Disney’s official reservation page says passholders must have valid admission and may need a theme park reservation, depending on the day and park. That means the app update removes a step for people who were already managing availability, park selection and daily plans on their phones. (touringplans.com) TouringPlans said the initial process remains the same until the point where the app previously pushed users to a web page. The site said the new version now completes the reservation flow inside My Disney Experience, which it said should reduce time and friction for guests trying to lock in a park. ### What does Disney’s app already handle besides reservations? (disneyworld.disney.go.com) My Disney Experience already serves as Walt Disney World’s central planning app. Disney says guests can use it to see bookings in “My Plans,” check park hours and wait times, navigate the parks, order food, make dining reservations and use hotel features such as mobile check-in and room access at Disney Resort hotels. (touringplans.com) Disney’s planning pages also say guests can manage reservations, theme park admission and daily itineraries through the app. The reservation change fits that broader pattern of moving trip-planning tasks into a single mobile workflow rather than splitting them between the app and browser pages. That description is an inference based on Disney’s existing app functions and the newly reported reservation flow. (disneyworld.disney.go.com) ### Is Disneyland also changing Park Hopper rules on June 9? Disneyland Resort’s official public pages do not yet confirm that. As of May 20, Disneyland’s Park Hopper page says guests with a valid Park Hopper ticket or Magic Key pass may switch parks beginning at 11:00 a.m., subject to availability. A Disneyland FAQ page repeats the same 11:00 a.m. start time, and the resort’s current calendar also lists Park Hopper availability beginning at 11:00 a.m. (disneyworld.disney.go.com) The user-provided context referenced a June 9 change removing that restriction, but Disney’s official Disneyland pages available today still show the current 11:00 a.m. rule. Because Disney has not posted a matching official update in the sources reviewed, that part of the story remains unverified. ### What should Disney guests watch next? June 9 is the date to watch for Disneyland if Disney updates its Park Hopper rules. (disneyland.disney.go.com) Guests planning California trips should check the official Park Hopper page, the Disneyland app and the park-hours calendar for any change to hopping times. Walt Disney World guests who still need reservations can look for the updated booking flow now in My Disney Experience.