These lucky Disneyland passholders can get into the park for less than a dollar a day
A select group of Disneyland Magic Keyholders will soon be able to upgrade their annual passes and get into the Anaheim theme parks for an extra 33 days this summer for less than a dollar a day.
The new $999 Explore Key will go on sale Tuesday, Jan. 13 no earlier than 9 a.m. as a replacement for the $974 Enchant Key that will be discontinued starting on the same date.
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The new Explore Key will offer similar blockout dates as the Enchant Key, but with an additional 33 days of reservation availability during weekdays in June and July.
The existing Enchant Key blocks reservations around Christmas, Spring Break, Halloween weekends and most of June and July. Current Enchant Keyholders can continue to use their passes until they expire.
Enchant Keyholders can upgrade to the Explore Key for just $25 more starting on Jan. 13.
Your new Explore Key would still have the same expiration date as your old Enchant Key after the $25 upgrade. It’s an easy decision to make if you have an Enchant Key with a summer, fall or winter expiration date, according to MousePlanet.
The $25 upgrade from the Enchant Key to the Explore Key works out to about 76 cents a day for access to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure on those 33 extra days of summer.
Getting into Disneyland for 76 cents a day is cheap even by Magic Key standards.
The new Explore Key will cost $3.87 per day for 258 days of park access compared to the retiring Enchant Key that costs $4.33 per day for 225 days of access.
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The Enchant and Explore Keys are a better bargain on a daily basis than the more expensive Inspire Key ($5.35 per day for 355 days of access) and Believe Key ($4.55 per day for 324 days of access).
The most restrictive Imagine Key remains the best deal at $3.59 per day for 167 days of park access.
Fewer restrictions and greater access comes at a higher daily cost. The most expensive Inspire Key costs 49% more per day than the least expensive Imagine Key.
Magic Key passes are a relative bargain compared to the single-day, single park ticket to Disneyland and DCA that costs $104 to $224 depending on the day of the week and time of year.
Disneyland raised prices in October on two tiers of Magic Key annual passes — with the Inspire pass increasing to $1,899 and the Believe pass climbing to $1,474.
The price of the lowest-tier $599 Imagine pass available only to Southern California residents did not increase during the October price hikes.
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The Imagine Key will also go back on sale Jan. 13 no earlier than 9 a.m. The Inspire and Believe Keys are currently on sale.
The Imagine Key can also be upgraded to an Explore Key starting on Jan. 13 — if you’re willing to pay the $400 difference.