TinkAgainU
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For the record, all but Imagine Key Passes are still available today 3/8 at 1:40 PST
https://www.disneytouristblog.com/disneyland-higher-crowds-2024/
Seems the demand for MKs are going down but it sure doesn’t reflect on the crowd levels. What gives?
Not only the price but the block-outs on that key got ridiculous. I downgraded at renewal to Enchant for my boys. Losing summers sucks but I simply couldn't justify Believe anymore.Looks like they found the breaking point for demand. That $150 pushed us out of our Believe key.
We're front loading our disneyland days this year to June with two sets of 3 Day SoCal . getting usual OBB to break the fall dolldrums; but probably will miss holidays this year. May do AUL for thanksgiving or WDW in Jan next year to break it up. Still will be significantly ahead of a Believe pass would need.Not only the price but the block-outs on that key got ridiculous. I downgraded at renewal to Enchant for my boys. Losing summers sucks but I simply couldn't justify Believe anymore.
If prices keep going up the way they have been, we might have to be done with our Magic Keys. Never thought I’d live to see the day I said that but the prices have just gotten too high with too many block-outs.
Still not worth it for us. The break even on the most expensive one with the fewest black out dates is still a lot. If we didn't already have WDW and Universal Orlando passes and own DVC at Boardwalk at WDW it might be different. Plus, we don't have enough direct DVC points to stay that often at the Disneyland Villas.
I’m pretty sure you can just buy new MKs now, let the old ones expire, and then you have a year to activate these new ones. No need to wait for the old ones to expire first.I'm considering taking a gamble and not renewing until later which will get us outside of our renewal window and "hopefully" be a new MK that will start the clock over with a August 2025 expire date. Here is my situation -
What that background would you take that gamble and hope that Believe Keys are open for sale in the coming months? How long do I have to wait to purchase after our MKs expire for them to be considered new MKs and the clock resets? Is the gamble not worth it and should I just "eat" the 4 months we don't need the MK to make sure I can 100% keep my MK?
- Our April trip still falls under the current renewal year so we don't need a new one to do this trip.
- As we are doing a long trip to WDW for 14 nights this summer don't have any May, June, or July trips booked. @MrsNVDISFamily may take the kids in May but happy to skip DL and just do Knotts and other stuff with the family.
- We do have August, October, and November trips booked already and will 99% chance book a Spring 2025 trip + Summer 2025 trips (likely will skip Florida in 2025).
- We have Believe Keys and will likely keep that tier of Key but we are tempted to upgrade to Inspire Keys.
Appreciate any advice/wisdom.
^^^ This!!I’m pretty sure you can just buy new MKs now, let the old ones expire, and then you have a year to activate these new ones. No need to wait for the old ones to expire first.
I also have believe keys and did not want to waste “months” on the key with a renewal. My keys expire in July, and I was also afraid of being shut out because I have other plans in late 2024 and early 2025, so I hopped on the first day and purchased Inspire keys.I'm considering taking a gamble and not renewing until later which will get us outside of our renewal window and "hopefully" be a new MK that will start the clock over with a August 2025 expire date. Here is my situation -
What that background would you take that gamble and hope that Believe Keys are open for sale in the coming months? How long do I have to wait to purchase after our MKs expire for them to be considered new MKs and the clock resets? Is the gamble not worth it and should I just "eat" the 4 months we don't need the MK to make sure I can 100% keep my MK?
- Our April trip still falls under the current renewal year so we don't need a new one to do this trip.
- As we are doing a long trip to WDW for 14 nights this summer don't have any May, June, or July trips booked. @MrsNVDISFamily may take the kids in May but happy to skip DL and just do Knotts and other stuff with the family.
- We do have August, October, and November trips booked already and will 99% chance book a Spring 2025 trip + Summer 2025 trips (likely will skip Florida in 2025).
- We have Believe Keys and will likely keep that tier of Key but we are tempted to upgrade to Inspire Keys.
Appreciate any advice/wisdom.
I have the Inspire Key and the rest of the family uses cash tickets. This way we still get the higher discounts on Food & Merch, early access to OBB tickets and other events, special F&W Festival seating, MK terrace dining, etc.I'm considering taking a gamble and not renewing until later which will get us outside of our renewal window and "hopefully" be a new MK that will start the clock over with a August 2025 expire date. Here is my situation -
What that background would you take that gamble and hope that Believe Keys are open for sale in the coming months? How long do I have to wait to purchase after our MKs expire for them to be considered new MKs and the clock resets? Is the gamble not worth it and should I just "eat" the 4 months we don't need the MK to make sure I can 100% keep my MK?
- Our April trip still falls under the current renewal year so we don't need a new one to do this trip.
- As we are doing a long trip to WDW for 14 nights this summer don't have any May, June, or July trips booked. @MrsNVDISFamily may take the kids in May but happy to skip DL and just do Knotts and other stuff with the family.
- We do have August, October, and November trips booked already and will 99% chance book a Spring 2025 trip + Summer 2025 trips (likely will skip Florida in 2025).
- We have Believe Keys and will likely keep that tier of Key but we are tempted to upgrade to Inspire Keys.
Appreciate any advice/wisdom.
You ever get tempted to go off to DL by yourself? It’s kinda funny how everyone wants the MKs to be a little bit different to cater to our unique individual needs. I’d be onboard with a discounted DVC key without parking. But think about how small we DVC people are in the west coast compared to the rest of the public, even with VDH. As much as we love DL, we have embraced WDW because of our easy access to APs, even if we’re coming all the way from Hawaii. I love the smallness and ease of DL. But I hate that Disney makes it a less appealing destination for out of town guests.I have the Inspire Key and the rest of the family uses cash tickets. This way we still get the higher discounts on Food & Merch, early access to OBB tickets and other events, special F&W Festival seating, MK terrace dining, etc.
The believe key blacks out a majority of the days we would go. I wish they had a DVC Key that didn’t have parking included at a discounted price….
I go solo twice a year when I go down to LA for other meetings. I usually meet up with friends or family who live down there for dinner and we’ll meet up in downtown Disney or at the hotels.You ever get tempted to go off to DL by yourself? It’s kinda funny how everyone wants the MKs to be a little bit different to cater to our unique individual needs. I’d be onboard with a discounted DVC key without parking. But think about how small we DVC people are in the west coast compared to the rest of the public, even with VDH. As much as we love DL, we have embraced WDW because of our easy access to APs, even if we’re coming all the way from Hawaii. I love the smallness and ease of DL. But I hate that Disney makes it a less appealing destination for out of town guests.