Disneyland ends biggest hotel perk of them all

Disneyland ends biggest hotel perk of them all

Disneyland is getting rid of its biggest perk that lets hotel visitors into the parks early to ride Space Mountain, Star Tours, Incredicoaster, Soarin’ and many other popular rides while daily visitors impatiently wait each morning for rope drop. The Disneyland Hotel, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Pixar Place Hotel will stop offering Early Entry access to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure on Jan. 5. “There are fewer reasons for g…

Disneyland ends early access privilege and introduces Lightning Lane perk

From 2026, hotel guests will swap an underused early entry scheme for a Lightning Lane pass, offering faster access to rides and more control over their day. Disneyland has announced it will end its early entry programme, which allowed hotel guests to enter one designated park 30 minutes before opening to the wider public, and replace it with a new privilege programme allowing visitors to skip the queue at many attractions. The early access sche…