Disneyland Magic Keyholders who purchased the highest-priced annual passes last year will find themselves paying more for fewer days of access to the Anaheim theme park when renewals become available later this week.

Disneyland will raise Magic Key prices from 8% to 16% when annual pass renewals go on sale to existing passholders on Thursday, Aug. 18 no earlier than 9 a.m.

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A new Inspire top-tier annual pass with no park access during the two weeks around Christmas and New Year’s Day replaces the former Dream Key with year-round access that is being retired.

The new prices for the four Disneyland Magic Key annual passes: Inspire $1,599, Believe $1,099, Enchant $699 and Imagine $449. Magic Key costs will increase $200 (14%) for the Inspire Key compared to the former Dream Key, $150 (16%) for the Believe Key, $50 (8%) for the Enchant Key and $50 (13%) Imagine Key, which is available only to Southern California residents.

All four Magic Keys now offer a 20% discount on the Genie+ line-cutting service. Inspire and Believe passholders now get unlimited PhotoPass digital downloads. Enchant and Imagine passholders get a 25% discount on parking at the Toy Story lot — when the passes are available for reservations and blockout dates are not in effect. Like the former Dream Key, the new Inspire Key will continue to include parking while the Believe Key will offer a 50% discount on parking.

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The latest updates come as the one-year anniversary of the Magic Key program that replaced the decades-old annual passholder program approaches on Aug. 25.

Existing passholders can purchase any of the four Magic Key passes regardless of their current pass — as long as they are within the renewal window.

With a limited number of passes for sale, each Magic Key type can have renewals paused at any time. That’s a real possibility with sales of all four Magic Key tiers currently paused. As a result, you can expect passholders to overwhelm the Disneyland website and call center phone lines when renewals start on Aug. 18 and in the days that follow.

No new Magic Key sales will be available at this time while Disneyland prioritizes renewals for current passholders.

Monthly payments with no interest will be available for renewing passholders who are California residents.

Passholders with already expired passes because they purchased their Magic Key using a portion of the cost of a multi-day ticket will need to contact the Disneyland call center between Aug. 18 and Aug. 31 to renew their annual passes.

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The lawsuit alleges Disneyland Magic Key annual passholder Jenale Nielsen of Santa Clara County purchased a $1,399 Disneyland Dream Key annual pass with no blockout dates in September 2021, but was unable to make theme park reservations for certain dates in November 2021. Nielsen’s attorneys are seeking to have the case certified as a class action by the U.S. District Court.

The small print in the updated Magic Key contract spells out the rules for passholders. A Magic Key does not guarantee theme park entry even on dates when a pass is not blocked out. Passholders are not entitled to reservations made available to daily ticket buyers. The number of reservations are subject to availability as determined by Disney. Don’t expect to find the phrase “no blockout dates” anywhere in the new Magic Key legalese.