Ken Potrock issued a statement and emails were sent out to APs today “In the next several days, we will begin the process of issuing appropriate refunds for eligible Disneyland Resort Annual Passports and sunsetting the current Annual Passport program due to the continued uncertainty of the pandemic and limitations and expected restrictions around the reopening of our theme parks.”
He kept using the term “sunsetting” instead of canceling the program which seems intentional and a clear hint that the program will be back!
Disney “plan(s) to use this time while we remain closed to develop new membership offerings that will utilize consumer insights to deliver choice, flexibility and value for our biggest fans. Once we have more information to share about future membership offerings, our Passholders will be the first to hear from us as we embark on this next chapter.”
APs, that had active passports on March 14,2020, will receive additional discounts on merchandise purchased at DTD and Buena Vista St www.disneyland.com/APSpecialOffers
We also encourage you to stay connected with the Disneyland Annual Passholders Facebook page as we plan to continue our Annual Passport communication and digital content with more special opportunities to come, until new membership offerings are announced.
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Great coverage from MiceChat about this. Sounds like they talked to Ken Potrock about this: https://www.micechat.com/279966-breaking-news-disneyland-annual-pass-program-ending/
Refund page: https://disneyland.disney.go.com/annual-passholder-refund-information/
Letter from Ken: https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2021/01/14/disneyland-cancels-annual-pass-program/