Disney has released a new deal for Disneyland & California Adventure admission that offers a discounted Park Hopper ticket via an elusive PIN code with savings of up to $155 off! Here are dates & details about the special offer, plus comparisons to other past & present ticket promos, an assessment of the value proposition, and more.
Let’s start with the basics in case you’ve never heard of PIN codes or have not received an email from Disney about one. PIN codes are the most exclusive of Disney discounts–they are targeted, non-transferrable discount offers sent to a limited number of recipients that offer deep-discounts for select travel dates, early booking of a special offer, or a limited number of discounts for more popular timeframes.
How PIN code recipients are selected is a process that is shrouded in secrecy. Some fans speculate that it’s based upon a complex algorithm that takes into account various factors in order to ‘nudge’ certain potential visitors to book. Others believe it’s random, dictated by manatees pushing around name and discount balls or monkeys with darts.
PIN codes are a good way for Disney to offer discounts to hit attendance or occupancy goals; targeted discount offers like PIN codes are a more sophisticated approach to offer discounts to certain guests while excluding others. They offer granular control of special offer inventory, as opposed to opening the floodgates. Sort of like bouncebacks or offers aimed at Southern California residents, Disney+ subscribers, or Disney Visa Cardholders. Except even more limited.
The goal is to offer the discount to a very limited number of potential guests, and also (and this is key!) use surgical precision to target those guests who most need to be incentivized. Such as those who have not visited for a while according to Disney’s records. The discount is a carrot to lure unsuspecting(?) guests to visit. If you’re regularly booking trips, you’re probably not going to receive a PIN code; no need to entice behavior that’s already happening!
In this case, I received the Disneyland ticket PIN code at an old email address that’s not associated with my MyDisney account. It was previously used to book trips, but that hasn’t been the case in years; it’s dormant from Disney’s perspective. Little do they know that I’m precisely the guest profile who needs no incentivizing; someone who drops untold thousands of dollars on Disney each year. (I’m also a Magic Keymaster and have no use for this, so there’s that.) Here’s a look at the email followed by official details:
Experience a dazzling limited-time celebration and seasonal delights at the Disneyland Resort this fall season. Don’t miss the magic at both parks with this limited-time promotion! Experience both Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park for as low as $139 for a 1-Day Park Hopper ticket.
Valid September 10, 2025, through December 12, 2025. Lightning Lane Multi Pass can be added for additional fees.
Disneyland PIN Code Ticket Prices:
- 1-Day Park Hopper ticket: $139
- 2-Day Park Hopper ticket: $259
- 3-Day Park Hopper ticket: $359
You may purchase up to 5 tickets per transaction, with no more than a total of 3 transactions per PIN. Tickets must be ordered in advance of your arrival. Children younger than age 3 don’t need a ticket.
Tickets are valid for use beginning September 10, 2025, and multi-day tickets expire 13 days after the first day of use or on December 12, 2025, whichever occurs first. Each day of use constitutes one full day of use. Offer valid only for recipients of an email with a personalized, non-transferable PIN, and valid PIN is required to purchase the tickets.
Tickets are nonrefundable, may not be sold or transferred for commercial use and excludes activities and events that are separately priced. Offer may not be combined with other ticket discounts or promotions. Subject to restrictions, change or cancellation without notice. Sales may be paused or terminated at any time.
Pre-purchased theme park tickets do not guarantee park entry on any given day. Theme park reservations are required.
There are a few notable details about this PIN code ticket deal to which we want to draw your attention.
First, this special offer does have a “fuse,” hence the 13 day expiration window. That means you cannot use it during both Halloween Time (see our Guide to Halloween Time at Disneyland) and then during Holiday Time at Disneyland (see our Guide to Christmas at Disneyland) since the end of the former is more than 13 days before the start of the latter (just barely, but it is). On a positive note, you could visit during our favorite week of the year, which is seldom-discounted!
Second, the discounted tickets here are Park Hoppers. That’s clear from the forgoing, but I just want to draw your attention to it for the sake of comparison with other past deals, all of which are base tickets (one park per day) without an upgrade. So this might seem pricey on its face, but once you account for these being Park Hopper tickets and the eligibility period, it’s actually pretty slick.
Finally, it’s unprecedented for a ticket deal like this to cover the heart of Halloween and Christmas. It’s also unprecedented for a discount to encompass several popular holidays without blockouts. Fall Break/Columbus Day, Halloween, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving are all fair game. Usually, ticket deals end for the year in late September, which is precisely why this is targeted as opposed to a wider release.
In a normal year, there are two main types of ticket deals. There’s the summer one, which has morphed from a Golden State deal for all Californians to a general public discount in the last two years. Historically, the summer deal with the wider eligibility pool costs more. Normally, that one would still be ongoing, but it ended over a month early this year (probably due to a mix of Disneyland’s 70th, Halloween, and its popularity during September last year).
Before that, there’s the winter and spring special offer–which ran this year until May 15, 2025–that’s only available to Southern California residents. Disneyland has done this consistently for at least the last decade. It’s the much more established and longstanding deal–the summer discount is more recent addition during the post-reopening era.
This year’s version of that SoCal resident deal was the best we’ve seen in a while, and was actually better than last year–and significantly so. It offered discount admission for as low as $67 per day on select days with the purchase of a 3-day, 1-park per day ticket. By contrast, this year’s summer deal was worse than normal. Both were likely due to the 70th Anniversary; the great deal expired the day before that celebration kicked off, and the bad deal started with the 70th.
There’s also the ongoing Costco Disneyland 70th Anniversary Discount, offering a 3-Day Park Hopper Ticket with Lightning Lane Multi Pass for $450. This special offer is valid for admission from now through December 19, 2025 and also includes a $25 dining card. This is actually a crazy-good deal in terms of bang for buck and the amount of the savings versus sticker price, but it has two major downsides.
This PIN code deal beats the Costco deal on bottom dollar cost, but it’s not an apples to apples comparison. Honestly, though, I’m not sure it’s worth anyone’s time to get any more into the weeds. This PIN code is targeted and the Costco deal is only available in-store on the West Coast. The number of you considering both is probably a handful of people, at the absolute most.
The real value here is simply in pointing out that Disneyland is doing unprecedented things with ticket deals, and there’s probably more of this on the horizon. Crowds have been down lately, and it’s clear that the Disney Vault approach with Magic Key sales isn’t cutting it. We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves, as every time we’ve seen signs of softness in the past Disneyland has ended up turning things around quickly. But discounted tickets for the heart of Halloween through Christmas might suggest things are turning a corner.
Hopefully there’s also value in sharing this as a “heads up” as PIN codes frequently get caught in spam folders. Every time we post about them for Walt Disney World, we invariably get reader comments that they wouldn’t have seen the deal but for our post. So it’s a good idea to check your old email accounts and spam folders if you’re interested in this deal!
Since this PIN code is unlike anything Disneyland has done (to the best of my recollection) in recent memory, I’m just going to share special offer ticket prices from the last several years and let them speak for themselves…
2025 All Guest Summer Ticket Deal Prices
- 3-day, 1-park per day ticket – $360
- 4-day, 1-park per day ticket – $400
2025 SoCal Resident Winter & Spring Ticket Deal Prices:
- 3-day, 1 park per day ticket – $199
- 3-day Park Hopper ticket – $289
- 3-day, 1 park per day ticket with Lightning Lane Multi Pass – $295
- 3-day, Park Hopper ticket with Lightning Lane Multi Pass – $385
2024 All Guest Summer & Fall Ticket Deal Prices:
- 3-Day (Monday-Thursday), 1-Park Per Day Ticket – $249
- 3-Day (Monday to Sunday), 1-Park Per Day Ticket – $299
2024 SoCal Resident Winter & Spring Ticket Deal Prices:
- 3-Day (Monday-Thursday), 1-Park Per Day Ticket – $225
- 3-Day (Monday to Sunday), 1-Park Per Day Ticket – $275
2023 California Resident Summer & Fall Ticket Deal Prices:
- 3-Day (Monday-Thursday), 1-Park Per Day Ticket – $249
- 3-Day (Monday to Sunday), 1-Park Per Day Ticket – $299
2023 SoCal Resident Winter & Spring Ticket Deal Prices:
- 3-day, 1 park per day weekday ticket – $219
- 3-day Park Hopper weekday ticket – $279
- 3-day, 1 park per day weekday ticket with Disney Genie+ service – $294
- 3-day, Park Hopper weekday ticket with Disney Genie+ service – $354
2022 California Resident Summer & Fall Ticket Deal Prices:
- 3-Day (Monday-Thursday), 1-Park Per Day Ticket – $249
- 3-Day (Monday-Sunday), 1-Park Per Day Ticket – $299
2022 SoCal Resident Winter & Spring Ticket Deal Prices:
- 3-Day, 1-Park Per Day Ticket — $199
- 3 Day, 1-Park Per Day Ticket with Disney Genie+ Service — $259
- 3-Day Park Hopper Ticket — $259
- 3-Day Park Hopper Ticket with Disney Genie+ Service — $319
2021 California Resident Disneyland Ticket Deal Prices:
- 3-day, 1-park ticket for $249
- 3-day Park Hopper ticket for $304
2020 SoCal Resident Disneyland Ticket Deal Prices:
- 3-day, 1-park per day ticket for $201
- 3-day Park Hopper ticket for $254
2019 SoCal Resident Disneyland Ticket Deal Prices:
- 3-day, 1-park per day ticket for $179
- 3-day Park Hopper ticket for $234
2018 SoCal Resident Disneyland Ticket Deal Prices:
- 2-day ticket with choice of one park per day for $159
- 2-day Park Hopper ticket for $204
- 3-day ticket with choice of one park per day for $199
- 3-day Park Hopper ticket for $244
2017 SoCal Resident Disneyland Ticket Deal Prices:
- 3-day ticket with choice of one park per day for $149
- 3-day Park Hopper ticket for $189
2016 SoCal Resident Disneyland Ticket Deal Prices:
- 2-day ticket with choice of one park per day for $149
- 2-day Park Hopper ticket for $189
- 3-day ticket with choice of one park per day for $179
- 3-day Park Hopper ticket for $219
Ultimately, this Disneyland PIN code ticket deal is a great option if you’re eligible, want the Park Hopper option, and plan to make a few visits to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure for the Halloween or Christmas seasons. (For recommendations on when to do DLR, see our list of the Best & Worst Weeks to Visit Disneyland in 2025 & 2026.)
Regardless, it’s great to see a discount that’s this aggressive, and during what is typically the busiest 3-month stretch of the year. This is surprising to see during the heart of the Halloween and Holiday seasons, and suggests that more deals are in the pipeline. If you didn’t get the PIN code, see our 2025 Discount Disneyland Ticket Buying Guide for additional recommendations.
Planning a Southern California vacation? For park admission deals, read Tips for Saving Money on Disneyland Tickets. Learn about on-site and off-site hotels in our Anaheim Hotel Reviews & Rankings. For where to eat, check out our Disneyland Restaurant Reviews. For unique ideas of things that’ll improve your trip, check out What to Pack for Disney. For comprehensive advice, consult our Disneyland Vacation Planning Guide. Finally, for guides beyond Disney, check out our Southern California Itineraries for day trips to Los Angeles, Laguna Beach, and tons of other places!
Your Thoughts
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