Disneyland will end its 11 a.m. park-hopping restriction on June 9, letting guests with valid park-hopper tickets switch between parks at any time. The change comes after months of planning to do away with the limit later in 2026, and Disneyland’s own update framed it as good news.

For ticket holders, the shift removes one of the day’s most visible constraints. Until now, park hopping had been tied to a set start time, but beginning June 9, the rule changes so guests can move from one park to the other whenever they choose.

The timing matters because Disneyland has been reworking pieces of the guest experience in small but noticeable ways. On May 16, The Curious Child, a new projection show featuring Grogu, debuted, adding another Star Wars-linked draw to the resort’s growing slate of offerings.

Even with the park-hopping change, the basics of visiting Disneyland are not going away. Park reservations remain in place, and the source also says restaurant reservations still matter, along with mobile hurdles tied to Lightning Lane, Mobile Order and Mobile Checkout. So while hopping between parks gets easier, the rest of the day still has plenty of planning built into it.

That is also consistent with the resort’s recent tinkering around Batuu and Galaxy’s Edge, where new Star Wars-related offerings have been rolling out. The park-hopping change is the clearest sign yet that Disneyland is trying to make the day feel less segmented, even as the system around it stays carefully managed.

For now, the answer to the question many visitors were likely asking is straightforward: yes, the Disneyland park hopping policy change starts June 9, and valid park-hopper ticket holders will be able to switch parks at any time from then on.