The Golden Pass is a ticket which allows the holder lifetime access to all nine of the theme parks owned and operated by

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. First awarded in 1955 to Dave MacPherson, the first member of the public to become a paying guest at

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, the Pass is awarded to all

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made a significant impact on the Disney legacy." The honor was established in 1987, and was traditionally awarded annually during a spe ...

and has been handed to dignitaries, the

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and sitting heads of state, and all members of the board of directors.

Accepting locations

The Pass is valid at the following parks:

Disneyland Resort

# California Adventure

Walt Disney World Resort

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# Epcot #

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# Animal Kingdom

Paris Disney Resort

Disneyland Paris Disneyland Paris is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, France, located about east of Paris. It encompasses two theme parks, seven Disney-owned hotels, two convention centers, a golf course, an arena, and a shopping, dining and entert ...

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Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

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When Passes were renewed at the start of 2005, the

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was still under construction and it was noted on the Pass that it would not be valid for entry. This was changed in 2006. The two parks at the

Tokyo Disney Resort The (local nickname ''TDR'') is a theme park and vacation resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just east of Tokyo. The resort is owned and operated by the Oriental Land Company, the Oriental Land Co., a subsidiary of the Keisei Electric Rai ...

Tokyo Disneyland is a theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo. Its main gate is directly adjacent to both Maihama Station and Tokyo Disneyland Station. It was the first Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Disney park t ...

and

Tokyo DisneySea is a theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, just next to Tokyo. It opened on 4 September 2001, at a cost of 335 billion yen. The Oriental Land Company owns the park, and licenses intellectual prope ...

- are not part of the allowance, as they are owned and operated by

The Oriental Land Company The , also known as Oriental Land is a Japanese leisure and tourism company headquartered in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan where it also owns and operates the Tokyo Disney Resort. The company operates in three segments, divided as theme parks, hotels, ...

under licenses from Disney. On May 2, 2006, Disney honored the two billionth guest of a Disney park at

. The guest received a modified version of the Golden Pass entitling the holder to admission to the two theme parks at the Tokyo Disney Resort. The Oriental Land Company allowed this because the two billion count included guests at Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.

References

{{reflist Walt Disney Parks and Resorts