Is there a free Disney countdown widget for iPhone?

Countdown Widget: Any Event is not a Disney app, but it counts down to any trip, and every widget size is free on the Home Screen and the Lock Screen, with no limit on countdowns.

Can I put a photo from my last trip behind the countdown?

Using your own photo behind a countdown is part of Countdown Pro. The free version has its own backdrops, with no Disney characters.

When can I book dining at Walt Disney World?

Disney’s resort dining pages say Disney Resort hotel guests can make reservations for their whole stay, up to 10 nights, up to 60 days before arrival, and all other guests up to 60 days in advance.

When can I buy Lightning Lane passes?

Disney says guests of Disney Resort hotels and other select hotels can buy them up to 7 days before their stay, and other guests up to 3 days before their park visit.

Does this work for Disneyland too?

The countdown works for any date. The booking windows on this page are the ones Walt Disney World publishes; Disneyland has its own rules.

Disney trip countdown widget for iPhone

Published 2026-10-17 · Updated 2026-10-17 · go ka

Add your arrival day as a countdown and put its widget on your Lock Screen or Home Screen; the number goes down by itself every day. Then add the dates that matter before you go — when dining opens, when Lightning Lane opens — so none of them sneaks up on you. In Countdown Widget: Any Event every widget size is free.

Start your trip countdown — free

Step by step

Install Countdown Widget: Any Event and tap Add Event (or + once you already have events).
Pick Vacation from the ready-made events, name it “Disney World” and set the arrival date. It marks 30 days, a week, the day before and the morning itself.
Choose a backdrop, or your own photo with Pro.
Put it on your screen:
- Lock Screen: touch and hold the Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap Add Widgets under the clock, choose Countdown and tap Done.
- Home Screen: touch and hold an empty area, tap Edit → Add Widget (on iOS 17, tap +), search for Countdown, pick a size and tap Add Widget.

Dates worth their own countdown

Countdown	When it opens	Who
Dining reservations	60 days before arrival, for the whole stay (up to 10 nights)	Disney Resort hotel guests
Dining reservations	60 days before the meal	Everyone else
Lightning Lane passes	7 days before the first day of your stay	Guests of Disney Resort hotels and other select hotels
Lightning Lane passes	3 days before your park visit	Everyone else

Work out each date from your arrival or park day, add it as its own countdown, and the list widget shows them in order: dining first, then Lightning Lane, then the trip. Disney’s own wording is on its Lightning Lane passes page and on each resort’s dining page.

Counting down as a family

With Pro you can invite someone to the countdown, and it shows up on their iPhone too; joining is free. Change the date once and it changes on every phone. See the shared countdown page for how it works.

Planning the days themselves? Fill in the Disney World itinerary template, and make a packing list for the trip.

go ka is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Disney. Disney, Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disney Springs, Lightning Lane, Disneyland and related names are trademarks of Disney. The booking windows above were checked on disneyworld.disney.go.com on October 17, 2026; Disney can change them, so check there before you plan around them.