Being that I wasn’t able to directly book the park I originally wanted, I could have reserved another park and bought the hopper to go to where I actually planned to go. It would have gotten me to spend more money for a hopper that I never wanted in the first place.Not sure I see a direct correlation between park reservations and park hoppers. Whether you have a park hopper or not, you still need a reservation and ticket to an original park. Hopping is optional after that.