There are MORE benefits to staying at a Disney World hotel these days!
Port Orleans Resort — French Quarter
With offerings like the Disney Dining Plan and the option to book your Lightning Lanes 7 days before your vacation, there are definitely more perks to staying at a Disney Resort than there used to be. But coming in 2025, there will be a NEW offering…and we’ve got a way to hack it!
Disney World announced a while back that in 2025, those staying at Disney Resorts (including Disney Vacation Club properties) will receive FREE admission to a Disney World water park on their check-in day. You’ll be able to use this perk at either Blizzard Beach Water Park or Typhoon Lagoon Water Park and only on your check-in day.
Saratoga Springs
Currently, this benefit is only offered to those with check-in dates from January 1st to December 31st, 2025, but we’ll be on the lookout in case that changes in the future. The perk is subject to availability, and to get the free admission, all those hoping to use the ticket must be listed on the hotel reservation.
Wilderness Lodge
The complimentary admission will apply to whichever water park is open at the time, as Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon will continue to have staggered annual refurbishments. The website says, “Guests should be able to enjoy at least one water park experience year-round.”
Typhoon Lagoon Water Park
But what if you want to REALLY take advantage of this perk next year? Well, we’ve got a hack for you! A Disney Cast Member recently confirmed for us that if you have a split stay in 2025 (you’re splitting your Disney World vacation between two different hotels), you’ll be able to use the complimentary water park admission on BOTH of your check-in days.
Grand Floridian Resort
So for example, if you check into the All-Star Movies Resort on a Sunday, you can use your water park admission that day. But if you check out of All-Star Movies and into Port Orleans — Riverside on Wednesday, you’ll be able to go to the water park AGAIN on Wednesday.
Disney’s Riviera Resort — deluxe
That’s a pretty great deal, and a good option for those who want to split up their trip! Swapping hotels is usually a good time to take a day off from the regular parks, so why not drop off your luggage at the new hotel and head to the water park instead?
Bungalows at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
We’ll be interested to see how this new offering changes the crowd levels at the water parks in 2025 and how it affects the resorts. Stay tuned to DFB for all the updates!
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While this benefit makes split stays more attractive…. the new advanced reservation system for lightening lanes makes them much less attractive. So you’ve got to decide a few things.
1) Do you want to stay in multiple hotels during your visit
2) Are the free water park tickets something you’ll use and be excited about.
3) Are you ok with booking lightening lanes for the second hotel visit a little later than you can book ones for the first hotel visit.
Lots of consideration needs to go into if a split stay is worth it for your family with the new benefits. (or if they’ll affect how you do Disney in any way whatsoever!)