Is there any better feeling than saving money on your Disney vacation?
Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
You watch as that price drops when you apply a discount, and it feels GLORIOUS. However, there’s a problem here that we need you to know about — discounts on hotel stays are fantastic and all fun and games, until you realize the discount isn’t what it said it would be.
You’ve already taken the first step: you’re on the Disney Special Offers, Deals, and Discounts page to try to save money — whoo hoo! For this example, let’s look at one of the current deals available on the page, which is the “Save up to 30% on rooms at select Disney Resort hotels when you stay 5 consecutive nights or longer—or save up to 25% on shorter stays. This offer is valid for stays most nights from July 8 to October 3, 2024.” deal.
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This sounds fantastic upon first glance, right? Well, unfortunately, things aren’t totally as they seem. When reading the fine print, you’ll see that the discount doesn’t just rely on how many nights you stay, but also WHERE you stay. At the following resorts, you’ll only receive 10% off your stay.
- Disney’s Art of Animation Resort – The Little Mermaid Standard Rooms
- Disney’s Beach Club Resort – Deluxe Rooms
- Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort — for standard rooms and villas
Art of Animation
To save 20% on stays 5 or more nights OR to save 15% on stays that are 1-4 nights, you can stay at:
- Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
- Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
- Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
- Disney’s Pop Century Resort
Pop Century
To save 25% on stays 5 or more nights OR to save 20% on stays that are 1-4 nights, you can stay at:
- The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort
- Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort – 5th Sleeper Rooms, King Bed Rooms, and Preferred Rooms
- Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
Port Orleans — Riverside
To save 30% on stays 5 or more nights OR to save 25% on stays that are 1-4 nights, you can stay at:
- Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
- Disney’s Art of Animation Resort – Family Suites
- Disney’s Beach Club Resort
- Disney’s Beach Club Villas
- Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
- Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
- Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Disney’s Old Key West Resort
- Disney’s Riviera Resort
- Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
- The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Animal Kingdom Lodge
See? Getting the full discount Disney advertises is much harder than it seems, and there are even some hotel options you can’t use the discount on AT ALL!
- 3-Bedroom Villas
- Standard View, Water, or Pool Views at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
- Treehouse Villas at Disney’s Saratoga Springs
- The Cabins at Copper Creek Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- The Bungalows at Disney’s Polynesian Village
- Deluxe Studios and 2-Bedroom “Lockoff” Villas at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge – Jambo House
- The Cabins and Campsite at Disney’s Fort Wilderness
- Any Club Level Rooms and Suites across Disney’s Moderate and Deluxe Resort hotels.
Fort Wilderness
A little discouraging, right? Now, that doesn’t mean you’ll never get to save bigger on these types of rooms, it could just be the promotion that Disney is running at the time! So before you get super excited and plan the entire rest of your vacation, really look into that fine print for the hotel deal first.
Caribbean Beach Resort
If this all seems a little too complicated, WE GET IT! That’s why we recommend using our friends at Small World Vacations! Completely for FREE, their team of experienced travel agents won’t just book you the best discounts that are currently available, but they’ll also continue to monitor your reservation for possible future savings, too! They’ll compare all the discounts and figure out which one works best for your travel party, dates, resort, and touring plans, taking all the stress out of your trip!
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Disney’s discounts are a bit slimy and deceiving. I am used to their game and disappointment.
You have to stay at a specific resort
You have to have a specific room type (usually the more expensive one)
You have to buy tickets for the parks
You have to stay a certain number of days
You have to have your stay in the dates specified
Very important: limited rooms available
I have not gotten a discount since 2019. My current discount that I have is free meals with the Chase Card. Thanks Chase! A disney cast member checked the discount against their “30% off” and found my discount was better.