BREAKING: Water Parks Access To Be Included in Disney World Resort Stays in 2025
Planning for your Disney World trip next year just got much more exciting! Bookings are going to open up tomorrow for 2025 trips, but that’s not the only big news we have for you.
We’ve got the details on a new perk coming to the Disney World hotels next year!
New Water Parks Perk
Starting in 2025, if you’re staying at a Disney World hotel, you will also get access to one of Disney’s water parks for FREE on the day of check-in! This will now be a perk included in your stay.
So, you can head on over to Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach and get the fun started on the day you check in!
Here are the details — this perk is only for registered guests on the room of the reservation, so make sure to include everyone that’s staying in your room on the actual reservation online.
This free admission to a water park is ONLY available on the day of your check-in. Disney said they will share more details later this year, and I would assume they’ll clarify if you have to check-in before you head to the water parks or not (my guess is no!).
Do note that the water parks are refurbished every year so they have staggered periods of being open. They are usually not both open at the same time, but at least one will always be open unless it needs to close for other things like bad weather.
This water park admission is nontransferable, nonrefundable, and has no cash value. It also excludes activities/events separately priced or not open to the general public that happen at the water parks.
Right now, Disney only has its owned hotels listed as included in this perk, so it does not include the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Hotels or Shades of Green. We’ll let you know if that changes.
Here’s is the full list of hotels included in this perk:
- 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 All-Star Movies Resort
- Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
- Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
- 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
- Disney’s Beach Club Resort
- Disney’s Beach Club Villas
- Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
- Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
- Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
- Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Disney’s Old Key West Resort
- Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
- Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
- Disney’s Pop Century Resort
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
- Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
- Disney’s Riviera Resort
- The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort
- The Campsites at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort
- The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Another perk confirmed for 2025 is that guests of Disney World hotels will continue to have 30-minute early theme park access every day at the parks. So, you can get in 30 minutes before the parks open to regular guests.
This perk DOES include Swan & Dolphin and Shades of Green.
And, Extended Evening Hours will be continuing on through 2025 for guests of Deluxe and Deluxe Villa Resorts!
Stay tuned for more Disney World news and updates!