This week, Disney made some alterations to the list of hotels that are eligible for the early entry benefit some guests receive at Walt Disney World.
Participating Early Entry Locations
Guests staying at all Disney Resort hotels and “select other hotels” are eligible to take advantage of a 30-minute early entry into Walt Disney World theme parks every day. Earlier this week, Disney limited several of the “select other hotels” to only have access to this perk through the end of 2023.
B Resort & Spa Lake Buena Vista, Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, Waldorf Astoria Orlando, Drury Plaza Hotel Orlando Lake Buena Vista, Wyndham Garden Lake Buena Vista, and Wyndham Lake Buena Vista were all listed on the official Disney website as only offering the perk through December 31, 2023.
Since then, two of those were added to the list of Disney Resorts and select hotels that are offering the perk through 2024: Wyndham Garden Lake Buena Vista and Wyndham Lake Buena Vista.
The current list of participating hotels is as follows:
Early theme park entry is a benefit for registered Guests staying at Disney Resort hotels and select other hotels, which include:
- Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
- Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
- Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
- Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
- Disney’s Pop Century Resort
- The Campsites at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort
- Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
- Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
- The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Disney’s Beach Club Resort
- Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
- Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
- 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 Villas – Jambo House
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
- Disney’s Beach Club Villas
- Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
- Disney’s Old Key West Resort
- Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
- Disney’s Riviera Resort
- Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
- The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
- Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
- Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
- DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando
- Four Seasons Resort Orlando
- Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace
- Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista
- Holiday Inn Orlando
- Shades of Green® on Walt Disney World® Resort
- Wyndham Garden Lake Buena Vista
- Wyndham Lake Buena Vista
Now through December 31, 2023, the following hotels offer early theme park entry for registered Guests:
- B Resort & Spa Lake Buena Vista
- Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
- Waldorf Astoria Orlando
- Drury Plaza Hotel Orlando Lake Buena Vista
Disney states, “Please check back later for further details regarding 2024.” We assume that this means the list of hotels limited to 2023 only could still end up being added to the greater list that offers the benefit through 2024.
Resort guest early entry was introduced in 2021 as a benefit for resort guests visiting for Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary. It’s clear that the benefit is staying for at least two more years. It replaced “Extra Magic Hours”, a similar benefit that was discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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