One of the biggest advantages of staying at a Disney World hotel is not the ambiance of Disney magic (although that is pretty amazing), but the free perks that come along with the reservation!
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
You get free transportation almost anywhere around Disney property (can’t go from Disney Springs to the parks though), but you also get Early Entry into the four parks on any given day! If you’re heading to Disney World in 2025, these are the hotels that will give you Early Entry perks.
However, things can change between now and the start of 2025, since we have 9 more months of 2024 to get through, but at this time, since bookings are available for 2025, we can assume that Disney would have made a note about these hotels choosing to not offer Early Entry in 2025 by now.
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
We’ll be sure to keep this post updated if things change. The full list of Disney World Hotels that should be offering Early Entry in 2025 is:
- The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort
- The Campsites at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort
- 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
- Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- The Villas at 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 Riviera Resort
- Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
Art of Animation
Certain Good Neighbor Hotels will also offer Early Entry as a perk. In 2025, these hotels are currently slated to be:
- Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
- Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
- Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
- B Resort & Spa Lake Buena Vista
- DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando
- Drury Plaza Hotel Orlando Lake Buena Vista
- 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
- Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
- Waldorf Astoria Orlando
- Wyndham Garden Lake Buena Vista
- Wyndham Lake Buena Vista
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
Many of these Good Neighbor Hotel offer fantastic deals for staying close to the parks on a budget, but we’d like to warn you against using their free transportation to and from the parks. It’s not Disney’s transportation, and sometimes it can be much slower and cause you to miss certain events like rope drop, dining reservations, and more.
Here’s why people AREN’T staying at Disney World Hotels and are choosing Good Neighbor Hotels instead!
As always, be sure to stay tuned to DFB for all the latest Disney recommendations, news, and more!
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Do you use Early Entry when you’re staying at a Disney World hotel? Tell us in the comments!