Walt Disney World: where to find official information
Everything you need to know to organize a trip to Walt Disney World. Tips for a super fun trip without forgetting anything.
Up-to-date information about Walt Disney World Resort is available on the official Walt Disney World site . There you can find special offers (discounts valid at any time of the year); a Free Disney Vacation Planning DVD Guide, which provides planning tools that the entire family can view and also facilitates a guided tour of theme parks, water parks and resorts.
In addition, it offers accommodation and entertainment options and provides information about shows and attractions.
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You can also access free, custom-made Walt Disney World Resort maps. You can create a custom map for your visit.
If you're celebrating something at Disney , you can access online planning tools to discover suggestions for a plan tailored to that celebration, whether it's a birthday, anniversary or graduation.
If you are traveling with young children, don't miss the section dedicated to the topic: Traveling With Young Children at Walt Disney World Resort. There you will find information about what to pack, travel tips, minimum height requirements for attractions, children's programs, restaurants and more.
About Disney Resorts Hotels : Walt Disney World Resort offers a wide range of accommodations – 24 resorts ranging in price – that allows guests to pay for the services that are important to them. Guests at Disney Budget Hotels enjoy themed facilities, pools and playgrounds, game rooms and standard amenities.
With more than 8,000 rooms across four resorts, nearly one-third of Disney hotel accommodations fall into the Economy category. Families who prefer to be outdoors can rent a campsite at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground (with nearly 800 available) and pitch a tent or bring a recreational vehicle.
Room rates vary depending on when the guest visits. The Economy Season, which takes place during select weeks throughout the year, offers lower rates than the holiday season or high season. Economic Seasons often coincide with theme parks with fewer visitors, which means less time in line and more time having fun!
Weeknight accommodations (Sunday night to Thursday night) sometimes have lower rates than Friday and Saturday nights. In each hotel, room rates vary according to the view of the balcony or terrace. For example, at Disney's Polynesian Resort guests can choose between garden, lagoon or Magic Kingdom views. Rooms with lagoon and Magic Kingdom views cost more than those with garden views.
Room rates vary depending on the time of visit. The economy season, which takes place during select weeks throughout the year, offers lower rates than the holiday season or high season. They often coincide with theme parks with fewer visitors, which means less time in line and more time having fun! Weeknight accommodations (Sunday night to Thursday night) sometimes have lower rates than Friday and Saturday nights.
Many families with young children select accommodations at one of the “monorail resorts” – Disney's Contemporary Resort, Disney's Polynesian Resort or Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. The reason: close location to the Magic Kingdom and convenient monorail transportation between the resorts and the Magic Kingdom and Epcot.
Those traveling without children, on the other hand, enjoy the proximity to Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios of Disney's Yacht Club Resort, Disney's Beach Club Resort and Disney's BoardWalk – as well as the nightlife of Disney's BoardWalk. Trails and water taxis connect the three resorts to Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Benefits of stopping at Disney hotels
With Disney's Magical Express, guests can check their bags at their local airport, skip baggage claim at Orlando International Airport (OIA), and board state-of-the-art buses to receive free transportation to Vacation Kingdom, where their bags will appear by “art.” of magic” in their rooms. When it's time to say goodbye, guests use buses for free transportation back to OIA.
Guests who combine their stay with attraction tickets in the Magic Your Way packages can add the Disney Dining Plan for an all-inclusive “cruise-style” vacation package. All include at least two meals and one snack for each night you stay at a Disney resort.
If you are staying at Disney hotels, when purchasing at select stores through Walt Disney World Resort packages can be delivered to a Disney hotel guest's room at no additional cost, allowing the guest to have fun without having to carry packages on parks.
Additionally, you access the Walt Disney World Transportation System of buses, monorails and boats that combine to practically connect all areas of the Vacation Kingdom. With convenient door-to-door service through the resort, many guests enjoy their Walt Disney World vacation without the need for a car. If you rent a car, Disney hotel guests are exempt from paying parking at the theme parks. By presenting resort ID, guests can enter parking lots for free no matter how many parks they visit during their stay.
Another plus is Extra Magic Hours, which allow guests of Walt Disney World resorts to have exclusive time at a Walt Disney World theme park one hour before the park opens or up to three hours after closing. The park changes every day. Additionally, Disney water parks sometimes open an hour early for guests of select Disney hotels. To take advantage of this extra time in the parks, guests need to have their hotel ID and a Magic Your Way ticket valid for parks offering Extra Magic Hours.
Something else: Guests 17 and under stay free of charge in their parents' room (up to designated room capacity) at Walt Disney World resorts.
