Walt Disney World Resort hotel guests to get free water park admission

Feb 26, 2024 in "Typhoon Lagoon"

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Typhoon Lagoon reopening

Posted: Monday February 26, 2024 1:00pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Starting in 2025, guests checking into a Walt Disney World Resort hotel will be treated to complimentary access to either Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park or Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park on the day they arrive.

The new benefit is available to guests staying at any Walt Disney World operated hotel, including value, moderate and deluxe categories. It is also available to guests staying with Disney Vacation Club points.

Walt Disney World Resort stays and theme park tickets for 2025 will be available to purchase beginning February 27, 2024

Typhoon Lagoon reopening

Important Information About This Benefit

This benefit is exclusive to registered Guests staying at a Disney Resort hotel with a check-in date from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. All Guests must be on the room reservation.
This benefit is only on the day of check-in, and is valid for admission to either Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park or Disney’s Blizzard Beach water park.
Check the park calendar and operating hours closer to your 2025 arrival to plan your check-in day.
Usage of this benefit is subject to availability.Water parks are subject to extended rehabilitation, seasonal, capacity and weather closures, or may close for other reasons.
Each of water park is refurbished annually. These routine maintenance periods are staggered, so Guests should be able to enjoy at least one water park experience year-round.
Water park admission is nontransferable, nonrefundable and has no cash value, and excludes activities/events separately priced or not open to the general public.
Parks, attractions and other offerings subject to availability, closures and change or cancellation without notice or liability. No refund or credit given for any such changes or cancellation. Park admission and offerings are not guaranteed.

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PurduevianNov 06, 2024

I think this will increase their food sales quite a bit though. More people should be at the water park for lunch now.

Tha RealestNov 06, 2024

I thought about this. But then, this “free” water park bonus makes these parks even less profitable to operate, so I think it’s even more unlikely we’ll see them both open at the same time.

DisneyFanatic12Nov 06, 2024

I believe so, yea. The only wild card is that they have some deep water guards from the Stormalong Bay refurb that *could* be retrained to be waterpark guards (water park guards can work at resorts, but not the other way around). In the very small chance that happened, then we could see both parks open again finally... but I wouldn't hope too much

ToTBellHopNov 06, 2024

Hot take: Y&BC guests still paying full price should be able to go to a water park any day of their vacation while Stormalong Bay is closed.

Tha RealestNov 06, 2024

If they keep with their pattern, then they switch which park is open on the third weekend of March 2025, right?

HauntedPirateNov 05, 2024

ToTBellHopNov 05, 2024

I’m assuming you’re going for the halibut?

HauntedPirateNov 05, 2024

I have the same nothing for a short, non-parks-related stay I have in January. I'm sure Disney's crack IT team will be on it as soon as the Christmas season is over.

MisterPenguinNov 05, 2024

For a hot minute, MDE showed that my December stay in Pop included free access to a water park on my first day. Same for my Feb trip. Now, it's all gone.

nickysMay 10, 2024

You won’t. Dues can only pay for the running of the resort, including transport.

seabreezept813May 10, 2024

🤣 we'll be getting to Caribbean Beach in August at 11am. I already decided we're wearing bathing suits under our clothes on the plane so we can hang at the pool until our room is ready. But definitely much more convenient to just be at the hotel so you can settle in once it's ready!

tissandtullyMay 10, 2024

dues go up either way so whatever

Fido ChuckwagonMay 10, 2024

Ooh, it DVC owners pay for this “perk” out of our annual dues I’m going to be pissed.

DisneyFanatic12May 10, 2024

Is it easy take advantage of this? Not for everyone. But this is a crazy over exaggeration. The waterparks have showers if showering before getting back to your room is a concern. Not knowing when your room is ready, to me, is exactly the same as going to the parks or Disney Springs before you room is ready. Easier, actually, since you just leave your stuff at your chair at the waterparks rather than hauling it around everywhere, if you don’t want to go to the bell hops. You also don’t have to get to your hotel all wet, just bring a set of dry clothes with you. Change in one of the changing rooms at the waterpark, have some fun, shower and put on dry clothes, go to your hotel room. Not easy for everyone depending on how you like to vacation, but certainly not any more difficult than going to a park IMO.