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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Tha Realest2 days ago

This, $99 rates at the All-Star resorts, Goofy Movie love, Justin Timberlake relationship drama… The 90’s are BACK baby!

Keladry842 days ago

I'm doing a 1-night stay at All Stars Music at the beginning of my Epic Universe trip end of May, and this perk was what ultimately made me elect for All Stars over a couple of the hotels nearby that have lazy rivers but were about 40-50 dollars more expensive. Factoring in the free water park, granted everything goes smoothly with flights, is what sold me. So for at least some people, it's adding a booking that wouldn't have otherwise been there.

Disone2 days ago

In the case on BB, yes. It's already happening. BB has reached capacity and sometimes they are parking cars across the street.

ToTBellHop3 days ago

They HAVE needed both water parks this month. They just couldn’t pull it off.

Comped3 days ago

I'm pretty sure it was the hanging out bit. At least from what I've seen.

Epcot82Guy3 days ago

If I were to bet, I think they are representative of the same things. I don't think Epic is getting the numbers hoped - though the feedback is pretty positive, so that will likely spell a longer-term upward trend. Disney, like Universal, is not seeing the bookings they need - so this is a fairly aggressive perk in an underutilized asset. I do agree they probably saw a bigger response than they expected, and that is driving this. The question is whether it is driving additional room inventory use (the likely goal) or just cannibalizing what would otherwise be bodies at Disney Springs, hotel restaurants or - a good chunk - just hanging out at the hotel/hotel pool. I think it's a good idea on Disney's part. I just wonder if it is driving additional numbers or just adding to potential guest satisfaction.

plutofan153 days ago

Staffing, qualified lifeguards especially, is a big issue in the spring and fall when colleges/schools are back in session.

DisneyFanatic123 days ago

Here’s the way that I see it… Free waterpark perk? Response to the low bookings from Epic Universe (and to get people to start going to the waterparks again) Two waterparks being open? Response to Blizzard Beach closing frequently to capacity (and finally being able to find enough cast, although staffing will still be a challenge) No, I don’t think Disney saw Epic Universe opening and said “You know what’ll get people over to WDW? Both waterparks being open!”. I think they’re opening both because the perk brought in too many people and made the experience at the waterparks worse. Is it indirectly a response to Epic Universe? Yes, but it’s not like it’s a direct response.

LSLS3 days ago

So you think despite them needing to discount rooms under $100 a night over the summer, they are anticipating crowds so large they will need both parks open? Something they didn't feel needed for Spring Break crowds?

Disone3 days ago

I don't. They're closing it in September. This is not part of their strategy against epic. It's just to get through the summer crowds for the water parks.

LSLS3 days ago

Eh, I think Epic is a large part of it, even in a round about way. They always expected Epic was going to be a net positive for them in that more people would come down and spend at least some time at Disney. I think they've seen their summer numbers are way worse than even in their nightmare scenarios, and they are throwing anything they can to get people to spend at least some time at the park.

Disone3 days ago

Not sure why you discount that. They already announced that Blizzard Beach was going to close and then changed their course on that. I guess you could assume they changed due to epic opening, something we've known about for years. OR they changed their mind because they realized they were leaving money on the table with how busy the water park was due to the new resort benefit being in play. I just don't think there's a world where opening both water parks is the official strategy to combating the opening of Universal Epic Universe. But that's just me. You do you.