Sure, we love A LOT of things about Disney World Resort hotels — including the perks they have to offer. With that said, there’s always room for improvement.

What can Disney World do better? In which aspects can it improve? These are the kinds of questions Disney fans love to answer, so we polled our readers to see what they wish Disney World hotels should change, and 64% of you agreed that a popular hotel perk should cast a wider net!

Disney World hotels are like no other. I mean, where else can you start your day with a Mickey Waffle, chill by a themed pool, and catch a Disney movie under the stars? Disney hotels rule, and staying at one can be just as fun as going to the parks! But, we’re aware that perfect (as close to it as they try to be), they are not. And with that being said, here’s what our readers demanded Disney World Hotels should change: Extended Evening hours should be available for ALL hotel guests!

Extended Evening hours allow select hotel guests to stay at the parks for a couple of hours after they officially close for the general public. It guarantees exclusive time for hotel guests to ride attractions with lower wait times than average, and this perk is offered only on select nights. However, as great a perk as this sounds, not every Disney World hotel guest can take advantage of it.

Extended Evening hours are only given to guests staying at Disney’s Deluxe Resorts, Swan & Dolphin Resorts, and Shades of Green. That means guests staying at Moderate or Value resorts are not able to take advantage of this after-hours perk.

The hotels that offer Extended Evening Hours include:

Disney Deluxe Resorts

• 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

Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts

• 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 Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort – A Disney Vacation Club Resort (The extended evening theme park hours benefit applies to Disney Vacation Club Cabins only.)
• The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Other Select Hotels

• Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
• Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
• Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
• Shades of Green

Of note, Disney doesn’t own the Swan and Dolphin Hotels, so if you’re looking to get the Extended Evening Hours perk at an economical rate, this is the way to go, as you’ll probably be paying less for this perk than everyone else.

Many readers agreed that it should be a perk given to ALL Disney hotel guests, and we can completely understand why. There is one perk given to every Disney hotel guest, though, no matter what type of resort they’re staying at, and that is Early Entry. With Early Entry, hotel guests are guaranteed 30 minutes in the park before it’s opened to the public.

While it’s uncertain if Extended Evening hours will ever include guests staying at Moderate and Value resorts, an exciting new perk is underway for all Disney hotel guests. Beginning in 2025, resort guests were able to get FREE tickets to one of Disney World’s water parks on the day of their hotel check-in, although we’ll see the dates this perk is valid on will be limited in 2026.

Other hotel perks include free transportation — such as the bus system, water taxis, monorail, and Disney Skyliner — and free hotel and theme park parking.

You also get early access to Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass seven days before your trip (everyone else can book three days ahead of time).

Things are constantly changing at Disney World, so stay tuned as we bring you all the latest must-know Disney resort updates here on DFB!

Every Disney World Hotel Perk Revealed for 2026

What are your thoughts about Extended evening hours being available for all Disney resort guests? Let us know in the comments!

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