Staying at a Disney World hotel on your trip to the Most Magical Place on Earth comes with a TON of perks.

When you stay on-site at Disney, you can get benefits like Early Theme Park Entry each day, plus Extended Evening Hours depending on which at which hotel you stay, and the 7-day booking window for Lightning Lanes. Being closer to the parks is a huge perk, and you can enjoy free transportation as well. Hotel guests could also take advantage of free tickets to Disney’s water parks throughout this summer, but that perk is ending soon, and Typhoon Lagoon is also closing for annual refurbishment soon!

Heads up, water park fans! Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park will be closing on September 9th for its annual refurbishment. Guests will be able to enjoy Blizzard Beach during the closure, and it’s expected that when Typhoon Lagoon reopens in the following months, Blizzard Beach will then close for its refurbishment. That way, come spring and summer of 2027, both water parks will be open again.

Disney World has been offering free water park entry to resort guests on their check-in day, from May 26th, 2026 through September 8th, 2026. As long as Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon are open, everyone staying in your Disney World hotel room can access these water parks for free on check-in day! It’s a great way to spend your check-in day, especially if you didn’t already have plans.

But once September 9th hits and Cool Kids’ Summer comes to an end, this perk will no longer be available. The good news is that Disney has confirmed it will return for summer 2027. We can’t wait!

We’ll be on the lookout for even more Disney World hotel perk updates you need to know about. In the meantime, make sure you stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog for the latest Disney news and beyond!

Have you taken advantage of this Disney World hotel perk? Let us know in the comments below.