Benefits Big and Small for Disney Family Vacations
Disney knows how to make families feel like royalty on vacation! But is it really worth the extra cost of staying on property? Can't you get the same vacation while saving money on your "room"? My answer is no. It is not the same vacation. You are going to miss out on so much more than even these benefits if you choose to stay off property! Check with us before you book your "room" so we can show you the magic before you even begin your vacation!
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FOUR BENEFITS
Disney’s
Magical Express – When guests bound for Disney owned-and-operated hotels are
traveling via commercial airline to Orlando International Airport (OIA), they
can arrange for special luggage tags that allow them to check their bags at
their hometown airport, bypass baggage claim at OIA and board state-of-the-art
motor coaches for complimentary transportation to the Vacation Kingdom, where
their bags “magically” appear in their guestroom. When it’s time to say
good-bye, guests board motor coaches for complimentary transportation back to OIA.
An extra convenience: Guests traveling on participating airlines can check
their baggage for the return flight at their Disney resort, saving time and
luggage-toting at the airport.
Walt
Disney World Transportation System – A Walt Disney World resort
ID is the ticket for buses, monorails and boat launches that combine to connect
virtually all areas of the Vacation Kingdom. With the convenience of “door-to-door”
service throughout the resort, many guests enjoy their Walt Disney World
vacation without a car.
Extra
Magic Hours – Each day, Disney hotel guests are offered exclusive time in a
Walt Disney World theme park one hour prior to scheduled park opening or for up
to three hours after park closing. The park varies from day to day. In
addition, Disney water parks sometimes open one hour early for guests of Disney
hotels. To take advantage of the additional time in the parks, guests must have
their hotel ID plus a Magic Your Way ticket valid for the park(s) offering
Extra Magic Hours. (NOTE: Extra Magic Hours of up to two hours after park close
take effect in January- February 2013).
Disney
Dining Plan – Guests who combine their hotel accommodations and attractions
tickets into a Magic Your Way Package are eligible to add dining for the
convenience of a more-inclusive “cruise-style” vacation package. In 2012, there
are three plan choices to satisfy different budgets and appetites. All include
at least two meals and a snack for each night of a Disney resort stay. Savings
and restaurant choices vary.
OTHER NOTABLE BENEFITS
Location,
location, location- With their on-property location
convenient to the theme parks, the Disney hotels are a haven for guests who
seek a midday swimming break - or a siesta.
Theming- It’s
not just a room. In the same way that Disney’s theme parks offer an escape to a
timeless land of enchantment, a walk down small-town Main Street or a peek at
the future, Disney hotels offer a mix of adventures. Disney Imagineers have
created detailed, themed environments that include the romance and beauty of
Africa at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge to Victorian opulence at Disney’s Grand
Floridian Resort & Spa.
Youth
policy – Guests 17 and under stay at no additional charge in parents’
rooms (up to the designated capacity of the room) at Disney resort hotels.
Youth
services and facilities – All Disney resort hotels
offer in-room child care for ages 6 months to 12 years in partnership with
independent childcare provider Kid’s Nite Out; all Disney hotels feature kiddie
pools (in addition to full-size pools), many have playgrounds and some have
Child Activity Centers for ages 3 to 12.
Online
check-in – Guests can take care of the paperwork that normally
accompanies check-in … in the comfort of their home up to 10 days before their
visit. Upon arrival at their hotel, guests then stop by a special desk, show
ID, sign, pick up their room keys and information packet, and begin enjoying
their vacation.
Lobby
concierge- One call can do it all. Each Disney resort hotel offers a
lobby concierge to arrange park tickets, dining reservations and tee times, and
to provide helpful hints on setting up other activities.
Key to
the World card – It’s a hotel room key and much more. Magic Your Way theme park
tickets and Disney Dining Plan entitlements can be built into the card. For
easy tracking and convenience, the card also can be used to charge meals, goods
and services directly to the room, giving the guest a consolidated statement of
vacation purchases.
Merchandise
delivery – Purchases at select shops throughout Walt Disney World Resort
can be delivered to the guest’s Disney hotel at no charge, allowing the guest
to play without lugging packages around the parks.
Exemption
from parking fees at the theme parks – By presenting a resort
ID, guests enter parking lots for free no matter how many parks they visit
during their stay.
“Bottomless”
drinking mug- Quenching a vacation-long thirst is easy at Disney’s resorts.
Guests can purchase a mug themed to their resort that will become a keepsake
when the holiday ends. During their length of stay, they can continually refill
the mug at designated locations at their resort.
Preferred
tee times- Disney hotel guests get preferred tee times for Disney’s four
championship golf courses – including two courses that are part of PGA TOUR
tradition, having hosted professional events from the early 1970s to the
present.
Transportation
to “the tees” – Golfing guests at Disney owned-and-operated hotels have
complimentary door-to-door transportation between their resort and Walt Disney
World golf facilities.
So, have we convinced you yet? If so make sure you call us first! We'd love to add to this list of benefits by being your travel partner!!
Mia
