6 Ways to SAVE on Your Next Disney World Vacation!

Whether you’re in the first few steps of planning your next Disney World vacation or you’re currently packing your suitcases to leave home in just a few days, there’s always an opportunity to save some money!

Disney World vacations can cost quite a bit, but if you know where to look, there’s always some sort of discount to discover. Let’s take a look at this week’s roundup of the latest deals and savings!

Disney World Hotel Discounts & Package Discounts

Your Disney World Resort hotel will be one of the biggest expenses on your vacation, so it’s important to make sure you’ve triple checked to see if there are any discounts available. Here are the current room and package discounts offered by Disney:

• Save Up to 25% on Rooms at Select Disney Resort Hotels This Summer. (Save most nights from July 11th through September 29th, 2021) Click here to learn more!
• Annual Passholders: Spring Into Magic and save up to 35% on Rooms at Select Disney World Resort Hotels (must book through July 10th, 2021. Valid most nights from April 18th through July 10th, 2021). Click here to learn more.
• U.S. Military Members: Take Advantage of Great Rates at Select Disney Resort Hotels in 2020
• U.S. Military Members: Take Advantage of Great Rates at Select Disney Resort Hotels in 2021

Disney Springs Area Hotel Discounts

Did you know that Disney World hosts several third-party hotel properties right next door to Disney Springs? These hotels offer many of the same perks given to guests staying on Disney World property, but at a lower price point!

• Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace: Let’s Go – Deals From $115 a night
• Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista: Let’s Go – Deals From $95 a night
• Wyndham Garden Lake Buena Vista: Family Escape Package saves you 10% (includes two free kids breakfast buffets daily with the purchase of one adult!)
• B Resort & Spa: Special Offer from $109 a night
• DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando: Spacious Two-Room Suites from $109 a night!
• Holiday Inn Orlando: Special Rates From $99.00
• D23 Members can save 20% off room and receive complimentary parking at Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista and Buena Vista Palace
• Wyndham Lake Buena Vista and Wyndham Garden Lake Buena Vista: D23 Members can save 25% off room and 10% off Disney character breakfast
• Florida & Georgia Residents can save 15% at all seven member hotels

Ticket Discounts

There are also a few ways to save a few bucks on admission to the theme parks. One of these discounts, exclusive to Florida residents, ends soon! Read below to learn more:

• ENDS SOON! Florida Residents: The Florida Resident Discovery Disney Ticket is back! Residents can purchase a 2-Day Ticket for $75 per day, or $149 total, plus tax. The 3-Day Ticket is $60 per day or $179 plus tax, and the 4-Day Ticket is $50 per day, which comes out to $199 plus tax. Valid most dates between January 4th and June 18th, 2021. Click here to learn more!
• U.S. Military Members: Enjoy Specially Priced Theme Park Tickets
• Florida Residents: Save 40% with a 4-Day Ticket
• AAA: “Take advantage of exclusive AAA Member savings of up to $40!”

Dining Discounts

You may be surprised to learn just how much money you’ll spend on eating alone on your next Disney World vacation. Luckily, there are several ways to save on breakfast, lunch, and dinner, including Happy Hour deals at Disney Springs!

• Annual Passholders can save at most dining locations throughout Disney World
• Disney Visa Cardholders can save 10% at select Disney World dining locations (and 20% off Joffrey’s coffee)
• Disney Vacation Club members can save on Disney World dining
• D23 Members can save at select Disney Springs dining locations
• Landry’s Select Club (Rainforest Cafe, T-Rex, and Yak & Yeti)
  • Present your membership card to your server and earn 1 point for every $1 spent on eligible food, beverage, retail, and online & in-store gift card purchases at any participating location. When 250 points are earned, they are converted into a $25 REWARD.

• Levy Preferred Frequent Dining Program (Paddlefish & Terralina Crafted Italian)
  • At every 250-point increment, you may add $25 reward dollars directly onto your preferred card.
• Complimentary drink with purchase at Wine Bar George
  • Buy a Corkcicle at Wine Bar George or The Basket and receive a frozen beverage of your choice

Happy Hour at Disney Springs!

• House of Blues Restaurant
  • • Monday through Sunday – Open – 6:00 PM
    • Featuring $2 off all bottled and canned beer, $5 House Wine and Well Liquors, $6 Margaritas and Long Island Iced Tea and Select Happy Hour food specials available at the bar only.

• Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant
  • Monday through Friday – 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM (outside bar only)
  • Featuring $5 Draught Beers, $5 Premium Well Liquors

• Paradiso 37, Taste of the Americas
  • Monday through Sunday – All Day (bar only)
  • Featuring $7 House Margarita, $7 domestic beers (previously $5)

• City Works Eatery & Pour House
  • Monday through Thursday – 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
  • Featuring $2 off local beers, cocktails and wine. $7 appetizers: Fried Pickles, Popcorn Chicken, Cheese Curds, Pretzel Bites, Buffalo Dip, Queso Dip, Kung Pao Cauliflower

• Terralina Crafted Italian
  • Monday through Sunday – 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (outside bar only)
  • Featuring $5 select beers and half off glasses of wine (reserve wine not included)

• STK Orlando
  • Monday through Sunday – 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
  • Featuring half-off specialty cocktails, $10 Justin Cabernet & VieVité Rosé, $2, $5, $7, $8 food specials

• Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar
  • Monday through Friday 12:00 PM -3:00 PM
  • Featuring $6-$7 Wine and Well Drinks, $6-$7 Draft Beers and $8 and under appetizers.

• • Fontera Cucina (Disney Springs): Margarita Mondays and Tequila Tuesdays
    • Enjoy the classic margarita for $5 every Monday and $5 shots of Gracias a Dios Espadin Mezcal every Tuesday. Order as many as you’d like both days!

Merchandise Discounts

Souvenir expenses can also creep up on you if you aren’t careful! It might be a good idea to set a strict merchandise budget before you leave home so you don’t go overboard with Minnie Ears, spirit jerseys, and plush — we KNOW they’re super cute, but those prices add up fast! If you’re like us and you have to buy everything you set your sights on, here are a few ways to save:

• Annual Passholders can save on most merchandise purchases at Disney World
• Disney Visa Cardholders can save 10% off of select merchandise purchases
• Disney Vacation Club members can save on merchandise purchases 
• D23 Members can save at select Disney Springs retailers

Events, Entertainment, and Recreation Discounts

If you want to check out more than just the theme parks on your next Disney World vacation, you’ll be happy to learn that there area  ton of entertainment and recreation ideas all around the resorts and in Disney Springs. Not only that, but there are usually a couple of ways to save on these experiences, too!

• Disney Vacation Club members and their guests can join private or semi-private instructional clinics led by a PGA professional for only $20 per session. Click here to learn more.
• Annual Passholders can save on events, entertainment, and recreation
• Disney Vacation Club Members can save on other events and experiences

As always, for all of your Disney World vacation planning needs, we recommend Mouse Fan Travel to help you plan your trip to the Most Magical Place on Earth!

Are you currently planning a 2021 vacation to Disney World? Let us know all the ways YOU like to save in the comments below!