Category — e. What to Budget for Walt Disney World

NEW DISNEY WORLD DEAL FOR LATE MAY TO MID-SEPTEMBER 2026

Walt Disney World has released a room and ticket rate deal for “most nights” May 26 through September 15.

In the deal, if you book a six night (or longer) stay with 6 days (or more) of tickets, two nights of your hotel and two days of tickets are free.

This deal must be booked by February 15, 2026.

The way Disney describes this deal, it’s a “get two more nights and days free when you book (at least) a four nights and days stay.”

Both ways of looking at it are true. Families who already planned on a six night or longer stay will get a nice savings on what their budget would have already been.  Families who planned a four-night stay get to stay for longer but only have to pay extra for food and incidentals.

Even for a six night stay, this is not as simple as “save 1/3 of the costs (or 33%),” especially when comparing it to other deals.

• Ticket days are most of the time less expensive per day to add the longer the ticket they are being added to. As a result, ticket savings are on the order of $70 to $110 per person, or 12% to 18% on total ticket list price.  See this for more on Disney World ticket prices in 2026. 
• Room rates vary not only over the course of the dates but also within the week. Typically, room rates are lowest Monday through Wednesday, highest Friday and Saturday, and vary on Thursdays and Sundays. So a six night visit that ends on a Sunday morning will typically save more than a six night visit that ends on a Wednesday or Thursday morning. As a result, actual room savings will vary from 30% to 40% on total hotel list price. See this for more on Disney World room rates in 2026.

OTHER POINTS TO PONDER

Those using this deal are also eligible for the previously released Free Dining for Kids deal, which can save you on the order of another $25-$30 per eligible kid per night.

At the same time as this two free hotel nights two free ticket days deal came out, Disney also released a room rate discount deal that covers all the dates of this deal. This deal also can be combined with the Free Dining for Kids deal.  This may be a better deal for some families, so price out both.

For more on this deal, see this.

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NEW DISNEY WORLD DEAL FOR MAY TO EARLY OCTOBER 2026

Walt Disney World has released a room rate deal for “most nights” May 1 through October 4 offering savings off hotel list prices of 10% to 30%.

Savings vary not only by hotel but also by length of stay.  Stays four nights or shorter save 5% less per night than stays 5 nights or longer.

Note that this creates particular value for five night stays, as the fifth night, in addition to the overall discount level, creates 4 nights worth of 5% discount. For example, at a 20% discount, four nights at a $350/night room will save you a total of $280, but you save $438 dollars for a five night stay at 25% off.

Generally, more expensive rooms see better absolute dollar savings–they have both higher prices and higher discount levels.

SAVINGS OF 25% TO 30%/NIGHT

The largest savings are largely at a subset of DVC and deluxe options.

SAVINGS OF 20% TO 25%/NIGHT

The other deluxes and DVCs, plus most of the moderates and All-Star Sports, see the next level of discounts.

SAVINGS OF 15% TO 20%/NIGHT

The rest of the values (except Little Mermaid rooms at Art of Animation), campsites, and moderate Port Orleans French Quarter have the the next level of potential savings.

SAVINGS OF 10% TO 15%/NIGHT

Lowest savings are for Little Mermaid rooms at Art of Animation.

OTHER POINTS TO PONDER

Those using this deal are also eligible for the previously released Free Dining for Kids deal, which can save you on the order of another $25-$30 per kid per night.

At the same time as this percentage-off deal came out, Disney also released a “buy four or more get two free” deal that applies not only to hotel rooms but also to park tickets, covering many of the same dates–late May through mid-September. This deal also can be combined with the Free Dining for Kids deal.  This may be a better deal for some families, so price out both.

For more on this deal, see this.

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NEW DISNEY WORLD DEAL FOR 2026

Walt Disney World has released a room rate deal offering savings off hotel list prices of 10% to 25%.

The deal has two time periods, typically with slightly different discount levels:

• Most nights Sundays Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays January 4 through February 19, 2026
• Most nights every day of the week from February 22 through April 30, 2026.

Stays can be as short as one night.

Savings range from 10% off list through 25% off list.  Generally, more expensive rooms see better discounts, as does the second of the two periods.

SAVINGS OF 20% TO 25%/NIGHT

The largest savings are at a subset of DVC and deluxe options.

SAVINGS OF 15% TO 20%/NIGHT

The rest of the deluxes and DVCs, plus most of the moderates, see the middle level of discounts.

SAVINGS OF 10% TO 15%/NIGHT

The values (except suites at Art of Animation) and moderate Port Orleans French Quarter have the lowest potential savings.

OTHER POINTS TO PONDER

Those using this deal are also eligible for the previously released Free Dining for Kids deal, which can save you on the order of another $25-$30 per kid per night.

At the same time as this percentage-off deal came out, Disney also released a dollars-off deal. The dollars-off deal covers all the dates as the percentage off deal, also is pair-able with free dining for kids, and for many families will result in better savings—especially if they are staying on one of the lower-priced options in a discount band.  However, it has a minimum stay of four nights.  If you are staying four nights or longer, you should definitely check out both deals.

For more on this deal, see this.

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NEW DISNEY WORLD DOLLARS OFF DEAL FOR 2026

Walt Disney World has released a room rate deal offering defined savings off hotel list prices of $40/night to $250/night.

The deal has two time periods, typically with substantially different dollars-off levels:

• Most Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights, January 4 through February 19, 2026
• Most nights every day of the week from February 22 through July 25, 2026.

Stays must be at least four nights long.

Savings range from $40 off list through $250 off list.  Generally, more expensive rooms see better discounts, as does the second of the two periods.

SAVINGS OF $150 TO $250/NIGHT

Hih9gest savings are at the deluxes and DVC resorts.

SAVINGS OF $75 TO $150/NIGHT

Moderates see the middle level of savings.

SAVINGS OF $40 TO $75/NIGHT

Value resorts see the lowest levels.

OTHER POINTS TO PONDER

Those using this deal are also eligible for the previously released Free Dining for Kids deal, which can save you on the order of another $25-$30 per kid per night.

At the same time as this dollars-off deal came out, Disney also released a percentage-off deal covering the many of the same dates until the end of April. The percentage-off deal is also pair-able with free dining for kids, but has a minimum stay of only one night. Families on short trips will do better with it, as may some families in particularly expensive rooms. You should definitely check out your prices for both deals.

For more on this deal, see this.

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Walt Disney World has announced a group of room rate discounts that largely cover stay dates from October 12 through December 25, 2025. A tricky promo card is also available for some guests.

• For stay dates October 12 through November 20, the discount excludes nights of your stay that are Friday nights and Saturday nights.
• For stay dates November 23 through December 25, the discount includes all nights of your stay.

On nights it applies, the level of discount is 10-20%, and varies by specific hotel, although on average the better deals are at the more expensive hotels.

Exact details from Disney World are later on this page, but I put together the following table to maybe help clarify how dates and discount levels work together.

For a larger version, click here.

DELUXE AND DVC RESORTS SAVINGS

On this deal, standard rates at the deluxe and DVC resorts are 10% to 20% off. For deluxes and DVC, I’ve divided the screenshot into two parts, as there are so many variations. The first part:

The second part of DVC and deluxe deals:

MODERATE RESORTS SAVINGS

On this deal, standard rates at the moderate resorts are 10% to 20% off.

VALUE RESORTS SAVINGS

On this deal, standard rates at the value resorts are 10% to 15% off.

PROMO CARD

Those who both book this deal and add a package that includes at least 4 days worth of normal-price tickets will also receive a promo card–with a $50 value at value resort stays, $75 value at moderate resort stays, and $100 value at deluxe resort stays.

There are limits ot the use of this card—for example, you can’t use it to help pay for park tickets, for Disney gift cards, or to pay off charges on your resort hotel bill.

Think of it as a way to pay directly for food, beverages, and merchandise that you don’t charge to your hotel. For more on these tricky little promo cards, see this.

As always, the supply of rooms available is limited and not all room types are on offer. For more on the deal, see this.

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DISNEY WORLD FREE DINING DEAL FOR MANY DATES LATE JUNE THROUGH MID-DECEMBER 2025

Walt Disney World has released a Free Dining deal covering most arrival dates from

• June 29th to September 30, 2025
• October 20 to November 1, 2025, and
• December 6 to December 22, 2025

“Free Dining” means that guests with the deal staying in an eligible DVC or deluxe room get the Disney Dining plan for their stay for free, and guests staying in a value or moderate resort get the Disney Quick-Service Dining Plan for free.

At the simplest level, you get credits for two meals and a snack per night of your stay, plus a refillable mug, per person on the reservation:

For more on the Disney Dining plans, see this.

The following hotels are eligible for the Disney Dining Plan for free:

And the following hotels are eligible for the Quick Service Dining Plan for free:

Not all room types will be available under this deal. Moreover, room rate discount deals and kids ticket deals are also available that cover some of these dates. Some groups will see better savings with the other deals. This page begins with the kids ticket deal then continues with more detail on the current deals.

For details on the free dining deal, see this.

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