News Walt Disney World Adds Water Park Perk for 2025 Resort Guests

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Comped

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Epcot82Guy said:
The question is whether it is driving additional room inventory use (the likely goal) or just cannibalizing what would otherwise be bodies at Disney Springs, hotel restaurants or - a good chunk - just hanging out at the hotel/hotel pool.
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I'm pretty sure it was the hanging out bit. At least from what I've seen.
 
Disone

Disone

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LSLS said:
So you think despite them needing to discount rooms under $100 a night over the summer, they are anticipating crowds so large they will need both parks open? Something they didn't feel needed for Spring Break crowds?
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In the case on BB, yes. It's already happening. BB has reached capacity and sometimes they are parking cars across the street.
 
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Keladry84

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Epcot82Guy said:
If I were to bet, I think they are representative of the same things. I don't think Epic is getting the numbers hoped - though the feedback is pretty positive, so that will likely spell a longer-term upward trend. Disney, like Universal, is not seeing the bookings they need - so this is a fairly aggressive perk in an underutilized asset. I do agree they probably saw a bigger response than they expected, and that is driving this. The question is whether it is driving additional room inventory use (the likely goal) or just cannibalizing what would otherwise be bodies at Disney Springs, hotel restaurants or - a good chunk - just hanging out at the hotel/hotel pool.

I think it's a good idea on Disney's part. I just wonder if it is driving additional numbers or just adding to potential guest satisfaction.
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I'm doing a 1-night stay at All Stars Music at the beginning of my Epic Universe trip end of May, and this perk was what ultimately made me elect for All Stars over a couple of the hotels nearby that have lazy rivers but were about 40-50 dollars more expensive. Factoring in the free water park, granted everything goes smoothly with flights, is what sold me. So for at least some people, it's adding a booking that wouldn't have otherwise been there.
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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mattpeto said:
Scaling down that perk overall.
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Well, it wasn’t used when it was cold. Then when unseasonably warm weather returned but they still had just one water park, that water park was too full. It only really works with two water parks open when it’s hot. So, summer. They hope this will help with those soft summer bookings they see annually. Meanwhile, no one was booking a January trip for this. Apparently the free kid dining is meant to address that but it’s not helpful to all families.

They continue blindly throwing darts to get resorts booked. How about luggage handling to and from the airport?!?!
 
HauntedPirate

HauntedPirate

Park nostalgist
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ToTBellHop said:
Well, it wasn’t used when it was cold. Then when unseasonably warm weather returned but they still had just one water park, that water park was too full. It only really works with two water parks open when it’s hot. So, summer. They hope this will help with those soft summer bookings they see annually. Meanwhile, no one was booking a January trip for this. Apparently the free kid dining is meant to address that but it’s not helpful to all families.

They continue blindly throwing darts to get resorts booked. How about luggage handling to and from the airport?!?!
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TDO's strategy meetings:

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bmr1591

bmr1591

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ToTBellHop said:
Well, it wasn’t used when it was cold. Then when unseasonably warm weather returned but they still had just one water park, that water park was too full. It only really works with two water parks open when it’s hot. So, summer. They hope this will help with those soft summer bookings they see annually. Meanwhile, no one was booking a January trip for this. Apparently the free kid dining is meant to address that but it’s not helpful to all families.

They continue blindly throwing darts to get resorts booked. How about luggage handling to and from the airport?!?!
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In all fairness, they seem to be in the preliminary stages of bringing back the luggage handling.
 
bmr1591

bmr1591

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ToTBellHop said:
Should’ve announced it for 2026.
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With them already having return service at Values, they may be intending to scale this up throughout summer into a full resort/airline situation by Fall. Incoming flights is another process they're probably working on as well. That said, there's the chance it's fully implemented by holiday season, making it a 2025 offering. And if not, they'd rather make sure they have all their is dotted and ts crossed before promising anything.
 

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