Why choose a Disney Resort hotel in Florida for your family holiday next year? Try their Free Dining & Drinks offer, plus amazing exclusive benefits, for a start.
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Free Dining & Drinks on family holidays at Walt Disney World Resort in 2026
Nowhere does sheer escapism like Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Saying it’s another world isn’t an exaggeration, there really is nowhere like it, anywhere. Every moment is magical, and you want to make the most of them all.
With that in mind, Walt Disney World Resort has come up with an inspired way to make sure you don’t miss a single moment of magic on family holidays in 2026. Not one. From the second your kids wake up until they fall asleep with smiles on their faces (that’s how the Disney magic works).
Simply book your 2026 package holiday by 5th November 2025 and enjoy Free Dining & Drinks and Disney 14-Day Magic Ticket for the price of a 7-Day Magic Ticket on selected arrivals and packages at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida (excludes gratuities).
Plus, to make it even sweeter, you’ll save £100 per booking on Disney Resort hotel & Ticket packages*
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Why a Disney Resort hotel stay maximises the magic on 2026 holidays
One decision you will never regret is choosing to stay at a Disney Resort hotel. Even from a purely practical point of view, staying close to all the Theme Parks, with all-day complimentary transport included in your stay, let’s you make the most of every sparkling bit of fun.
There are more than 25 options on offer, ranging from Deluxe Resort Hotels to Moderate and Value Resort Hotels. And yes, every one of them truly immerses you in the magic, but that’s far from the only benefit of booking a Disney Resort hotel.
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Enjoy exclusive extra Theme Park time every day of your stay
Start with getting 30 minutes of early entry to the Theme Parks of your choice, every morning of your stay. Plus, when you book a Disney Deluxe or Disney Deluxe Villa Resort hotel, you also enjoy longer evening hours at Theme Parks on selected nights too.
No surprise that kids love the idea of more Theme Park time. It’s amazing how many thrills you can pack into an extra 30 minutes, like early twirls on the Mad Tea Party at Magic Kingdom Park or a first thing sail on the musical Frozen Ever After ride at EPCOT. More minutes at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park could mean an early start on sensational Expedition Everest. And if you’re up for Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Slinky Dog Dash is the perfect ride to wake you all up in the morning!
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Complimentary all-day transport lets you dip in and out of Theme Parks with younger kids
Every Disney Resort hotel is different, but one thing they all include is complimentary transport all over Walt Disney World Resort. And every bit of that transport is designed to dazzle. So from hopping aboard water taxis to soaring high on the Disney Skyliner or catching one of the well connected buses after night-time spectaculars, journeys are almost as exciting as arriving.
You’ll also be pleased to know complimentary transport is available all-day, which is great news if you want to pop back to your hotel with kids for pool time, nap time or just to catch your breath in between all the excitement.
Ohana’s Best Friend Breakfast featuring Lilo & Stitch © 2025 Disney
Meet, greet and eat with your favourite Disney Characters
Although, you definitely don’t have to leave your Disney Resort hotel to experience magic, it’s all there in the imaginative details, charming service, themed settings and dreamy activities like Movies Under the Stars, campfires, spectacular pools and playgrounds, along with spas and fitness centres.
Also, Disney Resort hotels are the only places, outside the Theme Parks, where you can meet, greet and eat with Disney Characters.
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Every family dreams of their perfect hotel, and they’re all at Walt Disney World in Florida
There are Disney Resort hotels to suit practically every size of family, and every budget. Family rooms, suites and even villas are available, sleeping from four to 12 guests: perfect if you’re planning a multi-gen family holiday next year. And resort themes run from quaint New England seaside villages and fun hotels with guitar shaped pools to resorts in the middle of magnificent savanna packed with wildlife, as well as beach resorts, and even wilderness resorts.
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Our favourite Disney Resort hotels for family holidays in 2026
Walt Disney World Resort holidays are all about immersing yourself in the magic, spending time together in fantastical themed settings, relaxing as a family and making the most of every precious, enchanted moment together.
Good news is, Disney Resort hotels are perfectly aligned with all your holiday dreams, and we’ve picked a few of our favourites, to start you dreaming right now.
Just remember, book by 5 November 2025 to take advantage of Free Dining & Drinks and 14-Day Magic Tickets for the price of 7-Day*.
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge: wake up to wildlife
It’s almost tempting not to tell kids too much about Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge before you arrive, just to see their faces when they hear the sound of wildlife and realise that over 200 animals and birds are roaming free in the savannas around the resort.
But if you can’t resist building that pre-holiday excitement, let them know they can safari from Savanna View Rooms: just pick up the Wildlife Field Guide and look out the window.
You could also mention the hotel’s enormous pools that come with fun stuff like waterslides, squirting Venus flytraps, rope bridges and water cannons. Then there’s the Jambo House Campfire to cosy round after dark, roast marshmallows and totally immerse in the Lodge’s heart of Africa vibe. Or you can even watch your favourite Disney films in the fresh evening air by the Uzima Springs Pool with Movies Under the Stars.
Wild about trying new tastes on holiday? Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge takes adventurous tastebuds on a sensational journey from your first sip of rich Kenyan coffee in the morning. Boma serves buffet breakfast and dinner, thrills you with subtle, fragrant African dishes and delights little diners with everything from French toast to made-to-order omelettes.
Then travel to East Africa at Sanaa or make a reservation at Jiko-The Cooking Place and cover the entire African continent, with stops in Asia and Europe on-route. With four restaurants and four bars to choose from, you’ll find your own favourite, or your kids will.
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Royal Guest Room, Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside © 2025 Disney
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside: real southern charm on the Sassagoula River
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside oozes authentic Louisiana charm from the grand, porticoed mansions of Magnolia Bend to the backwoods cottages on Alligator Bayou. There’s no doubt that being set on a slow moving river against a backdrop of stately trees adds to the atmosphere, so we’ve a feeling this will be the Disney Resort hotel that wins the hearts of design-conscious teenagers the most.
That said, expect younger kids to be totally smitten by the Royal Guest Rooms. They’re inspired by Disney’s The Princess and the Frog movie, which also inspired new Tiana’s Bayou Adventure attraction at Magic Kingdom Park. And with all that inspiration in the mix, it’s not much of surprise that the rooms are firm favourites with aspiring princesses and princes.
Disney Resort hotels’ storytelling tradition is in full-flight all over Disney’s Port Orleans Resort, and children will be thrilled to wade into the world of Tom Sawyer via a three-acre-plus hideaway which features a swimmin’ hole and sawmill slide, as well as a catch-and-release fishing hole, and cosy campfire in the evening.
Although nothing is more authentically Louisiana than soul food, and you’ll find that at the family-style Riverside Mill Food Court. Alternatively, take a stroll along the Sassagoula River to Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter, and try Southern classics like gumbo, jambalaya and beignets.
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Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa: vintage elegance on Lake Buena Vista
The exclusive 19th century spa resort of Saratoga Springs was famous for naturally carbonated thermal waters, horse racing and luxurious hotels. It’s also the inspiration for Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, on the shores of beautiful Lake Buena Vista.
A range of one, two and three bedroom Villas here, along with elegant Deluxe Studios and even a quirky Treehouse Villa, makes this the ideal Disney Resort hotel for larger families.
Apart from the appeal of their own home-away-from-home, kids will also love the pool area. Not only does it feature The Paddock Pool with its enormous 146-foot long waterslide, it also has a High Rock Spring Pool with waterfalls and a waterslide tucked into rocks. Littler water babies have the fun of swimming through geysers at the Donald Duck play area.
You’ll find more grown up fun at the Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa health club, or on the gleaming greens of Disney’s Lake Buena Vista Golf Course, nearby. Plus, the resort offers complimentary water taxis for a smooth ride to Disney Springs, a waterside dining, shopping and entertainment destination at Walt Disney World Resort
Then, once you’ve worked up an appetite, take your pick from three resort restaurants, including The Turf Club Bar and Grill which echoes vintage horse-racing clubs in a nod to New York’s historic Saratoga Springs. Although kids might prefer The Paddock Grill for its poolside chill.
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Disney’s All Star Sports Resort: outsize fun for sport loving families
One look at the swimming pool lined with outsize surfboards, and families need no coaching to fall in love with Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort.
Celebrating the world of baseball, basketball, football, tennis and surfing, family playtime is the name of the game here. And if you’re impressed by the pools, just wait until you see the giant football helmets the size of buildings, star-studded murals, and the amazing Goofy fountain in the Grand Slam Pool: there’s more than one fun place for everyone to swim and splash here.
The End Zone Food Court serves up all the family favourites from pizza and pasta to burritos. Or, when you’re enjoying pool time in between the excitement of the parks, the Grandstand Spirits Pool Bar is perfect for cool drinks, right next to the Surfboard Bay Pool and Kiddie Pool.
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Stay at a Disney Resort hotel and enjoy Free Dining & Drinks in 2026
Infinite magic awaits! Book your 2026 package holiday by 5th November 2025 and enjoy Free Dining & Drinks and Disney 14-Day Magic Ticket for the price of a 7-Day Magic Ticket on selected arrivals and packages* at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida (excludes gratuities). To make it even sweeter, you’ll save £100 per booking on Disney Resort Hotel & Ticket packages.
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*Selected arrivals, meals, Disney Resorts and rooms. Saving depends on package type. Subject to the full details and terms and conditions of this offer which can be viewed here
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