All Current Disney World Discounts for 2024
Looking for the best discounts for Walt Disney World through Fall 2024? This post offers money-saving details & dates on special offers for the general public, Disney+ streaming subscribers, Annual Passholders, Visa cardholders, and Florida residents. It covers deals on resorts, theme park tickets, dining, and more. (Updated April 1, 2024.)
We won’t bury the lede. The most popular special offer of the year has returned for the first time since 2019: Free Dining at Walt Disney World in 2024. But before you get too excited, the first wave of this promo has now concluded. Before you get too disappointed, the words ‘first wave’ should imply that there’s more to come later in 2024. Suffice to say, it’s going to be another very good year for discounts at Walt Disney World as ‘revenge travel’ is now fully and finally finished and Walt Disney World needs to incentivize tourists to return with better deals!
Speaking of which, you can subscribe to our free email newsletter for instant alerts when new discounts are released. We’ve consistently notified newsletter subscribers on the days that deals go live early in the morning, which is often a significant head start before Disney makes an official announcement. That can make a huge difference when booking–you’ll have better availability and won’t have to wait in a virtual queue or for hours on hold.
While Walt Disney World has gotten more aggressive with discounts in 2024, they’ve also become more strategic about ending them. It used to be the case that special offers were bookable until the immediately before the travel period started or ended. On some rare occasions, the timeframe was condensed, so you had until a certain date to book–but that was communicated in the deal terms. For example, a discount might encompass travel dates of August 14 through September 23, if booked by July 10.
However, that’s becoming less and less common. Instead of specifying an end date, many discounts simply state “Now Booking” and are open ended. Here’s what that looks like on the Disneyworld.com deal page:
This used to say “Book through: [date]” and is still formatted that way. “Book through: Now Booking” doesn’t exactly make sense, does it?
Anyway, the reason we’re mentioning this is because several special offers have been pulled early (by historical standards). This has caught many longtime Walt Disney World vacation planners by surprise, as they assumed they had longer to make a reservation, but instead, the deal vanished. In fact, several special offers with upcoming travel dates have vanished–and there’s only one general public resort deal that’s still available as of April 1, 2024 (on the plus side, there are now ticket deals).
We just wanted to give you a heads up about this practice, as Walt Disney World is doing it more and more. From our perspective, this actually isn’t the worst thing. Disney has also gotten very aggressive with deals, both the percentage savings and the eligible dates. For example, there were great deals that included the heart of Spring Break season–dates that would’ve been blocked out in the past.
The alternative is doing more targeted discounts that aren’t available to everyone or keeping the deal open, but having minimal availability. The current approach is understandably frustrating to those who thought they had more time, but those approaches would be even more frustrating (and time-wasting). For this and other reasons, we always advise booking early. You can always cancel later–but you cannot book a deal once it’s pulled or resort/room availability runs out!
In more positive news, Walt Disney World continues to release more and more special offers, putting the ‘discount drought’ of 2021-2022 further into the rearview mirror. Walt Disney World released nearly 20 different discounts over the course of last year, and although 2024 is young, it’s already ahead of trend. Most of these discounts have dropped earlier than normal by historical standards, and offer better savings than their counterparts from the last two years.
If weak discounting and late releases were a sign that pent-up demand had still been running strong, all of this is a sign that the opposite is no longer be true as of 2024. This suggests a corner is being turned and visitors are no longer going on spending sprees to make up for lost time.
Accordingly, there are better Walt Disney World discounts throughout 2024 than there have been at any point in the last 4 years, and we’re increasingly seeing Walt Disney World pull from the “2019 playbook” for special offers. Pent-up demand has fizzled out, and Walt Disney World is now experiencing its own slowdown. This is also now starting to be evident in crowd levels, and Walt Disney World is acting quickly to entice people to continue coming to the parks.
If you’re thinking about booking one of the many discounts that’s currently available for Walt Disney World, we cannot overemphasize the importance of pricing out multiple options. Don’t just look at the marketing and assume one special offer is best for you based upon its headline savings.
This has always been the case with Disney discounts, but it’s even truer than normal right now–and even with apples to apples comparisons. For example, we’ve found instances of “up to 30% off” room rates actually resulting in lower savings than “up to 25% off” room rates.
If you want to help determining what discounts are available for your travel dates and which resort will work best for your family, we recommend requesting a quote from Be Our Guest Vacations, a no-fee Authorized Disney Vacation Planner (they’re paid by Walt Disney World–so free to you!).
Their travel agents will do the math for you, booking your vacation with the best-available special offer, and monitoring your package for future discounts that can be applied retroactively. Beyond that, they help take the stress out of planning and will assist with itineraries, dining reservations, and much more.
With that out of the way, here’s a rundown of what is available for the Annual Passholders, Floridians, active or retired US military personnel, Disney+ subscribers, and everyone else. We’ll start with a look at the newest ticket deals, followed by resort savings for the general public, followed by Florida resident and Annual Passholder rates:
Multi-Day ‘Magic’ Walt Disney World Ticket for Spring to Fall 2024 – The discounted 4-Park Magic Ticket includes one admission to each of the 4 theme parks on 4 separate days. Additionally, the 4-Park Magic Ticket does not require a theme park reservation to enter the Walt Disney World theme parks, but it is a date-based ticket with prices starting at $99 per day. The 4-Park Magic Ticket is valid for theme park admission now until September 22, 2024.
Florida Resident Ticket Deal at Disney World for Spring to Fall 2024 – This discounted 3-Day or 4-Day Discover Disney Ticket costs just $59 per day and is valid for Florida residents from now through September 28, 2024. Unlike the 4-Park Magic Ticket above, this one does require reservations. However, it’s a significantly deeper discount!
Stay Longer & Save Up to 30% Off Walt Disney World Resorts in 2024 – This is a HUGE deal, literally and figuratively, offering up to 30% off room rates now through October 3, 2024 July 7, 2024. The savings can be tremendous, depending upon your resort and room combo, and travel dates. This is the first time that Walt Disney World has released a general public discount offering this significant of savings since 2019.
Unfortunately, the discount has both been shortened and reduced. When first released, the savings were 5% higher (up to 35% off) for each tier and travel dates ran until October 3, 2024. Since then, the maximum savings have dropped by 5% per tier and the end date for travel has been shortened to July 7, 2024.
Although we do expect additional discounts to be released encompassing the mid-July to late September travel dates, we’d highly recommend booking sooner rather than later if you’re traveling between now and July 7. This deal is likely to be pulled entirely at some point, with nothing to replace it for summer travel dates.
2024 Bounceback Discounts on Walt Disney World Rooms – For the first time in 3 years, bounceback discounts (also known as “Future Stay Offers”) are finally back as of last month and bookable for dates throughout 2024! Bounce-back discounts are only available to travelers who are currently staying at one of Walt Disney World’s resort hotels to book during the duration of their trip.
In a normal year, this would run from January until August (or so) and be bookable for travel dates through the following December. In August, the bounceback would switch over to Free Dining for the following fall. Booking bouncebacks discounts is a great idea and efficient way to lock-in a future stay discount. See this for full dates & details, blockouts, how to book bouncebacks, etc.
PIN Code Discount at Walt Disney World for 2024 – Unfortunately, this is not a discount you can choose to book–Walt Disney World needs to choose you, sending out targeted emails to those who meet their criteria. But as we discuss in this ‘how-to’ post, you can increase your odds of receiving a coveted PIN code by doing certain things on DisneyWorld.com or signing up for emails from the Walt Disney Company family of brands.
Walt Disney World’s 2024 PIN or Unique Offer Code is valid for stays most nights:
- April 8-24, 2024
- June 30 to August 1, 2024
- September 2-12, 2024
- October 25 to November 3, 2024
- December 8-25, 2024
Visa Cardmembers Deal for Spring & Summer 2024 – Disney Visa Cardholders enjoy “great rates” at Walt Disney World hotels for stays most nights now through June 29, 2024. There’s no percentage savings chart, so you have to price out specific resorts to see savings and do comparison shopping–but the deals are pretty good!
Save Up to 35% Off Resort Discount for APs in Spring & Summer 2024 – Save up to 35% off on room reservations for travel dates now through July 7, 2024. The lowest starting rates are a bit higher, which is due to the above discount encompassing winter off-season dates, and this one being for slightly higher (but still average) rate seasons.
Save Up to 30% Off WDW Resorts for Florida Residents – Florida residents can save up to 30% off rooms at select Disney Resort hotels, valid for stays the first few months of 2024. There’s a second deal that runs immediately after this through July 7, 2024 and is almost identical (aside from the dates).
Discounts for Swan & Dolphin at Disney World – Many Walt Disney World fans dismiss these three third party hotels out of hand, but the Swan, Dolphin, and Swan Reserve are located on-site and within walking or boat distance of both EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. They also are eligible for Early Entry and Extended Evening Hours.
Aside from the Disney details and themes, these hotels offer better benefits and a superior location to most Value and Moderate Resorts. With prices starting at under $200 per night after discount, they are well worth considering.
2024 U.S. Military Salute Ticket & Room Discount at Walt Disney World – US military personnel can purchase promotional Walt Disney World theme park tickets at deeply discounted prices. Choose 4-Day, 5-Day or 6-Day Disney Military Salute Ticket (formerly the Disney Military Promotional Ticket) for visits through December 20, 2024.
Armed Forces Salute room-only discounts are also available at Walt Disney World. These are valid most nights through December 20, 2024. Precise percentage savings is not published online, and varies by season, resort popularity, and room category. Military personnel (active or retired) receive better room-only and ticket discounts than the general public, Floridians, or Annual Passholders. Call (407) 939-7830 for rates and to book. If you’re eligible for this deal, it’s your best bet. Note that blockout dates do apply around peak season dates.
Future Walt Disney World Discounts
What’s past is prologue.
That expression holds true with Walt Disney World discounts, which play out in predictable patterns every year. Or at least, did until the closure and subsequent reopening. That threw a monkey wrench in things, as pent-up demand collided with closed resorts to create a room inventory imbalance that is just finally starting to be resolved.
Technically, Walt Disney World has already released a “full” lineup of discounts all the way through October 2024. General public and several affiliation discounts all dropped already–some multiple months earlier than normal.
With that said, we suspect that Walt Disney World is not done with the discounts dates beyond Summer 2024. It wouldn’t surprise us to see additional Annual Passholder, Florida Resident, and Disney+ subscriber deals–as well as another general public offer with a different twist.
Lately, Walt Disney World has been trying to incentivize planners to book early and save more. That has meant discounts are released earlier–and end earlier–than in the past. However, those dates haven’t been ‘done’ when the discount ends…they just release a new discount, often of a different nature or for a different group.
Suffice to say, we expect another discount to be released in early April 2024. That should include more special offers for late summer and early fall. Then in June or July, we’d expect deals for late October through December 25, 2024.
Whether these are general public special offers or just offers for Annual Passholders, Floridians, Disney+ subscribers, and/or Disney Visa cardholders remains to be seen and is likely dependent upon resort occupancy projections. Walt Disney World has been tinkering with more targeted discounts during the period of pent-up demand, so more of that wouldn’t be surprising–it really depends on whether that’s starting to slow or if travel is still booming.
While past is prologue, it’s also true that history doesn’t always repeat itself–sometimes it just rhymes.
Other Walt Disney World Discounts
Some of these room-only discounts can be converted to a package, which we do not recommend. The only difference with booking a package is that you’re locking yourself into paying more for park tickets and other vacation components, meaning you can’t use our Money-Saving Tips for Buying Walt Disney World Tickets or other strategies for saving.
Next, there’s the option of Renting DVC Points for Rooms at Walt Disney World. This allows you to rent use of Disney Vacation Club accommodations from a member or business. DVC rental is safe, easy, and cheaper than standard hotel reservations. It’s also a great way to “test drive” the accommodations before buying a DVC membership.
In addition to the aforementioned general public discounts, one popular under-the-radar discount among Walt Disney World fans is the PIN or Unique Offer Code targeted deal. If you’re wondering what a PIN code is and how to get one, read this. Currently, the best available PIN code offer is the same as the summer and early fall AP discount.
Another way to score deep discounts on accommodations is via Hotwire & Priceline Express Deals for Walt Disney World. These are opaque deals, meaning you can’t see the name of the hotel prior to booking, but it’s very easy to “reverse engineer” the hotel with clues provided in the listing plus good ole fashioned internet sleuthing. These have finally started to return as of Spring 2024–for the first time in several years!
Finally, some words of warning and generalized commentary. In addition to the standard varying rates of the discount depending on precise travel dates, some room-only discounts have incredibly limited availability, especially room-only offers with peak travel dates. Don’t be surprised if you search for an otherwise qualifying hotel and are unable to book the discount due to zero availability.
In our searches, there are a number of situations close to holidays where these “discounts” would actually cost more, due to zero availability in standard rooms, meaning you have to upgrade to a room with a view, suite, or Club Level room. In other situations, there’s just nothing, period, so Disney’s site recommends upgrading resorts. (Such helpful suggestions for “saving” money!)
On the other hand, the discounts for off-season travel dates look pretty good in terms of availability. The additional upside to those dates is that you can choose off-season times to visit when crowds are lower and rack rates are lower, which means you’ll pay even less.
For more details on the pros and cons of taking advantage of a room-only discount, read our Room-Only Discounts at Walt Disney World post. This is our favorite discount because it’s straightforward and tends to offer the best value for us, and many other Walt Disney World regulars are fans of it for this same reason. However, if you’re a first-timer visitor to WDW, there’s a good chance a better, more inclusive offer will work better for you.
Typically, the best discounts are offered in August and September, and January and February. The downside to the former is that this is the heart of tropical storm season (see our Storm Season at Disney World Survival Guide for more info), and it’s still fairly hot and humid during the fall in Florida. These months are arguably the worst of the year in terms of weather, and that’s assuming you don’t have to deal with any hurricanes or intense tropical storms.
The downside to the latter is that January and February are colder. However, both sets of months are typically among the least crowded times of the year to visit Walt Disney World. (Although that’s less true about the winter with each passing year.) Suffice to say, it’s a trade-off for lower prices and crowds.
As always, keep in mind that Walt Disney World does not offer discounts out of generosity. Discounts are offered because Disney wants to hit a target occupancy rate for its hotels–they are a way to entice people who otherwise might not do so to book a trip.
Disney only offers discounts to the extent that are needed to hit projected target occupancy rates. Once those targets are reached, discounts are not offered. Hence the lack of availability for some resorts and some room categories in any promotion.
This is all a long-winded way of saying that flexibility is important when it comes to Walt Disney World discounts, especially Free Dining. If you want to save the most money, there’s a decent chance you will need to choose your resort hotel based upon discount availability. If you’re able to be flexible on travel dates, that’s even better!
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Thoughts?
Have any Walt Disney World deals of your own to add for saving money on vacations or things you’ll need while on vacation? Have you had success booking any of the current room-only discounts? Any difficulties? Any questions about these deals that we can help you answer? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!
Disney just dropped a new up to 30% promo today from July 8 to october something! Too bad my other hotel aren’t refundable…. never though disney would send another hotel deal.
The tiers are 5% lower than the original late summer/fall deal but at least something is offered again. I guess you booked a non Disney hotel since it can’t be refunded?
How do I book the 35 percent off for fall? I don’t see it on the website.
Disney shortened the dates for the promo.
I am still holding out hope that they will drop a new promo for late summer/early fall soon, so you’re not alone!
Any thoughts or best guesses about a new room promo dropping for July-Sep bookings anytime soon? I was hoping we would have seen one by now, based on last year’s timeframe, but obviously nothing yet 🙁
SAME!
I would love to get my August trip booked, but trying to hold out to see what the deals are!
Unfortunately it’s already passed for most hotels. It’s the Stay longer Save 35% deal. If you are planning a trip, ALWAYS book for whatever dates you want as soon as you know. You can always revise your dates to take advantage of any deals that are going on when you see. them. (If you book through Disney directly with just a $200.00 deposit.)
Yea, unfortunately we didn’t plan on this trip until after the promo got the reduced dates. It just feels surprising to me that they still are promo-ing summer (the busier season) but wouldn’t have something for early fall (quieter season)
I actually expect more to be released…pretty much any day now. Tuesdays are usually the day for drops, so I was up early today checking.
I’m highly skeptical that what was already released (and pulled) for July through September is it. I think they’re just waiting for more certainty about occupancy numbers so they know what they “need” to offer. But who knows–it might all be targeted (AP, Disney Visa, FL, D+, etc).
Thanks Tom. I’ll be hitting refresh on the WDW promo page like crazy today! ;P
It already would’ve happened if anything were going to be released today. You can stop refreshing! 🙂
As an author and writer myself, I love that you used “bury the lede” instead of “bury the lead”. I salute you!
Great tip on checking all the discount options. I had assumed that up to 35% AP deal was the best deal, but that was not the case for the hotel and dates I had booked. I just changed my reservation to the better deal. You just saved me $50 per night. Thanks!
The 30 (35)% discount for the summer is gone. This made my maybe vacation go to a definitely not vacation. You think these are gonna come back? Something similar? Seems to early to take away these discounts.
I was wondering the same thing. I’m holding reservations for August and was considering making changes, but the discount no longer appears on their site.
So I’m not alone. Been planning for the past month and now everything just went to garbage. The top reason was the 25% on my hotel. Now that it’s not on the website anymore, for any hotel, it’s adding thousands of dollar that weren’t budget for this…. Too bad, I really was hoping to go back to pop this year 🙁
just spoke to a travel agent and the promo has ended. It seems there was a date limit that I never found anywhere… This just ruins all my plan for summer vacation at disney….. Stupid time limit, and they left the other one that is early on….
Also bummed about this – my main blog resources all still list the date through October, but it’s now only available through July dates – which seems strange to me? Hoping a new late summer/early fall promo drops soon…
Tom
We are planning an anniversary celebration in June ’24 by driving our camper to Fort Wilderness Campground. Is there every any discounts we might be able to take advantage of? We are a group of 8 and would enjoy savings anywhere we can get them. I will probably buy my tickets through AAA Mid Atlantic, but footing the bill for 8 can still get quite expensive. Any tips to save a couple bucks or get a free meal would be great. We are staying June 15-22.
I have a trip coming up at the end of August 2024 – I rent DVC points to save $$ so the packages thus far don’t benefit me. What I am hoping for is Disney resuscitates that 4-parks/4-days/no park hopper ticket deal they had recently … that would make my day…
An update on the free dining cards – I called this week (January 15, 2024) and they said that offer is no longer available. I have a stay coming up that fits in those dates and it can not be honored. And, if you go to look for new reservations that offer is gone. I did call and a rep confirmed it.
Are Swan/Dolphin included in these package deals ever? Or is it only separate Marriot discounts?
Only separate Marriott discounts.
I find the 30 and 35% discounts for APs, Florida residents. Disney+ etc a little suspect. We usually stay at Disney’s Animal Kindom Lodge, club level and have so well over 15 times. In September 2023 our average price per night was around 550 per night. When try to book the 35% discount for days in Jan-Mar and likewise Apr-May, club level wasn’t available so we looked at the savanna view rooms. With the 35% or whatever the computer applied, the average nightly charge was over 700. Now this would seem to indicate that the normal standard savanna room rate would be upwards of 1000. Am I missing something here, or did Disney jack their rates up prior an advertised discount which is the usual Ameican business model. If someone knows some Intel on the discounts, please throw me bone.
Thanks for the great blog Tom, always enjoy it.
The biggest possible discrepancy is dates. September is entirely offseason, and has the cheapest rack rates of the year…but so do portions of Jan-February. Conversely, March-April have peak season rates, and so the starting price could be much higher. I’d recommend adjusting your dates and seeing if that makes a difference–it should.
Tom
love the blog.
Do you see Disney extending the free dining promotion to include the UK and Ireland?
Thanks!
Hey Tom, for any Canadians reading this there is currently a ticket discount available – Canada residents save 20% on 5-day or longer Walt Disney World theme park tickets! This is a date-based ticket that requires you to select a start date at purchase. Valid for ticket start dates as early as January 11, 2024, and until September 28, 2024. You can also add a Park Hopper option. I was able to book the Disney+ hotel only discount and the Canadian resident discount on tickets which was a better deal than taking the free dining plan.
Any thoughts on Discover Disney Florida rez tickets?
I have been stalking the Disney discount of 30% off room with travel by the end of December and also the Disney Subscribers discount of 35% off. I usually check every day and was able to apply some discounts to my split stay. I went to check today and the 30% offer is not listed anymore and when I try to sign in for the Disney subscribers discount I get the following msg. Sorry, the special offer you‘re looking for is not available. The last valid offer date may have passed, or the URL may contain errors. Please check your spelling”. It is still listed on the website and I checked and there is not an end date listed. Are you able to tell us if both offers are now discontinued?
Hello. Let me preface this comment by saying I appreciate the blog and read it often. In regard to considering the Swan/Dolphin options, buyer beware. Last Fall I looked into this option, made the reservation in October for Easter 2023. Long story short, my confirmed reservation was lost not once but three times. Each time I was told there was not record of my deposit nor conversations noted by 10 or more people I ended up speaking with to help resolve the problem. When it came time to To lock in dining reservations, once again my account was nonexistent. At this point, I finally connected with a wonderful cast member. I was able to switch my reservation to Art of Animation. The cast member explained to me that although the Swan/Dolphin are on Disney property, their operating system does not synch with Disney’s. In addition, guests staying at the Swan/Dolphin, have less of a chance to secure good reservations for dining because Marriott wants their guests to eat in their hotels. Perseverance and luckily landing a knowledgeable cast member saved my family.
I cannot get a single promo to apply to the room we booked even though it technically qualifies for most of them (as confirmed by a CM). It’s the Bay Lake Tower in Jan, a 1 bedroom villa. The CM on the phone told me to keep checking back online to see if the promos open for the room, but also that the only way to modify and add the promo is by calling. Anyone know if those two things are true? It’s so frustrating to see great deals that should apply but they do not.
Try booking the same room with a ‘fresh’ reservation (instead of modifying your existing one). Do you see any availability? If not, that’s because each special offer has an ‘allotted’ amount of inventory, and that’s sold out. If it’s sold out, you can’t apply it to an existing reservation, either.
If that search does yield results, it means there’s a glitch and something is up when they’re trying to modify your reservation. That does happen from time to time, too. But my bet is that it’s a lack of availability, since BLT rooms are limited and in fairly high demand.
Thank you so much for the response! Is it worth it to keeping checking in case one of those sold out rooms opens or am I on a fool’s errand here?
It’s always possible that someone cancels or WDW adds more inventory to the special offer. Because of that, I’d advise you to keep checking if this were a standard room, with a lot of overall inventory.
That’s not the case with these larger Deluxe Villas, though. This isn’t to say you won’t get lucky–you very well might! But if it were me, I’d probably rebook a different room that does have availability with the discount. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news!
Hello! I did confirm by chat that you cannot apply discounts for existing reservations, you actually have to search for your dates and if you see a room available, book a 2nd reservation and then go and cancel the old one. I had to do it this way for my music suites discount under the disney chase visa promo. Slightly annoying but my original deposit went right back on my card almost immediately. If you don’t see an available room when you search for your dates, then as Tom said, it’s sold out for that promo. I did have success checking back often but music suites are probably less coveted than BLT! 🙂
New AP discount just dropped for resort only available for dates in 2024! Still waiting for general, chase, or dis+ discounts….womp.
It seems like there are lots of discounts for AP and Florida residents. I don’t see any for DVC …. I would appreciate any tips to save on the other two big expenses: food and tickets….
With the return of annual passes and the significant AP discounts for summer and the holidays, we’ve saved over $3,500 on CSR club level bookings (our first ever) for August and December. Not an inexpensive Disney year for us, but our APs have already more than paid for themselves, and without even setting foot in a park. That’s how good these discounts are.
Wow, that is a ton of money and really underscores how prices are (effectively) decreasing year-over-year.
Enjoy Chronos Club–we love it!