Up to 35% Off Disney World AP & FL Resort Discounts for Winter & Spring 2025
Walt Disney World has released resort room-only discounts for the first several months of 2025 for Annual Passholders and Florida residents offer savings of up to 35% off select dates through April 2025. This post shares the details of these special offers, best dates to save the most money, plus sample pricing, commentary, analysis & other info.
In case you’ve forgotten, there are currently other special offers for Annual Passholders and Floridians that run between now and year’s end. Generally speaking, the AP discount is better. That’s almost always the case, as Annual Passholders usually receive 5-10% better savings than Floridians. All other details (eligible dates, resorts in each tier, room inventory, etc.) are typically identically between the special offers. Hence our lumping them together here.
Those aren’t the only deals available for booking right now–just the two for Annual Passholders and Florida residents. For everything else, see All Current Walt Disney World Discounts for 2024. That covers promos for the general public, Florida residents, military members, and everyone else. There are promos available for pretty much all dates between now and December 2024. So that’s worth checking out if you’re debating a trip in the next several months. But what we’ll be looking at today is the first slew of discounts for that run through Spring 2025…
Per Walt Disney World, here are the deal details: Annual Passholders can stay in the magic and save with this special offer, valid on rooms at select Disney Resort hotels in early 2025.
- Save up to 35% on rooms for stays most nights from February 23 to April 30, 2025
- Save up to 30% on rooms for stays most Sunday to Thursday nights from January 1 to February 20, 2025
Here’s the resort by resort Annual Passholder room rate discount chart:
Annual Passholders must present a valid Walt Disney World AP at check-in. Additional per-adult charges may apply if more than 2 adults per room at Value, Moderate and Deluxe Resorts and Studios at Deluxe Villa Resorts. Maximum length of stay under this deal is 14 nights.
Offer excludes the following room types: Campsites; 3-Bedroom Villas; Deluxe Suites; Cabins at Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge; Tower Studios at Disney’s Riviera Resort; and Bungalows and Island Tower 2-Bedroom Penthouses at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows.
You can book this Annual Passholder discount yourself on Walt Disney World’s official website here.
Likewise, Floridians can stay in the magic and save with this special offer for Florida residents, valid on rooms at select Disney Resort hotels in early 2025.
- Save up to 30% on rooms for stays most nights from February 23 to April 30, 2025
- Save up to 25% on rooms for stays most Sunday to Thursday nights from January 1 to February 20, 2025
When you stay at Disney Resorts Collection hotels, you can enjoy the same legendary detail, storytelling and service found in the theme parks—along with an array of benefits.
Here’s the resort by resort Florida resident room rate discount chart:
Proof of Florida residency required at check-in. Otherwise, same terms & conditions apply as the AP deal, including the resort and room category exclusions. You can book this deal on DisneyWorld.com here.
Alternatively, if you want to take advantage of either discount but want someone else to do the work, we’d recommend requesting a FREE no obligation quote from Be Our Guest Vacations, an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner and having them book for you. They will happy to assist you with the planning process, help you choose the most economical dates, best add-ons, and so forth. Notably, they also monitor reservations and can retroactively apply new discounts if a better deal is released to save you more money.
Here’s a sampling of available rates for the Annual Passholder discount:
This search is for the night of February 5, 2025, which is part of the “value” rate season at Walt Disney World. On the rack rate chart spectrum, this is the least expensive time to visit Walt Disney World in 2025. Similarly-priced dates can be found throughout January and February 2025, and slightly higher (but still relatively reasonable) rates are available in early March.
You might notice that this is for a date that offers lower savings per the above AP discount chart. And while that’s true, the starting rack rates are also lower. In doing quick sample searches, I found that whether January and February or later dates were cheaper largely depended upon what was available room category-wise at each resort. Once you get to Spring Break, all bets are off. Rack rates jump so much that they superior savings can’t overcome the higher base prices.
Rates also vary on different days of the week. Friday through Sunday nights are all going to be more expensive, and less consistent. In general, Friday and Saturday will be the most expensive days of the week, with Sunday through Thursday costing less–but still more than Monday through Wednesday nights. Holiday weeks are also more expensive. Basically, room rates are higher any time when kids are out of school.
For more on timing your trip to coincide with the lowest prices, see When’s Cheapest to Visit Walt Disney World in 2024-2025? That covers price increases and other variables that impact the cost of a vacation beyond just room rates.
Another thing to keep in mind is the restoration of free parking at Walt Disney World resorts. For those who are driving or renting a car, there’s also the added bonus of not having to pay for parking. Most off-site hotels still charge for parking, so that’s something to consider if you’re debating Disney hotels or something at Universal Orlando, Flamingo Crossings, Disney Springs, Bonnet Creek, etc.
Speaking of on-site perks, don’t underestimate the value of Early Entry and (potentially) Extended Evening Hours. We’ve found that many fans dismiss the former due to it being “only” 30 minutes, but we’ve found Early Entry to be incredibly advantageous (see our Guide to Early Entry at Walt Disney World).
For those who are eligible, Extended Evening Hours is absolutely fantastic (see our Guide to Extended Evening Hours at Walt Disney World for strategy and other info). We wouldn’t recommend booking a Deluxe or Villa Resort just for Extended Evening Hours, but if you’re on the fence or thinking about a split stay…it’s a good idea. Consider putting that money towards upgrading your accommodations instead of something like After Hours.
Oh, and don’t forget the return of the on-site advantage of ride reservations! If you’re going to purchase the new line-skipping service, having the 7-day window (plus length of stay–up to 14 days) is huge. It’s probably going to be make-or-break when it comes to booking Slinky Dog Dash, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, and other headliners. See our Lightning Lane Multi-Pass at Walt Disney World FAQ.
My assessment this discount is positive. With that said, there really isn’t a whole lot to say about these Annual Passholder and Florida resident rates for the first quarter of 2025. In quickly glancing at the rate charts for what was offered this year versus what’s offered next year, the higher end of the spectrum appears mostly unchanged.
The bigger differences are the cheaper resorts, and especially for the January and February dates. This year, some of those were capped at 10-15% off in January and February. By contrast, some of the exact same resorts are 15-20% off in Winter 2025. The end results are some rooms and resorts being slightly cheaper year-over-year, and that’s despite modest rack rate increases for 2025.
Just look at the list of prices above. All Stars starting at $87 per night and Pop Century for around $130 is fantastic. Moderates are in the sub-$200 starting range, with the new Cabins at Fort Wilderness for $313. Several other Deluxe Resorts for under $400 per night, but availability for multiple nights can be tricky. That’s all really good, and much better than what Walt Disney World was offering in 2021-2022.
If you’re still not sure of which hotel to book, be sure to check out our new Rankings of ALL Resort Hotels at Walt Disney World from Worst to Best. Several of the resorts with the biggest savings are in the top 10!
Ultimately, if you’re an Annual Passholder who is eager for an EPCOT Festival of the Arts getaway to Walt Disney World, these deals are really strong. You can still do better with Disney Vacation Club Point Rentals, but the gap is starting to close and it’s too late to rent for most of these dates, anyway.
We always go in late January or early February, as that’s one of the least-crowded times of the entire year at Walt Disney World. It’s also one of the cheapest times to visit, as evidenced by the above resort rates. Oh, and the weather is usually much, much better than just a couple months later. Crowds can be slightly higher than they used to be (remember: Winter is NOT off-season anymore!), but it’s a tradeoff we will happily take for temperatures cooler and prices that are lower!
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YOUR THOUGHTS
What do you think of these room only discounts for Walt Disney World Annual Passholders and Floridians? If you booked this, do you think you ended up with a good price or do you feel like you’re overpaying? What was available or unavailable for your dates? Is this deal enough to convince you to book a trip, or can you not justify these prices? Do you agree or disagree with our assessments? Any questions 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 “regular” prices aren’t quite as fake as the notorious Michaels craft store. But they definitely can give people the same feeling of buyer’s remorse, through the use of various pricing schemes to trick people into a multitude of more and bigger purchases.
It seems more like Disney wants to give the perception of value more than they’d like to actually offer it. At least, unless demand falls through the floor. For now, they look like winners, since many guests still pay despite their griping, as discussed here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/09/travel/disney-vacation-cost.html
I’ve dubbed it the “Kohl’s Model” to pricing. It’s also nothing new, sadly. I first called it that back during the Great Recession when Walt Disney World continued to raise prices while also getting (significantly) more aggressive with discounts.
I think the other, more recent tactics are far more nefarious/worse than having high rack rates and dramatically reducing them via discounts.
I’m surprised Disney visa cardholders seem to be left out of this round of discounts. Any thoughts on why that might be?
Disney Visa marches to the beat of a different drum. I checked 4 different spots today to see if a Disney Visa deal “secretly” dropped…and still wouldn’t be surprised to see one show up at random in a day or two.
They are still excluding Friday and Saturday nights for Jan-Feb. This is really frustrating. I am planning a series of 3 trips over the next 2 months and the current discounts have the same exclusion – if you can even find discounted rates at all. We had a 6-night stay booked at AKL on AP rate, but after I realized we were paying full rack rates for the Fri/Sat nights in the middle of our stay we decided to do a 3-way split trip instead and go to Dolphin on an AP rate those two nights. The percent-off discount may look big, but when you factor in paying the full rate for weekends it’s overall not as good as it sounds.
30% off at the Poly is HUGE…that’s the best discount seen there in years. Normally even on the AP discounts it’s in the 10% tier if at all these days. We are booked in the old DVC villas on a bounceback offer for dates not covered by this deal, but I’m hoping the late spring/early summer deals are this good.
Good catch! Amusing that the Polynesian will now be cheaper once construction is finished–meaning a better guest experience (IMO) and a lower price.
Of course, Disney also has a lot more Poly room inventory to work with now that Island Tower will be open (but not yet fully declared for DVC).
Great point. Snagged a Poly res for late February at an excellent rate.
John, if you care to share, what are you considering an excellent rate? I see $588 average nightly end of February for the ‘cheapest’ room,..
Correct–it was high $500s. I thought that was pretty good for Poly (though you can often find better rates at other deluxes like Beach/Yacht/Boardwalk/Wilderness/AKL)
thanks, John, for the specifics,.. I just can’t see spending the same amount to sleep per night as I could for a large screen tv,.. and I am not boasting but just bewildered since we have no money worries in our life but I could never sleep well on a mattress a two night stay would buy outright! Increasingly I comprehend the ways of the world less and less,..
trying to bookend stays around a Wish cruise sailing Feb 24-27,.. even with AP discount, the prices are obscene either side,.. yes it brings in weekend, but gawrsh I’m well off but will cancel the cruise before submitting to $222 nightly at All Star Sports! and from there upward it only gets more absurd,.. am i missing something?
That’s mid-winter break on the front end, and Mardi Gras on the backend.
Thanks Tom. We used bounce backs for April and August 2025.
My wife’s job only allows us to go on the worst weeks of the year. I think it’s actually written into her schools union contract.
Will have to see if April is better with our AP.
I always book ahead then wait for your heads up on the AP deals so I’m not too late in getting the best deal.
Thanks Tom.
Quick ?
For Dec 22nd to the 26th. do you think, for our 60 days out, there will be dinner reservations available for 24, 25 at Liberty TT, whispering Canyon etc or would they be eaten up by everyone with longer stays that cover those popular dates?
I’m in the hospital, after shoulder surgery yesterday, and the pain I’m in now will be nothing compared to the self inflicted wound of having to eat at a Disney Springs kiosk on Christmas Eve.
ADRs have been shockingly easy for the last several months, including during the heart of Free Dining. That’s fairly unprecedented.
Nevertheless, your dates are among the busiest and most popular of the year (as you know). I still think you’ll be fine for those restaurants, with LTT probably being the more competitive of the two. (Failing that, Diamond Horseshoe will be easier–same menu, less desirable setting.) If options are limited at the 60-day mark for some reason, there’s still the (strong) possibility of more availability being released 1-7 days in advance.
Shoulder surgery before having to throw some elbows during those heavy holiday crowds–smart move! Hope you’re doing well.