CONFIRMED: This Disney World Hotel Perk Is Here To Stay in 2026

Bookings for Disney World vacations in 2026 are open, and you can start booking now!

If you are planning a Disney tip for the following year, you might want to consider staying at a Disney hotel. A lot of perks come with staying in a Disney World hotel, and arguably one of the best ones will be returning for 2026.

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Those Disney Days can be so busy, you run the risk of possibly not getting to do everything that you want. Early Entry is a great perk to help you make the most of your day, and check off one or two rides early on!

Great news, Early Entry is here to stay in 2026! Early Entry is only for Disney World Resort hotel guests, and it grants you access to the park 30 minutes early before the park officially opens. That means getting a head start in the parks to check out some of your favorite attractions.

If you’re staying at any of these Disney World hotels, you would be eligible for early park entry:

• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
• Disney’s Beach Club Resort
• Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
• Disney’s Contemporary Resort
• Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
• Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
• Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
• Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
• Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas — Jambo House and Kidani Village
• Disney’s Beach Club Villas
• Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
• Disney’s Old Key West Resort
• Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
• Disney’s Riviera Resort
• Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
• The cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort (only for Disney Vacation Club Cabins)
• The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
• Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel
• Walt Disney Swan Reserve
• Shades of Green at Walt Disney World Resort

If you are planning on taking advantage of Early Entry, you should be aware of what is open and what is not. Not every attraction is available during the early theme park hours. 

Barring any delays or temporary closures, Early Entry attractions include:

Magic Kingdom Park

• “it’s a small world”
• Astro Orbiter
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant
• Mad Tea Party
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic
• Peter Pan’s Flight
• Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
• Space Mountain
• The Barnstormer
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
• Tomorrowland Speedway
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover
• Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid
• Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress

That means ONLY Fantasyland and Tomorrowland are available for Early Entry, with the exception of Tron Lightcycle Run, which is not available till the park opens. Frontierland and Adventureland will not be open!

EPCOT

• Frozen Ever After
• Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
• Mission: SPACE
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
• Soarin’ Around the World
• Spaceship Earth
• Test Track
• The Seas with Nemo & Friends

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• Alien Swirling Saucers
• Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
• Slinky Dog Dash
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
• Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
• The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror ™
• Toy Story Mania!

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park

• Avatar Flight of Passage
• DINOSAUR
• Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
• Na’vi River Journey

By the time 2026 rolls around, Zootopia: Better Together should be open, but we don’t know if it will be a part of Early Entry at this time!

We love that this perk is here to stay throughout 2026; it’s a great way to start early and get on a popular attraction before the long lines hit. Disney announced a bunch of other perks coming in 2026, so it looks like it’ll be a good year! Remember, you can start booking your vacation for next year right now. To stay up to date on all the latest news and updates, stay tuned to AllEars.

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