Free Water Park Admission Returning for Disney World Resort Guests in Summer 2026

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Disney resort guests will once again enjoy free entry into a water park on check-in day in Summer 2026. Disney has announced that the perk will come back next summer, but specific dates haven’t been announced at this time.

The free water park admission perk for Disney resort guests has been running throughout all of 2025. When Disney first announced the water park benefit, we weren’t sure how many guests would take advantage. But, it appears a decent number have, and Disney is preparing for large crowds this summer by operating both water parks (Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach) simultaneously for the first time since 2019.

While it’s great to see the water park perk return, we’re curious how many dates will be included. Going from all of 2025 to just Summer 2026 is a significant downgrade, though we’re betting not too many guests took advantage of the water park offer in the colder months.

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David is a Disney travel expert who created Notes from Neverland in 2018 after visiting Disney theme parks countless times. Previously, David spent way too much time writing about sports, and was featured in Sports Illustrated, MSN, Yahoo!, and in many other publications. Learn more or contact us.

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