April 2025


Breaking News

Walt Disney World

  • Both water parks, Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon, will be open starting May 21!
  • Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin will get an upgrade! Ride will close in August 2025 and will remain closed until sometime in early 2026.
  • New Epcot lounge has a name – GEO-82!
  • Early Park Entry – you can now line up at TRON prior to opening; some fun-loving characters will be out during early entry beginning May 27!
  • New airport transfer service for luggage at select resorts for guests traveling on Southwest Airlines, began April 3!

Universal Orlando

  • Epic Universe Grand Opening is May 22!
  • Previews are happening for Epic Universe and Helios Grand Hotel!
  • Epic Universe one day tickets, VIP Experiences, Universal Express Passes, and My Universal Photo Packages are all on sale now!
  • 2nd Generation Wands are now on sale with new magical areas for perfecting spells!
  • Terra Luna, the sister resort to Stella Nova, is now open! Both resorts are located by Epic Universe with Stella Nova having a walking path to Epic Universe!

Atop the brand new Helios Grand Hotel sits Bar Helios, a chic rooftop bar with 360 degree views of Orlando and Epic Universe!


Current Promos & Offers

Walt Disney World

  • A delicious deal is back! Enjoy a FREE dining plan when you purchase a nondiscounted 4-night, 4-day Walt Disney Travel Company package that includes a room at a select Disney Resorts Collection hotel and a theme park ticket with a Park Hopper option—for arrivals most nights from:
    • June 29 to September 30, 2025
    • October 20 to November 1, 2025
    • December 6 to December 22, 2025
  • Save up to 30% on rooms at select Disney Resorts Collection hotels when you stay 5 consecutive nights or longer in late summer and early fall. Plus, enjoy other savings for shorter stays.
    • This offer is valid for stays most nights from August 1 to October 11, 2025.
  • Enjoy summer fun with a specially priced 3-Day, 3-Park Ticket that’s valid for admission to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, EPCOT and Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park only—starting from $89 per day, plus tax (total price starting from $267, plus tax).
    • This is a date-based ticket with start dates from April 6 through September 22, 2025. Ticket must be used within 5 days of selected start date.
  • Families can save on summer fun! Save 50% on kids (ages 3 to 9) 3-day or longer standard Walt Disney World theme park tickets—for ticket start dates from for ticket start dates from May 27 through September 20, 2025.
  • Save up to 30% on rooms at select Disney Resorts Collection hotels when you stay 5 consecutive nights or longer this summer. Plus, enjoy other savings for shorter stays.
    • This offer is valid for stays most nights from May 1 to July 31, 2025.
  • Florida residents can save up to 35% on rooms at select Disney Resorts Collection hotels when you stay 4 consecutive nights or longer in late summer and early fall. Plus, enjoy other savings for shorter stays.
    • This offer is valid for stays most nights from August 1 to October 11, 2025.
  • Experience the magic and thrills of the 4 Walt Disney World theme parks with a special ticket just for Florida residents. Florida residents can purchase a 4-Day Discover Disney Ticket for just $60 per day, plus tax (total price: $240 plus tax). A specially priced 3-day ticket is also available.
    • The Discover Disney Ticket is valid for use from January 13 to May 23, 2025

Aulani Resort, Hawi’i

  • Save on a fun-filled vacation in late summer at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawaiʻi. The longer you stay, the more you save! This offer is valid on select rooms and villas, for stays most nights from August 10 to October 19, 2025 (with checkout no later than October 20, 2025).
    • Save 25% on stays of 5 or more consecutive nights
    • Save 20% on stays of 4 consecutive nights
  • Disney Visa Cardmembers can save on a fun-filled stay in late summer at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawaiʻi. The longer you stay, the more you save! This offer is valid for consecutive-night stays from August 10 to October 19, 2025 (with checkout no later than October 20, 2025). Explore Cardmember savings below:
    • Save 35% on stays of 5 or more nights – or save 30% on 4-night stays – for Ocean View and Partial Ocean View Rooms
    • Save 25% on stays of 5 or more nights – or save 20% on 4-night stays – for other eligible room types
  • Save Up to 25% on Select Rooms and Villas for Stays of 5 or More Nights – and Up to 20% for Stays of 4 Nights from April 11 to June 11, 2025
  • Disney® Visa® Cardmembers: Save Up to 30% on Select Stays of 5 or More Nights This Spring. The longer you stay, the more you save! The following savings are valid for consecutive-night stays from April 11, 2025, to June 11, 2025:
    • Save 30% on Villas for stays of 5 or more nights
    • Save 30% on rooms for stays of 5 nights or more
    • Save 25% on Villas for stays of 4 nights
    • Save 25% on rooms for stays of 4 nights

Disneyland

  • Don’t miss out! With this offer, save up to 20% on select rooms at a Disneyland Resort hotel, Sunday through Thursday nights from May 16 to August 14, 2025. Subject to availability and restrictions. Make it your happiest time by staying at the Disneyland Resort during the 70th Celebration —bursting with exciting entertainment, joyful décor and so much more!
    • This offer is valid on Standard and Premium room types at these Disneyland Resort hotels:
      • Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa
      • Disneyland Hotel
      • The Villas at Disneyland Hotel
  • Don’t miss this exciting opportunity! For a limited time, Guests can visit the Disneyland Resort for as low as $100 per day with a 4-day, 1-park per day ticket, or as low as $120 per day with a 3-day, 1-park per day ticket, valid May 16 through August 14, 2025.
  • Don’t miss out! With this offer, Cardmembers can save up to 30% on select Premium rooms at a Disneyland Resort hotel, Sunday through Thursday nights from May 16 to August 14, 2025. Subject to availability and restrictions. Make it your happiest time by staying at the Disneyland Resort during the 70th Celebration —bursting with exciting entertainment, joyful décor and so much more!
    • This offer is valid on Premium room types at these Disneyland Resort hotels:
      • Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa
      • Disneyland Hotel
      • The Villas at Disneyland Hotel
  • Don’t miss out! With this offer, save up to 20% on select rooms at a Disneyland Resort hotel, Sunday through Thursday nights from March 23 to May 15, 2025. Subject to availability and restrictions.
    • Explore savings at these Disneyland Resort hotels—valid on Standard and Premium room types:
      • Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa
        • Save up to 20%
      • Disneyland Hotel
        • Save up to 15%
      • The Villas at Disneyland Hotel
        • Save up to 20%
  • Don’t miss out! With this offer, Cardmembers can save up to 30% on select Premium rooms at a Disneyland Resort hotel, Sunday through Thursday nights from March 23 to May 15, 2025. Subject to availability and restrictions.
    • Explore savings at these Disneyland Resort hotels—valid on Premium room types only:
      • Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa
        • Save up to 30%
      • Disneyland Hotel
        • Save up to 25%
      • The Villas at Disneyland Hotel
        • Save up to 30%
  • Enjoy the biggest, happiest celebration! Book early and save up to 30% on select stays of 4 or more nights at a Disneyland Resort hotel—from May 16 through September 26, 2025. Subject to availability and restrictions. Staying at the Disneyland Resort means you’re just steps away from all the magic of the dazzling 70th Celebration—bursting with exciting entertainment, joyful décor and so much more! Plan ahead and save. Book now through May 15, 2025. Travel must be completed by September 27, 2025.
    • This offer is valid for Standard and Premium room types at these Disneyland Resort hotels:
      • Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa
      • Disneyland Hotel
      • The Villas at Disneyland Hotel
      • Pixar Place Hotel
  • Don’t miss this opportunity! For a limited time, Southern California residents can visit the Disneyland Resort theme parks for as low as $67 per day with the purchase of a special 3-day, 1-park per day ticket, subject to park reservation availability.
    • 3-Day, 1-Park Per Day Ticket – $199 ($67 per day)
      • Tickets are valid January 1 through May 15, 2025, subject to restrictions and park reservation availability.

Disney Cruise Line

  • Save upto 25% on select sailing with guaranteed staterooms
  • Save on select European sailings with guaranteed staterooms
  • Florida residents can save up to 20% on select Caribbean sailings with class 7A stateroom (Verandah)

Adventures by Disney

  • Disney Visa Cardmembers can take advantage of this special offer and enjoy savings of $500 per person, plus receive a complimentary pre-night stay per reservation on select Danube and Rhine River Cruise departures. Offer must be booked by April 15, 2025 for travel on select departures from June 5-July 12, 2025.
  • Take advantage of special summer savings on select 2025 Adventures by Disney Land Adventures, Expedition Cruises and Escapes when you book by May 31, 2025. Offer must be booked by May 31, 2025 for travel on select departures from May 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025. Availability is limited, so book now!
  • Early Booking Offer: Save on Select 2026 River Cruises. Make your plans to see the world in 2026 with Adventures by Disney now! When you book select River Cruises by April 30, 2025, you’ll save $500 per person. Offer must be booked by April 30, 2025 for travel on select departures from June 4, 2026 through December 26, 2026. Availability is limited.
  • Come discover a different kind of magic! For a limited time, recent returning Adventurers can save on trips booked by January 9, 2026 or within 45 days of returning from your most recent Adventures by Disney trip—whichever is sooner.
  • Recent Disney Cruise Line Guests can save on an Adventures by Disney vacation with this exclusive offer! Save on an Adventures by Disney vacation booked within 45 days of returning from your most recent Disney Cruise Line sailing and discover a different kind of magic.

National Geographic Expeditions

  • National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions sails 21 small ships that are as diverse as the places they explore, with each designed to reflect the uniqueness of your journey. Enjoy 20% Savings. Save 20% per person on select 2025 Expedition Cruise voyages aboard the National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions fleet when you book by April 15, 2025.
  • New and returning Private Jet Travelers save on select National Geographic Expeditions Private Jet departures from May 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026 when you book by May 31, 2025.
    • New National Geographic Expeditions Private Jet Travelers: Save $2,500 per person
    • Returning National Geographic Expeditions Private Jet Travelers: Save $5,000 per person
  • Whether you’re a new Guest or a seasoned National Geographic Expeditions traveler, you can save on your next trip. For a limited time, save on select International Signature Land departures with travel dates starts between January 2026 and June 2026. Book by April 30, 2025 and enjoy the following savings:
    • New Guest Offer:
      • Get $500 off per person on select 2026 International Signature Land departures.
    • Returning Guest Offer:
      • Get $750 off per person on select 2026 International Signature Land departures.
  • Book a National Geographic Expedition within 45 days of your most recent Disney Cruise Line Vacation and save! Save $350 on all International Signature Land departures and save $250 on all Domestic Signature Land departures.
    • Booking Window: Trips must be booked between January 7, 2025 and January 9, 2026 and within 45 days of returning from a Disney Cruise Line vacation – whichever is sooner.

Universal Orlando

  • Get 2 Days Free* with a 2-Park, 2-Day Ticket. Enjoy all the thrills that Universal Studios Florida and Universal Islands of Adventure have to offer with a 2-Park, 2-Day Ticket. Upgrade the ticket to include Volcano Bay.
  • Bundle & Save up to $300* on a Universal Orlando Resort Vacation. Select the hotel of your choice, customize your theme park admission, add vacation enhancements to enjoy Universal Orlando Resort the way you want to experience it.
  • Florida Residents Buy a Day and Get 2 Days Free* 2-Park 1-Day Park-to-Park + 2 Days Free Florida Resident Promo Ticket. Upgrade the ticket to include Volcano Bay.
  • Bundle & Save On A Vacation Package, Florida Resident Create Your Own Vacation Package


Closed or Refurbishments

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom
– Astro Orbiter (closed until Summer 2025)
– Big Thunder Mountain (closed until 2026)
– Hall of Presidents (closed until TBD)

Animal Kingdom
– It’s Tough to Be a Bug (closed permanently)
– TriceraTop Spin (closed permanently)

Hollywood Studios
– Muppet*Vision 3D & PizzeRizzo (closing permanently June 8, 2025)
– Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano (closing permanently May 11, 2025)
– Villains Unfairly Ever After Show (opening May 27, 2025)
– The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure (opening May 27, 2025)

EPCOT
– Test Track (opens late summer 2025)

All-Star Movies Resort
– Fantasia Pool unavailable until April 2025

Bay Lake Tower at Contemporary Resort
– Room refurbishments until September 2025

Yacht & Beach Club Resorts
– Stormalong Bay and Shipwreck Pool are closed until June 2025

BoardWalk Inn
– Merchandise locations are refurbished in phases until May 2025

Caribbean Beach Resort
– Lobby refurbishment until April 30, 2025

Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
– Lobby refurbishment until November 2025

Old Key West Resort
– Boat transportation to Disney Springs will be unavailable until the end of April 2025, buses will be available

Polynesian Village Resort
– Now through 2026, many exterior updating projects

Pop Century Resort
– Now through early 2026, guest rooms are under refurbishment

Port Orleans – French Quarter
– Through late spring 2025, guest rooms are under refurbishment

Port Orleans – Riverside
– April 2025 til January 2026, guest rooms in Magnolia Bend are under refurbishment

Wilderness Lodge
– Now through TBD, exterior updates

Typhoon Lagoon
– will open for summer on May 1, 2025

Blizzard Beach Water Park
– will close from May 1-21 then open for summer until September 7, 2025

Universal Orlando

Universal Studios
– Rip Ride Rocket (closes permanently in September 2025)


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