Guests of Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa have an entrance right into Disney California Adventure Park. And Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel now has its own entrance into Disney California Adventure Park, as well!
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Still, Disney does offer vacation packages where you can bundle your park tickets with your hotel stay for an overall discount. Whether you choose to look at it as a discounted room or discount tickets is up to you, but the bottom line is if you pay for the package instead of a la carte, you'll save some money!
No, it is not necessary to purchase theme park tickets prior to booking a resort hotel. You can book either first. However, if you're planning on booking a resort hotel and theme park tickets, I recommend that you make it easy on yourself and book a room-and-ticket package.
Disney's Contemporary Resort (0.5 miles away)One of the best hotels to stay at close to the Magic Kingdom is Disney's Contemporary Resort. The resort has a few modes of transportation to get to the park — you can walk (it's about 10-15 minutes) or take the Monorail!
Early Theme Park Entry is a perk offered to guests of Walt Disney World Resort hotels (and select partner hotels) that allows guests access to the park 30 minutes before its scheduled open, every day.
Visitors to Disney theme parks in the U.S. 2019-2022, by park. Magic Kingdom was the most visited Disney theme park location in the United States in 2022. The Disney theme park with the fewest attendees throughout 2022 was Blizzard Beach, which reported just 100 thousand guests in the year.
Extended Evening Hours, by contrast, is a perk only for guests of Deluxe Disney hotels and DVC resorts. You can't buy your way in with a special ticket, and it's not expected the hours will offer any special theming—it's simply an extension of regular park hours.
And remember: If you're staying at Disney's Contemporary Resort, Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa or Disney's Polynesian Village Resort, you can enjoy convenient access to all monorail lines, right from your Disney Resort hotel.
Take in the sights as you travel to and from all Disney theme parks via air-conditioned bus! Guests of select Walt Disney World Resort hotels can take advantage of complimentary bus service to and from all 4 theme parks, Disney Resort hotels and the Disney Springs Area.
Early Entry at Magic Kingdom is a good way for on-site guests of Walt Disney World hotels to get a head-start, accomplishing a few attractions with low waits.
Genie Plus is definitely worth it for Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, and if you don't like early starts, you might consider it for Epcot and Animal Kingdom. If you are park hopping, Genie+ is even better value as it maximises the number of rides you have access to.
As you can guess if Monday is the busiest, Tuesday tends to be the best day of the week to go to Magic Kingdom. We also find Thursday to be one of the least busy days of the week at Magic Kingdom, with Sunday being a great weekend option.