One of the best parts of Disney World isn’t the theme parks, it’s the resorts! Resort Hopping is an entirely different side of Disney that can lead you to some amazing shopping, delicious dining, exceptional entertainment, and more.

Disney Springs

While you can’t park at most Disney hotels without a hotel or dining reservation, there are ways around that. One of the easiest ways is to park at Disney Springs, hop on a free bus, and enjoy your day, but that isn’t the case anymore. For a limited time, it just got harder to resort hop in Disney World. 

During a recent stop by Disney’s shopping and dining district, we stopped by the bus station to head to a resort, but no such luck! We were able to confirm that you can no longer go from Disney Springs to any resort you want to. Now, you need to have a reservation to hop on board.

Disney Springs Bus Station

At each bus station, there was a guest relations Cast Member stationed so they could check to see if you have a confirmed reservation before hopping on the bus and heading to the resort. We spoke to a Cast Member who confirmed that it’s restricted to hotel reservations, dining reservations, recreation activities, or any general business at the resort besides leisure.

The guest relations cast member.

Luckily, they also confirmed this won’t last forever! Cast Members confirmed the change is just for this week, which they called their ‘busy season’ for spring break. They did warn us that there are talks of an extension on this change, but for now, it is only around until next week. (That’s roughly April 6th, although they did not confirm an official end date.)

Disney Bus

If you still want to resort hop, you can park at the theme parks and hop on transportation from there, but you will have to pay for theme park parking. If you really want to check out a specific resort, we would recommend grabbing a dining reservation and parking there before exploring and dining to your heart’s content.

Bus at Disney’s Beach Club Resort

If you’re only going to the theme parks, you might be missing out on some of the best parts of Disney World. We’re seriously glad this change isn’t permanent! Be sure to keep following DisneyFoodBlog for more Disney news, updates, and more.

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