Walt Disney World has more than 25 Disney Resort hotels and nearly 29,000 hotel rooms. If you look at Disney’s current resort map, however, you will see 31 individual places to stay.
Both numbers can be correct. Disney groups some hotels, Disney Vacation Club properties and Fort Wilderness accommodations differently depending on which page you are looking at.
| What you are counting | Current answer |
|---|---|
| Disney’s official description of the Disney Resorts Collection | More than 25 Disney Resort hotels |
| Individual lodging entries on Disney’s resort map | 31 places to stay |
| Disney’s broader main resort directory | 34 resort listings |
| Total hotel rooms across Walt Disney World | Nearly 29,000 rooms |
If you are choosing where to stay rather than simply looking for the count, start with our main Disney World hotels guide.
Why does Disney World have more than one hotel count?
The answer changes depending on what gets treated as a separate hotel.
Disney officially describes the Disney Resorts Collection as having more than 25 Disney Resort hotels. That is the simplest answer if someone asks how many Disney hotels Walt Disney World operates.
But Disney’s current interactive resort map shows 31 places to stay.
The higher number happens because Disney lists many Disney Vacation Club accommodations separately from the conventional hotel they share a resort complex with.
For example, the map separately lists:
- Disney’s Contemporary Resort and Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort;
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa and The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa;
- Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort and Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows;
- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, Boulder Ridge Villas and Copper Creek Villas & Cabins;
- Disney’s Beach Club Resort and Disney’s Beach Club Villas; and
- Disney’s BoardWalk Inn and Disney’s BoardWalk Villas.
So a count of physical resort complexes can be different from a count of the individual accommodations Disney presents as bookable Resort hotel properties.
Our separate guide to how many Disney World resorts there are goes deeper into that resort-count question.
Disney currently shows 31 places to stay on its Resort map
Disney’s current Walt Disney World Resort hotel map displays 31 places to stay across the Disney Resorts Collection.
Those accommodations span several types:
- Value Resort hotels;
- Moderate Resort hotels;
- Deluxe Resort hotels;
- Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts; and
- The Campsites at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort.
This is more useful than trying to force every Disney property into a conventional definition of “hotel.”
Some are traditional hotels. Others are villa-style accommodations, cabins or campsites that Disney still includes in its resort lodging system.
There are 5 Disney Value Resorts
Disney’s five Value Resorts are:
- Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
- Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
- Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
- Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
- Disney’s Pop Century Resort
These are generally the least expensive Disney-operated conventional hotels.
Compare them in our Disney World Value Resort ranking or read our Art of Animation Resort review if family suites are important.
There are currently 4 Moderate Resorts
Disney’s conventional Moderate Resort category currently includes:
- Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
- Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
Older Disney hotel lists sometimes put The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort in the Moderate category. Disney’s current directory instead categorizes the Cabins as a Disney Deluxe Villa Resort following their transition to Disney Vacation Club.
Compare the four conventional properties in our Disney World Moderate Resort ranking.
Disney has 8 Deluxe Resort hotels
Disney currently identifies eight hotels as Disney Deluxe Resorts:
- 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
These hotels tend to offer more transportation options, stronger park proximity, more dining and additional amenities compared with Disney’s Value and Moderate categories.
Our Disney World Deluxe Resorts guide compares the group in more detail.
Disney Vacation Club is why the count gets confusing
Disney Deluxe Villas are one of the main reasons you may see a Disney World hotel count above 25.
Some Deluxe Villa Resorts operate as their own destination, including Disney’s Old Key West Resort, Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa and Disney’s Riviera Resort.
Others sit beside or within an existing Deluxe Resort but appear as their own lodging entry in Disney’s booking system.
You do not have to be a Disney Vacation Club member to stay in many of these rooms. Cash reservations are available through Disney when inventory permits.
See our guide to Disney Vacation Club resorts if you want to compare the villa properties separately.
What about Fort Wilderness?
Fort Wilderness adds another wrinkle to the count.
Disney currently lists:
- The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort – A Disney Vacation Club Resort; and
- The Campsites at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort.
The Cabins are currently classified with Disney Deluxe Villas, while the Campsites have their own campground category.
So if your personal definition of “hotel” excludes campsites, your count will naturally differ from Disney’s map of places to stay.
How many hotel rooms are at Disney World?
Walt Disney World currently has nearly 29,000 hotel rooms.
Disney uses that figure in its current corporate and resort information rather than publishing a precise room-by-room total that remains fixed indefinitely.
The number helps put the size of the resort into perspective. Walt Disney World is not simply a theme park surrounded by a handful of hotels. Its lodging inventory alone is comparable with that of a sizable vacation destination.
If you are more interested in what those rooms cost than how many there are, see how much Disney World hotels cost.
What about the Swan, Dolphin and Swan Reserve?
Not every hotel that appears in Disney’s Walt Disney World lodging directory is owned and operated by Disney.
The Walt Disney World Swan, Walt Disney World Dolphin and Walt Disney World Swan Reserve are operated by Marriott, but they sit inside the Walt Disney World resort area and appear in Disney’s main hotel search.
They also receive several Disney hotel benefits despite not being part of the Disney Resorts Collection in the same way as a hotel such as Pop Century or Grand Floridian.
This is why “hotels at Disney World” and “Disney-owned hotels” are not exactly the same question.
See our guide to Marriott hotels near Disney World for more on these properties.
Disney also lists many other Resort-area hotels
Disney’s wider hotel network extends beyond the Disney Resorts Collection and the Swan and Dolphin complex.
Disney currently promotes additional accommodations including:
- 7 Disney Springs Resort Area hotels;
- Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort;
- select Bonnet Creek hotels;
- Walt Disney World Gateway Hotels; and
- dozens of Good Neighbor Hotels in the wider Orlando area.
Some of those hotels are physically within or immediately associated with Walt Disney World, while others are nearby partner hotels. That is why saying there are “more than 40 hotels on Disney property” without defining the boundary can be misleading.
If you specifically want to know which hotels have the most useful park access, our guide to Disney World hotels with direct park access is a better comparison.
Do all hotels at Disney World get the same perks?
No.
Guests staying at Disney Resorts Collection hotels currently receive core benefits including:
- 30-minute Early Theme Park Entry at all four theme parks;
- complimentary Disney Resort transportation;
- complimentary standard theme park parking;
- the ability to purchase eligible Lightning Lane passes up to seven days before the stay; and
- an extended booking window for eligible dining and Enchanting Extras reservations.
Disney Deluxe Resort and Deluxe Villa guests can also receive Extended Evening Theme Park Hours on eligible nights.
Some non-Disney hotels receive selected Disney benefits, but the exact package varies by property.
Compare eligibility in our guide to hotels with Disney World perks or see the broader benefits of staying at a Disney Resort hotel.
Which Disney hotel category should you choose?
The hotel count matters much less once you start planning the actual trip.
A Value Resort can be a better fit than a Deluxe hotel if you mainly need a clean room and Disney transportation. A Deluxe Resort can be worth paying more for when walking distance, monorail access or resort amenities will change how you use the vacation.
Deluxe Villas become particularly useful for larger groups because many offer kitchens, separate bedrooms and more living space.
Use the Disney World hotel comparison chart to compare the categories side by side, or read our guide to choosing a Disney World resort if you are starting from scratch.
So how many hotels does Disney World have?
The clearest current answer is that Disney officially describes Walt Disney World as having more than 25 Disney Resort hotels and nearly 29,000 hotel rooms.
If you count each lodging property individually the way Disney’s current resort map does, you will see 31 places to stay. The difference comes mainly from separate Disney Vacation Club properties and Fort Wilderness accommodations.
Once you include independently operated resorts and partner hotels in and around Walt Disney World, the number becomes larger and depends on exactly what you consider “on property.”
You can see Disney’s current inventory on the official Walt Disney World Resort hotel directory.
