Shell-o there, Clara!
It's fin-tastic to see you again here at planDisney. Thank you for surfing by with your question. How exciting that you are planning a stay at a
Disney Resort Hotel using your Membership, and are planning to take advantage of the Disney Water Park benefit on your check-in day. Our family did this back in March, and it was a wonderful way to "wave away" the time until our room was ready.
Clara, Guests who stay at a Disney Resort Hotel in 2025 - including Disney Vacation Club Resorts - can enjoy
complimentary water park entry on their check-in day. This means that on your check-in date, rather than waiting for your room to be ready, you can be flippin' your fins at one of the available Disney Water Parks for the day. This benefit is exclusive to the check-in date, and all the Guests on your room reservation will have a complimentary ticket in their My Disney Experience app.
You do not need a reservation to visit the open water park. The ticket should be in your My Disney Experience app, and if your MagicBand+ is connected to your account, you can simply tap in once you arrive at the waterpark! Just be sure that everyone staying with you has their name listed on the Resort room reservation, as this is the only way they will have a ticket applied to them so they can enter the water park on check-in day.
Once you check in to your Resort, either online or at the Resort, you can leave your bags at Bell Services. Then, hop on the complimentary Disney Resort Transportation to the open water park, and splash the day away. Towels are available for you at the water park, so just bring your day bag, swimsuits, sunscreen, and any other gadgets and gizmos you need for the day.
When your Disney Resort Hotel room is ready, you will be notified by text or by a push notification on the My Disney Experience app; however, you don't have to return until you are ready. It's a great way to maximize the magic of your vacation with this complimentary benefit!
I hope this helps you, Clara, and you have so much fun splashing the day away. If you have any further questions, just keep swimming back here, and I'll be happy to help you.
Life is the bubbles!
Keri