Welcome to planDisney, Sophia! I'm so glad to hear that you're planning on visiting Walt Disney World Resort early next year. I'll be there right around the same time as you and I'm looking forward to some gorgeous weather and, hopefully, some time at the
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts!
Sophia,
Theme Park admission is not included in the nightly rate of your
Disney Resorts Collection Hotel room. Tickets and a room booking can be bundled together for one total price, but the price you see is the nightly rate for a room only. If you want to price a vacation package for January 2024, start by visiting the Walt Disney World Resort website and enter the dates you want to stay. You'll be prompted to put in the number of adults and children in your party, and then you'll be shown the Resort Hotels that are available during that time frame. When you click on where you want to stay, you'll be taken to a page that shows all the available room categories, and you'll see two options to choose from: Room or Package. If you select a package, you will be given the opportunity to choose your tickets during the booking process, and the final price presented to you will be the total for both your room and your tickets. You can do this several times for different ticket and Resort Hotel options and compare them if you like! Just make sure to save the Cart ID, and click on the "Compare Vacation Offers" link when you're ready.
When you're ready to book your vacation, you'll check out and pay a small deposit which reserves your room and tickets and saves all that information to your
My Disney Experience account. The final balance on your vacation isn't due until 30 days before your check-in date, so be sure to mark that day on your calendar so you don't miss it!
I hope this answers your question, Sophia, and please let us know if there's anything else we can do to help you plan your magical vacation.
Jessica