There is with out a doubt that Walt Disney World in Florida is the biggest Disney theme park complex in the world. The sheer size of the land area occupied by Disney World at Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, close to Orlando and Kissimmee, can be seen in the number of hotels in the area for the benefit of guests visiting the four theme parks and two water parks there.
To round up our list of Disney hotels in their theme parks around the world, here are the twenty-seven (plus 2 soon-to-open) themed resort hotels operated by Disney at Disney World.
Deluxe resorts – the best and biggest luxury accommodations they have to offer
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge (April 16, 2001) near Animal Kingdom
- Disney’s Beach Club Resort (November 19, 1990) near Epcot
- Disney’s BoardWalk Inn (July 1, 1996)
- Disney’s Contemporary Resort (October 1, 1971) near Magic Kingdom
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa (July 1, 1988); partly inspired the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel
- Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort (October 1, 1971)
- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge (May 28, 1994)
- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort (November 5, 1990) near Epcot
Moderate resorts – a blend of the best comfort and affordability
- Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort (October 1, 1988) near Epcot
- Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort (August 1, 1997) near Animal Kingdom
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter(May 17, 1991) near Disney Springs
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside (February 2, 1992)
Value resorts – as the name implies, for budget travelers; still Disney-standard awesome
- Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort (January 15, 1999) near Animal Kingdom
- Disney’s All-Star Music Resort (November 22, 1994)
- Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort (April 24, 1994)
- Disney’s Art of Animation Resort (May 31, 2012) near ESPN Wide World of Sports
- Disney’s Pop Century Resort (December 14, 2003)
Disney Vacation Club – the Disney-branded vacation timeshare program
- Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort (August 4, 2009) near Magic Kingdom
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas(August 15, 2007) near Animal Kingdom
- Disney’s Beach Club Villas (July 1, 2002) near Epcot
- Disney’s BoardWalk Villas (July 1, 1996)
- Disney’s Old Key West Resort (December 20, 1991) near Disney Springs
- Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows(April 1, 2015) near Magic Kingdom
- Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa (May 17, 2004) near Disney Springs
- The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa (October 23, 2013) near Magic Kingdom
- Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge (November 15, 2000)
- Copper Creek Villas and Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge (July 17, 2017)
- Disney Riviera Resort (opening Fall 2019) near Epcot
Unclassified
- Star Wars Hotel (opening 2019) near Disney’s Hollywood Studios; connected to DHS expansion area “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edgeâ€