What Benefits are there to be had staying onsite Disney & Universal

Disneypls · 14 Jul 21, 11:11 AM

Hi
I stayed onsite in 2015 but I've heard since then a lot of benefits you don't get now, is this true.
Does staying off site in August cause a big problem with getting on rides and meals.

Thanks

**Claudette** · 14 Jul 21, 11:27 AM

The Universal onsite benefits are the same as they ever were to the best of my knowledge. That is express pass and early opening for the three top hotels and just the early opening for the others.

The Disney onsite benefits are pretty limited at the moment. There is a half hour of early opening and some minor advantage to dining reservations (although availability looks sparse anyway). In October there will be some late park hours for deluxe hotel guests but the details are not released yet.

I assume you are referring to next August though, impossible to say what onsite benefits will look like by then. All we can do is keep watching.

dan223 · 14 Jul 21, 12:34 PM

Main thing with disney was early/late hours, further advance booking for fastpass and dining reservations, most of that has gone with the covid restrictions and Disney seem to be shaking up the benefits as well as potentially changing the fastpass system, so what will be in place August 2022 is likely to be quiet different to today.

MissCellaneous · 14 Jul 21, 12:45 PM

The other major bonus if you don't take a car for Universal is the excellent Uni parks transportation service 🙂 it's so easy and frequent!

Bozza · 14 Jul 21, 12:47 PM

A France Pavillion Grey Goose lemon slushie is about a 5-minute walk away from the Beach Club.

You can't put a price on that benefit! 😂

**legallyblonde** · 14 Jul 21, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by Bozza

A France Pavillion Grey Goose lemon slushie is about a 5-minute walk away from the Beach Club.

You can't put a price on that benefit! 😂

Have one (or more) every visit! 😋

**halloweenbaby2** · 14 Jul 21, 02:02 PM

As well as what other posters have mentioned, you now no longer get the Disney Express for free from the airport and you also have to pay for parking every night at your resort.

Its because of all these changes and less perks that we've opted to go for a villa this time rather than stay onsite at Disney.

loldis · 14 Jul 21, 02:13 PM

You're not going to lose much being offsite at Disney right now. There's not enough perks and those that remain have been reduced. Having said that, we don't know if they plan to introduce more perks back in. But it's unlikely in the short term, as resorts are still selling out without them.

This is the first trip where I'm seriously looking offsite. Although for me, it's not the reduced perks that are driving me offsite, but the price! They're getting far too expensive and while I could afford it, I have a limit on what I can justify paying for what they are. Playing with 2021 dummy bookings, I can currently get the Waldorf on a deal that's cheaper than a Disney value. That's insane. If the same happens for my 2022 dates, I won't hesitate to switch.

Universal on the other hand, their value resorts are fairly competitively priced and as a non-driver, I would book these (or higher) for the park transport alone.

Disneypls · 14 Jul 21, 02:34 PM

Never tried this, I�ll put on my list 👍

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	14 Jul 21, 12:34 PM dan223 Imagineer
dan223 Imagineer Join Date: Sep 11	Main thing with disney was early/late hours, further advance booking for fastpass and dining reservations, most of that has gone with the covid restrictions and Disney seem to be shaking up the benefits as well as potentially changing the fastpass system, so what will be in place August 2022 is likely to be quiet different to today.

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	14 Jul 21, 12:45 PM MissCellaneous slightly serious Dibber
MissCellaneous slightly serious Dibber Join Date: May 15	The other major bonus if you don't take a car for Universal is the excellent Uni parks transportation service 🙂 it's so easy and frequent! __________________

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	14 Jul 21, 02:13 PM loldis Imagineer
loldis Imagineer Join Date: May 17 Location: Sussex	You're not going to lose much being offsite at Disney right now. There's not enough perks and those that remain have been reduced. Having said that, we don't know if they plan to introduce more perks back in. But it's unlikely in the short term, as resorts are still selling out without them. This is the first trip where I'm seriously looking offsite. Although for me, it's not the reduced perks that are driving me offsite, but the price! They're getting far too expensive and while I could afford it, I have a limit on what I can justify paying for what they are. Playing with 2021 dummy bookings, I can currently get the Waldorf on a deal that's cheaper than a Disney value. That's insane. If the same happens for my 2022 dates, I won't hesitate to switch. Universal on the other hand, their value resorts are fairly competitively priced and as a non-driver, I would book these (or higher) for the park transport alone. Edited at 02:17 PM.