Park advantages of staying Deluxe and/or CL?

[Spoisal]

My last WDW visit was Jan 2020 (pre-pandemic) ....we are finally returning in Feb 2023 and I am trying to catch up on all of the changes. What are the current theme park perks for staying deluxe and/or CL? For example: In the "old days", if you stayed CL you could purchase additional FP. Now, post-pandemic, does staying CL or Deluxe offer any perks to make touring easier?

 

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

CL- no.

Deluxe currently get extra evening hours. Monday at Epcot and Wednesday at Magic Kingdom (with some weird fluctuations thrown in for random HS days). It's two extra hours for select rides. However, there's speculation this perk will be gone in 2023. They don't officially post the EEH times until 60 days out, so it's all chatter at this point, but worth watching.

Then, there's the location benefit that many deluxes have of being walkable/monorail to certain parks which arguably makes touring easier in the sense that you don't have to factor bus wait times into your arrival or departure.

That's about it.

 

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

Well, they are officially keeping deluxe evening hours through 2023, so that's a concrete benefit if you can stay up late enough to enjoy it.

https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/extr...e-park-hours-benefit-at-walt-disney-world.htm

 

[KrazeeK120]

CL gets housekeeping every day.

 

[Peaseblossom36]

Do they only do evening hours? I thought there were morning hours? I swear I read that somewhere.

 

[SkyGuy]

Do they only do evening hours? I thought there were morning hours? I swear I read that somewhere.

Only evening hours. All Disney hotels get the early entry.

 

[KristaZ]

Do they only do evening hours? I thought there were morning hours? I swear I read that somewhere.

Evening hours are for Deluxe only. The early entry in the morning is for all resort guests.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Making me miss the CLFP program
(Admittedly my wallet does not miss it )

 

[kylenne]

Making me miss the CLFP program
(Admittedly my wallet does not miss it )

I still have the app screenshot from our doomed May 2020 Poly CL trip, the day we had every Tier 1 in AK and EP except FEA booked between CL FP and regular ones. I still cry looking at it.

 

[Richie248]

I personally find zero "value" in CL unless you plan on hanging out at the resort all day. Used to love CL but it's gotten more expensive and the offerings continue to diminish.

 

[DSLRuser]

as Epcot is our main park, we do everything we can to stay Yacht, Beach, or Boardwalk.

We love to take afternoons off at the pool, so being able to spend as much time at the pool and walk back to Epcot around 5 or 6. Then have a nice walk back at night without the need to line up for a bus or boat.

Same for the studios. We always walk.

 

[DSLRuser]

CL gets housekeeping every day.

skip.

I would prefer no house keeping at all. We clean up after ourselves, and use the same towels 2-3 days. If we need more towels, we hit the pool.

 

[KrazeeK120]

Ok. I like having daily housekeeping.

 

[zmdisneyworld]

Well, they are officially keeping deluxe evening hours through 2023, so that's a concrete benefit if you can stay up late enough to enjoy it.

https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/extr...e-park-hours-benefit-at-walt-disney-world.htm

Is it every Monday and Wednesday?

 

[DL1WDW2]

Best advice is to check yourself for your specific dates because Disney changes everything …

 

[DL1WDW2]

So the great perk on property guest can walk nowadays !
And an extra half hour in the morning almost is an insult but guests aren’t complaining!

I wonder how many Resorts actually have club level .