Walt Disney World Resort · Shopping and dining district
Disney Springs
Free to enter, no ticket required, and the most useful non-park day in a Disney week.
Time to give it
Evening, or half a day
Best for
Rest days, arrival and departure days, rain plans
Ticket that covers it
None — entry is free
Before you go
Confirm park hours, reservation rules, height limits, and closures for your dates.
What to expect
An open-air shopping, dining, and entertainment district on the resort. Admission and parking are free, which makes it the obvious destination for an arrival evening, a departure morning, a rest day, or a rain contingency. Restaurants at the popular end of the range take reservations well in advance, and the separately ticketed Cirque du Soleil resident show is booked directly rather than as part of any park ticket.
No admission ticket needed
Nothing on the Viator Disney list applies here, because there is no admission to sell. Budget for food, shopping, and any separately ticketed show instead.
Check the official source too
Park hours, closures, height requirements, and event calendars change. Disney's own page is the authority on all four.
Official Disney Springs page →