4 Disney World Hotels To Allow Dogs Beginning Sunday

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL - Four resort hotels at Walt Disney World will allow guests to bring their dogs beginning Sunday, Oct. 15. The resort hotels will welcome up to two dogs per guest room. The hotels are: Disney’s Yacht Club Resort, Port Orleans Resort - Riverside, Art of Animation Resort and Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground.

Each resort also offers easy access to outdoor pet exercise areas and green spaces with pet relief areas, a Disney press release said. Disney described the new dog-friendly policy as a pilot program.

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Disney says it is offering plenty of amenities for its four-legged guests, including:

• At check-in, Pluto’s Welcome Kit includes a mat, bowls, a pet ID tag, courtesy plastic disposable bags, puppy pads and dog walking maps. Also included: a Pluto “Do Not Disturb” door hanger indicating to hotel staff that a pet is in the room.
• Day care and other pet services are offered nearby at Best Friends, an on-property full-service pet care facility. Fees apply.
• Coming soon – select pet merchandise at the four resort properties.

The resorts’ per night/per room pet-cleaning rates are:

• Disney’s Art of Animation Resort $50/night
• Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort $50/night
• Disney’s Yacht Club Resort $75/night
• Cabins at Disney’s Ft. Wilderness Resort $50/night

Dogs staying in a Disney resort guest rooms must be well behaved, leashed in resort public areas and properly vaccinated.

For more information about the new dog-friendly trial program, including other restrictions and policies, guests may contact 407 W-DISNEY.

Photo courtesy of Walt Disney World