12. Cups of Water
Any counter service location in Walt Disney World will provide you with a free cup of water. If you’re looking to save some extra money during your next trip, skip the bottled waters in favor of stopping in a restaurant for a free cup.
11. Ghiradelli Chocolate Samples
The Ghiradelli shop in Downtown Disney regularly offers free samples of the company’s chocolate. While you’ll likely end up purchasing something of your own anyway, free chocolate certainly doesn’t hurt.
10. Leis from the Polynesian
While visiting the Polynesian Village Resort (either as a guest of that specific resort, or a guest to Walt Disney World in general) you can stop by the front desk and ask for leis. These leis are free, and are not made of real flowers—as opposed to the ones sold at the resort which are indeed hand strung with real flowers, and are certainly not free. If you’re feeling festive for your dinner at Ohana, stop by the desk to receive your free leis.
9. Package Pickup/Resort Delivery
When you purchase merchandise at any of the theme parks at the Walt Disney World resort, you can choose to use the complimentary shipping service that will send your items either to the front of the park or to the gift shop at your resort. The items will arrive at your resort at about noon the next day, and they will arrive at the front of the park about 3 hours after they’re purchased.
8. Movies under the Stars
Movies under the Stars are special events where the resorts play some of your favorite Disney movies for free. Instead of paying to see a movie at Downtown Disney, ask for a schedule of the movies your resort is showing from the front desk, and relax outside your resort with a late night movie.
7. Drawing Classes
One of the best things about attending a drawing class at either Hollywood Studios or the Art of Animation resort, is that the class results in a free souvenir. Whatever you draw is yours to take with you, and in some cases you may actually be able to take an artist’s drawing home for free as well. Some artists give their drawing to a member of the class, generally through correctly answering a Disney trivia question.