Guest benefits & new Cirque du Soleil show coming to Disney Springs

Guests of seven Disney Springs hotels are offering guests additional benefits this winter: beginning with stays on Jan. 1 and continuing throughout the year, guests will enjoy an Extra Magic Hours benefit at Walt Disney World Theme Parks, with valid theme park admission.

Each day, one of the four Walt Disney World Theme Parks opens early or extends later for guests to enjoy select attractions, and during select dates, the Extra Magic Hours benefit may also be offered at a Disney Water Park.

Participating hotels include B Resort & Spa; Best Western Lake Buena Vista; DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando; Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace; Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista; Holiday Inn Orlando; and Wyndham Garden Lake Buena Vista.

Also, scheduled to begin Jan. 10, 2018, guests at the Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels, who have booked a Walt Disney Travel Company package including a stay at one of the hotels, and theme park admission, will be able to link their hotel reservation on MyDisneyExperience.com, and with a linked, valid theme park ticket, these guests can utilize a 60-day booking window for FastPass+ selections.

Cirque du Soleil and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts announce the renewal of their long-lasting relationship with the creation of a brand-new show to premiere at Disney Springs.

The new show “will celebrate Disney's legacy of storytelling in Cirque du Soleil's signature way,” according to a statement by the company.

The two entertainment companies first teamed up to bring La Nouba to the stage in 1998, which will close on Dec. 31 after nearly 9,000 performance