last updated: 1/7/22
There are a surprising number of Disney gifts available! Most of the free disney deals on this page come directly from disney, while other free disney stuff is provided by independent disney fan sites, manufacturers, and others. sources. You’ll find Disney gifts like vacation planning videos, downloadable games and backgrounds, and even recipes. And they’re all fun and free!
- Disney/Orlando/Southern California Giveaways & Contests
- Free Vacation Planning Videos & guides
- free downloadable park maps for walt disney world
- free & cheap things to do at walt disney world
- free disney games & downloads – screensavers, printables & more
- free disney and pixar courses at khan academy
- free disney theatrical theater at home curriculum
- free national geographic activities for kids and resources for educators and parents
- free disney stories, videos and activities for all ages
- free disney recipes
- free webcam and satellite views of disneyland and walt disney world
disney/orlando/southern california giveaways and contests
Check out our list of sweepstakes and contests featuring disney prizes, as well as prizes that include trips to orlando or southern california. we update this list weekly.
free vacation planning videos & guides
If you’re planning a Disney vacation, you can watch a variety of Disney videos online or order brochures and guides, which actually have a good deal of useful information. Disney no longer ships its Disney Cruise Line, Walt Disney World, and Disneyland Vacation Planning DVDs, but the online videos have the same content.
walt disney world & Disneyland (California)
- disney offers free planning videos for walt disney world in florida and/or disneyland resort in california. the videos are available to everyone around the world.
- residents of the uk, australia and new zealand have some additional planning options:
- residents of the uk can download a set free planning tools.
- australia & residents of new zealand can download a brochure of disney parks and resorts.
disney cruise line
- disney offers free planning videos for the disney cruise line! the videos are available to everyone around the world.
Aulani Disney Resort
- disney offers a free ebrochure for disney’sulani resort & spa in hawaii! e-brochures are available only to us and residents of Canada.
disney adventures guided tours
- disney is offering a free full color destination guide for disney guided tour adventures! the guide can only be shipped to US and Canadian addresses.
free downloadable maps for walt disney world
walt disney world has free downloadable pdf files, which are the same maps you’d get at the parks. they can be copied to your phone or tablet, and are highly detailed and zoomable. you can print them, but unless you have a large format printer, the text becomes quite small. note: sometimes you get an error when trying to download one of these maps. This just means Disney’s servers are overloading. press “refresh” several times and finally it will load.
- download a pdf map of the magic kingdom.
- download a pdf map from epcot.
- download a pdf map of disney hollywood studios.
- download a pdf map of the animal kingdom.
- download a pdf map of blizzard beach
- download a pdf map of typhoon lagoon
- last we checked, disney did not have current pdf versions of its printed guide maps for walt disney world resort or disney springs. you can view interactive scrollable maps on the disney website through the following links:
- interactive map of walt disney world
- interactive map of disney springs
free & cheap things to do at walt disney world
Don’t miss our huge list of things to do in Walt Disney World (and surrounding areas) for free or very cheap. nothing on the list requires admission to the park!
free disney games & downloads – screensavers, printables & more
The links in this section lead to official sites operated by Disney that offer giveaways. Many of the sites were created by Disney to promote a certain movie when it was released. If you find that one of the sites below is “dead”, please let us know.
movie/tv promotion sites
Most of the sites below were created by Disney to promote a certain movie when it was released in theaters or on DVD, or on a Disney Channel show. Disney often maintains older sites for years, but sometimes they suddenly close one or stop supporting it. If you find that one of the sites below is “dead”, please let us know.
- Disney Movies: Use this page to find activities, games, and free downloads related to Disney Movies. some are duplicated below; others are not easy to find except through this link.
- the china-born disneynature site has a downloadable educators guide and activity pack.
- the new site!disney Charm has a downloadable pack of activities.
- the good dinosaur from disney/pixar has a video drawing tutorial.
- the disneynature penguins site has a downloadable activity pack and guide for educators.
- the disney site rays and the last dragon has a downloadable activity pack.
theme park promotional sites
disney created the following sites to promote various theme park celebrations or the opening of new theme park attractions. Disney often maintains older sites for years, but sometimes they suddenly close one or stop supporting it. If you find that one of the sites below is “dead”, please let us know.
- walt disney world has a “tourist” website for pandora: the world of avatar. You can read about the history of Pandora, use the 360-degree “Pandora’s Camera” to see what’s going on with wildlife, or ask an expert (Alpha Centauri Expeditions) a question about Pandora.
general disney promotion sites
- the disney games website offers free games you can download based on disney movies and tv shows.
- the disney princesses website offers free dress up activities for each disney princess and links to over a dozen princess-themed games. There are also YouTube videos that teach you how to draw princesses and princes.
- Disney Movie Rewards is a free online program that lets you earn points for every Disney movie you watch (by sending scans of your ticket stubs) or buy on dvd or blu-ray (sending package codes). Points can be redeemed for various Disney merchandise prizes. sometimes there are gifts just for being a member.
free disney and pixar courses at khan academy
Imagining in a Box is a free online course created by Disney Imagineers to share how they use a wide range of skills, from story development and concept design to math, physics and engineering, to create immersive experiences. This module was designed for middle and high school students. each activity can be done by one person or in a classroom. there is also a teacher’s guide.
Pixar in a Box is a free online course that demonstrates how math, science, computer science, and the humanities are used to create movies at Pixar. they all begin with a lesson on the artistic challenges facing that department, followed by a second lesson on technical fundamentals. this module has content for grade 3 and up. there is also a teacher’s guide.
free disney theatrical theater at home curriculum
disney theatrical has created a free home version of the lion king experience theater arts curriculum. Originally created for school and community groups, this version is for students to work on their own at home. there is an experience for children from 8 to 11 years old and a jr experience for ages from 12 to 15 years.
free national geographic activities for kids and resources for educators and parents
The National Geographic Society is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization that partners with The Walt Disney Company to manage its magazine, television channels, website, and more.
national geographic has a digital hub, natgeo@home, with free resources, including lessons for educators, hands-on activities, games, quizzes, videos, and tips for parents. in natgeo@home you find access to:
- the national geographic society’s home learning portal that has free resources organized by grade level including lessons on social studies, geography, science, and more.
- the explorer classroom Features free live talks with Nat Geo explorers such as scientists, photographers, and filmmakers. students or groups of students can register in advance for one of six places to ask questions during the talk. you can also watch the videos later.
- nat geo kids books offers free learning activities that include downloadable worksheets with experiments and fill-in-the-blank activities.
free disney stories, videos and activities for all ages
disney magic moments is a website where you can find free content, stories and resources from disney, marvel, pixar, star wars, walt disney animation studios, national geographic, disney parks and more. You can watch a performance by the jammitors using items from their own homes, download a Pixar background to use on your next video call, watch Disneyland’s new magical parade, take a virtual walk through “it’s a small world,” or listen to stories read by celebrities like ming-na wen or john stamos. disney continues to add new videos and content to this site.
free disney recipes
If you eat something you love at a Disney restaurant and would like to try to duplicate it at home, ask your server if you can get the recipe. in most cases, the chef will be happy to provide it. here are some sites where you can get free disney restaurant recipes:
- The Disney Cruise Line Blog, an unofficial Disney Cruise Line information blog, has compiled some great food and drink recipes from Disney Cruise Line restaurant and lounge menus.
- the disney parks blog regularly posts recipes from theme park restaurants and cruise ships.
- oh my disney has recipes from disney restaurants and epcot international food & wine festival.
- the disney food blog has a great collection of disney recipes from the disney theme parks and cruise line.
- allears.net has collected dozens of walt disney world and disney cruise recipes online, categorized by where they are served.
- intercot info central offers many recipes, primarily from resort restaurants at walt disney world and disneyland.
free webcam and satellite views of disneyland & walt disney world
- Do you want to see Disneyland for free? the hotel howard johnson plaza & the water park offers views of disneyland and disney’s california adventure theme parks through its “mattercam”.
- for a 3d satellite view of the theme parks, visit google earth. You can download the software for free and explore Walt Disney World, Disneyland, even Disneyland Paris or Tokyo Disney Resort on your home computer. thanks to michael for the info.
- you can also see detailed aerial views with microsoft bing maps bird’s eye view. If you pan around the map, you can see parts of Disney World in incredible detail. Mousesavers.com reader Tammy L reports that he can even read all the words in Pop Century Resort. Please note that bird’s eye images are only collected every few years, so they may be several years out of date. it’s still fun to see the various parks and resorts from the air.