Primary pick
Chase Sapphire Preferred
Chase Ultimate
- Welcome bonus
- 75,000 pts
- Annual fee
- $95
after $5,000 spend in 3 months
Florida, USA · Family trip points
Best credit card for a family trip to Orlando (Walt Disney World)
Most-searched family destination on points. Multiple airline paths in, a deep bench of family-friendly Hyatt and Marriott properties, and the Companion Pass plays especially well here.
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The honest math (family of 4, 5 nights)
160,000
points total · cash equivalent $1,900 · 1.19¢ per point realized
Flights
100,000 pts
Southwest Rapid Rewards · 25,000/traveler RT
Hotel
60,000 pts
World of Hyatt · Hyatt House Across from Universal Orlando (Cat 3)
The two cards to earn for this trip
Chase Sapphire Preferred earns transferable Ultimate Rewards (to Hyatt and Southwest) — the highest-value pair for Disney trips. Adding the World of Hyatt card stacks free-night certs at the same Cat 1–4 properties this trip uses.
Apply for Chase Sapphire Preferred
Pair with it
World of Hyatt Credit Card
World of Hyatt
- Annual fee
- $95
FAQ
How many points does a family of 4 actually need for Orlando (Walt Disney World)?
160,000 points total covers a family of 4 with 5 hotel nights at saver / off-peak pricing — 100,000 for flights (Southwest Rapid Rewards at 25,000/traveler round-trip) and 60,000 for the hotel (World of Hyatt at 12,000/night). Cash equivalent ≈ $1,900, which works out to about 1.19¢ per point.
Why these two cards specifically?
Chase Sapphire Preferred earns transferable Ultimate Rewards (to Hyatt and Southwest) — the highest-value pair for Disney trips. Adding the World of Hyatt card stacks free-night certs at the same Cat 1–4 properties this trip uses.
What if I already have one of these cards?
If you already have one, look at whether you've actually earned that card's welcome bonus and the second-card pick still makes sense on its own. If both are already in your wallet, run the Orlando (Walt Disney World) math in the Family Trip Calculator with your actual scenario — you may already be close to the point total without a new application.
Should I apply for both at once?
Generally no — space applications 60–90 days apart so each welcome bonus has a clean spend window and neither pulls double-counts against Chase's 5/24. The Family Trip Calculator's earning math assumes one welcome bonus at a time.