Online Resort Check-in & New Mobile Options

Online Resort Check-In

Guests staying at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel, including Disney Vacation Club resorts, can shave time off of the check-in process by using Disney's Online Resort Check-in Service.

How Does Online Resort Check-in Work?

Walt Disney World Resort guests may check in at mydisneyreservation.com up to 10 days prior to their arrival date.

During the check-in process, guests will be asked to to log-in with their Disney.com account information. If you do not have a Disney.com account, you will be asked to register for a free account. After logging in guests will need to provide their Walt Disney World resort confirmation number and their phone number.

Once the reservation is located, guests must specify their approximate arrival and departure times, provide any credit card information they wish to have attached to their Key to the World card, and indicate any special celebrations that occur during their stay.

Upon arrival at your resort, a welcome folder with your Key to the World Card will be waiting at the designated Online Check-in area of your resort. A photo ID must be presented to pick up your welcome packet and complete your check-in. Reservations made on Disneyworld.com or through the Disney Reservation Center, will receive email notification regarding check-in. Guests booking through a Travel Agent, will receive information via email or with final documents. Currently, Disneyland is not participating in this service.

Additional Resort Check-in Information

• All though it is not guaranteed that you will get them, up to two requests may be added to your reservation during the check-in process.
  
  
• Reservations may not be changed or altered in any way, using the online check-in service.
  
  
• Using online check-in will not have an impact on what time your room is ready.
  
  
  

Mobile Room Ready Notification Service

Check-in at Walt Disney World Resort hotels is typically 3:00 p.m. for most resorts, and 4:00 p.m. for Disney Vacation Club resorts. While guests can sometimes check-in sooner, often they can not. Many vacationers arriving early at Walt Disney World overcome this problem by checking bags with Bell Services at their resort and heading to the parks for the day. Mobile Room Ready Notification Service allows guests who arrive prior to hotel check-in time the option of being alerted through their cell/mobile phone when their room becomes available.

If the guest prefers, they can still check on the status of their room by checking with the front desk or calling the number provided at check-in. In the event of a room change, guests will need to visit the Front Desk of their resort to pick up a new room key and room number.

This service is available for Walt Disney World, Disneyland and Disney Vacation club resorts.

Disney Mobile Magic and New Mobile Websites

Verizon Wireless users can subscribe to a new a service that puts a virtual Walt Disney World Resort or Disneyland Resort tour guide in the palm of their hands. Disney Mobile Magic is an application that works in conjunction with a paid service. Using GPS technology to display park maps based on the user's location, the app can suggest nearby rides and attractions to visit. Park visitors will be able to get current attraction wait times, FASTPASS return times, tips on what’s happening in the parks, and even locate characters using their mobile phones. To keep guests entertain while standing in line, live competitive games will be offered such as Disney trivia, as well as character stories, videos, and more. For those in the planning stages of their vacations, the application will provide information and other guest services. The application is ready to use now, but the team will be fine tuning it until January.

Currently, Disney Mobile Magic is only available for select Verizon Wireless phones and can be purchased and downloaded beginning November 10, 2009. The cost will be $9.99 per 180 days of service. To purchase, text MAGIC to 2777 from a Verizon phone. Customers can also find the application in Media Center. Just go to “Browse & Download,” then “Get New Applications.” You’ll then find Mobile Magic in the “Travel & Navigation” folder. There is a 24-hour free trial available for a limited time if you’d like to test it out. In either case, download and message charges may apply. Airtime or megabyte data charges may also apply when browsing, downloading and using certain applications.

For those considering Disney's Mobile Magic, we have an in depth review, including a list of phones that work with the new application.

Not to leave iPhone and other mobile phone users out, Disney has also unveiled two websites m.disneyland.com and m.disneyworld.com--both designed to deliver information such as that found on disneyworld.com, but optimized to work on cell phones phones and mobile devices. Minus the GPS ability to locate position, users will be able to access park hours, entertainment schedules, shopping and dining information and more with their browser-enabled phones.