Just wondering if anyone has used this option for check in yet and was wondering how it worked
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Chris
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Chris
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Direct to Room Check in
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I used it a week ago. I had a mid afternoon flight. While walking to DME in the airport, I got a text stating my room was ready and the number of the room. When I got to the hotel I went straight to the room and the magic band opened the door. Then it was off to the parks. It worked really well.
ShookieJones
We need time for things to happen.
I enjoy walking through the lobby of our hotel for the first time checking in and interacting with the cast members.
With that being said - I like getting to the parks and hopping on some rides a whole lot more.
I'm ALL over this for our upcoming May trip.
Yeah I used 3 emoticons in one post! What of it?
With that being said - I like getting to the parks and hopping on some rides a whole lot more.
I'm ALL over this for our upcoming May trip.
Yeah I used 3 emoticons in one post! What of it?
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When using the direct room check in process, how do you received your parking pass?
ShookieJones
We need time for things to happen.
All on the magic band now.
S. Paridon
Active Member
I'm considering it, but like ShookieJones says, I kind of like the lobby experience and being welcomed, eventhough I have stayed at the Lodge a ton of times.
CaptainAmerica
Well-Known Member
So there's no physical piece of paper to put in the windshield? I feel like that would slow down the process of being waved through at the individual park gates.
ShookieJones
We need time for things to happen.
I just realized we all may be talking about different things...is this about resort parking or theme park parking?? ......hmmm...
I was specifically talking about theme park parking to which I was going to reply:
During the KTTW days we used to flash the card and get waved through. Now we hold up our wrist with MB attached and get the approval wave.
The issue with both of these situations is that if you're staying offsite and had an old KTTW or MB you get free parking. However we have had the occasional CM stop check the date (KTTW) or scan (MB) on the way in.
If we're talking about resort parking -- to me it's the same thing, the only downside is they can't check your parked vehicle to make sure you're a legit resort guest...with that being said. I've never seen a car get towed off of WDW property.
I was specifically talking about theme park parking to which I was going to reply:
During the KTTW days we used to flash the card and get waved through. Now we hold up our wrist with MB attached and get the approval wave.
The issue with both of these situations is that if you're staying offsite and had an old KTTW or MB you get free parking. However we have had the occasional CM stop check the date (KTTW) or scan (MB) on the way in.
If we're talking about resort parking -- to me it's the same thing, the only downside is they can't check your parked vehicle to make sure you're a legit resort guest...with that being said. I've never seen a car get towed off of WDW property.
CaptainAmerica
Well-Known Member
I've never heard of using your KTTW for theme park parking. The "old way" was a piece of paper along these lines:
ShookieJones
We need time for things to happen.
Yeah...we only used those for parking at the resort hotel. I always read those as being permits for resort parking only.I've never heard of using your KTTW for theme park parking. The "old way" was a piece of paper along these lines:
We always flashed the KTTW and like I said now it's MBs and go on through baby.
Tuvalu
Premium Member
Since MagicBands can now be purchased by anyone, simply showing a MB to a parking attendant will not get you free parking. I don't know if bands are scanned to park at the theme parks, since we usually use Disney transport. A quick gaze at the paper pass on the dashboard is much faster than scanning a band. But the booth guards at each resort have scanners, and you can use your band to enter the resort in the gated lane, much like the old KTTW card.
We usually receive our parking pass from the booth guard when we arrive at our resort, then end up with a second one at check-in. Perhaps the booth guards will have the paper passes for all guests under the new direct-to-room system?
stevehousse
Well-Known Member
I am very interested in this, however I'm afraid of being placed in a room I don't like and would then have to trek to get a different room? Idk yet...At least if I don't like where we are I can ask right away to be moved...
ShookieJones
We need time for things to happen.
Good point on the everyone get MB now. I guess that wont work anymore. So looks like paper permit pass it is.
JasonDeyoung
Well-Known Member
For resort about the only options really is to have a guard check your Id and name every time, show a paper pass, scan your mb or install gates that you scan your mb on. Think that's all of them
As for direct to room check in, it is a great option and worked very smooth for me I loved it
As for direct to room check in, it is a great option and worked very smooth for me I loved it
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Halloweenhead
Active Member
Is there any benefit NOT to check in online? We've just checked in online and you can make up to 2 room requests, do we have more chance of getting the request if we check in face to face?
Also, we live in the Netherlands so we won't get our magic bands until we arrive (we've already ordered our park tickets etc). So will we have to wait at reception anyway?
Also, we live in the Netherlands so we won't get our magic bands until we arrive (we've already ordered our park tickets etc). So will we have to wait at reception anyway?
sxeensweet
Love a little Disney every day!! ;)
Yes you can get a printed parking pass at the front desk of your resort and also usually the attendant at the gate to your resort will give you one when you check in with them the first time when you arrive. Then you use the printed pass so they wave you through at the parking entrance at the parks. We did not have to stop and have them scan our magic bands. The parking pass in our window was sufficient at the parks.
I flew and used DME. No parking pass. Sorry.
CaptainAmerica
Well-Known Member
Should I have gotten my text message by now? I don't land in MCO until 8:00 but I figured I'd get the text by 3:00 with that being official check in time.