Disney Account Setup
Your online Disney account will be your portal for planning the details of your entire trip.
Step by Step Instructions Below!
Create your account:
Click the button below and enter your email address
You may already have an account if you are a Disney+/Hulu subscriber. If so, enter your password to log in. If not, you will be prompted to create one.
If you want me to make dining reservations for you, please read the note in the next section before choosing a password.
Enter all requested info.
Check the box to agree to the "Terms of Use" and "Privacy Policy" and then click "Agree & Continue”
An account for you
Add your travel party
There are 2 ways to do this (choose one):
Option 1:
Each adult can make their own Disney Account following the steps above. Then connect your accounts together:
a) Click “My Disney Experience” > “My Friends & Family”
b) To the right of your name click “List and Search Settings” and turn on “Allow others to search for you” (All Adults will need to do this step)
c) Once everyone has completed 1b, go to “My Friends & Family” and click “Add a Guest”
d) Enter the name/email or phone of another adult you will be traveling with.
e) Find them in the “search results” and click “send invite”
f) In the other person’s account, they will need to accept that invite. Once that is complete, you will both be connected under “My Friends & Family.” Repeat the invite process for all adults in your travel party.
Option 2
Alternatively, you could only create one account per travel party and add everyone else as a “managed by me” account. This is also how you will need to add any children that are traveling with you.
a) To do this, instead of step 1d, click “add a new guest who doesn’t have a MyDisney account.”
b) Click “create a profile you will manage”
c) Enter the guest info and click “done”
So Which do I Choose?
Choosing #1:
This is obviously a more complicated way to do things, so why do this?
If traveling with a group larger than 6, you will need multiple accounts to make dining reservations with.
If traveling with people that you may not always travel with, you will want control of your account for the future.
If you want multiple people to actively book things in the app simultaneously, you will need separate accounts. For instance, one person can book a VQ for Tiana’s while someone else books one for Tron.
If your group plans to split up during the trip, you will want each subgroup to have at least 1 account of their own.
Technical Difficulties. If someone’s account/app crashes, it’s never a bad idea to have a backup!
Choosing #2:
The second option is easy! This one should only be for small immediate families that plan to stick together the entire trip. All adults will need the app on their phone, but they can log into the same family account on each device.
Link your reservation(s):
Go to “My Disney Experience” > “My Plans”
Click the dropdown next to “Add More Plans”
Click “Link Reservations and Purchases”
Click “Resort Reservation or Vacation Package” for an onsite stay or click “Tickets” if staying offsite.
Enter the confirmation number and the last name on the reservation. This information was forwarded to you when booked and can be found in the welcome packet.
Assign the members of the travel party you created in the step above to the correct names on the reservation.
If you purchased memory maker, assign that to one adult of your choice. Everyone will get to take pictures! The assigned adult will just be the only one who can download the photos, and distribute to everyone else.
If you purchased party tickets or anything else that came with its own confirmation number, please link those separately.
Once complete, you should see all reservation details under “My Plans.”
Start building your trip
Congrats!
You did it!
Now your account is ready for:
Online check in
Purchasing lightning lane multi or single pass
Booking ride return times
Making dining reservations
Linking Magic Bands
Making purchases
Redeeming your tickets/lightning lanes at the park
and more!
Take some time to get familiar with the app and its layout.
FAQs
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The app will be super important once you are in the parks, so take some time to get used to it!
The Home Tab: Here's where you can find park hours and quick links to what's happening at Disney! This is a helpful screen to scroll through to learn and find suggestions for your trip. During your trip, reservations/lightning lanes will show up here as well.Map Tab: Use this to help you get around the parks! Use the filter to switch between parks/areas. Use the middle drop down to pick what you want highlighted on the map for you. You should reference this often while in the parks! Especially for checking current wait times.
Plus Sign: Here you will find all the ways to add to your account/trip. It's a quick way to start dining reservations, use mobile order, mobile checkout or view your Genie/Tip Board. However, do not use the Buy Tickets/Passes or Shop Memory Maker. If you want to add more to your package, contact me first! Adding to your package will get a better price than purchasing separately.
Search: This is where your Disney-specialized Google lives! Search for restaurants, rides, find water refill stations, learn more about shows/special events, & much more.
Hamburger (3 Lines): This is everything specific to you. See your tickets and hotel reservations, scroll through your photopass photos, edit your account, & more!
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Short Answer: No. You can do everything a Magic Band can do with your phone.
Are Magic Bands Convenient? Yes. Definitely. Especially for children who do not have their own phones. Extra convenient for LLMP/LLSP/DAS use.
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These bands, like bracelets, serve multiple purposes:
Park tickets: park ticket are stored on your magic band. Each time you enter a park, you will scan this band and a finger. You'll use the same finger every time, and for every trip. Its how Disney knows you are you!
Charge back to your room: Anywhere in Disney World, you can use your magic band and a PIN to charge your purchases back to your room (with the credit card they have on file).
Photo Pass tracker: Disney's cast photographers will be positioned all around the parks to capture those fabulous moments. Just let them scan your magic band to store your photos in your memory maker account.
Lightning Lane MultiPass ride scan in. Use them to scan into your LLMP or DAS ride reservations. This will happen SEVERAL times a day.
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Order between now and 10 days before your trip for home delivery. Order within 10 days of your trip for delivery to your resort room. You can also purchase MagicBands at the resorts or in the parks after you arrive.
Go to the menu on the My Disney Experience menu top right of the page and select My Magic Bands
You can select a MagicBand for each member of your party. The themed Magic Bands change fairly frequently.
If you don't want to get a MagicBand for everyone, click on that person's name and then right below their name you will see "Decline a New MagicBand."
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This should help!
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As long as your account shows that a Magic Band has been linked, then you will still be able to get into the parks, scan in to lightning lanes, and open your resort room. If it's telling you that it is disconnected, that is purely a Bluetooth disconnection. The only thing this affects are the special Magic Band+ interactions with statues/fireworks shows.
Here's some troubleshooting things to get that bluetooth connection back:
https://plandisney.disney.go.com/question/successfully-paired-magic-band-phone-mde-app-shows-not-532217/ -
When using your tickets, there are 3 different ways to enter the parks, and you only need to use 1 of them:
1) The app: To use the Disney MagicMobile service to enter Disney World parks, you can do the following:
Open the My Disney Experience app
Select the three horizontal lines to open the menu
Scroll down to the account section.
Select Set Up MagicMobile Entry
Select the plus sign to add a pass
Eligible guests should automatically appear
Customize your pass
When you arrive at the park entrance, hold your device near the touch point
Place your index finger on the reader and wait for the green light
A check mark and the word “Done” will appear on your screen
2) Magic Bands: Choose "My MagicBands and Cards" from the My Disney Experience drop-down menu online or in the app. If you see your tickets and MagicBands already connected, you're all set! If not, scroll down and click the blue "Link" button. The next page will walk you through linking all your items. Then, when you arrive at the theme parks, you can simply use your MagicBand to enter the theme parks and begin your adventure!
3) Card: Stop by the front desk of your resort or ask a cast member at the entrance of the park to set up a card for you. This card will be similar to a standard hotel room card, but it will be linked to your tickets and can be scanned to enter the parks. If you opt for a card, bring a lanyard with you to keep it accessible!
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We will go over this in other steps of the Client Content!
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I absolutely do not have to have your log in. However, if you want help with any of the set up, or if you want me to make dining reservations for you, I cannot do any of that without logging into your account. I hope for a day that Disney gives us a better way, but that day is not yet here.
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If you haven't yet traveled, contact me and I'll do all I can. Providing your log in details to me is the easiest way for me to get in there and see what's going on. We could also set up a screenshare via Zoom if needed as well.
If you are already in the parks, it is unfortunately very difficult for me to help. However, find a cast member! Cast members are your biggest resources while in the parks. -
Please let me know! Just shoot me an email. Disney changes things frequently and I may not catch all the small stuff.