Today I want to share with you a little bit about how the My Disney Experience website works. I will be up front and say you will not find any inside information here, I don't know when you can expect Fast Pass+ or the wristbands. What I will share with you in my personal experience and use of the website. Disney is still working out the bugs so don't be surprised if you run into a bit of trouble!
The My Disney Experience page is where you can plan your entire vacation (or let me do it for you!). You'll be able to access a ton of information and customize your Disney vacation!
First you will start off at www.waltdisneyworld.com. If you have an account, sign in. If you don't, sign up!
After you have signed in, let's explore the My Disney Experience. Hover your mouse over the My Disney Experience Logo to get the drop down menu. Let's start out with my profile. If you have an exisiting account, you may have to update some info here!
You will have several options under the My Profile section:
About Me: Your name, the character you chose at the top, and your birthday
Family and Friends: This is my new favorite feature. If your family and friends also have an account, you can add them and they can see your reservations and depending on how you set it up, make reservations for you too! Note: Clients of mine who set up an account BEFORE I make your dining reservations will have to add me as a friend!
Payment Method: I love that you can add in your credit card info ONCE. Every time you make a dining reservation that requires a credit card guarantee, you don't have to add it again!
Contact Information: Address, email and phone number
Account Settings: Email, password and security questions
Once you have set all of that up, let's take a look at how you can view your reservations! Go back and hover over that My Disney Experience logo again and select My Reservations! Here you will find links to add both your resort reservation and dining!! If you had a travel agent book your reservation, you can still add it! For restaurant reservations you'll need your phone number as well as the restaurant confirmation number!
It's a little time consuming and sometimes linking dining reservations doesn't work 100% but when it works, it's a very neat tool! Now go back and click My Disney Experience!
Now you should see your Resort Reservation and dining reservations!! This is a good home page! You can also make dining reservations, explore your resort and check-in online. In the future I'm sure more options will be added here!
My next favorite feature is the My Itinerary page. If you are working with me and HAVEN'T set up an account, I'll do all that for you. Once I get you the log-in info, you'll see everything has been completed! You'll see your resort reservation, restaurant reservation and My Itinerary done!! My Itinerary let's you choose what park you'll be at each day!! When you are at Disney and pull up the My Disney Experience App, it will tell you which park you have planned for the day and any dining reservations! Cool huh?
In the future, My Disney Experience will be where you go to access not only your resort and dining reservations but also where you will make your Fast Pass+ Reservations so that everything is linked!
Overall, minus a few bugs, I really like the website. I love the look and feel and that I can customize every day. I like being able to "friend" my clients and easily make and see their dining reservations. When Disney does complete implementation of the bracelets in conjunction with the RFID scanners it will make your Disney vacation seamless!! Maybe I'm being a bit overly optimistic, but so far I like the direction this is headed.
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