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I always have to show my drivers license when checking into hotels but I don't remember at WDW. And last year the pin code we got was in dd's name so we booked the trip under her name (because she was 18) and I made her do everything at check in so I wasn't really paying attention.
Every Time I've checked into a hotel in WDW or at Disneyland or elsewhere they've always asked for some sort of ID. Plus in WDW if you charge something over 25 dollars to your room I think they ask for a piece of ID
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As revral says, it is a good idea to carry ID even if you don't think you'll need it, just in case of emergency. My mother trained me to carry ID even for a walk down the street -- "What if you get hit by a car and can't talk?"
My husband, a former ER and flight nurse, would totally agree with this. You can never tell when you'll be hurt and unable to speak for yourself (hit by a car/tram/lightning). He especially found it heartbreaking when patients arrived with no IDs on anyone--and they were so injured they could not speak, or so young that they couldn't tell him anything. Yes, they could run the tags on any vehicles involved, but that takes time, and doesn't guarantee that the owner is who was in the car. And I am always stunned by the number of people who walk into the public library where I work and expect to take out materials with no card and no ID. (Seriously? You think I'm going to let you take hundreds of dollars of books, music and movies without proving who you are? End of rant.)
So I always take all of our IDs to the park with me in my trusty PassPorter pouch, along with my insurance card and $20 cash, just so we can still get Dole Whips if the credit card machine is down.
Like AP discounts, Disney Visa discounts, at stores where you can use it, also require a ID. Last I heard, magic bands with Disney Visa account on it will not work for the discounts.
Like AP discounts, Disney Visa discounts, at stores where you can use it, also require a ID. Last I heard, magic bands with Disney Visa account on it will not work for the discounts.
I would think you would need your Disney Visa card rather than your ID, because they would have no way of knowing that the credit card attached to the Magic Band is a Disney Visa, and your ID isn't going to tell them that you have a Disney Visa.
You need to use your card and show your id. That way they know it is you and the card was not given to somone else. By the way, Disney does know if it is a Disney Visa when you use it online, like for discounts on rooms, tours,etc. It is that the magic band software does not recognize it. Last told "yet".
You need to use your card and show your id. That way they know it is you and the card was not given to somone else. By the way, Disney does know if it is a Disney Visa when you use it online, like for discounts on rooms, tours,etc. It is that the magic band software does not recognize it. Last told "yet".
The magic band just connects to the computer which tell it there is a credit card tied to the room not necessary what type it is. As for knowing online that can be done with the first group of numbers as they are constant with each type of credit card
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We had another unexpected need for a photo ID last week at Walt Disney World. My son left his wallet on a bus within Saratoga Springs. Fortunately, it was found and turned in to Lost and Found. When my husband went to retrieve it (because our son was not feeling well and was resting in the room), he needed to show photo ID with an address matching the one on the state ID in our son's wallet. Lost and Found made a copy of my husband's driver's license before turning over the wallet.
I don't know what would have happened if my son had just cash and a school ID in his wallet and not a state ID -- I would guess he would need to claim it himself (unless we could accurately describe the contents, which we couldn't). That is yet another reason to carry official ID, even if you don't drive.
We had another unexpected need for a photo ID last week at Walt Disney World. My son left his wallet on a bus within Saratoga Springs. Fortunately, it was found and turned in to Lost and Found. When my husband went to retrieve it (because our son was not feeling well and was resting in the room), he needed to show photo ID with an address matching the one on the state ID in our son's wallet. Lost and Found made a copy of my husband's driver's license before turning over the wallet.
I don't know what would have happened if my son had just cash and a school ID in his wallet and not a state ID -- I would guess he would need to claim it himself (unless we could accurately describe the contents, which we couldn't). That is yet another reason to carry official ID, even if you don't drive.
Melissa
I had something similar happen well not at WDW but I did lose my wallet I had it returned to me because someone found it and put it into a mailbox and it had my drivers licence in it and they mailed it back to me because it had an address on it.
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