WDW Trekker

Recently Disney has started another great service which is available to both regular Disney World Guests and Disney Vacation Club Members. That great service is online check-in. No longer do you have to stand in line for long periods of time waiting for those persons in front of you to check into the resort. You may now take care of this long and laborious task from the comfort of your favorite chair at your computer BEFORE you even arrive in Disney.

To do this, visit Disneyworld.com and login to your personal account up to 10 days prior to arriving in Orlando. Visit the page where your vacation information history is located. At that point, there is a link to begin your check-in process. During this time process, all the information that would typically be collected at the resort is done here such as all the names of those characters traveling with you, credit card information, and any other things that might be happening on your trip (like birthdays or anniversaries).  Once you’ve done all this, you’re now officially checked in.

If you’re a member of DVC (Disney Vacation Club), this process is completed through the dvcmember.com website in the “View Vacation Details” section (found in the right hand column of links).

Upon your arrival in Disney World at your resort, you will notice that there are two distinct lines at the registration counter, one for traditional check-in and one that says “Online Check-in”. Get on the Online Check-In line (which will be much shorter and faster). At the counter, all you will need to present to the Cast Member is a form of identification and they will hand you your folder containing all the great news and your room key cards.

Now you can go to your room or villa and start enjoying your Walt Disney World vacation.

At first, I was unaware of this program and inquired about it and how it worked. On a subsequent trip, I took advantage of this service and boy did it speed things up upon my arrival at the resort. I would highly recommend doing this especially if arriving late at night or if you have persons in your party who just can’t wait to visit with Mickey and Pals.