Hey-There Hi-There, Melanie! Welcome to planDisney.
Melanie, I booked the
Walt Disney World Swan Hotel (sister to the
Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel) on hotels.com earlier this month when we decided to add an extra day to our trip at the very last minute. The location of these hotels could not be more perfect. In fact, my favorite thing about staying at the Walt Disney World Swan Hotel was that we were able to walk to Disney's Hollywood Studios to be among the very first people in line! As soon as the gates opened we were able to hop onto
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway with virtually no wait.
Melanie, the hotels.com confirmation code, and the confirmation code needed for
My Disney Experience are two different numbers, so what you will need to do is to contact hotels.com. You can do this over the phone, but I used the chat feature on their website. Ask them for the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel confirmation code, not the hotels.com confirmation code. They will then be able to give you the correct confirmation number to
link to your My Disney Experience Account.
If hotels.com is unable to give you the confirmation code, you can also call the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel. They should be able to look-up your confirmation number through your name and arrival date. One thing to note is that you may not be able to link your Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel reservation to your My Disney Experience account for the first 72-hours, as the reservation takes a few days to show up.
I hope that this helped, Melanie! Please come back here to planDisney if we can help you plan your wonderful adventure to the Most Magical Place on Earth!
See you real soon!
Sarah B.