Hello there Deborah! Thanks for coming back to planDisney with another great question.
Although I love my
MagicBand+, it is not necessary to have one at the Disneyland Resort. A great benefit of staying at a Disneyland Resort Hotel is that you can
use the Disneyland app to charge dining and shopping purchases from the theme parks or the hotel to your room. To set this up for your trip, you can provide your credit card number during the online check-in process or the Front Desk upon check-in to the hotel. You can also use this feature for purchases at select shopping locations in the
Downtown Disney District. The
World of Disney store is always one of my first stops for shopping, I could spend hours there looking at all of the apparel and souvenirs!
The
Disneyland Hotel is one of my family's favorite places to stay for our trips. My kids love the monorail waterslides and dining with their favorite Disney pals at
Goofy's Kitchen, and my husband and I love having
The Coffee House right on-site as well as
Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar! Sipping on a tropical cocktail at the end of a long park day is the perfect way to unwind and relax.
I hope this helped answer your question, Deborah! If there are any other questions we can help with for your upcoming trip,
please come back to planDisney.
Have a magical day!
Melissa