Hi Megan!
Welcome to planDisney.
This is a great question, because many of us continue to enjoy all that Walt Disney World Resort has to offer for several hours after we have checked out of our hotel room on our last day. You'll be pleased to know that you can continue to use your Disney Dining Plan, or Disney Quick-service Dining Plan until midnight on the day you check out of your Disney Resort hotel (subject to meals and snacks still being available on your dining plan).
You can easily keep track of your dining plan and how many meals and snacks you have used, and how many you have left, by checking on your
My Disney Experience app. A summary of your dining plan will also show on any dining receipt - you'll see your meals/snacks remaining at the bottom. Cast Members at the Front Desk of your Disney Resort hotel can also provide a printed copy of your totals used/remaining. Your Resort Refillable Mug is valid for 14 days, and can be refilled at the Beverage Island at the Quick-Service location at any Disney Resort hotel - not just the one at which you have been staying.
Using a MagicBand+ can make our vacations easier (by storing our park tickets, enabling charging to our Disney Resort hotel room, and also unlocking our hotel room, among other things) but it's all about personal choice and using a MagicBand is entirely optional. I also agree with you that I don't want to use my phone for every transaction! Stop by the Front Desk of your hotel - at check-in or anytime - and request a
Key to the World admission card. These are free of charge and perform in the same way as a MagicBand+, allowing room charging, park admission, and unlocking our hotel room door.
Please come back and visit us if you have any further questions - you can
send me a direct question if you wish. We will be happy to help you plan your magical holiday, and keep your eye on the
Disney Parks Blog for all the latest official news about events that may be happening during your stay.
Sue