Hi there Christina!
Thank you for stopping by planDisney with your question about shipping a package to a Guest staying at a Walt Disney World Resort Collection hotel. What an incredibly kind and thoughtful thing to do, your friend is very lucky to have you!
As you have figured out, Guests may receive mail and packages through Disney's
Mail Services at their Disney Resort Collection hotels. I did some checking for you, and it appears that there really isn't a system set up for you to prepay the fee for receiving a package. In fact, the fee may just be automatically charged to their account at their Resort hotel. However, I do have an idea for you! You can purchase a
Disney Gift Card and send it or email it to your friend. Your friend can use it at most locations at Walt Disney World which accept credit cards, and this does include the Disney Resort Collection hotels. If you order a Disney Gift Card online, be sure to purchase an eGift Card instead of a physical card so that you can send it to them quickly as I see their visit is in just a few days.
Christina, when you ship your package to your friend, you should use the address that is listed just under the map icon for
Disney's Art of Animation Resort. Additionally, on the label use the word "Guest" before their name and also list the date of their arrival.
I hope your friend has a Magical vacation and as Woody might tell you ~ They've got a friend in you!
Have a Magical day!
Brenda