Greetings, and welcome to
planDisney, Shelley!
What a fantastic and magical way to begin your year, with a stay at the beautiful
Walt Disney World Swan Reserve which is with the Marriott Bonvoy - Autograph Collection® Hotels, and conveniently close to
Disney's BoardWalk area, EPCOT, and Disney's Hollywood Studios!
As part of a Walt Disney World Travel Company vacation package, your
Magical Extras savings card will be available at the Front Desk of the Walt Disney World Swan Reserve at check-in. To enjoy your select special savings please present your Magical Extras savings card at participating merchant locations. Shelley, you will not be able to place any charges to your Guest Room with the Magical Extras card during your visit to the Walt Disney World Resort, you will have to use a valid credit card, cash, or a
Disney Gift Card, as the Walt Disney World Swan Reserve is managed by the Marriott Bonvoy - Autograph Collection® Hotels.
Shelley, you are welcome to pre-purchase MagicBands or the new MagicBand+ for each member of your travel party through
shopDisney and have the bands sent to the Walt Disney World Swan Reserve (MagicBands/MagicBand+ bands are not shipped to Canada), or you can purchase MagicBands or MagicBand+ devices while on the property, but please remember that you will not be able to charge purchases to your MagicBand or MagicBand+ devices since you are staying at the Swan Reserve, only Guests at
Disney Resort Hotels can charge purchases to their Guest Room accounts. You can still use the MagicBands or MagicBand+ devices to enter the theme parks and access some entitlements such as the Disney PhotoPass service, but you cannot charge purchases to your room (subject to change).
In order to be able to use
MagicBands or MagicBand+ devices for entry into a theme park, you will need to
link your vacation package to your My Disney Experience planning via your Disney account online, and then assign the MagicBands or MagicBand+ devices to each member of your travel party listed on your vacation package (you can ask for assistance at any Walt Disney World Resort theme park Guest Relations, or at the Front Desk of your hotel for linking the MagicBands). Each member of your travel party will need their own MagicBand or MagicBand+ device, you cannot use one band for all four in your group.
Shelley, I am sorry that this information is not what you were expecting, and is overwhelming, but better to find out now, than when it's too late. The other planning piece that is essential, is that you will need to secure the required
Disney Park Pass - Theme Park Reservations for each day of valid admission for each member of your vacation package as soon as possible, as this is the method of visiting the Walt Disney World Resort theme parks at this time.
Please feel free to ask me for more advice to optimize your visit, Shelley, it would be my utmost pleasure to assist a fellow Canadian Disney fan once again.
Best Disney Wishes!
Jacqueline