Hey Howdy Hey, Maria!
You are as welcome as can be here at planDisney. Thank you so much for moseying by with your question. How exciting that you just purchased your
Disney Sorcerer Pass. With the flexibility and affordability of
Disney Vacation Club, and the added value of your annual pass, you can truly maximize the magic of your vacation - often!
Maria, you do not have to use
MagicBands+. While I personally love mine as it makes it easy to open your hotel room door, enter the theme parks, tap in for Lightning Lane Multipass and Single Pass entrances, and even pay for purchases simply with one tap - meaning I don't have to bring my wallet into the parks - you do not have to have it. Your passes should be in your My Disney Experience accounts and accessible through the app on your phone. You can even save the pass to your phone's wallet to make it easy to find, or just go to the pass when you need it to enter the parks and even open your hotel room door. Alternatively, if you prefer a hard card, you can ask the Front Desk of your Resort for a "Key To The World" card, and in this case, I would bring a lanyard to hold your card.
If you use the pass on your phone, you can access it by going to the My Disney Experience app. Go to the "hamburger" in the bottom right corner (it is the three stacked horizontal lines that look like this ☰.) Then, go to "My Tickets and Passes" and you should be able to see your passes there. If you don't see them, you may need to link them which you can do right from this area. If you have any challenges with linking them, you can call
Member Services to assist you.
Now, here's a tip for you, Maria. As an eligible Disney Vacation Club Member and an Annual Pass Holder, you may be eligible for a
variety of discounts on select tickets, tours, events, experiences, dining, and merchandise. I always recommend asking dining and merchandise locations if they offer either a DVC Member discount or an Annual Pass discount. Sometimes one of the discounts is greater than the other - especially during Annual Pass Holder appreciation periods - and this way you can receive whichever discount is greater. It helps put a bit more pixie dust back in your pocket!
I hope this helps you, Maria. If you have any further Disney Vacation Club questions, giddy-up back here to see me, because you've got a friend in me!
Happy Trails,
Keri