Do you have to show all the passports when you check in?

[Dreams&wishes]

Hello Disboarders,

Do you know if when you check in to the Disney resort you will need to show them your passports like in Europe and leave them to them?
It has been too long I just can't remember!

Thank you

 

[Woodview]

Show your Passport and if they need to make a copy fine BUT NEVER

Hand it over to reception .

 

[Dreams&wishes]

Show your Passport and if they need to make a copy fine BUT NEVER

Hand it over to reception .

Thanks. Do you know if they will require to see whole the passports of the people on the reservation though?

 

[Jangles]

Thanks. Do you know if they will require to see whole the passports of the people on the reservation though?

I check in online and don’t even go to Reception, so I don’t show any passports. You will need an original driving licence and a copy of a passport for every person who wishes to buy alcohol. UOR resorts ask to see the passport of the lead reservation.

 

[deno]

They've never asked to see my passport, even when checking in at the desk

 

[Dreams&wishes]

In Italy you have to hand in your passports to the reception as they are requested by law to report to the police every single guest of the hotel every day. So I was wondering if we had to do a similar thing at DW

 

[PalmettoPath]

Never ever been asked for a passport at check-in (Canadian). I just provide my driver's licence as ID

 

[Ronaldo17]

We've never been asked for our passports when checking-in at reception.

 

[gismo1554]

They ask for ID at check-in which can be a passport or can be a driving license. They don't take the ID though to keep like some European hotels do. As others have mentioned if you do online check-in then you don't go to reception so don't get asked for any ID directly although I think it might ask for the details during the process. Its just to prove you are who you say you are

 

[gavvy]

Only ever been asked for the ID of the name the room is in Uk Driving license has always been fine- they hardly look at it. Its more of a checking box exercise. They wouls never keep it or scan it, its not a goverment regulation like it is Spain etc

 

[Cyberc1978]

I think asking for a passport is a European thing and a bad one.

When you checkin at a Disney resort you checkin online and dont need to visit the reception to do so.

 

[Dreams&wishes]

OP here following up for future readers.
I was only asked the passport of the main booking person.

 

[Cyberc1978]

OP here following up for future readers.
I was only asked the passport of the main booking person.

That’s weird. As a European I’m never asked for a passport when checking into a hotel in the U.S.
Some ask for an I.D and I use my drivers license but Disney has never asked me for anything except for my money

 

[walt34]

I think asking for a passport is a European thing and a bad one.

What is different or bad about this? In some European countries you will be asked for an ID or passport when you check in, as many hotels do in the US. If you are travelling from the US, the only valid ID in Europe is a passport, just as the only valid ID for a European in the US is a passport.

As others have said, never leave your passport at the front desk. They can check your ID, possibly make a copy, but they cannot keep it.

 

[Cyberc1978]

What is different or bad about this? In some European countries you will be asked for an ID or passport when you check in, as many hotels do in the US. If you are travelling from the US, the only valid ID in Europe is a passport, just as the only valid ID for a European in the US is a passport.

As others have said, never leave your passport at the front desk. They can check your ID, possibly make a copy, but they cannot keep it.

IMO a valid I.D is also a drivers license.

I've never presented my ID when visiting Disney. I have my MDE app and I assume thats enough. If I hadn't maybe they would ask for an I.D before giving me a key. Since we have the MDE app there is absolutely no need to go to the front desk.

When I'm in the parks, i'm sometimes asked for an I.D when i'm at the gates entering (by car) and they do sometimes ask for an I.D and my european drivers license is sufficient.

I would be surprised if I had to carry my passport around as the only valid I.D - same in Europe - I dont carry my passport around. I could present it at checkin but nothing beyond that.

Same if I should be pulled over by the police - in either Europe or in the U.S I would present my drivers license not my passport. I do know that some U.S states require an international drivers license but not FL.

 

[walt34]

IMO a valid I.D is also a drivers license.

The question is always: valid for which purpose?
If you are checking in at a hotel, in most states or European countries it will be up to the hotel to decide what type of ID they accept. A driver's license is technically not an ID in Europe (and will probably be rejected an airport) but a hotel might accept it anyway. A passport is always a form of ID and any hotel will have to accept it.

Some European countries will actually require you as a foreigner to have a valid ID (which would be a national ID card for Europeans + some exceptions or a passport) with you but many do not.

I've always been puzzled by Disney accepting a European ID card or driver's license for alcohol purchases: are they really trained to verify that it's a valid document?

What they accept as ID for park access is obviously completely up to them.

 

[Cyberc1978]

The question is always: valid for which purpose?
If you are checking in at a hotel, in most states or European countries it will be up to the hotel to decide what type of ID they accept. A driver's license is technically not an ID in Europe (and will probably be rejected an airport) but a hotel might accept it anyway. A passport is always a form of ID and any hotel will have to accept it.

Some European countries will actually require you as a foreigner to have a valid ID (which would be a national ID card for Europeans + some exceptions or a passport) with you but many do not.

I've always been puzzled by Disney accepting a European ID card or driver's license for alcohol purchases: are they really trained to verify that it's a valid document?

What they accept as ID for park access is obviously completely up to them.

When I buy alcohol in Walmart, publix etc I always present my european drivers license and have not been turned down yet.

If I travel domestically in my own country I dont need an I.D just my boardingcard. Same when I travel to another european(EU) country, I dont need an I.D until I leave the country I visits. No I.D required when I arrive.

I dont agree that a drivers license is not an I.D in europe, technically or not. However I do accept the premiss that sometimes a passport is required over a drivers license. Ie. travelling to the U.S, travel to the UK and hotels in the European area require a passport and not a drivers license - even though the latter IMO does not make sense as the hotel staff wouldn't be able to test or see if a passport or a drivers license is fake or not.

 

[walt34]

If I travel domestically in my own country I dont need an I.D just my boardingcard. Same when I travel to another european(EU) country, I dont need an I.D until I leave the country I visits. No I.D required when I arrive.

Not sure which rules apply in your country, as I don't know which one it is. If you travel between EU countries, you need an ID card. Even if the ID card is not routinely checked, because it is a Schengen Agreement border, you still need an ID. For this purpose a driving license is not a valid ID.

However I do accept the premiss that sometimes a passport is required over a drivers license. Ie. travelling to the U.S, travel to the UK and hotels in the European area require a passport and not a drivers license - even though the latter IMO does not make sense as the hotel staff wouldn't be able to test or see if a passport or a drivers license is fake or not.

As passports are much more standardised (within US, EU, UK, ...) it is much more likely that hotel staff would know what to look for to identify a fake than with other forms of ID.