Overview
- Walt Disney World will start requiring verification for guests boarding resort-bound buses and watercraft at Disney Springs beginning June 28, 2026, with Cast Members scanning MagicBands, cards, or other reservation credentials before boarding.
- Qualifying proof includes an active Disney Resort hotel reservation, a confirmed dining reservation at a Disney resort, or a booked recreation or experience tied to a resort.
- Disney ran verification trials around New Year’s and during Easter that outlets reported as successful in freeing up capacity for resort guests, and the company has posted signs at the Disney Springs bus loop ahead of the June 28 start date.
- Disney frames the change as an operational step to reduce overcrowding and stop a long‑used workaround where day guests parked at Disney Springs then used resort transportation to reach other parts of the property, and the company has not announced added buses or expanded service to accompany the rule.
- The verification is currently limited to Disney Springs but Disney is reportedly evaluating whether to extend checks to other transport hubs and modes, a development that could change casual resort hopping for locals, Annual Passholders, and off‑site visitors.