Welcome to the Disney Parks Moms Panel, Shari!
I would still recommend purchasing
MagicBands for your family. I bet your children will get a kick out of scanning their MagicBands Mickey-to-Mickey at park entrances and
FastPass+ queues!
If you
link your Tickets and MagicBands via your
My Disney Experience account you will be able to reserve 3 FastPass+ selections, up to 30 days in advance of each theme park visit day. Unfortunately, you will not be able to use your MagicBands for in-park purchases. Since you are staying off-site, it's not possible to link your credit card to your MagicBands for in-park purchases and to pay for dining. That said, you may still use MagicBands for park Tickets, FastPass+ access and
Disney PhotoPass® Service.
Disney Mom Tip: Do purchase the
Memory Maker in advance, and link it to your My Disney Experience account too. Then wear your MagicBands on attractions offering PhotoPass photos and videos. When you see Disney PhotoPass Photographers, ask them for Magic Shots and
Animated Magic Shots.
I hope you found this information useful, Shari. Please come back soon with more Disney vacation planning questions!
Wishing you a most magical visit to Walt Disney World Resort!
Ritzy ºOº