![]() Yep, your phone comes with a hidden MagicBand inside. ![]() Today most park people are using their smartphones instead. It’s just that we don’t need them anymore, they're outdated. It’s not that MagicBands are bad in anyway, in fact they are neat little gadgets. If you haven’t noticed, Disney likes to create multiple names for basically the same thing: Disney Genie+ / Lightning Lane and Memory Maker / PhotoPass are good examples. MagicBands were introduced in 2013 along with the MyMagic+ program, also called My Disney Experience. Have questions about planning your Orlando vacation? I have answers! Contact me now to get more out of your vacation. ![]() MagicBand+ is not replacing the regular MagicBand, at least not yet. Will my old MagicBand still work at Walt Disney World? Once it’s assigned to an individual, it cannot be reassigned to someone else.Įven if the seller claims that it hasn't been used, there’s no way to verify that until you try to link it to your account. According to Disney, MagicBand+ is non-transferrable. I do not recommend you buy them from sites like eBay. You can also purchase them through or from these locations at Walt Disney World:ĭisney’s Hollywood Studios: Celebrity 5 & 10 and Tatooine Tradersĭisney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park: Discovery Trading Company You can manage your entire family with Mobile Magicīands are currently available in your My Disney Experience account. Mobile Magic turns your phone into a MagicBand and is available for free in the My Disney Experience app. If you’re primarily looking for access to the parks and Lightning Lane I would skip MagicBands altogether and and use Mobile Magic. ![]() Regular, 2nd Generation MagicBands range in price from $12 to $35. MagicBand+ starts at $35 for a solid color design, but some special designs cost $45. If you have a USB charging hub at home, you should pack it in your luggage so you can charge all your devices at night. If your family has cell phones and watches that also need to charge, you may run out of USB ports in your hotel room. You definitely need to charge it, presumably overnight. One opportunity for improvement is that it’s difficult to see MagicBand+ light up during the day. I say yes! Children will love how their band lights up during the nighttime shows and playing Batuu Bounty Hunters. Watch your phone battery though, if you’re using the Play Disney Parks app along with Disney Genie and Disney Genie+, you may drain the battery faster than expected. Yes, MagicBand+ has a rechargeable battery.Ī USB charger is included and it’s important to note that the battery is only 50% charged out of the box.īattery life is decent, and should last all day on a full charge. These features work even if MagicBand+ runs out of battery. Of course MagicBand+ also functions as a traditional MagicBand so you can use it to access your theme park tickets, open your hotel room door, charge items to your Disney hotel room, link PhotoPass, and tap in for Lightning Lane. There's no crying at the Magic Kingdom, so quickly resolved.It also lights up and interacts with Spaceship Earth’s light show at Epcot. This is useful when someone in your party loses their Magic Band somewhere between Peter Pan's Flight and It's a Small World. Last but not least, you will need to create a My Disney Experience account. If you want to buy one in person, select Disney resorts and some shops at Disney Springs will sell them. So in short, if you are staying at a Walt Disney World resort, every guest will receive a Magic Band at no charge. I am a Annual Passport holder, so another Magic Band was mailed to my home address once the pass was activated in person. In July I stayed at Grand Floridian Villas via Disney Vacation Club and the Magic Bands were mailed to home address a week or two prior to the stay. Magic Bands do not work at the hotel (to open your hotel room, so none are provided) and I purchased one on-line to have prior to my first visit. In June and again in August, I stayed at The Swan & Dolphin Resort which is on Disney property but not Disney owned. They can be activated once tickets are purchased and linked together. You get Magic Bands in a variety of ways, but easiest is on-line from Disney Store.
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