I've seen a lot of finger print fails the past three years.Our first year with an annual pass ('15) was a nightmare. Multiple fails at entry at MK and Epcot on different days. I spent two hours with Guest Services on two occasions trying to consistently have one band or the other generate a green light on the test device. This year only problem was initially at the hotel, but was soon corrected.

We learned to keep the cards with us as back up.

We just finished our 3rd 10+ night WDW Vacation since Magic Bands were introduced.

During those 30+ days of constantly using the Magic Bands, we've had exactly "zero" problems. Zero.
I'm 10 inches taller than my wife.

I'm shocked by your experience. And to be completely frank.....don't believe you.
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I have been onsite for like 30 days with magic bands and never once had any of the issues you are talking about. I have used several bands during that time and with all my family (so lots of bands). We use them for everything too.

Good article, Just a minor correction. It was not the Galaxy S7 that was recalled for technical issues. It was the Galaxy Note 7. Two totally different phones.

You should always bring identification, even for your own safety, you might have an accident f.e.
1. Castmembers who share their hate about Magicband with customers are unprofessional.
2.room key's, especially those plastic cards have simular poblems.
3. You mean Galaxy Note 7, not S7.
4. Yes, if you van not remember if you used left or right finger, it's not Magicband's fault.

That said, Magicband did cost hundreds of millions to implement and like all electronics tend to be buggy sometimes. I can see the advantages, but Disney did not implement it for your convenience. They want it to be cost cutting (less employees needed), getting and storing your personal information, learning your habits-sales-what you eat-drink,what rides you like etc. etc. That is the scary part for some of us. And i think they should always give you the option to stay away from RFID as a whole!

I thought that Disney was modifying the Magic Band to look like a disc which obviously would hold more information. I think that maybe the chip in the present Bands is too small for all the information it is supposed to hold. I do not stay on property, but use the band only for park entry with my annual pass. Hopefully Disney will com up with a solution that suits everyone.

Only spent about 10 days on property with the magic band. only had issues with 1 of our party, and it was the finger print scanner at entry. now i'm not sure why, did she keep moving her finger (very narrow) at different angles each time, and thus the image wasn't recognized? was the fingered rolled one way or another?

But we never had problems with FP+, Photo or even paying for meals.

I get where your coming from with requiring a full handprint for entry, but as someone who clocks in for work that way I sometimes have to scan my hand half a dozen times or more. I once had my manager re-enter my handprint only to have the same issue by the time I clocked out,