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We have Magic Bands from the initial beta testing roll out which still work perfectly well. We love our growing collection and accessorize Magic Bands to match our daily wardrobe. Mind you, we keep newer Magic Bands handy in case those batteries ever finally do give up the ghost.
I was just at MK last week 18th & 19th July. I saw Mary Poppins many times walking about. 3 times she had a child by the hand and talking only the way Ms. P can. It was lovely!
if you’re a frequent Walt Disney World visitor or an annual passholder, -- at $100 + a visit how frequent can it be?
I love that Snow White will be seen more in the Magic Kingdom. It is hard for kids to see her in the magic Kingdom when she is hidden at the town square theater only until 3pm. If people don't plan to go to Epcot then they would miss seeing Snow White. She is my favorite and the first Disney princess and impressed Disney is having her more accessible for the little ones who go to the park dressed like her.
FYI, the magic band hold has been in effect for a little while now. You can call Resort reservations and ask them to hold the magic bands. They will only hold it for one trip. You need to call or request the magic band hold for every resort stay that you have. And they have a "RF" card in them, not batteries.
People are complaining about the "pile up" of magic bands in their homes? Really? They have only been in use, what, about 2 years now? How many times have they stayed at Disney to acquire such a massive magic band collection that is overtaking their home's storage space? Lol. How about just throwing them away?
Nancy, I am lucky enough to have 4 from the last 2 years and will be getting another in December. I, however, am not complaining! I wish that they would add some new colors! Purple would be a great start. I can color coordinate the bands with my outfits! LOL!
I would love purple too! :)
I assure you. Guests ask hundreds a time a day where to find photographers and if they can see their photos on the app. These are hands down the most requested app changes, even if you don't appreciate them. The vast majority of guests who are staying on property are purchasing Memory Maker with their reservations and want their money worth.
It would be nice for characters to freely roam the parks. But seeing the amount of clothing that is involved in some of these costumes, I don't blame Disney for having meet and greets in a more formal, air conditioned, place.
The App is amazing and the magic bands are really convenient as well. Only thing I have against the Magic Bands and the app is that there isn't a way to see how much you have spent using the magic band over the course of the trip. Only way is to contact the front desk of you hotel and they can give you a number. For some that are on tight budgets, this can become a very big problem. Disney, we need a way to track this in the app!
We just left Disney last week and upon departure was asked to take a survey on Disney's My Experience App. The ability to view room charges and make payments was my top suggestion. I would love for this to be available by the time we visit October 2016
I thought the MagicBands were NFC chips like contactless payment cards and were therefore passive and didn't require batteries?
They have two chips, a long and short range. The short is passive but the long isn't and does actually have a battery. The long is used for stuff like the automatic photo association for ride photos.