Discounted MagicBand designs are to be had for pre-arrival Walt Disney Global lodge visitors and Annual Passholders. This purchasing information covers the improve acquire procedure, stock shortages, global problems & mistakes, Magic Band+ kinds, and new choices. (Up to date August 22, 2024.)
To improve your Magic Band, use the My Disney Revel in app or DisneyWorld.com, which permits you to make a choice from numerous colours and designs impressed through characters, accommodations, sights, midnight spectaculars, and extra. The kinds rotate with regularity, and there are dozens of MagicBand possible choices at discounted costs.
Walt Disney Global most often provides dozens of MagicBand improve choices, with new appears to be like added as others promote out. As mentioned beneath, the “new appears to be like added” a part of that has now not been taking place as a lot in recent years. Pricing varies, with choices beginning at $24.99 and costing up to $44.99. We replace this ceaselessly with screenshots of the brand new MagicBands, plus data, and troubleshooting pointers for what has confirmed to be a irritating procedure.
Let’s get started with the entire updates, as a lot has modified since this program introduced. Walt Disney Global has eradicated the complimentary solid-color MagicBands that have been despatched to visitors pre-arrival. Disney additionally stopped providing loose MagicBands to Annual Passholders.
Because of this all MagicBands now price cash–you don’t get loose ones with lodge reservations or for being an Annual Passholder. Upgrading to those designs, purchasing MagicBands within the parks, or by the use of shopDisney.com is your best option.
As all the time, MagicBands are now not required at Walt Disney Global. For room access, park admission, Lightning Lanes, and charging privileges to the lodge room, Walt Disney Global provides plastic Key To The Global playing cards. This will also be supplied on the lodge entrance table, and is how issues labored previous to the debut of MagicBands a number of years in the past. However, visitors can obtain usual price tag media and use that for park access or the use of Lightning Lanes.
Moreover, MagicMobile carrier is to be had at Walt Disney Global by the use of the My Disney Revel in app. This will also be added for your Android, iPhone, or Apple Watch virtual pockets as soon as enabled. This works identical to a MagicBand with maximum options running through merely maintaining up your good instrument close to an get admission to level. It may be used to go into theme parks, attach Disney PhotoPass pictures for your account, input Lightning Lanes, and extra. Right here’s how MagicMobile compares to MagicBands.
MagicMobile and Key to the Global playing cards are two of 4 tactics to get admission to those options. The opposite choices are the MagicBand+ and the common ole MagicBand 2.0, as we’ll talk about beneath. MagicBand+ is the more recent of the 2, having debuted final 12 months.
Our brutally fair MagicBand+ Evaluation: Excellent, Dangerous & Unsightly will have to will let you decide whether or not it’s for you. When you’re in reality thinking about the MagicBand+ and feature already ordered one for each and every member of your circle of relatives, you may now not need to learn that. Now and again lack of knowledge is bliss.
For the ones questioning how MagicBand+ and MagicMobile evaluate to the unique MagicBand, beneath is a at hand chart. We’d suggest consulting that, checking out MagicMobile, and studying the above sources to decide whether or not upgrading to the MagicBand+ is worthwhile for you:
Sadly, global visitors can not order MagicBand or MagicBand+ by the use of the pre-arrival device except they have got a United States mailing deal with. There are conceivable workarounds for this, which will have to mean you can order and pick-up on the lodge–however it calls for numerous further legwork. In our view, it’s now not definitely worth the effort. Simply purchase a MagicBand while you get to Walt Disney Global…or under no circumstances.
Walt Disney Global has now not introduced an authentic clarification (and most likely by no means will), our absolute best bet is that it’s an issue of highbrow belongings legislation. As discussed in our Information to DisneyBand+ on Disney Cruise Line, the title exchange was once made there for this reason. We’ve since heard extra about the problem, and it sounds love it’s extra important than prior to now reported–that Disney can’t use the MagicBand title in any respect in positive global markets.
Disney Prison is most likely erring at the aspect of warning and fighting Walt Disney Global from advertising and marketing or promoting MagicBands across the world in any capability to keep away from litigation publicity. Once more, all of that is unconfirmed however we’ve heard sufficient to imagine that this clarification is very credible. The upshot is that Disney doesn’t care for those who soar thru a couple of further hoops and organize to make a pre-arrival order even whilst dwelling in Canada or the UK or anyplace.
After all, right here’s a present take a look at MagicBand 2.0 and MagicBand+ stock for the pre-arrival program as of August 22, 2024:
There are these days 31 pre-arrival choices, which has been about par for the route this 12 months–we’ve observed someplace between 25 and 40 possible choices each and every time we’ve checked. That is some distance fewer than final 12 months, when the choices peaked at a top of 82 MagicBands. A part of the cause of a decrease quantity is indubitably that Walt Disney Global is phasing out the common ole MagicBands (formally referred to as MagicBand 2.0).
It’s now not simply that, regardless that. We’re additionally seeing some distance fewer MagicBand+ choices, and about two-thirds of the decisions above have been additionally to be had once we final up to date this listing 6 months in the past! And plenty of of the ones have been there 6 months prior to that. We’re seeing little or no turnover, length, which is most likely as a result of MagicBand+ is in large part a flop.
In my view, I nonetheless hope that Walt Disney Global reverses route and makes extra common MagicBand kinds. I’d moderately pay much less and persist with attempted and true MagicBand 2. Right here’s hoping that lower-than-anticipated gross sales of the MagicBand+ motive Disney to reconsider its method. Common MagicBands are inexpensive to make, which additionally way they wouldn’t want to be offered at such astronomical worth issues.
It’s additionally conceivable that there’s so much much less hobby in MagicBand upgrades amongst visitors. What began as a loose program turned into paid, however was once nonetheless a sexy just right take care of $10 MagicBand choices. Now, the minimal is $25 and there are improve choices costing up to $45. You’re arguably simply looking forward to a sale on the Disney Retailer, which additionally has higher variety.
There’s additionally no hurt in ready till you arrive at Walt Disney Global to buy your MagicBand. The one problem is that you simply gained’t be capable to straight away use your MagicBand to open your lodge room door, input the parks, and so on–however the real procedure of shopping for a MagicBand and linking it for your My Disney Revel in account is inconspicuous and simple. You’ll additionally purchase from DisneyStore.com, the place there’s a perpetual choice of MagicBand+ designs on sale.
Talking of which, it’s essential stroll right into a Walt Disney Global present store presently and in finding cabinets and cabinets of MagicBands. There’s considerable availability within the parks & accommodations…however those don’t seem to be the similar product strains and the logistics of turning in to the parks is other than the success middle for those MagicBand improve choices. (A extra resourceful corporate may determine a method to reallocate provide, however Disney is not any Amazon!)
Whether or not you will have to pay to buy a MagicBand pre-arrival is a non-public determination, however there’s one large upside in that it makes the holiday enjoy seamless and streamlined. You’ll bypass your lodge’s entrance table, don’t have to bother with separate bills, keys, and so on. So there’s surely a component of comfort for on-site visitors.
Notice that you’ve got till 10 days prior to your arrival at Walt Disney Global to customise and order your MagicBand if you wish to have the MagicBand shipped to your own home. When you order in below 10 days, you’re getting rid of two of the most important benefits in purchasing MagicBands.
Because of postal carrier delays, we suggest putting your order no less than 14 days prematurely to play it protected. Anecdotally, we’re additionally listening to of extra visitors having their orders not on time or cancelled utterly, so even ordering some distance prematurely doesn’t make sure that your MagicBands will arrive on time–or in any respect.
With that stated, listed below are our troubleshooting pointers and the step by step procedure for ordering. (Simply needless to say this was once written when provide chain disruptions weren’t a factor–so that you’re going to look much more stock n the screenshots beneath this is NOT these days to be had!)
TROUBLESHOOTING
It’s exhausting to imagine, however the MagicBand improve choice went reside a couple of years in the past. A part of the rationale that it’s exhausting to imagine is as a result of MagicBand stock stays hit and miss. The device could also be frustratingly glitchy, with issues requiring personal or antiquated browsers, plus mistakes right through the method–even after filing cost.
We assumed the kinks would’ve been ironed out through now, however unfortunately, that isn’t the case. (How naive people given the consistent problems with My Disney Revel in years after its release.) Sadly, past this troubleshooting recommendation beneath coupled with endurance, there’s no just right solution. If reader reviews are any indication, contacting Disney is not likely to yield favorable effects. (We’d love to listen to your reviews within the feedback!)
We can’t rigidity sufficient that the program continues to be having an amazing quantity of issues. When you’re having hassle finishing the choice procedure, or getting this to paintings, we’d suggest the use of the desktop web site as a substitute of the My Disney Revel in app or cellular web site.
Moreover, if the desktop model of DisneyWorld.com gained’t be just right for you, check out personal surfing, incognito mode, or a distinct browser solely. Most often, we first check out personal surfing on Chrome, and that resolves the problem. On the other hand, a few occasions we’ve gained a message that we should not have get admission to to a undeniable web page, or that our cost couldn’t be processed–either one of the ones problems will also be resolved through time-traveling again to Y2K and the use of Web Explorer. (Don’t fear, you gained’t have to make use of AOL or dial-up, too.)
We’ve discovered that this procedure will get hung up on a number of other pages, together with at the variety and checkout procedure. Having a ‘blank’ browser will steadily get to the bottom of those problems. It’s now not foolproof, however for those who’re discovering that issues grow to be unavailable proper after you choose them, that’s one clarification as to why.
When you’re having problems with stock…there’s no nice option to that. We’d suggest observing the web site, checking each and every morning at round 8 am for the day’s restocks, and ordering your MagicBands while you see a ‘just right sufficient’ choice of MagicBands that attraction to you. Moreover, persons are reporting problems with their orders in truth transport, however this appears to be a sporadic drawback.
In case your Walt Disney Global holiday isn’t within the close to long term, we’d suggest being affected person and looking forward to a design you in truth need. Now that Disney has a extra correct working out of call for, they’re (expectantly) much more likely to extend the stock to an good enough stage to fulfill the implausible call for.
Whilst we aren’t large into Magic Bands, this may occasionally indubitably have creditors and personality lovers excited, because it way obtaining a brand new design for what quantities to $10 to fifteen off. When you favored distinctive designs and have already got a drawer stuffed with the ‘usual’ colours from previous Walt Disney Global journeys, leaping on the up-charge without a doubt is sensible.
In my view, I’ll most likely simply persist with the only, strong blue MagicBand that I’ve been the use of for the previous a number of years…which itself changed a distinct blue one who needed to be “retired” as it was once too grimy.
Now not that you simply care about that. Anyway, right here’s how the method works…
After clicking the “My MagicBands and Playing cards” hyperlink beneath the My Disney Revel in drop-down on DisneyWorld.com or the “Make a choice MagicBands” button to your lodge reservation, you’ll see the above display screen.
As you’ll see, there’s a message at the display screen indicating that the brand new improve choices will also be shipped to visitors’ houses (U.S. addresses best) if ordered 11 or extra days forward of arrival. They may be able to be customized if completed so no less than 6 or extra days forward of arrival.
That is what seems subsequent, and while you hit “Make a choice” the display screen scrolls down at the identical web page, revealing all of this:
Throughout the magic of Photoshop, I blended each unmarried web page right into a unmarried view, so it’s essential see each and every personality and attraction-themed MagicBand.
No Nation Endure Jamboree, however ya can’t win ’em all. Expectantly, over the years new designs might be added as a part of particular promotions, seasonal occasions, and that type of factor. (I presume the ‘absolute best’ designs that Walt Disney Global believes will promote to creditors and fans will stay unique to shops, the place they are able to be offered at complete worth.)
As soon as decided on, you arrive at this whole acquire display screen the place you’ll exchange your title. From there, you’ll input cost data, a transport deal with, and end the checkout. Assuming the device works. Excellent success!
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YOUR THOUGHTS
What do you call to mind the brand new MagicBand improve choices? Will you be paying the top rate for such a colours or themed designs? Any explicit design catch your eye? Do you cynically assume that is only a lame cash-grab? Any questions we will be able to will let you solution? Listening to your comments–even while you disagree with us–is each fascinating to us and useful to different readers, so please percentage your ideas beneath within the feedback!
