I am confused or maybe I got some bad advice from a CM. We are Annual Pass holders and were just at WDW in October. We are going back in January and have been told we need to go to the MDE and order new Magic Bands for the resort and new ones for being an Annual Passholder. Is this making any sense to anyone? I was also told about the battery life and it is good to have a backup, but two backups seems redundant.
Each time you renew your AP you (can) get new bands and with each resort stay you (can) get new bands. From what I understand however you could just continue using your old bands by linking your pass or reservation to them.
We are AP holders too and every time we book a new trip we are given new magic bands through MDE. I guess because we are staying on property. I think it's a little much since I now have over 20 bands...lol, but if they want me to keep getting them I will. I change the colors and names on them to suit the trip we are taking. :mickey:
Been there, done that and going back!!! See ya real soon !!!
As the others have said you get one for being an AP holder and one for the resort stay. The AP one will come with an AP slider for the band and in the bottom of the box there will be a discount card.
- Lynn -
INTERCOT Staff: Theme Parks, DVC
Can't wait to get mine.
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VWL Mom;2439249 wrote: As the others have said you get one for being an AP holder and one for the resort stay. The AP one will come with an AP slider for the band and in the bottom of the box there will be a discount card.
Thanks for the heads up. Need to look in the bottom of the box for the discount card.
Jodie
i'm getting very anxious to get ours.
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VWL Mom;2439249 wrote: As the others have said you get one for being an AP holder and one for the resort stay. The AP one will come with an AP slider for the band and in the bottom of the box there will be a discount card.
So, do you actually have to have both MBs or can you link the 2 together somehow ?
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tjstrike;2439282 wrote: So, do you actually have to have both MBs or can you link the 2 together somehow ?
They'll both appear on your MDE account and are interchangeable, there's nothing you need to do. You only need to have one with you. Some people that have more than one pack them all and change colors throughout their stay.
- Lynn -
INTERCOT Staff: Theme Parks, DVC
Yep, they ALL work. Every band you get. Period. You don't need to worry about packing the wrong one, or having one activated or deactivated. You control that through the My Disney Experience app or website.
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Next up - January 2023 short trip! We just want to try that 50th Anniversary chocolate monstrosity at Mexico!
By default, all your MagicBands will be active and show on your MDE account. You CAN, if you want, deactivate one of more of them from you account. There's a button in MDE to do that. If you deactivate one, you can activate it again, also through the MDE app.
Any active band is completely interchangeable with any other active band on your account.
Steve
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Will we each need our magic band to get into the parks? Going in April, can hardly wait!
Claudielou;2439419 wrote: Will we each need our magic band to get into the parks? Going in April, can hardly wait!
Yes, of course. It's your ticket.
2002 - 2022: 20+ visits (POR, BW, All Stars, VWL, CSR, BLT, BC, SSR, CB, Dolphin, OKW, Poly, offsite x8)
DL - 1996, 2019
Next up - January 2023 short trip! We just want to try that 50th Anniversary chocolate monstrosity at Mexico!
Thank you all for your input. And as for Minnie04 "I think it's a little much since I now have over 20 bands...lol, but if they want me to keep getting them I will. I change the colors and names on them to suit the trip we are taking." I agree it does seem like a lot. "You want magic bands I have twenty but who cares I want more" :mickey: Have a magical day all!
the fast passes get very confusing. LOL
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