I am planning my first trip since the FP+ rollout, and it will be the first time that my 7-year-old won't be riding around in a stroller. My husband is concerned about him getting lost. Are our cell phone numbers stored on the Magic Bands so that they can be scanned by cast members in the case of a "lost parent" situation?
I'm sorry if this is a strange question or if it has been answered a lot already.
-Laura
Engineer by Day... Imagineer in my Dreams!
Not a strange question at all. No, your cell phone numbers are not directly stored on your bands. HOWEVER, your bands and your child's bands are all connected to your MDE account. That account will have your phone number included if you've set it up. Beyond that, should you become separated from you child, you can contact the closest CM and they will be able to help you. Disney does have the ability to locate any specific magic band in the parks if necessary. Your band will give them all the info they need to locate your child.
Steve
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Exactly what I needed to read... thank you!
-Laura
Engineer by Day... Imagineer in my Dreams!
This was a great question...and one I had not seen before. And info that I have set aside for a future trip.
Great question and great answer. Thanks!
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Just a recommendation from those of us that used to go to Disney prior to the fancy technologies like cell phones and magic bands.
Plan a meet up spot if you get separated, pick something that you can see from anywhere in the park (Like Cinderella's Castle). When I was a child our meet up spots were Cinderella Castle and Spaceship Earth. If you do get separated one parent can head for the meet up spot and the other can get with the closest cast member.
In case you are wondering I only got separated from my parents once, we never actually made it to Cinderella Castle though as my parents realized a few seconds after I lost them in the crowd that I was no longer with them. Sticking to our plan of heading to the castle, we all ended up on the same path with me about 20 feet ahead of my parents. They called out to me and we were reunited about 2 minutes after we got separated.
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Speedy1998;2482262 wrote: Just a recommendation from those of us that used to go to Disney prior to the fancy technologies like cell phones and magic bands.
Plan a meet up spot if you get separated, pick something that you can see from anywhere in the park (Like Cinderella's Castle). When I was a child our meet up spots were Cinderella Castle and Spaceship Earth. If you do get separated one parent can head for the meet up spot and the other can get with the closest cast member.
In case you are wondering I only got separated from my parents once, we never actually made it to Cinderella Castle though as my parents realized a few seconds after I lost them in the crowd that I was no longer with them. Sticking to our plan of heading to the castle, we all ended up on the same path with me about 20 feet ahead of my parents. They called out to me and we were reunited about 2 minutes after we got separated.
Agreed - the "old school" method of having a meeting spot still works quite well. But another recommendation is either make sure your child knows your cell phone number (and can have a cast member call you), or you put the cell number(s) on a piece of paper the child keeps in their pocket (making sure your child knows what they need to do if they get lost).
