Magic Bands Are the Key!

My family and I got to experience the new Magic Bands at Walt Disney World this past year and it was better than expected. During the reservation process online to stay at Disney's Wilderness Lodge I was able to sign up for Magic Bands, select the color and assign names to each band. They were mailed to us within a few days before we left for our cruise as we were also combining a few days at Walt Disney World resort after the cruise. Upon arriving at our resort our Magic Bands were immediately activated and when we got up to our room we put our wrist with our bands up to the door and the door unlocked. Our bands are water resistant so we wore them continuously throughout our stay because we could also use them to purchase items at the Disney stores, it store our tickets to enter the parks and Fast Passes. We also discovered you can buy cute accessories for them, so next time I'll be "blinging" mine for sure!

Your Key to a More Carefree Visit

MagicBands and cards are secure all-in-one devices that allow you to effortlessly access the plans and vacation choices that you’ve made with My Disney Experience.

MagicBands are colorful, waterproof wristbands—resembling a watch or bracelet—that you can quickly and easily touch to a sensor called a touch point. Cards work in a similar fashion, but physically resemble a plastic credit card or driver’s license. Both MagicBands and cards allow you to travel lighter throughout your vacation.

You can use your card or MagicBand to:

• Unlock the door of your Disney Resort hotel room.
• Enter theme and water parks (with valid admission).
• Check in at FastPass+ entrances.
• Connect Disney PhotoPass images to your account.
• Charge food and merchandise purchases to your Disney Resort hotel room (only available during your hotel stay).

Here's more information about Magic Bands on Disney's website.