stellaneal
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2020
we booked our trip the day 2021 packages were available and ordered the magic bands that day alsoMaybe it’s based on when you booked?
we booked our trip the day 2021 packages were available and ordered the magic bands that day alsoMaybe it’s based on when you booked?
Tracking you via your smartphone. (Talk about a battery drain.)You can always get a KTTW card if you don't want to use your phone.
How are they going to ID people in ride photos without a MB?
They’re not getting rid of magicbands. They will continue to sell them for the foreseeable future. They’re just stopping free giveaways for resort stays.Magic bands are a huge revenue source, the only reason why they want to get rid of it is for environmental reasons. That’s a lot of bands that fill up landfills. Disney failed miserably on the upgraded magic bands. They obviously were not prepared for the roll out.
Those of us who travel fir a living already use the phone to get in our rooms at major hotel chains throughout the world. Way easier than reaching in a wallet for a card key.IMO, having to open an app and click around to open your hotel door is /will be a pain. I will be asking for a key card at the front desk if my MBs no longer work. I have more than enough MBs to last as long as I want to travel to WDW.
Those of us who travel fir a living already use the phone to get in our rooms at major hotel chains throughout the world. Way easier than reaching in a wallet for a card key.
I don’t agree. I don’t want to have to stand outside my room fumbling through an app to bring the digital key up. For security reasons, I want to stroll up to the door and walk right in. A key card allows me to do this. Unless I have a first floor room (which can also be a security risk) or the hallways are outdoors and I take the stairs, I always lose the signal in the elevator and have to start the process of accessing the digital key all over again. I can get the key card in my hand before boarding the elevator, or while on board, and have immediate access to my room. I have never found a digital key to be faster or more convenient, even though I have a smartphone.
I have acquired a few MB this year, and as long as they work, I will use them. Then I will go back to a key card. I am glad the digital key works well for you, but it doesn’t work well for everyone.
I just got text for my Trip checkin letting me know I should stay away from front desk cast for Covid... BLT ... guess I will see a reduction in those castmembers standing around and decrease in dues. Right?
I do not plan to carry a cell phone into parks unless Disney buys one for me. Guess I won’t spend money either on food
Maybe it’s based on when you booked?
Tracking you via your smartphone. (Talk about a battery drain.)
They’re not getting rid of magicbands. They will continue to sell them for the foreseeable future. They’re just stopping free giveaways for resort stays.
I know they are not getting rid of them, but in reality how many people will buy them? You can get a free card or use your phone or even a old magic band will still work to unlock doors and enter the parks. Plus the MB wasn’t free, it was included in the price for the room.They’re not getting rid of magicbands. They will continue to sell them for the foreseeable future. They’re just stopping free giveaways for resort stays.
Well, don’t expect the price of the rooms to drop by $10-$15 because they’re not giving out magicbands anymore.I know they are not getting rid of them, but in reality how many people will buy them? You can get a free card or use your phone or even a old magic band will still work to unlock doors and enter the parks. Plus the MB wasn’t free, it was included in the price for the room.
Right .. if they aren't being given away .. a lot less people will be using them.I know they are not getting rid of them, but in reality how many people will buy them? You can get a free card or use your phone or even a old magic band will still work to unlock doors and enter the parks. Plus the MB wasn’t free, it was included in the price for the room.
I don’t really think they had to offer money for opting out. We’ve opted out of them for years now because we go so often and have so many. I would have never expected to receive compensation for not taking them. We also love buying new, usually exclusive or limited edition, bands regularly and will continue to do so. But we haven’t taken a free regular band in probably 3-4 years now.Right .. if they aren't being given away .. a lot less people will be using them.
I think Disney sorta messed up when they decided to give out Magic Bands "for free" .. they needed to give you an option to opt out of them and just apply that credit to your room or give you a gift card. Frequent guests were overloaded with them and felt like such a waste to get them every time.
When I had an AP .. I got four different magic bands that year for 3 different trips. But if they would have offered me a $5-10 credit for NOT taking them, I gladly would have and Disney would have saved money AND they would have gotten the money back anyway.
they should have done the "upgrade for cheaper" option a LOT sooner so they'd make money selling all those premium magic bands. I am guessing those just never sold as well as they though in the stores?
Magic bands are great, but feels like a missed opportunity where they weren't used enough and the "customizations" with them never came to fruition except in a few spots (like I saw it used once in a movie poster digital display at All-Star Movies where your name popped up) .. but if they aren't giving them away, just feels like they won't bother with expanding Magic Band use anymore and just force everyone to have a phone.