The information on post one of this thread is kept up to date:
https://www.disboards.com/threads/w...15-digital-das-on-tickets-magicbands.3178976/
The further pages in that thread are from when DAS first began and are not pertinent or current.
We have been to WDW many time, last in April 2016. My son has got DAS each time. A few questions:
1. Do they keep a record of him on file? or do they start new every time?
They do keep a record. We got our first DAS a few months after the program first started, when it was paper based.
Since that time, there has been a record for our daughter, who the DAS is for.
Like anything electronic, it's possible for the record to get damaged or not be readable, so even though it is saved, there is a possibility that the record will not be there.
They DO need to link it to Magicbands each time because the link does not necessarily stay linked. We have sometimes needed to get a new picture of her - I think those 'time out' after a while, probably because many of the people DAS is issued to are children and will change in appearance.
Also, as some others posted, the CMs may also check periodically to make sure needs have not changed.
2. WE arrive on tuesday, but go to MK on wednesday. I was hoping to pop over to guest relations on the tuesday evening to get DAS before we go to MK the next am. Is this do able? Do I need to bring my entire family with me or can I just do it with my son if I bring all the bands along.
thanks
They have been able to see the people on our My Disney Experience account and have asked which of our 'friends and family' from that list we want linked. We've always had those people with us, but I do know other people have been able to get them linked with just their Magicbands or park passes.
The person DAS is being issued to must be present, along with a responsible party to sign the agreement if the DAS Holder is a child or not able to agree/sign.