Are Magic Bands Waterproof?

[PetePanMan]

I am assuming you can't swim with them but want to confirm

 

[LetsTalkWDW]

Yup. Swam with mine. No problems

 

[kaybird]

Best solution ever at the water parks!! Swam, waterslides, wave pool, did it all! Best part? Hopping out of the Lazy River at Happy Landings for a Hot fudge sundae without having to go back to the lockers for money! Super!

ETA: Or a SUPER yummy Pulled pork sandwich
at Typhoon Tilly's!

 

[disney world dreamer]

they are.
you can.
i like swimming with it on because its so much nicer than trying to keep track of your KTTWC.

 

[supersnoop]

I do recommend using a "slider" if you're going to wear it at the water parks. They can come undone and fall off, but a "slider" keeps them together.

 

[MYD714]

We swam with ours last summer. It was so much better than having to figure out where I was going to put my room key.

 

[bibba410]

Thanks for asking this! And thanks for the answers. We had just started wondering.

 

[MainMom]

I do recommend using a "slider" if you're going to wear it at the water parks. They can come undone and fall off, but a "slider" keeps them together.

Can you get sliders in the parks or resort shops?

 

[supersnoop]

Can you get sliders in the parks or resort shops?

I imagine they sell sliders anywhere they have Magic Band accessories. AP's and DVC members get sliders included with their bands. You can always check ebay, too.

 

[MainMom]

Hmmm...my parents are DVC and did not get sliders. We leave in 2 weeks.

I imagine they sell sliders anywhere they have Magic Band accessories. AP's and DVC members get sliders included with their bands. You can always check ebay, too.

 

[PetePanMan]

great to know....thx. great not having to leave your card on side

 

[supersnoop]

Hmmm...my parents are DVC and did not get sliders. We leave in 2 weeks.

They're sometimes hidden down in the box.

 

[SeaSpray]

What exactly are sliders, and how do they help your Magic Band to stay on? Thanks in advance!

 

[cigar95]

The bands are spec'd to either 20 feet or 20 meters, can't recall which. Either way, it's deep enough for anywhere you'll be at WDW.

 

[Denise W]

I have read that while they are waterproof, they do not float if they come off!

Denise

 

[supersnoop]

What exactly are sliders, and how do they help your Magic Band to stay on? Thanks in advance!

Think of the magic band like a watch. There's that little piece after the buckle that holds the extra lenght to band. It's like that. I slide one over where the band connects together to give it a little extra protection from coming apart.

I guess some people just use them as decoration.

 

[escapeartist]

I do recommend using a "slider" if you're going to wear it at the water parks. They can come undone and fall off, but a "slider" keeps them together.

I was thinking that, or a thin strip of duct tape : )

 

[bumbershoot]

They're sometimes hidden down in the box.

YES. Open the whole box, looking under the cardboard, because the little plastic bag with the sliders can and does slip down.



https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/faq/bands-cards/magic-band-waterproof/

 

[drea21]

They are also washer and dryer proof, my daughter was playing with one before our last trip and it fell off into her sleeve without her noticing and it went into the laundry

 

[SeaSpray]

Think of the magic band like a watch. There's that little piece after the buckle that holds the extra lenght to band. It's like that. I slide one over where the band connects together to give it a little extra protection from coming apart.

I guess some people just use them as decoration.

Ok, so they aren't the little decorative thing that look like the things that people used to put on their Crocs, right? Those only look decorative, unless I'm not imagining them correctly? LOL

I tried to Google "Disney Magic Band Sliders" and several different-looking items came up. Can someone please post a picture or a link to the slider that will help keep the Band on?? Thanks!