Comfort Houses Magic Band Ready?

[amylevan]

I saw on the Theme Park Strategies board that FW is supposedly going to be magic band only by the time we arrive there later this month. (18 days!!!) Have they made the comfort houses magic band accessible yet?

I'm nervous about all the people having problems with their magic bands and not being able to get into them when we need to...(ie what happens if something goes wrong in the middle of the night?)

 

[Corgidad]

We are here now and our MB do not work to get into the CS or the laundry at the CS. If it is not ready by the time you arrive all you will have to do is use your card that is given to everyone in your party and all of them will work.

 

[amylevan]

We are here now and our MB do not work to get into the CS or the laundry at the CS. If it is not ready by the time you arrive all you will have to do is use your card that is given to everyone in your party and all of them will work.

That's what I'm worried about. Based on http://www.wdwmagic.com/other/mymagicplus/news/04jan2014-mymagic-magicband-only-coming-to-all-remaining-walt-disney-world-resort-by-end-of-january.htm there will be no cards when we arrive - bands only.

 

[nabi]

I need to read before I reply...deleted.

 

[Corgidad]

I would not think they would do away with the cards if the MB are not in full operation and from what I was told those dates are just tentative. If the said resort is not fully ready for the MB then they will still be using the cards also. Try not to worry to much I don't think Disney would or even could let that happen.

 

[xie]

They could not get our Magic Bands to work on the Comfort Stations when we were there 1st week in January. After two tries, we got functioning KTTW cards.

Sadly, the way I discovered that nothing worked was on our first night. We unpacked, then skedaddled on the boat over to MK for a few hours. We took the boat back, went to bed, and then when I woke up at 2am needing to potty... my band didn't work. So I went back to the site and got my KTTW card out of the truck. Didn't work. So I went to the tent, got everyone's magic bands, got everyone's KTTW cards out of the truck, and NONE of them worked.

I was about to go in the bushes because I had to go pretty bad by then, but fortunately some other soul woke up and needed to go, and let me in.

 

[amylevan]

Note to self. Try bands before bed.

I'm sorry that happened!!!

 

[jbrostek]

Here today and now, and still need a room key to get into the comfort stations.

 

[bama_ed]

It sounds like it's coming in 9 more days from today.

http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/resorts/resortmain1.htm

Bama Ed

 

[ArielRae]

They could not get our Magic Bands to work on the Comfort Stations when we were there 1st week in January. After two tries, we got functioning KTTW cards.

Sadly, the way I discovered that nothing worked was on our first night. We unpacked, then skedaddled on the boat over to MK for a few hours. We took the boat back, went to bed, and then when I woke up at 2am needing to potty... my band didn't work. So I went back to the site and got my KTTW card out of the truck. Didn't work. So I went to the tent, got everyone's magic bands, got everyone's KTTW cards out of the truck, and NONE of them worked.

I was about to go in the bushes because I had to go pretty bad by then, but fortunately some other soul woke up and needed to go, and let me in.

On our last trip none of our KTTW cards worked the first night and DH found out in the middle of the night too. He had to use the phone at the comfort station and called the front desk. About 20min later a maintence worker came with a key card to open the door. I had to call at 4am so I could get in to take my morning shower. It also took about 20min for him to show up again. They told us they couldn't fix our cards until 6:00am that morning when the front desk officially was open for the day.

 

[2goofycampers]

As of a few days ago nothing was working on some of the laundry rooms so they propped them open with a trash can. There were 2 guys working steadily on getting the whole system up and ready.

 

[CiCiBee]

Any update on this?

 

[amylevan]

We just got back, so I thought I'd update.

While FW is technically MB only now, you do still get 1 blank Keys to the World card (nothing printed on it like they used to be) that they tell you is to get into the laundry. The MBs do not work on the laundry, but the card did.

What they do not tell you at check-in, is that the MBs do not appear to open the gates as you come in the resort. We tried every time we drove somewhere, and my parents tried with theirs as well. Bring your card with you, otherwise you'll need to go through the security side so that the security guard can manually scan your band. (As a side note, before we figured this out, my parents tried unsuccessfully to open the gate with their bands and didn't have their card with them. The guard walked over and said, "Your bands should work, but if you have a card, that should work better" He was clearly exasperated with them.)

 

[amylevan]

And incidentally, the security guard at POFQ scanned my parents' card when they drove over there to pick up my brother and sis-in-law and said that there was no info on the card. (i.e. it didn't have their reservation info or anything linked to it.) Since there is also nothing written on them, I believe that they would probably work at FW indefinitely, not just the length of your stay. Sort of a generic pass.

 

[Bleu Zoo]

Still need a card as of today 2-15-14

 

[TheRustyScupper]

. . . Have they made the comfort houses magic band accessible yet? . . .

If not, just put your dime into the coin slot for admittance.

 

[crysbryant]

We are headed to the Fort on Sunday. Does anyone know if the magic bands are corking on the comfort stations yet?

 

[jbrostek]

Noone has reported on that lately that I have seen, but if they are not they will give everyone in the reservation a KTTW card which will work on the comfort stations. I just left my card by the RV door since it wasnt needed in any of the other locations.

 

[Mmketeer]

I just left on Monday from the Fort and we were also given the KTTW card at check in. Maybe I missed it because even after 10pm the 900 loop comfort station was open, but I didn't see anywhere to even use the Magic Band yet on the door (you know the stores all have that Mickey head thing you put your band on- never saw it on the comfort station).

 

[John VN]

1 HR ago given a blank faced KTTW for Comfort Stations.

McFlurry John