Disney’s Magic Band FAQ Link

[scrappinginontario]

Hi, Magicband question - we are bringing two people going for the first time, I'd like to order them new bands. I can do this from MDE, but the ones we want aren't on there. Disneystore has them, if I buy those will that be difficult to connect them? Not sure why the different availability. We want the plain blue and plain hot pink. The rest of us are bringing them from a previous trip a year ago and will charge them first.

Our trip is in 6 weeks. Thanks!

They will connect the same way. The difference is you are paying a different price when you order from the Disney Store.

 

[Fangorn]

The bands available through MDE are just a small subset of all available bands and tend to be whatever Disney has an excess number of in stock. It changes frequently. There are two main differences in buying through MDE vs the Disney Store. The ones through MDE are a bit cheaper, and the band will typically show up in MDE without you having to add them yourself. You still have to go through the process of setting them up and connecting them to your phone though. If you buy from DS, you first have to add the bands to MDE by typing in the very tiny serial number that's on the back of the band. (Take a picture of it with your phone and blow it up so you can actually see it.) The process is the same after that.

It's pretty straightforward, except when it's not.

Steve