Disney Band Preorder discount?

[LKeith2016]

Hi Everyone, I've seen the press releases from the summer where there was a $10 discount when you pre-order your disney band for your Disney Wish cruise. Now that the bands have been rolled out across other ships, does anyone know if that discount is still active?

We are going on the Fantasy in March and I plan on buying them since we don't have any Magic Band+ yet and we'll continue to use them at the parks.

Should I wait until the 45 days before the cruise to preorder for a discount? If they are no longer offering a discount I will probably order them on the shopdisney site during these holiday sales they are having.

Thanks for the info!

 

[CarolynFH]

We hit our 45-day mark yesterday, so I looked at the Disney Bands (MB+) available to us via our cruise reservation. The prices appear to be the same as via ShopDisney, unless there’s a discount that appears at checkout (I’m still on the fence about buying one so just looked, didn’t try to buy). There are 3 MB+ that are exclusive to DCL, but if you’re not interested in one of those, it seems to me that you’ll pay the same via ShopDisney.

 

[RedHead0186]

No, I don't think there's a discount anymore. I purchased a DCL band for my cruise on the Fantasy in November and did not receive any discount.

 

[LKeith2016]

Ok perfect thank you both. I won’t wait around until day 45 and get disappointed

 

[Travel60]

Are bands required? First cruise since rollout and I'd rather just use card.

 

[RedHead0186]

Are bands required? First cruise since rollout and I'd rather just use card.

No, not required at all. You will still get a card and can use that like you've always done!

 

[sadiecatie]

Hi Everyone, I've seen the press releases from the summer where there was a $10 discount when you pre-order your disney band for your Disney Wish cruise. Now that the bands have been rolled out across other ships, does anyone know if that discount is still active?

We are going on the Fantasy in March and I plan on buying them since we don't have any Magic Band+ yet and we'll continue to use them at the parks.

Should I wait until the 45 days before the cruise to preorder for a discount? If they are no longer offering a discount I will probably order them on the shopdisney site during these holiday sales they are having.

Thanks for the info!

I'm officially blaming you for making me aware of the holiday sales on ShopDisney Now I'm like "do we all need MagicBand+? Pretty sure we do"

 

[motherdaughtercruisers]

We have MB+’s for the parks, but I thought about maybe getting one specific to the cruise. Are the 3 they show on your reservation page the only ones offered? Just want to manage my expectations. Haha

 

[CarolynFH]

We have MB+’s for the parks, but I thought about maybe getting one specific to the cruise. Are the 3 they show on your reservation page the only ones offered? Just want to manage my expectations. Haha

In addition to the 3 DCL specific, there were a number of others, both themed (one with Oswald and another with Stitch caught my eye) and solid color. I didn’t compare the selection to that on Disney Store but I suspect they overlap a lot!

 

[motherdaughtercruisers]

In addition to the 3 DCL specific, there were a number of others, both themed (one with Oswald and another with Stitch caught my eye) and solid color. I didn’t compare the selection to that on Disney Store but I suspect they overlap a lot!

Thanks!

 

[onesam319]

Mine only worked as a door key. It is supposed to interact with the light show in the atrium and the fireworks show. I don't even know what they are supposed to do. Guest services (GS) replaced mine on board, but the new one didn't even work for my door until a second trip to GS. They said they would repair my original one (it had my name engraved on the back) and send it to me post cruise.
It was a waste of $90 for door keys!

 

[CarolynFH]

Mine only worked as a door key. It is supposed to interact with the light show in the atrium and the fireworks show. I don't even know what they are supposed to do. Guest services (GS) replaced mine on board, but the new one didn't even work for my door until a second trip to GS. They said they would repair my original one (it had my name engraved on the back) and send it to me post cruise.
It was a waste of $90 for door keys!

Yes, that’s why I might not get one for our cruise. However, I’d be able to use it for future WDW and DL visits, so Oswald and Stitch are still calling to me!

 

[RedHead0186]

We have MB+’s for the parks, but I thought about maybe getting one specific to the cruise. Are the 3 they show on your reservation page the only ones offered? Just want to manage my expectations. Haha

The three shown on your reservation page are the three that are DCL exclusive (have ship designs and you can only purchase them if you're sailing on a cruise-though they will work in the parks). There will be plenty of other MB+ designs you can also choose from (and they would be personalized and shipped to you ahead of your cruise just like the DCL-exclusive ones). As PP said, there's lots of overlap with what's available on ShopDisney.

If you don't want one of the DCL-exclusive designs, then you don't have to wait for the 45-day window to order ahead of your cruise. You can buy them on ShopDisney, in the parks, etc. and then just bring them for your cruise.