I had bought 3 of the Disney messenger bags. We returned a few weeks ago. All of our bags held up. None of them tore or ripped. I guess we just got lucky!!
The new small ones look cute. I bought one last year and it was way too big for me. I'm used to carrying a small bag like the Vera Bradley hipsters. So it's been hanging in my closet and has not been used once!
My Disney messenger bag that I bought when we all jumped on the bandwagon tore right up the first day in the parks. Thank goodness I had a backup with me. Now I have a VB Hipster and a Tinkerbell Hobo Bag (I made it myself) to trade off between for our trips. The Tinkerbell bag is packed & ready for my trip tomorrow.................