Lei Greeting

[Wendy Darling CA]

Does anyone know if they brought back the lei greeting upon arrival yet? Our son is bringing a friend and its his first visit to Hawaii so a lei greeting is a must for tradition.

 

[shoegal9]

I heard they are not... so I lined up one for the airport for our March honeymoon. I booked it at: https://diamondheadtours.com/hawaiitoursales/

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Nope. Even at the lu'au, the leis are at your table rather than put around your neck by a host.

 

[Inga]

They did not last week - so we bought the lei experience from our drive service

 

[tntstults]

Can you still get a free lei in the lobby at Aulani even if you have to put it on yourself?

 

[denecarter]

Considering how few people I saw wearing leis from 2/5/22-2/12/22, I’m gonna say no.

 

[Irish Goofy]

Can you still get a free lei in the lobby at Aulani even if you have to put it on yourself?

No I’m just back from Aulani and asked at reception for a Lei and was told they don’t do them any more. I was told a shop across the road sells them if I really wanted them. I asked was it just because of COVID and she replied it was for the foreseeable future. Also no robes in the rooms like their used to be. I do think some things like this will never return and Disney are using Covid-19 as an opportunity to cut back certain things

 

[Inga]

I do think some things like this will never return and Disney are using Covid-19 as an opportunity to cut back certain things

Agree 100%. We asked about magic bands at check in at Aulani and they said they were going to roll them out at Aulani but didn’t because of Covid. Huh?

 

[scoobdoo]

I do think some things like this will never return and Disney are using Covid-19 as an opportunity to cut back certain things

it‘s the Chapek way

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Agree 100%. We asked about magic bands at check in at Aulani and they said they were going to roll them out at Aulani but didn’t because of Covid. Huh?

Because the resort shut down and manufacturers can't keep up with the existing MagicBand orders at Walt Disney World, not because they were trying to save money. Rolling out MagicBands would MAKE them money.

 

[Willow1213]

Because the resort shut down and manufacturers can't keep up with the existing MagicBand orders at Walt Disney World, not because they were trying to save money. Rolling out MagicBands would MAKE them money.

If I bring mine from home do they at least work? I have about 40 of these suckers collecting dust. We leave in the morning!

 

[CaptainAmerica]

If I bring mine from home do they at least work? I have about 40 of these suckers collecting dust. We leave in the morning!

In theory, but people have reported mixed results. For your best chance, make sure your DisneyAulani.com and My Disney Experience accounts use the same email address and you see the reservation in your Aulani Dashboard.

 

[Lew]

If I bring mine from home do they at least work? I have about 40 of these suckers collecting dust. We leave in the morning!

We're here now and our fairly new bands do not work for unlocking our villa door...

 

[Inga]

Because the resort shut down and manufacturers can't keep up with the existing MagicBand orders at Walt Disney World, not because they were trying to save money. Rolling out MagicBands would MAKE them money.

We had ours, we were told we couldn’t use them because the rollout paused due to covid

 

[CaptainAmerica]

We had ours, we were told we couldn’t use them because the rollout paused due to covid

You were given bad information.

Existing MagicBands should work if everything is linked properly, and have worked for a couple of years.

The only thing that was paused was the marketing campaign and selling the bands in the shops. The technology is all in place.

 

[Inga]

You were given bad information.

Existing MagicBands should work if everything is linked properly, and have worked for a couple of years.

The only thing that was paused was the marketing campaign and selling the bands in the shops. The technology is all in place.

The lady at check in said nope. We had our bands on. We showed them to her. She said exactly as stated : “we paused the magic band roll out due to Covid. They won’t work”

 

[nono]

If you'd like to pick your own, there are excellent Lei Stands at the airport... Daniel K. Inouye International Airport | Lei Greeting (hawaii.gov)

 

[CaptainAmerica]

The lady at check in said nope. We had our bands on. We showed them to her. She said exactly as stated : “we paused the magic band roll out due to Covid. They won’t work”

I was there the same week you were. The bands worked.

 

[Inga]

I was there the same week you were. The bands worked.

Well that’s irritating

 

[SueInBoston]

If you'd like to pick your own, there are excellent Lei Stands at the airport... Daniel K. Inouye International Airport | Lei Greeting (hawaii.gov)

Thank you for posting!!