Has anyone tried the Magic Bands at
Disneyland? Are they worth the money? It would be nice to be scanned in without having to get my phone out. And we are staying at GCH so I could use it to open my room. Do they do anything else? Can you save them for future trips and use them again?
I haven't used one at DL yet, but I'm familiar with them at WDW and have been keeping my eyes open on the whats and wherefores.
MB+ are interchangeable for WDW and DL. You don't need separate bands.
MB+ are reusable, just like prior versions are still usable at WDW.
Older MBs (MB/MB2) are NOT compatible with DLR's system.
MB+ does NOT open hotel doors at DL
MB+ does NOT have 'pay with your band' function
MB+ does NOT 'auto scan' your on-ride photos, you have to swipe the band
MB+ does NOT have 'MagicMobile' smartwatch capabilities
MB+ DOES scan you into the parks and LL/ILL lines
MB+ DOES interact with Photopass photogs
MB+ DOES do all the fancy schmancy lights during shows, interactive games, etc
Worth it, I think is subjective. Right now I don't think it's worth it for DL (for me). I'm not into shows, not into interactive games, don't use Photopass all that much so all it would do for me is scan me into lines. I don't like constantly getting my phone out either (butter fingers!), but they still give the little pasteboard cards and that's what I've always used to scan in. Much easier to keep in a pocket or to get it out of a 'packed to the gills' bag! I just make sure I take a picture of the front and back in case it gets lost or damaged.
We're going to WDW in the fall so I'll use my 'onsite' discount closer to that trip to buy an MB+ just in case they do some updating & to get the latest designs. Then I'll use it at DL. If I go to DL beforehand, I'll just do it the 'old fashioned' way.