MagicBands from Disney Store

[Meldev]

Anyone purchase any of the new magic bands from the disney store and link them? Any trouble??
I'm so tempted with the new Stitch Magic Band and the red and white polka dot Minnie one!!

 

[Meldev]

And as a side note: I really wish you could order these directly from the app - wouldn't mind paying something for the decorated bands!

 

[Meldev]

Bump

 

[stormer]

We saw them in the parks today. They look really cool, but we didn't buy them. The CM said they last two years so we didn't feel we would get enough trips out of them.

 

[Nikisha421]

Yesterday at MK MY DAUGHTER HAD TO HAVE one... 12.95 I inky linked hers since she needed the Minnie band the CM Was honest and nice. Her words were Like they really are cute and but a waste of money...but they look cool so my daughter used her spending money and bought one

 

[Robo]

We saw them in the parks today. They look really cool, but we didn't buy them. The CM said they last two years so we didn't feel we would get enough trips out of them.

To be clear, all MagicBands will continue to work basically forever for park entry, FP+ readers,
charging purchases to the resort room, opening resort room doors, and Disney Dining.
Those are functions of the "near field" RFID chip in the bands.
That chip is powered, passively, when the MB is touched to the tap-style RFID readers.

What will die in 2-3 years is battery used by the "far field" (or "distance") RFID transmitter.
The functions served by that are much fewer.
Right now, about the only thing that relates to a guest, directly,
is the activation of the on-ride photos and videos that a very few of the attractions offer.