News Round Up 2018

[Mopedmom1]

"Bluetooth®-enabled mobile devices with the latest version of the My Disney Experience app are required to take advantage of a digital key for room entry. And don’t forget to wear your MagicBand for all other uses including park entry, FastPass+ redemption, room charges and more." https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...ture-coming-soon-to-my-disney-experience-app/
Required?

 

[BigRed98]

"Bluetooth®-enabled mobile devices with the latest version of the My Disney Experience app are required to take advantage of a digital key for room entry. And don’t forget to wear your MagicBand for all other uses including park entry, FastPass+ redemption, room charges and more." https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...ture-coming-soon-to-my-disney-experience-app/
Required?

You have to turn Bluetooth on your smart phone in order to use this new feature.

 

[jlundeen]

Bingo. My boyfriend is a bit of a magicband contrarian, so I could see him preferring to do this vs dig the puck out of his pockets.

I guess I don't see the difference of digging a puck or band out of your pocket, or your phone out of your pocket, but with the phone, you need need to login in (security screen on mine anyway) and launch the app to tell the door to open. Seems to me to be more bother than just finding the band/puck and scanning, but that's just me... since you need the band or puck for park entrance, FPs, EMH or purchases anyway, don't most people keep them pretty accessible?

I guess I'm just an old dog that learned the trick of keeping my plastic card (back them) or MB (now) handy. I have my phone handy too, but seems too many extra steps and I'm pretty impatient.... but that's just me.

 

[curse reversed]

This Day In Disney History (sort of)

1805-Hans Christian Andersen, author of The Little Mermaid, is born in Odensk, Denmark.

 

[Mopedmom1]

You have to turn Bluetooth on your smart phone in order to use this new feature.

Thanks. I kept reading it as you must use a phone to enter, not that a BT enabled phone was needed. I think I read it at least three times!

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I guess I don't see the difference of digging a puck or band out of your pocket, or your phone out of your pocket, but with the phone, you need need to login in (security screen on mine anyway) and launch the app to tell the door to open. Seems to me to be more bother than just finding the band/puck and scanning, but that's just me... since you need the band or puck for park entrance, FPs, EMH or purchases anyway, don't most people keep them pretty accessible?

I guess I'm just an old dog that learned the trick of keeping my plastic card (back them) or MB (now) handy. I have my phone handy too, but seems too many extra steps and I'm pretty impatient.... but that's just me.

I'm trying to remember my reaction when this was a rumor a while back but I can't.

I will say more and more hotels are going to the option of keyless option and I'm guessing Disney just sees this an attractive add on. I don't know how many people will use it but it can have its advantages like if fo say you forgot your MB and closed the door before remembering (maybe you don't have the plastic card with you), you're just going down to enjoy some amenities of the resort and don't want to carry your MB or card, etc.

99% of the time my phone is within reach of me if I'm going into a hotel room so if I wasn't wearing a MB/had the MB on a keeper thing I could pull out my phone that's probably in my hand or back pocket and open the door.

 

[Roxyfire]

I guess I don't see the difference of digging a puck or band out of your pocket, or your phone out of your pocket, but with the phone, you need need to login in (security screen on mine anyway) and launch the app to tell the door to open. Seems to me to be more bother than just finding the band/puck and scanning, but that's just me... since you need the band or puck for park entrance, FPs, EMH or purchases anyway, don't most people keep them pretty accessible?

I guess I'm just an old dog that learned the trick of keeping my plastic card (back them) or MB (now) handy. I have my phone handy too, but seems too many extra steps and I'm pretty impatient.... but that's just me.

I do agree, I like magicbands so I wear mine. The pocket is an easier example, but it could be attached to the backpack or inside the backpack so the phone would be right there. Plus a lot of apps (including MDE) allow you to log in with your fingerprint. But I don't really see why people are so confused, there's nothing wrong with additional features, it's just that not every feature is for every person.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I do agree, I like magicbands so I wear mine. The pocket is an easier example, but it could be attached to the backpack or inside the backpack so the phone would be right there. Plus a lot of apps (including MDE) allow you to log in with your fingerprint. But I don't really see why people are so confused, there's nothing wrong with additional features, it's just that not every feature is for every person.

The only thing I hope for is that each add onto MDE app doesn't in turn make it more buggy. Sometimes companies go 'feature-crazy' on their apps that have a hard time keeping up. Got no idea if that will happen with MDE just a general thought I have. *Goes for softwares too not just apps.

 

[Roxyfire]

The only thing I hope for is that each add onto MDE app doesn't in turn make it more buggy. Sometimes companies go 'feature-crazy' on their apps that have a hard time keeping up. Got no idea if that will happen with MDE just a general thought I have. *Goes for softwares too not just apps.

That's very true, hopefully it doesn't cause a problem. I'm still hoping one day for apple watch to redeem fastpasses. Then I can just leave a puck in my bag to catch pictures.

 

[Iowamomof4]

News

Permits filed for Star Wars hotel at WDW: http://blogmickey.com/2018/04/break...star-wars-hotel-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/

 

[writerguyfl]

So what happens to the magic bands? Are they phasing those out?

From the linked article: "Guests may use either or both options to enter their room during their stay."

But I don't really see why people are so confused, there's nothing wrong with additional features, it's just that not every feature is for every person.

Exactly. This is just adding an additional feature. Not a big deal.

 

[Capang]

From the linked article: "Guests may use either or both options to enter their room during their stay."



Exactly. This is just adding an additional feature. Not a big deal.

I get that you can use either at this point, but I could see them using this as a test to phase them out. Not providing a mb would be one less expense for Disney at the same cost to the consumer. I was just wondering if this test was the start of something bigger.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I get that you can use either at this point, but I could see them using this as a test to phase them out. Not providing a mb would be one less expense for Disney at the same cost to the consumer. I was just wondering if this test was the start of something bigger.

I actually enjoyed using the MB so I kinda hope they stick around and also that they don't spin it off and make you pay for it if you're on-site.

But I was surprised it took them so long to allow people to decline MBs. It seemed wasteful to force people to get a MB each and everytime as well as when they had split stays within the same trip.

 

[rteetz]

Thanks to everyone for keeping things flowing while I was away today.

 

[Capang]

I actually enjoyed using the MB so I kinda hope they stick around and also that they don't spin it off and make you pay for it if you're on-site.

But I was surprised it took them so long to allow people to decline MBs. It seemed wasteful to force people to get a MB each and everytime as well as when they had split stays within the same trip.

I agree about the excess mb. I'm always weary of Disney tech just because of their track record. I don't really care one way or the other what they do here, but I prefer the mb personally because I like the way they look.

 

[rteetz]

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[MickeyMinnieMom]

I get that you can use either at this point, but I could see them using this as a test to phase them out. Not providing a mb would be one less expense for Disney at the same cost to the consumer. I was just wondering if this test was the start of something bigger.

Yeah. I don't see this as a big deal at this point -- I don't see it as a plus at all, either. This is only giving those who want a second option for unlocking their room. You'd still use a MB so far for: "all other uses including park entry, FastPass+ redemption, room charges and more."

Even if they enable the app to do all of these other things, I don't see MB going away entirely anytime soon for two reasons:

1. Income from special MB & accessory purchases -- I'd bet they pull in far more than the free ones cost them to give out
2. Young kids won't have phones; I can imagine it getting messy for parents to have to scan multiple profiles on their phones for kids or the like

I also think that the MB is more convenient than pulling out a phone. Ease and convenience for us to spend our money can only be a good thing for Disney.

 

[rteetz]

Yeah. I don't see this as a big deal at this point -- I don't see it as a plus at all, either. This is only giving those who want a second option for unlocking their room. You'd still use a MB so far for: "all other uses including park entry, FastPass+ redemption, room charges and more."

Even if they enable the app to do all of these other things, I don't see MB going away entirely anytime soon for two reasons:

1. Income from special MB & accessory purchases -- I'd bet they pull in far more than the free ones cost them to give out
2. Young kids won't have phones; I can imagine it getting messy for parents to have to scan multiple profiles on their phones for kids or the like

I also think that the MB is more convenient than pulling out a phone. Ease and convenience for us to spend our money can only be a good thing for Disney.

They wouldn't make all that money off of me for buying MBs if they got rid of them!

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

They wouldn't make all that money off of me for buying MBs if they got rid of them!

BINGO! Exactly!

 

[rteetz]

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