Old Magic Bands

[Dave006]

they are all showing under my name but i know for certain they all are not mine

Are any of them customized with your name inside of the band?

Dave

 

[TheBigErn]

Are any of them customized with your name inside of the band?

Dave

good point. yes some are

 

[Dave006]

good point. yes some are

Then those are yours. You will want to double check your MDE account to make sure those MBs are not deactivated, and yes you are able to activate them again.

Dave

 

[Simba's Mom]

I have MagicBands from 2018 and 2019 that still work for park tickets, resort room entry, Photopass and charging to the band. It doesn't capture ride photos. But if I set the WDW app on my cellphone to allow location tracking, I will get the ride photos.

Thanks. I also have MBs from 2018 and before that don't capture ride photos, so that's good info to know.

 

[AprilsZoo]

Normally on the origination MB, and the MB 2.0 the battery normally lasts about 2+ years. You can't replace the battery on either version. That's why Disney made the MB+ with a rechargeable battery.

Even with a dead battery or the drained battery on the MB+, a MB works for every touch point. The only function that is not available is access to long range RF communication for select attraction pictures or interactive guest interactions in the parks.


No a Disneyland MB will not work in the WDW MB system.

ETA: still learning to spell and type English words...

Dave

We’ve used multiple MB+ at both DL and WDW.

It MUST be MB+, however. Any other generation of MB’s will not work in DL’s system.
Additionally, at DL only, you can reassign the MB+ to a different person’s profile/ticket. It is done thru the MB+ settings within the DL app. DH and I have done it, and so have my son & his daughter.

The caveat is that once a MB+ is linked to a ticket, and you’ve tapped into the park, you can no longer switch who it’s assigned to. At least, that’s what we were told… we haven’t actually tried it for ourselves.