Old Magicband tip (untested)

[Stefien Quix]

So my family and I are planning a trip out to Disney early next year and I was curious if our old Magicbands still worked. I know the party line is that there's "no way to know if they still work!" but on a hunch I turned on the NFC scanner on my phone and pressed my Magicband up against it and it detected it! I haven't tested the theory, but I'm pretty sure that means the Magicband is still good to go!

If this isn't already a known tip, I'll update after our trip with the results!

 

[EmilyGahr]

It should work to open your door, tap into Genie+, things like that. Only the long distance things, like Photopass automatically on the rides, will not work.

 

[Disneyfan754321]

The magic bands last a really long time, and yes exactly what was just said above me.. they wont work long range for ride photos.
I bought my youngest son a new one (mb+l and it took pictures of the whole car.. the rest of us used our 2 year old mb

 

[_19disnA]

Magic bands perform two different functions, one requires the battery to be working and the other doesn't. The sealed case doesn't allow you to change a dead battery. Several recent threads go into that topic in more detail.

 

[Stefien Quix]

Magic bands perform two different functions, one requires the battery to be working and the other doesn't. The sealed case doesn't allow you to change a dead battery.

What functions require the battery then? Because as it stands, the only ones that have been brought up are Photopass.