Paper tickets & Magic Bands ?

[Mousemom234]

Hello, all.
We're headed to the World in a few days. Staying offsite, and planning to stop by DtD and pick up MBs before our first park day.

We have partially used paper tickets (10 day ph). I've already linked them to MDE.
Do we need to exchange them for RFID tickets before we purchase Magic Bands, or can they load our bands directly from MDE ?

If we do need to exchange them, is there a place at DtD that can do it, or do we have to wait and go to Guest Services Monday morning ?

Thankies

 

[Robo]

Hello, all.
We're headed to the World in a few days. Staying offsite, and planning to stop by DtD and pick up MBs before our first park day.

We have partially used paper tickets (10 day ph). I've already linked them to MDE.


1- Do we need to exchange them for RFID tickets before we purchase Magic Bands, or

2- can they load our bands directly from MDE ?

3- If we do need to exchange them,

4- is there a place at DtD that can do it, or

5- do we have to wait and go to Guest Services Monday morning ?

Thankies

1- Not really. But, it couldn't HURT to have new plastic RFID tickets as back-up to the MagicBands.

2- They do not "load" anything onto MagicBands.**

3- Since it couldn't HURT to have new plastic RFID tickets as back-up to the MagicBands…

4- Yes. There are two Guest Relations locations. One in Marketplace and one in West Side.

5- Nope, but you COULD. The change-over doesn't take long.

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**

Just to keep things as clear as possible-

There is no reservation info, or ticket info, or credit card info,
or FP+ info "put onto" a MagicBand.

The MagicBands just contain a unique serial number that is used
to access the information that is stored in your MyDisneyExperience computer file.

So, even if you were to lose a MagicBand, the info stays locked in your file.
Disney can just set up a new band (different serial number)
to access the info in your MDE file.
Disney can also issue ADDITIONAL MB's to a guest and each
additional band can be used for the same purposes as the first band.
So, yes, there can be multiple MB's per person, and each of them can be used by that person.

The MagicBand works like the combination to a locked safe, or a key to a locked door.

Why does this distinction matter?
Because there is so much fear about losing bands and,
in turn, losing all of a guest's information thought to be on the band.

The MB, itself, is not the file of info or the container of the info.
The MB just unlocks the file of info, allowing it to be accessed from your MDE account when needed.