Picking up MBs at Liberty Square Ticket Office

[skywaywaver]

Hello,

We will be visiting Disney World in mid-August. We are buying our first annual passes and will be using them the first time on our first park day. We are staying off-site, so the annual passes are our means for procuring Magic Bands. We've used other bands for the past 2 years so I think it's time for new ones. Originally, I was going to buy the solid bands from ShopDisney but then saw something about the Liberty Square Ticket Office and how we could pick up our Magic Bands there. I understand we would be limited to the same solid colors that come free with a resort stay and there is no personalization, but that are no big deals. Being that MK is our first park day, this works out pretty well.

I'm just asking to see if anybody has picked up bands there recently and how it went. We've gotten lots of different answers when calling Disney so I want to see the real life experiences before we ask them about it.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Robo]

1. saw something about the Liberty Square Ticket Office and how we could pick up our Magic Bands there.
2. I understand we would be limited to the same solid colors that come free with a resort stay and there is no personalization, but that are no big deals.
3. Being that MK is our first park day, this works out pretty well.
4. We've gotten lots of different answers when calling Disney...

1. Yup.
2. Yes.
3. That'll work.
4. No surprise there. The "phone CMs" are not trained in park procedures.
Have a great trip!

 

[skywaywaver]

Thanks Robo! Your help and expertise is always appreciated.

 

[Gehrig1B]

We upgraded and were offered Magic Bands at Liberty Square. Since we already had MDs we declined and ordered online after the fact.

 

[NYCgrrl]

There are two children I've traveled with that are adept at losing their MBs until they are finally given plastic cards.
Easy to pick up from City Hall and Liberty Square. Wasn't offered the customized MBs last trip ( April 2019?) but wouldn't have paid for them any way.

 

[skywaywaver]

As expected, phone CM said magic bands from Liberty Square Ticket Office was not an option. I guess we'll bring old ones just in case and will be pleasantly surprised if we can get new ones.

 

[skywaywaver]

There are two children I've traveled with that are adept at losing their MBs until they are finally given plastic cards.
Easy to pick up from City Hall and Liberty Square. Wasn't offered the customized MBs last trip ( April 2019?) but wouldn't have paid for them any way.

Very fascinating. My older kids have Fitbits, no problems, but my 11 year old son misplaced a new Boy Scout patch the other night within 5 minutes. Granted, it was pretty small, smaller than a matchbook, but still. I could also see me losing a card much more easily than a Magic Band, but they don't need to know that.

 

[Robo]

As expected, phone CM said magic bands from Liberty Square Ticket Office was not an option. I guess we'll bring old ones just in case and will be pleasantly surprised if we can get new ones.

 

[mesaboy2]

They said “appreciated”, not “trusted”. Duh.

 

[skywaywaver]

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My husband, a guy I met off the internet, doesn't trust a guy off the internet.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Very fascinating. My older kids have Fitbits, no problems, but my 11 year old son misplaced a new Boy Scout patch the other night within 5 minutes. Granted, it was pretty small, smaller than a matchbook, but still. I could also see me losing a card much more easily than a Magic Band, but they don't need to know that.

What's a matchbook?

 

[cgattis]

Gotta ask—where is this ticket office? In 10 trips, I’ve never noticed it.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Gotta ask—where is this ticket office? In 10 trips, I’ve never noticed it.

In Liberty Square.

 

[skywaywaver]

And really, thank you for your help. As he's shaking his head no at me after speaking to CM about the MBs, I'm nodding, saying, Robo said yes! I really think it's part of the plot to ensure that we just bring the entire contents of our house on our trip.

 

[mountdew1]

Gotta ask—where is this ticket office? In 10 trips, I’ve never noticed it.

Right outside the Hall of Presidents. Used to be filled with historical/presidential souvenirs until they turned it into a FP+ service center when FP+ first launched.

 

[cgattis]

In Liberty Square.

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Well duh, I’ve never noticed that. Granted, my teens and husband pretty much drag me through Liberty Square....nothing to see here, mom!!

But now I’m picturing Sam Eagle at the ticker window.....LOL

 

[Robo]

-now I’m picturing Sam Eagle at the ticker window.....LOL

The upper windows of that same building IS where that Muppet show takes place.