Should I buy a MB?

[MomtoGKC]

I am going on a girls trip in October and staying at the Swan. There are 3 of us with different ticket situations- not sure of best way to handle FP+/MB as I haven't been since all of this started.

I am going to buy a season pass and am going again on a big family trip in January. Friend 1 has a pass from a family member who works at Disney. Friend 3 will just buy a 2 day pass or season pass when we get there but I can probably get her to buy one before we go if that is what we need for FP+.

We aren't planning on doing tons of rides, we are going for 1 night for F&W. I would like to do FP+ as a practice for my big (10 people) family trip coming in January- I figured this trip could teach me how all of this works.

Is it worth it for us to purchase MBs or should we just use our tickets for FP+? Is it possible for me to get a MB and my friends to just use their tickets (and have us still be able to make our FPs together)?

I hope this makes sense- I think I am confusing myself! Ok just excited to get online and play around with this new system so I'll be prepared for January.

 

[mesaboy2]

You don't need MBs, they are primarily a convenience. Anyone can use either MBs or tickets for FP, it doesn't matter the mix of your group.

They are included with annual passes too, by the way.

You may find the green link in my signature helpful.

 

[bc7ate9]

You don't NEED a MagicBand. If you get one, it doesn't matter if your friends have them too or not (so, yes, what you are aksing is possible).

I love my MagicBand, but we always stay on site so it's awesome having it as our room key and park pass and method of payment. I also love having it because it makes getting Memory Maker photos so easy. It's entirely a perosnal choice, though - you won't actually be missing out on anything besides a plastic bracelet if you don't get one.

 

[MomtoGKC]

Thank you! I looked at the big thread but was still a little confused of course. . Hopefully our 1 night trip will be enough for me to quickly learn how to use this system! I guess I'm off to order my pass now so I can start playing around on the app.