The Disney Dog Collar (MagicBand)

[larryz]

I was thinking you could always just snap it on a belt loop if you didn't want to wear it.

I fully expect a lanyard version will be along after a year or so (maybe not even that long...)

 

[NYDisneyKid]

Completely agree! The problem I see here is that people are assuming that this is all doom and gloom. I have pointed out a number of really positive things that this technology would be capable of. Will they come to fruition? No one knows at this stage, but what I do know is that Disney doesn't invest this kind of money just to play guest eye spy! Too many people assume the worst and don't look or take the time to imagine what good could come out of it! Then, when someone does use a little Disney style imagination to share some ideas of the things this technology could offer in theory, it's "yeah, but I don't remember Disney saying anything about that!" Of course you don't, because Disney haven't released much of anything about this initiative YET!



I'm sure they will release more information when they have it straightened out. I don't see anything wrong with speculation. Nothing wrong with that in my view, it's good to exercise your imagination and consider what this all could mean for the guests in future. What I get irked about is people complaining and scaremongering.

This whole debate about being traceable is a fine example of that. How many of the people who are determined "not to share" data and be "tracked" have cell phones? Don't you think that you're being tracked already? Most of them these days have GPS in them, but you're worried about Disney knowing when you eat a Turkey Leg or Cinderella knowing your kids name?

We all need to be patient and consider the positive things that could come from Next Gen. It's not like Disney hasn't rolled out new initiatives before, they know what they're doing. I agree that it is frustrating but that doesn't mean we need to jump to conclusions and make assumptions. All of us that have trips booked are in the same boat. Let's all wait and see, without assuming that Disney are in it for themselves!

No cell phone here