Themed Magic Band Question

[Lauren0505]

If you purchase one of the character or themed (MNSSHP) magic bands will they activate it with your tickets, hotel and charging information in the store or do you need to go back to the hotel to have guest services do this?
Is there anyway to purchase the special magic bands before you go and have Disney ship them to you already loaded up with your information?
Thanks in advance!

 

[Robo]

If you purchase one of the character or themed (MNSSHP) magic bands will they activate it with your tickets, hotel and charging information in the store or do you need to go back to the hotel to have guest services do this?
Is there anyway to purchase the special magic bands before you go and have Disney ship them to you already loaded up with your information?
Thanks in advance!

The MBs do not require anything to be loaded onto them.
They just need to be linked to your My Disney Experience account.

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.


A MagicBand just contains (and weakly "transmits") 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.

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.

 

[redheadedmermaid73]

Yes a cast member can link it to your My Disney Experience account in the store as soon as you purchase it. It takes about 3 minutes. Once that is done you can use your magic band right away.