When Will My Magic Bands Come?

[mrsturnbow]

I have 50 days (woohoo!) until our DW trip. I was just wondering when Disney sends out magic bands? I've seen that it takes 11 days to get them, but does that mean you wait until 11 days before your trip to receive them? Or do they send them at like 20 days and it take 11 days to get them? I'm confused lol.

 

[baxgirl]

I have 50 days (woohoo!) until our DW trip. I was just wondering when Disney sends out magic bands? I've seen that it takes 11 days to get them, but does that mean you wait until 11 days before your trip to receive them? Or do they send them at like 20 days and it take 11 days to get them? I'm confused lol.

Looked back in my e-mails. We are checking in on Monday, October 10th and they shipped our MagicBands to us on September 13th. I don't think they took 11 days to get to us in Indianapolis

 

[scrapquitler]

I have 50 days (woohoo!) until our DW trip. I was just wondering when Disney sends out magic bands? I've seen that it takes 11 days to get them, but does that mean you wait until 11 days before your trip to receive them? Or do they send them at like 20 days and it take 11 days to get them? I'm confused lol.

They send them approximately 30 days prior to your trip. I've always gotten them about 3 or 4 days after they ship. I think they were sent from somewhere around Kentucky or Virginia, and I'm in New England.

 

[Fangorn]

Typically:
30 days prior to your check-in, your MDE account will say that your bands are being customized and will ship soon.
28 days prior to check-in, your MDE account will say your bands have shipped (which may not actually be true depending on the day of the week)
Within the next couple of days you should (but not always) get an email confirming the bands have shipped. That email should contain a USPS tracking number. That number will almost always be utterly useless, as the USPS almost never updates tracking info.
Your bands should arrive about 20 days prior to check-in.
Bands are shipped from Memphis, Tennessee, via USPS, so it could be a day or two longer depending on where you're located.

Steve