MagicBands are not planned for Disney Cruise Line even though new ships announced
Today Disney announced two new ships will be added to their Disney Cruise Line fleet in 2021 and 2023 at their Annual Shareholders Meeting in […]
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Video of the 2016 Flower & Garden MagicBand lights and sounds
Huge thanks to reader William for the video. So it looks like Disney turned on the special effects today after all, we just had to […]
2016 Flower & Garden MagicBand pictures and info
Here are pictures of the new 2016 Epcot Flower & Garden Festival Limited Edition MagicBand. It features Figment and is limited to 2500. As of […]
The new Zootopia band will be released in early March
Steven Miller at the Disney Parks Blog announced today that the new Zooptopia MagicBand I posted a preview about last week will be releasing in […]
Here are the lights and sounds for the Limited Edition Easter 2016 MagicBand
Special thanks to reader Bruce for the video! He was able to take this video at Animal Kingdom at the entry touch point and it […]
Disney Parks Blog MagicBand has new internal electronics + High quality pictures
Earlier today there was a Disney Parks Blog Orange Bird MagicBand released and I have some high quality pictures. It also looks like this is […]
High quality pictures of the Limited Edition 2016 Easter MagicBand
Details on this MagicBand can be found here. I hope to have a video up soon of the lights/sounds that this band may make at […]
Disney Parks Blog unveils a new Orange Bird giveaway MagicBand for 200 people at a DVC25 event
Today the Disney Parks Blog held another special event, this time for the Disney Vacation Club’s (DVC) 25th anniversary. Disney invited 100 people plus 1 […]
Exclusive: A new Zootopia MagicBand to be released soon
A new MagicBand featuring Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde from the movie Zootopia will be released soon. Zootopia, for those of you who don’t know, […]
Limited Edition 3000 Easter MagicBand for sale February 23rd
Special thanks to Jeremy W. on the Facebook group for alerting me to this. A new Limited Edition 3000 MagicBand created especially for Easter will go […]
MagicBand internal electronic components to get an update soon
According to recent filings with the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) in the USA from The Walt Disney Company made on January 21st, 2016, the internal […]
2016 Epcot Flower & Garden Festival LE 2500 MagicBand announced with Figment
The Disney Parks Blog today showed off a new unboxing video and included in the video was a preview of the new 2016 Epcot Flower […]
Contest: Win a rare 2014 “Link-It Later” Halloween or Christmas LE MagicBand!
We’re doing another contest! For this giveaway the winner will get a Limited Edition 5000 MagicBand set to “Link-It Later” from either the 2014 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween […]
My Disney Experience website now shows graphics on MagicBands
The My Disney Experience website, where guests can manage their MagicBands, PhotoPass, reservations, tickets, and more, just released a nice little update that now displays the […]
Podcast: An introduction to collectable MagicBands
I was fortunate enough to be invited to do a podcast about MagicBands recently with Roger from DisKingdom.com, and I’d like to share it with all of my […]
Four new Limited Edition 25th Anniversary DVC Member MagicBands announced
Tonight Disney announced a bunch of new merchandise to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Disney Vacation Club and four new Limited Edition MagicBands are […]
Marie from Aristocats Open Edition MagicBand coming soon
Details coming soon… no word yet on a release date for this. I’m assuming for now that it’s Open Edition. For now check out this […]
Shops Disney Parks app debuts a new Tigger MagicBand
The Shop Disney Parks mobile phone app has debuted a new Tigger Open Edition MagicBand. Due to release in Walt Disney World on January 29th, users […]
Graphic, Limited Release, Limited Edition, and On Demand MagicBands increase in price
Thanks to @LSThrasher04 on Twitter for bringing this to my attention! It looks like graphic MagicBands, Limited Release MagicBands, and customized MagicBand On Demand bands have […]
More Prototype MagicBands: E-Ticket and Disney Cruise Line
Some more prototype MagicBands have surfaced. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s been discovered: E-Ticket MagicBand prototype This one caught me by surprise, as the […]
Exclusive Look: Disney College Program Alumni Homecoming MagicBand
Today the Disney College Program held a homecoming event for their alumni at the Contemporary Resort in Walt Disney World. The cost was $200 per person, […]
Shanghai Disney Resort will not have MagicBands; will use mobile phones instead
It was announced today by Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, that the new Shanghai Disney Resort opening in 2016 will not utilize […]
Here are the lights and sounds from the Valentine’s Day MagicBand
This will happen at the entry points of all four theme parks in Walt Disney World. They don’t do anything special at FastPass+ points though. […]
Chip ‘n’ Dale Open Edition MagicBand released today
The new Chip ‘n’ Dale Open Edition MagicBand was released today on the Shop Disney Parks mobile app. This band was hinted about back in early […]
2016 runDisney themed MagicBand released at ESPN
Disney Parks Blog recently announced a new line of runDisney themed products in the colors of black, red, and white for 2016 with the tagline […]
New Limited Edition 2500 Valentine’s Day MagicBand coming soon
A new Limited Edition of 2500 MagicBand is coming to Walt Disney World on January 8th to commentate Valentine’s Day, but users of the Shop […]
New Annual Passholder MagicSlider released for 2016
Annual Passholders to Walt Disney World now have a new MagicSlider that comes with their free MagicBand box upon pass renewal. Notably absent is a […]
Purple MagicBand now for sale in multiple places, including online
The solid purple MagicBand is now for sale in multiple places including at Walt Disney World, on DisneyStore.com, and in the Shop Disney Parks mobile app. The […]
Here’s the lights and sounds from the new Limited Edition Kylo Ren MagicBand
Special thanks to reader Sarah for the video! These are the lights and sounds at Hollywood Studios for the Kylo Ren Limited Edition MagicBand: https://youtu.be/b3KZaMBOKqM
Limited Edition Kylo Ren MagicBand now at Watto’s Grotto in Hollywood Studios
A new Limited Edition MagicBand of Kylo Ren has been released in Watto’s Grotto at Hollywood Studios. There are only 2015 of these, and I’m sure […]
Captain Phasma Limited Release MagicBand is at Hollywood Studios
Captain Phasma from Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been put out for sale at Hollywood Studios as a Limited Release MagicBand. This is retailing […]
New designs at a new MagicBand On Demand station in Disney Springs
A few new graphic MagicBand designs have appeared in a temporary MagicBand On Demand station in the Marketplace Co-Op in Disney Springs (formerly Downtown Disney). […]
Two new Star Wars: The Force Awakens MagicBands released
Disney today has released two new Open Edition MagicBands for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. These two bands show BB-8 on an orange band and […]
Solid purple MagicBand scheduled to be released in late December
You heard that right! The ever elusive solid purple MagicBand will finally be for sale at the end of December, this month. Disney Parks Blog […]
First look at the two new Limited Release 2016 MagicBands
The Shop Disney Parks mobile app for iOS and Android today announced and released for sale two new 2016 theme Limited Release MagicBands, which I […]
Take a look at five prototype MagicBands recently discovered, including a white MagicBand
Just yesterday I was able to obtain five prototypes of MagicBands that I have never seen before. These prototypes look older (as they are still the […]
A new 2016 themed MagicBand is coming soon
Another new MagicBand is on the way! Steven Miller of the Disney Parks Blog has confirmed to me in a follow-up question on a recent […]
New E-Ticket MagicBand On Demand design now available in the Magic Kingdom
There is a new MagicBand design at the MagicBand On Demand station in the Magic Kingdom. This new retro E-Ticket design is out and available now. If […]
Limited Release MagicBand for 2015 Pop Warner Super Bowl now at ESPN
Similar to the new Pop Warner 2015 Cheer & Dance National Championship Limited Release MagicBand, there is another Limited Release MagicBand also available for the Pop […]
Disney Parks Blog announces Chip & Dale MagicBand for 2016
Disney Parks Blog today gave a sneak peek video at some of the upcoming merchandise for 2016, and included was a special bit about an […]