New Discounted MagicBand Upgrade Options Coming to Walt Disney World Resort Guests - Inside the Magic

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New MagicBand Upgrade Options Coming Soon at Walt Disney World Resort

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  1. Joe

    You should realistically only be able to order these upgraded magic bands 30 days out. That would allow less congestion and more availability of stock. Anyone ordering a year out is just adding to the problem… there is no reason to order that far in advance. My current trip is June 21st and I only got one(snacks band) of my 3 I ordered the other 2 were just the default grey even though I had a confirmation for Vader and the castle. My next trip is in October and I didn’t even attempt to order because there is no reason until I get closer to October so maybe September. Basically if you are more than 30 days out calm down and wait. It’s more fun to get them closer to your trip anyway.
    Please hold off on the trigger if you have more than 30 days before you leave… ?

    1. Travis W Green

      Joe has a great point and one that most will not follow. If everyone who isn’t within the 30 day window would have waited, the demand would have been far less and the site and Disney may have been able to handle it. This however was not the case and Disney simply dropped the ball big time on this one. How could they not have foreseen that this would be a huge issue and Everyone that could, would take advantage of this offer? It is simply unacceptable and should be fixed immediately. I was one of the few who was able to get all of my choices on the opening day of release. I did so by trying for over 5 hours, endlessly until I got through. And by locking in all 4 of our MagicBands at the same time. They are delivering tomorrow and we hit Disney on July 13th. Again, I was “lucky” or rather persistent, and I can understand why most don’t have the time nor energy to go through what I did. Disney could have done a way better job on this role out! Please Disney – fix this for those who are having issues!

      1. Kevin

        Honestly not sure how I feel about people not waiting. On the one hand, yeah it sucks that the people with more immediate trips can’t get their discounted upgraded band.

        On the other hand, there’s a lot of things to remember after booking a trip. A Magic Your Way package requires payment 45 days before arrival. You need to know the first day your fastpass+ window opens and what attractions you want to prioritize. If you want table service, you need a list of restaurants you want to prioritize and when your 180 day window opens.

        There are just so many things that if there’s a perk I don’t need to wait to order, I’m going to take it. What Disney should have done was realize this and create a database prioritizing those with more immediate dates. Anyone beyond the 30 days mark (like me) would still be able to order, but it would be effectively a pre-order. Once a trip is 30 days out, then the magic band(s) ship.

        This way, people who literally can’t wait due to a trip within 11-30 days get their bands, people can’t wait to order can look at their choices and pre-order (with bands shipping between the 11-30 day mark), and Disney can keep up its stock.

        1. Travis W Green

          Please forward this post to the IT and Marketing Departments at Disney!

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