End of an Era for MagicBands at Disney World.
It’s the end of an era for MagicBands at Walt Disney World. This discusses the decline of Disney’s MagicBands, what led to this, the absence of the OG MagicBands in the pre-arrival discount purchase program, why we don’t recommend first-timers purchase the wearable, and other thoughts.
We’d be remiss if we didn’t start in the same spot as several recent articles, retreading ground previously covered in Walt Disney World is Worried About Its High Prices and that progeny of posts. The company has internal concerns about Disney alienating the middle class, with growing fears about how price increases and unpopular decisions are angering fans and losing guest goodwill.
As we’ve pointed out, it’s not just price increases. It’s those coupled with corresponding cuts, nickel and diming, and other ways the guest experience has been diminished. Price isn’t the only, or perhaps even primary, concern. It’s the value proposition, which has taken hits in both directions.
There have been a few nails in the proverbial coffin of MagicBands at Walt Disney World. The devices were once ubiquitous in the parks because they were given away free to all Walt Disney World resort hotel guests. This on-site perk was eliminated in January 2021, and was one of several ‘soft resets’ to the guest experience that was announced in mid-2020 before the parks even reopened.
Walt Disney World retiring the complimentary MagicBand distribution program, and switching to a pre-arrival discount was announced in the exact same press release as the Disney Park Pass reservation system. This bombshell came only a couple of weeks after the retirement of FastPass+ and Extra Magic Hours, as well as the suspension of the Disney Dining Plan.
Suffice to say, it was a big news month between all of that and the phased reopening, and the end of free MagicBands was probably the least consequential news. There were plenty of fans who were–and still are–upset, but Disney flooded the zone with negative news, and it was difficult to be equally upset about all of it. (Although some fans tried!)
Walt Disney World sunsetting the complimentary MagicBand distribution program garnered the least backlash, by far. That’s in part because MagicBands would still exist, and for as cheap as $5 each when discounted for pre-arrivals.
The next big blow to MagicBands was the introduction of the MagicMobile service at Walt Disney World via the My Disney Experience app. This roughly coincided with the sunsetting of free MagicBands in early 2021.
MagicMobile can be added to your Android, iPhone, or Apple Watch digital wallet once enabled. It’s somewhat similar to a MagicBand, with most features working by simply holding up your smart device near an access point. It can be used to enter theme parks, connect PhotoPass images to your account, enter Lightning Lanes, and more.
MagicMobile didn’t have a seamless rollout, but has worked flawlessly for us in the last few years. As someone who already wears an Apple Watch, I typically don’t wear a MagicBand now because I don’t like two wearables on my wrist, and the MagicBand is mostly redundant to what’s offered by MagicMobile without needing a standalone device.
Possibly in response to this reality and wanting to distinguish MagicBands from MagicMobile, Disney introduced MagicBand+ a couple years ago.
From the time it was announced, our fear with MagicBand+ was that it was going to repeat the mistakes of the Made with Magic/Glow with the Show boondoggle. In a nutshell, that’s to say that Disney would invest a ton of money developing new wearable tech and push it as hard as possible to recoup those costs, only to see it flop with fans.
Judging by the thousands of MagicBand+ that were given away to Disneyland fans and how few of the devices we see in the WDW parks as compared to OG MagicBands only ~5 years ago, it’s safe to say that MagicBand+ has not been the success that Disney envisioned.
The newest generation of the device was probably the knockout punch for both the regular ole MagicBands (officially known as MagicBand 2.0).
When you take time passing by the technology, MagicMobile offering a suitable alternative to many guests for free, and MagicBand+ being met with an icy response from most fans, it’s not surprising to see fewer guests wearing MagicBands in the parks.
Of course, one big factor that cannot be overlooked is the cost. What was once free for everyone staying on-site now comes with a charge. The minimum is $25 and there are upgrade options costing as much as $45. If you want anything other than a plain color, the price is at least $35. You’re arguably better off just waiting for a sale at the Disney Store, which also has better selection.
That brings us to the main point of this post. Here’s the current selection of pre-arrival MagicBand discount upgrade options for on-site guests as of mid-February 2025:
As of mid-February 2025, there are 17 pre-arrival options, which is historically low. Last year, we saw 25-40 choices, on average. That was far fewer than the all-time peak of 82 MagicBands.
This is notable in part because there’s been very little turnover in new MagicBand+ options. About two-thirds of the designs above were also available when we last updated the list 6 months ago! And many of those were there 6 months before that. We’re seeing very little turnover, which is probably because MagicBand+ has flopped. Or because the pre-arrival discount has low uptake. Or a mixture of both.
More notably, for the first time ever, there is not a single regular ole MagicBand 2.0 available via Walt Disney World’s pre-arrival discount program.
While the writing has been on the wall for a while due to a dearth of new designs, this more or less confirms what we’ve long suspected: the OG “dumb” MagicBand is dead.
A quick search of the Disney Store would seem to confirm the same. There are plenty of MagicBand+ designs for $35 to $65, but zero regular ole MagicBands. It’s been even longer since I’ve seen the regular MagicBands being sold in one of the gift shops at Walt Disney World.
This is unfortunate. Not only does the MagicBand 2.0 appear to be dead, but these price points are only going to accelerate the demise of MagicBands, period, at Walt Disney World. While I’m sure there are some collectors who still purchase them, the same could’ve been said for Vinylmations or any number of now-extinct product lines that once had loyal fan followings.
The high cost make the MagicBand+ cost prohibitive for many guests, especially on top of every other expense.
If you have a budget when visiting Walt Disney World, tough choices need to be made when spending on splurges. If you have to choose between MagicBand+ designs for everyone in your party, or using MagicMobile (and regular ole Key to the World Cards for kids or older guests without smartphones/watches) and buying Lightning Lane Multi-Pass at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the decision should be a no-brainer.
MagicBand+ is a minimal value-add, whereas LLMP is hugely advantageous. The story is the same with just about any upcharge–or even other random souvenirs. I can wear a sweatshirt, t-shirt, or hat in the real world. Ditto coffee mugs and Tervis cups. MagicBand+ is dead weight at home.
Not only that, but MagicBand+ is minimally useful in the parks. The mini-games are somewhat enjoyable (although perhaps more so from a people-watching perspective thanks to all the arm-flailing), but they’re arguably a poor use of limited vacation time. And the decreased utilization rate of MagicBands all but ensures that Disney won’t throw good money after bad by investing more resources into creating new ones (hopefully).
I’m honestly surprised that Disney even bothered to roll out MagicBand+ at Disneyland and Disney Cruise Line. Or that they continue to add effects into shows and elsewhere. Maybe this is a matter of the company knowing more than me, and MagicBand+ being a quiet success story?
I doubt it. More likely is that they want to recoup/spread out some of the development costs, committed to the expansion years ago when they expected it to be a big hit, or are still somehow holding out hope it’ll gain traction. I don’t know why–technology doesn’t exactly get better with time.
Again, this has shades of Glow with the Show. Despite that flopping internationally and finding limited success when it was unveiled stateside, Disney kept trying to make it a “thing” for years. In so doing, they dedicated/wasted valuable retail space to promote a product that was DOA.
The good news is that, in light of all of the above, MagicBand+ will probably continue to be sold for at least the next few years. And as with the OG MagicBand, the devices will likely continue to be supported long after that. Just as you can still use a MagicBand 2.0 from ages ago, you’ll probably still be able to use a MB+ from launch in 2030.
That’s great for fans who already own MagicBands, but we nevertheless recommend that most new guests do not buy MagicBand+ devices.
This is especially aimed at first-timers who don’t have any sentimentality for the wearables, and might otherwise be swayed by fans who have outsized nostalgia for the devices. That is based largely on perceptions of MagicBands from over 5 years ago, not a clear-eyed cost-benefit assessment of the wearables today.
As of 2025, MagicBands simply are not worth the high prices. The free alternatives function nearly as well, and the opportunity cost of allocating a portion of your vacation budget to MagicBand+ as opposed to something else will seldom make sense. It’s for this reason that MagicBands made our list of the Worst Wastes of Money at Walt Disney World. That’s why I’ve bought my last MagicBand, no matter how much I might like that Figment design above.
All of this is bound to be controversial or unpopular with longtime diehard fans, and I get that. It breaks my heart just a little bit to write this. We started used MagicBands since the original pilot program over a decade ago, and have a lot of nostalgia for the wearables and the simpler times they represent.
I was even excited for MagicBand+ and was hoping it would reinvigorate the devices. Instead, it did the opposite. MagicBand+ just isn’t a good device, and it was the death knell for the OG MagicBands.
To be clear, we’re not suggesting that no one should use MagicBands. If you already own one, more power to you! I have an OG MagicBand from a decade ago that’s still going strong. What we’re saying is that very few people should purchase new ones given the $25 to $65 cost and limited functionality over the free MagicMobile. Even if you’re tech-averse, there’s also the free Key to the World card, which is literally just a piece of plastic.
Honestly, I can’t even fault Walt Disney World for this one. We’ve been staunch critics of the end of Disney’s Magical Express, and recently reaffirmed our take that eliminating it was a colossal mistake. That was an unforced error, and an instance of Walt Disney World making a short-sighted decision as opposed to playing the long game.
Sunsetting MagicBands is almost the opposite of that. Time passed them by years ago.
MagicBands were arguably obsolete within a year or two of first being released, and if not by then, once smartphones gained greater market share among Americans and, specifically, Walt Disney World’s core demographics. The biggest thing that kept MagicBands relevant until 2021 was Walt Disney World distributing them to so many guests for “free” (or building them into the cost of rooms).
It’s understandable that many guests, especially technology-averse ones, would disagree with this. It likewise makes sense that fans push back on all cost-cutting, nickel & diming, etc., as a matter of principle–if we give Disney an inch, they’ll take a mile. I certainly don’t like losing perks.
At the same time, we’re now several years removed from the decision to end free MagicBands, so I should be able to “safely” admit that I think it was the right call. There’s no such thing as a free lunch, and providing a MagicBand with every on-site hotel stay was incredibly wasteful on balance.
If anything, I think the truly wrong call here was throwing good money after bad and making the MagicBand+, as I’m highly skeptical that’s even managed to recoup its development costs and it was a worse product than its predecessor. If Walt Disney World is only going to offer one style of MagicBands, it should be the cheaper and dumber ones. Basically, they’ve retired the wrong version of the product!
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Your Thoughts
Do you still purchase or use OG MagicBands or MagicBand+ at Walt Disney World? What do you think about decline of wearables at WDW? Do you think the MB+ is worth the money, or are there better ways to allocate limited vacation budgets? Think Disney made a mistake by sunsetting the free MagicBands for on-site stays, or was it the right call? Do you agree or disagree with our assessment? Any questions we can help you answer? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!
Interesting! My travelling party are young (ish) and certainly not tech phobic (my partner also has an Apple watch), but we love magic bands and would be so disappointed if they disappeared for good. The OG ones are definitely preferable but we will take the + ones if we must. They are so convenient – especially to wear to the water parks as it means you don’t need to take your phone or other valuables with you and sentimentally, I do think they feel more ‘Disney magic’ than opening the door with a card or your phone!
I would love to use magic mobile but haven’t been able to figure out how to accommodate it for our large group where I paid for the vacation package. The magic bands make it easy for our group to access the park, rides, and pictures.
We love MagicBands for all the reasons people have cited in these comments but not thrilled about trying out the Magic Band+ for the first time on our upcoming trip. The size and charging requirement seem annoying. I have MagicMobile set up on my Samsung phone but I manage plans for the rest of my family (one Samsung, one Apple). Will they each need to set up their own My Disney Experience account to be able to use their phones for entry, purchasing, ride photos, etc.? Or can they just log into my account? I read that the app doesn’t need to be open to use MagicMobile but how will it know which ticket to take when I tap in?
If you don’t turn on/charge the MB+, it acts just like a regular old MagicBand. I’m not sure I can succinctly answer the rest of your questions though, unfortunately, other than that you should be able to set a primary/default MagicMobile pass that will show up/be used first when you put your phone up against the tapstyle – at least that is how it works on iPhone.
If you don’t care about the extra light and vibration effects, don’t worry about charging the MB+. The battery only needs to be charged for those effects to work, for just normal scanning into the parks, Lightning Lanes, etc, it will work just like an OG MB, even on a dead battery. Just buy the cheaper (i.e. solid color) MB+, and pretend they are the originals (but the puck is noticeably bigger).
Thanks for the responses. I saw you can select a default ticket on Apple devices but I didn’t see that option on my Samsung. Also, I guess I would have to open the app anyway in order to tap in the rest of my party. But again, sometimes we split up in the parks and that wouldn’t be possible unless everyone has their own MDE with MagicMobile set up.
We have a trip coming up beg of March and we love the OG MB but none were available and I really wanted one for my husband to use…long story there…so I broke down and purchased the new MB+ against me saying I would never get the MB+ but yet here we are lol, but knew when I purchased them it would probably be the last time. I’m not a fan of having to pay for them since for all of our other trips we didn’t have to. Sad, we will definitely miss them!
I’m not sure how I particularly feel about the MagicBand demise…but personally, my wife and I each have 4 or 5 old bands that we still choose from to ‘activate’ after many years. Most recently during our visit last month. As others have said, I like not having to fiddle with my phone for park entry, ride entry, room entry or whatever else we can use it for. Additionally, we used 3rd party companies ages ago to inexpensively ’embellish’ our bands with our favorite characters and what not. When we use our bands we actually feel a little bit like we’re part of an exclusive Disney cool kids club. With their waning use they’ve even become ice breakers – both with other guests still using them and those who aren’t really familiar with them. Plus, my Dash band lets people in on a little bit about my personality!
Personally I enjoy the novelty of using a Magicband except for the difficulty in fixing the strap! It marks the start of the Disney vacation “bubble” and I find them much more convienent than getting a phone out all the time wondering whether the ride photos linked ok and if the battery will last the day. I’ve also never been able to unlock my hotel room using the phone app and there is nothing worse than trudging all the way to your room after a day at the parks to find you cant’t get in! Magicbands may be old tech but they are functional and reliable and i’d be sad to see them go.
I’m with you, Rich U. Putting on the Magic Band is exciting for us because signifies the beginning of being on holiday. It makes the trip feel like being at an all inclusive resort. I like that we can go to the pool and not take anything with us, because it allows us to open the door. I even decorate our Christmas tree each year with a garland of old Magic Bands…
Interestingly, I have had the opposite experience from you recently in terms of the hotel room key unlocking feature. My MagicBand (I have tried 2 different ones tied to my personal account/ticket/pass) will not open a Disney hotel room lock. My kids MagicBand+ will work but not my band. I have never had an issue reverting to using the unlock my hotel feature in the WDW iPhone app though, it has worked every time for me. Since I have viable workarounds, I have not taken the time to figure out what is wrong with my MagicBands (which work fine to get into the park and also to redeem LL selections). I’m sure that I’m the outlier in terms of MB not working on hotel room doors.
I put my MagicBand on my wrist in the mornings at WDW and don’t take it off until I am back in my room. It is safely attached to me. I can use it to enter the parks, as well as purchase food and souvenirs. Call me tech-averse if you want, but having to use my phone would not be anywhere near as convenient. I don’t always wear something with pockets, and I don’t always carry a purse; if I do have a bag or a purse, that would mean having to get it out every time I do something. I don’t want to spend my time in the parks staring at my phone.
Okay, this is obviously an opinion peace and not factual. We get it, you’re not crazy about magic bands because you have an Apple watch you’d rather wear. That is all well and good for you. there are many people who do not like wearing Apple watches. there are many more people who just who like to buy ears with different themes , enjoy buying magic bands in different themes, wearing them, displaying them.Also the convenience of just scanning your mb rather than getting out a device is preferable for many people. Just check your comments I think you were way off with this particular story.
I somewhat agree. Although magic bands were convenient, and perfect for my DAS son (10), and 5 yr old daughter, I was annoyed to have it for many reasons: 1. The cost was ridiculous, 2. The prearrival selection sucked, 3. I wasn’t going to use it again and now I have 5 shoved in a drawer, 4. They lit up, which was cool, but they also kept disconnecting so we would have to reconnect, 5. We have Apple Watches, why can’t they make the app work similar with our Apple Watches, 6. Those things were made of cheap plastic and wouldn’t stay on unless you purchase the little secure thingies separately, why could these be made better for the price?, 7. Why couldn’t these include the time or play music while lighting up to match something you see when you circle your arm? 8. They didn’t stay charged for long enough, 9. These should be a free bonus to get if you purchase a LLMP., 10. My husband and 18 year old hated it and thought they looked silly with those damn things on, but needed it for the dining pass and hotel room.
yeah no. the park entry lines never back up because of magicband people, it’s always the apple watch and iPhones that never scan right, creating massive backups. they really should just ban the phone option altogether at least from entering the parks, they’re a nuisance. you can’t even get food for the price of a mb+ in the parks, I doubt that’s where people need to cut trip costs
This makes me sad. I have tons of OG Magic Bands and Magic Band 2.0s laying around, I will use them until they are totally dead. I HATE anything that requires me to pull my phone out in the parks, and absolutely refuse to do so. (As a matter of fact, I make it a point to visit the Blue Umbrella folks in the parks to get virtual queues, I request a buzzer from restaurants, etc, etc.) I have boycotted any form of Lightning Lane because they require smart phone use. If they bring back a web version where I can book LLs in advance from my computer before I arrive at the park, I might consider it. The “App” crap has turned most of the guests into zombies staring at their phones instead of the wonder that is the parks.!!!
This is so frustrating to me. I have no interest in using my phone constantly, nor in purchasing an Apple Watch. The Key to the World card equally annoying. The MagicBand was just *there*, on your wrist; easy to access and easy to use.
Yes, you can use your phone or a key card, but either of those require one to reach into a pocket, purse, or some bag to get it out an use it. While I don’t like wearing an additional thing on my wrist (I have an old time analog watch and no need for a smart watch), I do wear a Magic Band and find it so much easier to use because it is always on my wrist and available to use. As another reader noted, you can leave your phone and other valuables in your room and head down to the pool with just your Magic Band.
Have an OG MB and a newer MB.. never needed or wanted a MB+ so didn’t get one. The MB is very convenient for everything I need in Disney World. I will never give it up!
Since Megatron doesn’t need her own admission yet, Tom, you haven’t dealt with having more than one admission media (aka park ticket) on your phone, right? Does Sarah put hers on her own phone? I have heard stories of sometimes more than one ticket on a phone being an issue, as in not working properly. So far we’ve been using MB+ (because they wanted characters) for the grand kids – they’re too young to have their own phones. I’d be interested in stories about this.
“Since Megatron doesn’t need her own admission yet, Tom, you haven’t dealt with having more than one admission media (aka park ticket) on your phone, right?”
Correct.
Since we already own a boatload of OG MagicBands, we’ll just give one to Megatron when she’s older. If we didn’t already own one, we’d opt for a Key to the World card.
I’d also be interested in firsthand experiences with this–I haven’t heard any stories, but nothing would surprise me with Disney + tech.
I was at WDW for 4 days earlier this month. I brought MagicBands (technically a MB+ for both of my kids and a regular MagicBand for me). I forgot to get them out of my bag for the first 2 days, so we used MagicMobile on my phone for all 3 of use, both for entering the park and also entering Lightning Lanes. I had no issue with it. It was as easy as double tapping the power button on my phone (I didn’t have express mode turned on for my pass), selecting the group of Disney MagicMobile passes, and swiping left/right to get to/use the different passes at the tapstyles. When my daughter reminded me on Day 3 before we left, we got out the MagicBands and used those. While my kids like their MagicBand+, I didn’t really feel like I was losing anything just using MagicMobile instead of MagicBand, but the kids do enjoy tapping in with their own so it is more of a “nice to have” thing than anything. I have now enabled express mode for my pass on my Apple Watch and will probably just use that (with my MagicMobile pass also on my phone as a backup) for the foreseeable future, while letting my kids continue to use their MagicBand+ while they enjoy them. For me and my family, MagicMobile has been a pretty seamless experience, even as compared to using MagicBands.
Tom, as far as I’m aware, magicbands are non-transferrable, even to people in your party. We wanted to use our old free magicbands for our kids, but we couldn’t. Another way Disney has nickel and dimed customers. We did not call or talk to a cast member, though, so maybe a CM could have done it. We decided it wasn’t worth the hassle and just used Keys to the Kingdom. The biggest issue with multiple tickets in the app is that it can freeze or you disrupt the flow while scrolling through multiple tickets trying to find the right person’s ticket. Feels smoother and less stressful to use the Key cards.
Hey Tom, I loved this post, but mostly for the reason that it gave me hope that Disney decision makers might be enlightened if they read your comment section. I totally agree that MagicBands help create that elusive magical feeling inside the parks, allowing an escape from the intrusion and stresses of the outside world. Also they are fun (and convenient) for the kids. You mentioned that you’ll just give Megatron one of yours when she’s old enough to need her own ticket. Perhaps you’ve got a collection of unused bands purchased at a store, which have never been linked to you or Sara. But I hope you’re aware that MagicBands can never be unlinked and assigned to someone else. I look forward to your posts, and hope to be reading about many magical adventures with little Megatron!
this makes me a little sad – the OG Magic Band was one of the “special” things about WDW. I don’t pay for meals or open hotel doors with a wristband anywhere else. And as many have commented, it was great for out DD when she was too young for a phone. And it was nice to open the hotel door easily without fishing out a key or a phone when you get back to your hotel at 1AM while carrying a sleeping child. It’s not a huge deal that they are gone (our last trip we took a friend and while we wore our old MB’s, she just used MagicMobile), but it’s still a loss.
Really love topics where literally no one in the comments agrees with me, haha!
Ah well, at least we have last week’s post about Disney’s Magical Express, with which almost no one disagreed. Can’t win ’em all, I guess.
HaHa! At least you know you are still relevant and people are reading your blogs!
I agree with you, Tom! It seems that most of the comments here mention how much they love their “old” MagicBands, which I suspect means they got them free with a resort stay. I wonder how many of the commenters would have even bothered trying them if they were first time visitors in 2025 being asked to pay a $30+ per person buy-in, which is the situation you’re actually discussing.
we have multiple bands. we got our first plain ones free years ago but we have purchased them since. my husband just sent me links to new ones that he wants. the ease of not needing our phone for everything in a place where their wifi is spotty at best, the bands are the easiest and quickest way to get into parks, rides, rooms, and pay for things. and no phone in sight which os a blessing on a vacation when you’re supposed to unplug. I will probably use a card or find another way if they remove bands altogether before I am forced to hold my phone the entire trip or keep having to take it out to do anything. but that’s just us personally.
I would have bought them. Super convenient and easy for the kids. I remember the days of juggling 6 tickets/keycards for my family. Not fun. No one moved until they handed me back their card after scanning in, then I counted them and put them in my -gasp-fanny pack. For the magic band plus am I understanding correctly that once you buy it once it can be charged and link to photos for years /future trips? It’s really just the photo situation that has me thinking about buying the plus for everyone (we don’t all ride the same things and I am the keeper of mde no one else has it.) rather than using our OG ones. If you only go once every 5 years or so I imagine you will pay the money. Those who go many times per year or even yearly might care less
If there was an easy-ish way to open up the older ones to replace the battery, I’d start a side business doing this for people. But the ones we’ve ah, dissected…seem to show this would be a dicey proposition. I think we opened the original MB1.0 and the newer 2.0 version. Sealing them back up would be an issue. But maybe I should research this a bit.
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Haha, yeah we’ve taken a few apart just to see what’s inside. Hell, I have the t-shirt that says “I VOID WARRANTIES” on it, after all. Cracking stuff open is easy, but sometimes sealing it for environmental hazards, not so much.
I love the magic bands because I dont have to find my phone and I can wear it in the pool and its especially good for kids. Ill wear it till I cant We were in Disney August 2024 and no magic bands anywhere, just the + versions
I still love my magic bands. I have many. My favorite is my Olaf “Snap Bracelet” Magic Band. I also have a Magic Band+. Unless they become totally useless, I will always, always use my Magic Bands; for a couple of reasons. I hate having to pull anything out of my pockets or a bag. I like that my Band is readily available, whether it is to scan through the gate, pay for a snack or use it to pay for my Table Service meal. No, I’m not embarrassed to whip off my Olaf Slap Bracelet at a fancy restaurant (I often get complements). How about early entry…I don’t want to have to be worried about putting a card away after they scan it to check your party; I want to be focusing on getting to the front of the line at rope drop!
I also try to go bag free as much as possible, so keeping track of and finding a little plastic cards is something I don’t want to do. I obviously use my phone for planning and mobile ordering, etc. throughout the day, but I find using the band is much quicker and easier to get to and use. Although they are not necessary, and they are an added expense, and in the good ole days of FastPass I competently juggled my FastPass slips AND my plastic card, but I’ve gotten spoiled. If you can, SPLURGE and get a Magic Band!
I’m confused…Disney has not officially said MB/MB+ is ending so your title is misleading. MB/MB+ will still be supported for the foreseeable future for the millions of us that have them. I agree maybe don’t purchase going forward as the app is sufficient now but the bands do still offer some marginal value if that is not an additional expense. Please update us if Disney does announce an EOL/EOSL for those but this article feels like click bait without anything substantive.
Quickly realized this based on some of the initial comments and changed it to “End of an Era for MagicBands at Disney World.”
Wasn’t my intention to make this click-baity. Apologies for that.