PHOTOS: RFID-Enabled “Magic Pass” Testing at Disneyland Paris, First Step Towards MagicBands or The Like

Tom Corless

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PHOTOS: RFID-Enabled “Magic Pass” Testing at Disneyland Paris, First Step Towards MagicBands or The Like

Starting March of this year, Disneyland Paris will be testing out new “Magic Pass”. The magic cards will replace the paper easy-pass and paper meal vouchers resort guests typically receive.

Some of the new Magic Cards at Disneyland Paris
Some of the new Magic Cards at Disneyland Paris

The card, made out of plastic, will let resort guest enter their room, gain entry to the parks, and pay for items and food at different locations within the resorts and parks. Also the paper meal vouchers (which are often re-sold on websites) will be integrated within the new “Magic Pass”. The Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show and tickets for the Halloween, New Year’s Eve and the RunDisney event can also be added to the Magic Pass.

Some of the new Magic Cards at Disneyland Paris
Some of the new Magic Cards at Disneyland Paris

At this time the test will only be deployed for guests at the Hotel New York and run most likely until the fall of this year, when the hotel will close for a long refurbishment and re-open as Hotel New York the Art of Marvel.

It is most likely that Disneyland Paris will be using these Magic Pass at the resort hotels and the surrounding partner hotels once they fully rollout. This is all subject to change at any point as Disney is still in the early testing phase.

These Magic Passes are reminiscent of the very fist days of the MyMagic+ at Walt Disney World, where guests were given the first RFID-enabled media to test. At this point it’s not exactly in the near future, but maybe the day will come when we will see MagicBands (or something of the sort) at Disneyland Paris.

4 thoughts on “PHOTOS: RFID-Enabled “Magic Pass” Testing at Disneyland Paris, First Step Towards MagicBands or The Like”

  1. Orribile idea I was i Paris dis sound last week a we was a big problem with vai her and server Islamic in the hotel he d’identità understand that we can pay more also pre pay manue and my little Giulia was wis out dinner an all the star can talk bei nothing I hav take a picture of the Clarck a lot of problem start from fast pass and more sono thing is cagne in euro Disney in bed way

  2. The official name is Magic Pass (copyrighted by Disneyland Paris a few months ago)
    They have been already tested in some hôtels for a time but starting in March they are going to be almost everywhere.

      • They had only room access and room charging to buy in the shops like the easy pass. But they are the same card, it was just a limited test.

        The name Magic Pass was chosen and copyrighted late so first the card will be like the picture above in the article but in a few weeks the “Magic Pass” logo will be on the card. There is two type of card the blue for regular guest and the gold Magic Pass for guest staying in a executive floor.

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