So you’ve made every parks recipe, read every Imagineering book, and sewn a plethora of face masks by now, but it’s time to kick your quarantine crafting game to the next level with this tutorial by Foolish Mortal Builders. These talented builders have created their very own MagicBand readers just like the ones at Walt Disney World. Using just a few electronic parts like a Raspberry Pi, a RFID/NFC reader, and a 3D printer, you can put all those MagicBands you have laying around the house to some fun use. With a few changes to the python code, it can even play different sounds or display different colors based on the unique RFID of each MagicBand.

Foolish Mortal Builders walk us through each step of the process in their YouTube tutorial, starting with the 3D print model for the RFID reader Mickey case:

You can download the Mickey RFID reader digital design on Thingiverse by clicking this link.

Here are the links to the 3D printer filaments:

Transparent Filament: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07…
Gold Filament: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06…

You can find the full list of items you’ll need for the build under the video’s description on YouTube.

Once the physical and electrical components are complete, it’s time to program the RFID reader. Here’s the GitHub link for the coding: https://github.com/foolishmortalbuilders/magicbandreader

You can check out the full MagicBand reader DIY in the video below:

Will you be making your own MagicBand reader? Let us know in the comments, and make sure you follow Foolish Mortal Builders on YouTube for even more amazing builds!