PHOTO REPORT: Disney’s Hollywood Studios 7/28/22 (Mickey Premium Bar Loungefly Ears, Star Wars Apparel and Merchandise, & More)

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Bright suns, Travelers! We’re making our way around Disney’s Hollywood Studios today for some new ears and Star Wars merchandise. We walked into The Darkroom at the park, where we saw a fully stocked area of the new MagicBand+ that released yesterday. Did you get one? A new Kenobi magnet is also available next to … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Magic Kingdom 7/27/22 (MagicBand+ Debuts to Mediocre Interest & Confused Guests, Vault Collection Merchandise, & More)

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Royal greetings from Magic Kingdom! MagicBand+ debuts today and we’re excited to see all of the new designs offered so let’s go see them! There was already a small crowd around them at the Emporium once we were let in the park. Although it looks like it, it was pretty calm and the Cast Members … Read more

50th Anniversary Partners Statue MagicBand+ Finally Arrives at Walt Disney World

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The 50th anniversary Partners Statue MagicBand+ has finally arrived at Walt Disney World after the rest of the designs debuted last week. Partners Statue MagicBand+ – $44.99 The Partners MagicBand+ was in high demand but missing in action. Guests with resort hotel reservations could order it at a special pre-arrival rate, and it was available … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Magic Kingdom & EPCOT 7/26/22 (MagicBand+ Interacts with Harmonious & Beacons of Magic, Seven Dwarfs Happy Cone Arrives at Storybook Treats, & More)

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Greetings from Magic Kingdom! We have a big day ahead of us and we’re off to hit a few of the parks today so let’s get started. We made our way into the Emporium first where we noticed some new merchandising and signage for the shop behind the registers. Not much progress has been made … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Disney’s Hollywood Studios 7/25/22 (MagicBand+ Soft Launches in App, Driving Goofy DVC Billboard May Be Demolished, & More)

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Good morning from Hollywood! Today, we’re taking a tour around Disney’s Hollywood Studios before taking a ride on the Disney Skyliner to check out Disney’s BoardWalk. First things first, we tapped in at the gate with our MagicBand+, which we were able to link to our account in the My Disney Experience app. We could … Read more

New White, Gray, and Magenta MagicBand+ Designs Available at Walt Disney World

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Three new solid-colored MagicBand+ designs have arrived at Walt Disney World after MagicBand+ officially launched yesterday. These bands are white, gray, and magenta. We found them in the Emporium at Magic Kingdom. White MagicBand+ – $44.99 Each of these bands has a Mickey head on the center puck, like a standard MagicBand. Every MagicBand+ comes … Read more

MagicBand+ Fails to Impress with Disney’s Hollywood Studios Beacon of Magic

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We’ve been trying out MagicBand+ at the various nighttime spectaculars and Beacons of Magic around Walt Disney World, with pretty mixed results. But by far the most disappointing might have been the experience we had with the Disney’s Hollywood Studios version. Unlike the EPCOT Beacon of Magic where the band synced to the entire show, … Read more

MagicBand+ Battery Dying Quickly During Use at Walt Disney World

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Guests are having some issues with their MagicBand+ battery after the new bands launched at Walt Disney World today. As we already reported, the bands don’t necessarily come fully charged, which can lead to problems when trying to update them. They need to be 60% charged to update. As we have used our MagicBand+ for … Read more

PHOTOS: Full List of MagicBand+ Designs (With Prices) Available at Walt Disney World Resort

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Today’s the big day, and we visited all four Walt Disney World theme parks this morning to ensure we could show you all MagicBand+ designs available. The Emporium in Magic Kingdom was busy with people trying to buy the new bands. A sign indicated there are two MagicBand+ prices. It appears that all solid color … Read more

Low Batteries and Required Updates Cause Trouble for MagicBand+ on Launch Day at Walt Disney World

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MagicBand+ officially launched at Walt Disney World this morning but guests continue to have issues pairing and updating their new bands. In order to access all MagicBand+ features, it must be paired via Bluetooth to My Disney Experience. Some guests are reportedly having issues getting their bands to connect. Cast Members told us that some … Read more

Walt Disney World Resort Hotel Guests Can Now Select From Over 30 Pre-Arrival MagicBand+ Designs

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MagicBand+ is officially here! Walt Disney World Resort Hotel guests can now select from 33 designs for their pre-arrival MagicBand+ order. Solid color MagicBand+ are normally $34.99, but the pre-arrival discounted rate is $24.99. MagicBand+ with designs are normally $44.99 but are $34.99 with the pre-arrival discount. Check out all the band designs available for … Read more

MagicBand+ shopDisney Release Info Revealed, ‘Disney Enchantment’ Falls Flat with MagicBand+, First Look at Journey of Water Inspired by ‘Moana’, & More: Daily Recap (7/26/22)

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

Watching ‘Harmonious’ with MagicBand+ Works Fine, But Is It Worth Missing the Show?

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One of the features most advertised about MagicBand+ is watching the Walt Disney World nighttime spectaculars with synchronized lighting on your wrist. We’ve already tried it with “Disney Enchantment” at the Magic Kingdom and the Beacon of Magic over at Spaceship Earth, so naturally the next stop was “Harmonious” at EPCOT! While we can report … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: MagicBand+ Syncs Up Near-Perfectly with Beacons of Magic at EPCOT

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As the day winds down at EPCOT and you’ve found every Fab 50 statue with your trusty MagicBand+, you might get ready to watch the Beacons of Magic at EPCOT. In case you didn’t hear, the Spaceship Earth-centric show syncs up to your wrist and lights up in the same patterns as the show! Naturally … Read more

MagicBand+ Bluetooth Pairing Issues Persist as Launch Day Nears

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With MagicBand+ preparing to officially launch tomorrow, we hoped that Disney would’ve ironed out most of the kinks so the product is ready for guests. But alas, we continue to face issues with pairing on our MagicBand+ units even as launch day nears. As we continue testing of our MagicBand+ before the launch tomorrow, we’ve … Read more

MagicBand+ shopDisney Release Information Revealed

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Set your alarms! New MagicBand+ designs are coming to shopDisney tomorrow, July 27 at 10 a.m. ET. Guests will be able to pick from five different designs, so choose wisely! The designs range from a variety of colors and themes, from a pink 50th Anniversary band, a Minnie Mouse “Mom” band, to a classic grey … Read more