The new Batuu Bounty Hunters game launched with MagicBand+ at Walt Disney World today. Guests can play Batuu Bounty Hunters in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. You can watch Tom play through the game here: Before playing, you may need to charge and update your MagicBand+. You’ll also need the Play Disney … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
Disney has just announced that MagicBand+ is coming to Walt Disney World on July 27. Some MagicBand+ bands were accidentally released early in May and we got to test them out, although most features were not available yet. MagicBand+ operates like a regular MagicBand, but with color-changing lights, haptic vibrations, and gesture recognition that help … Read more
Walt Disney World Cast Members got to try out MagicBand+ during last night’s EARidescent Evenings event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, including testing the new Batuu Bounty Hunters game. Cast Member Zach shared a few photos and videos of his experience with the game on Twitter. Zach showed tapping in at the bounty hunters guild — … Read more
Walt Disney World has released new images of MagicBand+ in action and confirmed the bands will debut this summer. In this image, guests use MagicBand+ to interact with a Disney Fab 50 statue as part of the “Disney Fab 50 Quest.” The guest is wearing a Stitch themed MagicBand+, and instead of a Mickey icon, … Read more
When MagicBand+ officially debuts this year (we got to use some when they accidentally went on sale early), a new bounty hunters game will be available in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Construction walls and now rolling planters have blocked a station for “Star Wars: Batuu Bounty Hunters.” We previously spotted a … Read more
One of the exclusive experiences that will be available to guests using MagicBand+ at Walt Disney World will be a “Star Wars: Batuu Bounty Hunters” game in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. There have been construction walls up around one area that will host the game, but now the walls are down, replaced with planters. We … Read more
One of the experiences available to guests using MagicBand+ at Walt Disney World will be “Star Wars: Batuu Bounty Hunters.” This experience will be available in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios — where construction walls currently allude to something new. Guests will be able to join the Batuu Bounty Hunters’ Guild. They … Read more
A new FCC filing gives us a closer look at the charging device and interior construction of the upcoming MagicBand+. The pictures of the prototype show it next to a ruler. The photo above shows the USB charging cord. The band will attach to one end. More photos show the interior of the MagicBand. View … Read more