Magic Bands From Walt Disney World



If you are a fan of  Disney,  you are probably aware  that Disney's engineers are constantly developing and designing new and innovative tools to make the visit of every guest more convenient, exciting and enjoyable. There is always something being planned, built and/or created at their many parks and resorts. They constantly ride on the crest of the innovation wave. Disney "imagineers" are forward-looking and futuristic in their designing and planning.  One of the newest tools, which is currently being tested for use at Walt Disney World Resort, is something called MyMagic+.

My husband and I are scheduled to visit Walt Disney World in the near future and, as upcoming Disney Resort hotel guests and Disney Vacation Club members http://disneyvacationclub.disney.go.com/, we were sent an invitation to test out something called the MagicBand. This band is worn by the Walt Disney World Resort guest and is programmed with all sorts of information typically required to enter your room and the parks. It also can also be programmed to hold "fast passes" to rides and attractions and even dinner reservations. The band can also used to purchase food and merchandise at select location throughout the resorts and parks.




We accepted Disney's invitation and set to work ordering our personalized bands. We were able to choose from a nice variety of colors. Glenn chose blue and I chose pink. Being children at heart and loving all things Disney, ordering our bands was an exciting and fun process for the two of us. We placed the order, online, for our bands and were surprised when, just two days later, UPS delivered a package to our door.



The bands came in a really great, hard cover, collector style box with Helen Parr, from the movie "The Incredibles," on the cover. If you have seen this great animated movie, you might recall that before marrying Bob Parr(aka Mr. Incredible), Helen Parr (aka Elastigirl) lived the life of a Super Hero and was able to "morph" and stretch her body into various shapes to perform heroic feats and rescue people in trouble. After marriage, the couple had to go into a protection program and were living a surburban life with their family, known as the Parrs. Helen had abandoned her super life for a more "normal" and less hazardous life with her family. Her husband, Mr. Incredible(Bob), also a super hero, was working at a mundane white-collar job, had gained weight and gotten out of shape.  He longed for the old crime-fighting, villain-crushing days and was being lured back into the Super World to foil a plot formulated by the villainous Syndrome . In the movie, Helen finds herself in the position of having to return to her former "super" life to rescue her family, which has become entangled in Syndrome's sinister plot. From 2004, the movie is filled with a great deal of humor and tons of action.  It is great entertainment for kids of all ages, even "kids," like us, who have grand-kids!

Upon opening the box, we found these colorful and fashionably trendy, adjustable bands tucked neatly into their handsome display pockets with our names printed below each :

Personalized Disney's New MagicBands

The bands are personalized inside with our first names. Each band contains everything to make our visit even more hassel-free and exciting than ever before. We will not need a key or card to enter our room at the Disney resort at which we will be staying. We will not have to fumble through backpacks, purses or pockets to retrieve a ticket to enter all of the parks. Our fast passes to Soarin, Toy Story Mania, Test Track, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (I love that Pooh Bear), Kilimanjaro Safaris, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, and Festival of the Lion King are programmed right into the band before we ever leave home.

Everything, all of it, is stored right in this stylish little piece of Disney fashion. Friends, how great is that?!

We are not the first to test it out. I have read some comments on a couple of websites relating to Disney topics and some guests have already had the opportunity to use the bands. We are so excited to be involved, along with some other guests, in the testing process of this great innovation and can hardly wait to get to Walt Disney World to start using our new bands. It is Disney history in the making!

What's that I see coming towards us? A huge wave. The wave of invention and innovation.  It is the wave of the future!




Comments

Anya said…
Hi Lynn! I always have to apologize as I don't come here so often, but I'm really very busy! But, believe me...I was thinking of you and you've come to my blog! Telepathy! I wish you wonderful days!!!
Kisses
Bogomilla
lynn cockrell said…
Thanks for coming by my blog, Bogomilla! I think of you often and it always brightens my day to hear from you. Have a wonderful week!
Holly Lefevre said…
We just got back from Disney! What a cool idea and how fun to be a test subject!
lynn cockrell said…
We are excited, like two kids. I trust they will work well and I will probably do a future post about the results. We were supposed to be there this week, but postponed the trip until next month. Hope you had a lot of fun. Did you get to visit Epcot's International Food and Wine Festival? We will miss it this year, but hopefully most of the Christmas lights and decorations will be up by the time we get there. Thanks for stopping by, Holly.
Oh my world, this sounds like so much fun. What neat idea. Can't wait to hear all about your trip.

Thanks for being so faithful to always visit and comment. I really appreciate it. Hugs, Marty
lynn cockrell said…
Marty, I sent you an email in response to your sweet comments. I appreciate your taking the time out of your busy day to pay me a visit. You are always there to encourage and inspire all of us bloggers and readers. Have a great weekend!
Oh Lynn this sounds so neat!!! How awesome for you all to be testing this out!!! It just makes so much sense!!! I would like this for all of the places I take the beans! Happy weekend to you friend!
Decor To Adore said…
Wow! What an amazing invention! I can't wait to hear all about your trip.
The bands are so cool!~ Technology never ceases to amaze me. I hope you have a wonderful time. I haven't been there since I was a teen!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. Your comment was so nice! I hope you come by again, Lynn!

XO,
Jane
Patty Antle said…
Thanks for letting me know about the bands. I love to visit the Disney parks. Our son and family are moving to Southern California next week and I imagine we will be in Disneyland quite a bit in the future!
Lynn,
I finally found some time to stop by and what an interesting post I found!! How cool for the both of you to be doing this!!
I had the pleasure of visiting DisneyLand many years ago when there was still money in the Hospital systems and they sent 3 of us to a Conference on Rehab Nursing at the Disney Land Hotel. It was my first time on a plane and I flew across the darn nation!! We were able to get to the park for a day and it was lovely....
The second and last time I flew was to Disney World in Florida when Joe and I , the boys ( 7 and 9 years old at the time) and my Mom went for over a week. I am terribly afraid of heights so flying was something that I thought I would never do. After hitting turbulence on the way home from Florida, I decided that I had had enough of flying!!
Thanks so much for all of your extremely thoughtful and kind comments on my posts!! You are my #1 Cheerleader for everything I do. Your comment really make my day and I so appreciate you always dropping by.
I have been SO busy lately and I don't see it settling down any time soon... I am afraid that i bit off more than I can chew.....

Hugs,
Deb
This is so great! No purses, no wallets just a wonderful hands free day. I love it. Kinda like the cruise ship charge it to your room card, (without the card!) Enjoy!
Hugs,
Patti
Nice idea..best things for kids!
lynn cockrell said…
Thank you, Debbie! You have been such a blessing and inspiration to me ever since the first time I read your blog. Would you believe that I thought of you often while we were on our mountain trip this past week? When I was taking pictures for the post about our visit to Bush's Beans in Danbridge, TN, I was thinking how much you would have enjoyed seeing all the old kitchen furniture and appliances that they used as props to display the reproduction kitchen linens and merchandise. They reminded me of your wonderful kitchen. I really a big fan of you and your beautiful blog! Have a wonderful week!
Much love to you and your sweet Joe!
lynn cockrell said…
Thanks, Patti! They should make things easier and convenient. We are looking forward to trying them out. Thanks so much for dropping in and leaving your sweet comments and I hope you and Paula will have a fabulous week!

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