Occasionally glitches it seems. Still relatively new and unfortunately the training isn’t very extensive, unless the CM already is familiar with Apple wallet technology, they don’t really know too much how to troubleshoot.
Has anyone scratched the face of their Apple Watch on the tapstiles yet?
Do you know what version Watch OS you’re running? You need to be running 7.3 or later. Another discovery I made when trying to get everything set up was that my Apple Watch Series 2 maxes out at Watch OS 6.3, so no MagicMobile for me on my Apple Watch.
Glass on an Apple Watch is quite durable and scratch resistant, and since the Tapstile surface is plastic it's hard to imagine it could introduce any harm to the Watch surface. There are far more likely places in life for someone to scratch a watch face than the tapstile at a Disney park.
I assume like other NFC taps you don't need to make contact with the reader for it to work.
We experienced a test that Disney is doing where they show you a number of on ride photos from your app and ask you to chose the correct ones of you and your party. My son and I were both wearing Apple watches and this was on slinky dog.
Interesting, you didn’t have to do anything? Keep the app open in the background? Did it just automatically link up with your pass in Apple Wallet?
As far as I know we didn't have to do anything. I have "allow app to refresh in background" set under settings on my iphone but I didn't open the app before the ride.
Luckily SO has an iPhone that we will try and sort out but I think WDW skipped a step...
I’ve never seen them send cards through the mail the way they did Magic Bands. You should be able to get a card for your tickets and room admission at any Guest Services location or your resort front desk throughout the property? If you‘re admission tickets are showing up in MDE, they’ll be able to issue physical cards easily for you at no charge. Then, if you want to purchase Magic bands, you can do that.I haven't been back in a couple years but have a trip coming up next week, didn't order magic bands and was expecting cards instead. So it being so soon and nothing in the mail I called to ask what to expect and was told I was supposed to use my app instead and I thought "ok".
Some googling later and here I am with an Android phone and no tickets
This was forever ago I think and probably a tickets-only transaction but I have gotten cards in the mail. I just assumed that is what would happen if I declined the 5$ fee they now ask for the bands.
Interesting. While I don't stay on-property all that often as a local, I've never received cards but my last stay was in Sept, 2020 before they stopped sending MB's
