Luggage Tags

Minnie1986

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Hey guys. Can anyone tell me how soon the Magical Express luggage tags usually get sent out? From what I understand, they are sent separately from the Magic bands, but I can't find any information as to when that would be. Thanks!
 

Minnie1986

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Straight from Disney it's usually a month before departure. If you use a travel agent it could be closer to departure.
Thanks. We did use a travel agent, but the tags are coming straight from Disney to me. Hopefully, that means they should be arriving soon. The last day to customize my bands is a week from today.
 
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Mickey5150

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The standard practice of vacation info from Disney starts with the Incredibles sending you a little welcome booklet, then if you requested magical express, the next thing to arrive is your luggage tags, and then finally your magic bands. If I remember correctly then your luggage tags should be showing up any day now, Labor Day probably extended the time just a bit. At least the only bad thing about not getting your tags is you have to get your luggage from the airport.
 
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Figmentation

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The website says 42 days out is when you usually get them.

I would double check your tags though, nothing against the magical express.. we have always had great service from them until this trip coming up.

Since we use Southwest, we are allowed two bags. They wouldn't give us two tags, and we had no issues getting two tags a person before.
They would also leave tags out, and we would be missing people.

It took us 5 calls over all to get a set of tags with everyone in our party in there. I had to ask for a supervisor on the 5th call.

Again, we never had this issue before until this trip... so it's really quite saddening.
 
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bee

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The website says 42 days out is when you usually get them.

I would double check your tags though, nothing against the magical express.. we have always had great service from them until this trip coming up.

Since we use Southwest, we are allowed two bags. They wouldn't give us two tags, and we had no issues getting two tags a person before.
They would also leave tags out, and we would be missing people.

It took us 5 calls over all to get a set of tags with everyone in our party in there. I had to ask for a supervisor on the 5th call.

Again, we never had this issue before until this trip... so it's really quite saddening.
So weird! Sorry to hear you had so much trouble with the tags. They have always sent me two per person automatically, even when I haven't needed them or requested them. We are only a party of two; I wonder if that makes a difference.
 
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Figmentation

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So weird! Sorry to hear you had so much trouble with the tags. They have always sent me two per person automatically, even when I haven't needed them or requested them. We are only a party of two; I wonder if that makes a difference.


Yeah, we can assume since it's a big party this time, that is what caused the problem. (We have 12 people going)

So size of party can cause issues.
 
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Jahona

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Thanks. We did use a travel agent, but the tags are coming straight from Disney to me. Hopefully, that means they should be arriving soon. The last day to customize my bands is a week from today.

Interesting. It might differ from TA to TA but we received our MagicBands from Disney but all other paperwork came from the TA. Our TA said they mail them two weeks before departure because they had issues with people loosing the tags if they mailed them to far in advance.

Hopefully you will receive yours soon.
 
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Minnie1986

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The website says 42 days out is when you usually get them.

I would double check your tags though, nothing against the magical express.. we have always had great service from them until this trip coming up.

Since we use Southwest, we are allowed two bags. They wouldn't give us two tags, and we had no issues getting two tags a person before.
They would also leave tags out, and we would be missing people.

It took us 5 calls over all to get a set of tags with everyone in our party in there. I had to ask for a supervisor on the 5th call.

Again, we never had this issue before until this trip... so it's really quite saddening.
Hmm. I'm at 40 days out today, so hopefully they are on their way. I got my magical express confirmations, etc from the travel agent.
 
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JIMINYCR

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Most of our trips when we used ME they came a month or so before flying out but we did have one year when they came late... about a week before. We had started to panic. As soon as they come they get slapped onto the suitcases so they are there and I can look at those beautiful stickers reminding us that we're going. one time I slapped one on so quickly I screwed up and the ends didnt match up right and the sides were slightly off. :confused::confused::confused:
 
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ninjaprincesst

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Our trip is not until November and we got our magic exress tags in June, the same thing last year except it was July last year, but both times they came right after I called and gave them our flight info, always before these last two years it was thirty days before.
 
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wdisneyw2000

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Thanks. We did use a travel agent, but the tags are coming straight from Disney to me. Hopefully, that means they should be arriving soon. The last day to customize my bands is a week from today.


Last day for us to customize bands was Aug 31st. we went through travel agent. the day after last day to customize bands they shipped them & we got them yesterday . The luggage tags was in the bottom of the Band box.
 
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ninjaprincesst

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Yeah, we can assume since it's a big party this time, that is what caused the problem. (We have 12 people going)

So size of party can cause issues.
We have flown Southwest for the several years and I was told they only send one tag per person unless you call and request the second one, however this year we got 2 separate envelope with 2 per person.
 
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Minnie1986

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I called Disney and they said they would be shipped out 30 days prior to arrival, which is, coincidentally, the last day that we have to customize magic bands. Perhaps they will be in the same box.
 
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Figmentation

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We have flown Southwest for the several years and I was told they only send one tag per person unless you call and request the second one, however this year we got 2 separate envelope with 2 per person.

We do the same thing.
We asked 3 times for extra tags, and only got 1 multiple times.

We even had a representative argue with us and say they DON'T do it at all.

Generally we're good with them, but this time was just bad.
 
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Minnie1986

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Got our yellow luggage sticker tags in the mail yesterday afternoon, and the bands are scheduled to ship on Friday; so I'm assuming I'll have my bands by early next week(which would be fantastic, since that'll be my birthday)!!
 
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wannabeBelle

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Hey guys. Can anyone tell me how soon the Magical Express luggage tags usually get sent out? From what I understand, they are sent separately from the Magic bands, but I can't find any information as to when that would be. Thanks!
Not any m ore, they are sent in the same box as the Magic Bands and are underneath the bands themselves. Also I love this design and think it is much cuter than the last ones!!! Marie
 
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Minnie1986

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Not any m ore, they are sent in the same box as the Magic Bands and are underneath the bands themselves. Also I love this design and think it is much cuter than the last ones!!! Marie
Thanks! I ordered a yellow band and my boyfriend ordered red, which means his will come with Minnie and mine will come with a Mickey tag. Suffice it to say, we will be switching. This is my first time staying on Disney property; what did the old ones look like?
 
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