MagicBands....Will you wear one?

[flynnibus]

Having tested the RFID bracelet at WDW two weeks ago, I can assure you it is identical. It was larger and thicker, but otherwise identical. At least the test version was.

Having the tag identical really doesn't mean anything. Just like two people having blonde hair doesn't mean they act the same way. And the tags are different - the tags at Great Wolf are passive only, and no beacon. Disney's are two tags, and a beacon. Great Wolf uses the tag for payment, ID, hotel keys (and in some locations.. games). But Disney's implementation is going to be very different in so many ways.

Even in the simplest form.. Disney may require making the band visible to admit you to a queue.. where as Great Wolf may not behave the same.

Just because they both use RFID technology - you can't draw constraints from that.

 

[JenniferS]

I suspect that I will have no problem with it.
We go to the Caribbean every year, where wrist bands are mandatory. No big deal.
I think the RFID bands at Disney will simply make my life easier.
Would I have preferred a substantial investment in all 4 parks and the transportation system? You betcha. But, this is what we've got, and I think it will continue to adapt and develop as time goes by. I think it has the potential to enhance my vacation, reduce my wait times, and eliminate trips to Guest Services to get KTTW cards replaced. And if my kids were still little, I would have considered this a Godsend in terms of allaying my fear of losing them in the maddening crowds.

 

[MissingDisney]

A simple, thin band like you get at Great Wolf Lodge-maybe. A thick rubber/plastic thing like what's shown in the picture-absolutely not. Nor will my kids. They complain about wearing long sleeves, let alone a bracelet!

 

[jonesenon4]

I personally love the idea and yes i will wear it.I like the idea of not having to dig my key card out of my wallet or pocket.On our last trip trip in dec. we used the scanners for entry into the parks with our resort cards and it was alot quicker than standard lines.I think it will make park entry and fastpass line go much smoother and i for one and excited about the bands.And another plus is the band will also double as your room key.

 

[luv]

I feel like we are all those birds they tag by putting little bracelets on them so they can keep track of them in the wild.

I don't want to be a bird.

But mostly, I just don't want to wear the thing.

 

[Disneykidder]

What will they do if you have an AP? How will that be linked to the room if it is used on multiple trips?

 

[flynnibus]

What I find funny is people are opposed to bracelets.. but wear those stupid laynards in droves...

go figure.

 

[FettFan]

I think we are ALL going to be wearing them. According to one insider I've heard, these bands are supposed to be replacing ticket cards completely once the system is up and running. Supposed to be more economical and ecological, since the bands are permanent and can be reloaded over and over, unlike the tickets which are little more than plasticky souvenirs after the days are spent or expires.

Though I'd rather have a lanyard or keychain instead. I don't even like wearing watches.

 

[FettFan]

What I find funny is people are opposed to bracelets.. but wear those stupid laynards in droves...

go figure.

Don't judge us. We hate things on our wrists.

It's like wearing a plastic bear trap around....eesh.


EDIT -- I just want to keep my ticket card. :|

 

[xdan0920]

What I find funny is people are opposed to bracelets.. but wear those stupid laynards in droves...

go figure.

Just a guess on my part. But I am thinking most of those who don't want to wear the bands also don't rock the pin covered lanyards.

Or, at least, I don't.

 

[DisneyFan381]

If it turns out that there will be an opt-out option, I will opt-out.

 

[luv]

I do not rock a pin-covered lanyard.

I wore my son's for him for a couple hours one night. He said it was getting too heavy to wear. He wasn't wrong! Those things are heavy when there are pins on them! I can't imagine wearing it in the summer.

Occasionally, I wear a lanyard, sans pins. But usually, its all in my pockets.

 

[unkadug]

If it turns out that there will be an opt-out option, I will opt-out.

I'd be overjoyed with the occurrence of an Official opt out option.

 

[NYwdwfan]

I just keep picturing my dad at check-in looking at the CM with disdain as they explain the RFID bracelet and then calmly responding, "I am not putting that on my wrist. Where is my card?" Makes me chuckle a bit.

 

[Goofnut1980]

I also don't want it giving me a funky tan line!

Explain that one when you get home and go back to work!!!! They will ask, why didn't you take your massive watch off?

 

[NemoRocks78]

Sure will. No big deal to me!

 

[copcarguyp71]

Nope...not a fan. In the heat of Disney I do not even wear a watch and thinking about the sweat building up underneath that thing and feeling it around my wrist really does not appeal to me in the least. I hope that there will be a way to opt out.

 

[real mad hatter]

Doesn't bother me at all,as long as I get to sing with the Dapper Dans " I'm a one man band "

 

[BigRedDad]

IMHO, it is an RFID tag. It requires a sensor to power it and gather information. Scanners are being designed and built for massive loads/crowds. It will be in grocery stores soon. You load your cart, walk it out the door, and your account is billed immediately after exit. No check-out lines, no waiting. Just load and go. If WDW is implementing it this way, then it doesn't matter where the band is. If they are requiring touching it to a stand like in the picture, then it will be an inconvenience to some who cannot stand things on their arms, wrists, or hands.

 

[paul436]

I would wear the wristband. Seems very practical to me.

Funny, when I read the OP, I saw "RFID implanted" until I read further and thought, now that's the next idea. An RFID implant! Now, I would expect that to be a rather heated debate about whether or not I would get one.