JasonP
Active Member
They came in a box? =DI was so keen to get to the magic bands I took no notice of the old packaging
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Sup with these new ugly magic band boxes?
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The Incredibles box was packed inside a cardboard mailing box.
As @EOD K9 stated, it's just a box....
Didn't know people were selling the old boxes on eBay. I recently threw out a dozen of them. I could have made money, maybe enough to pay for my trip to Disney.
Uncle Lupe
Well-Known Member
Just like the vacation planning DVDs. It's cost cutting but at the cost of the experience as a whole. It's the little things that can set a brand apart and keep people coming back.
I would rather get less Disney Movie Club junk mail and keep a quality Magic Band box when I spend $3000 on a family vacation.
I would rather get less Disney Movie Club junk mail and keep a quality Magic Band box when I spend $3000 on a family vacation.
BAChicagoGal
Well-Known Member
The box was nice, but I did not keep any of them, and I had about three, Yes, three vacations with magic bands. Talk about recycling. I live in a building with 6 other people, and I am the only one who recycles. Everyone else is much too lazy to sort out the recycle stuff.
At least you get yours before you go. UK peeps get theirs at check in.
flynnibus
Premium Member
You've completely missed the boat on why they even did this in the first place.
I guess people take for granted now the impact apple and other championed that brought the term "unboxing experience" into the lexicon.
The shioment was to project innovation , tech, personalization, quality, and generate excitement for your trip. Same reason the conpant sends glossy, higher cost cards, etc and not just a simple teletype message. Your materials are part of what you project.
I think disney should have worked more on reducing duplication rather than cutting across the board.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Yup... exactly what it intended to do!
MonorailCoral
Active Member
Oh, the horror! 
Heck, my old boxes weren't even recycled...They were thrown right into the trash with all my other cardboard and garbage which is burned as fuel at the local transfer station to heat water and generate steam, turning turbines attached to generators and sending electricity back into the grid.
On the other hand, had they been "recycled", they would have gone to the recycling plant which draws a large demand on the electrical grid, requiring more fossil fuels to be burned at the power plant to account for the lack of power re-generation at the transfer station.
Throw them away! You are helping the environment.
Heck, my old boxes weren't even recycled...They were thrown right into the trash with all my other cardboard and garbage which is burned as fuel at the local transfer station to heat water and generate steam, turning turbines attached to generators and sending electricity back into the grid.
On the other hand, had they been "recycled", they would have gone to the recycling plant which draws a large demand on the electrical grid, requiring more fossil fuels to be burned at the power plant to account for the lack of power re-generation at the transfer station.
Throw them away! You are helping the environment.
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Cookie Galore
Active Member
I understand the waste factor arguments but I really liked the old boxes. I'm glad I saved some. Like others, we also keep small Disney trinkets in them including pins and Magicbands that still look nice. I was disappointed the first time we received the newer box style. It's not super important but a nice presentation just feels good to me. Interesting that they made the Magicbands themselves bulkier yet made the packaging smaller. Although if I recall correctly the box changed at the end of 2016 and the new band didn't roll out until January 2017.
rocketraccoon
Well-Known Member
Cost + Wastefulness I imagine. The old boxes were fairly huge and thick, and if you didn't have 5 MagicBands or whatever the max per box was it got real obvious, especially when you consider that they came inside of another box as well. The old boxes looked much nicer and felt much more premium of course, but I imagine the new boxes cut down waste considerably.
But also cost.
But also cost.
No Name
Well-Known Member
This is less wasteful. Happy Earth Day.
I did think the old box was fantastic, and gave you the feeling of opening something precious, something important. They put fairly cheap and non-delicate bands on a similar pedestal as expensive, delicate Apple products. That was impressive.
But I'll trade the extra "wow" for more environmentally friendly and less costly packaging.
I did think the old box was fantastic, and gave you the feeling of opening something precious, something important. They put fairly cheap and non-delicate bands on a similar pedestal as expensive, delicate Apple products. That was impressive.
But I'll trade the extra "wow" for more environmentally friendly and less costly packaging.
Lucky
Well-Known Member
I just collected the boxes and threw away the bands.I was so keen to get to the magic bands I took no notice of the old packaging
Animaniac93-98
Well-Known Member
No doubt the savings will be passed on to the consumer...
Nemo14
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ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
How ironic on Earth Day.
Animaniac93-98
Well-Known Member
If Disney really wanted to reduce waste, they'd simply have all guests pick up their Magic Bands upon arrival, or send an email in advance asking if they would like to reuse a band from a previous trip [do they do that?].
