Fairybuzz
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Actually its kinda hilarious to read it all in a shouting voice
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What to do with old/used/expired Magic Bands?
- Thread starter jturner7
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Actually its kinda hilarious to read it all in a shouting voice
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
Fairly certain some of the earlier documents/info posted did provide the replacement cost. Think for resort guests first one was free, and the second was $50, I think the APs just went straight to $50.
JerseyDad
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...wow ...a replacement cost? Really? ...heck ...I was just joking in my first post!! Am I really shocked though? .....nope.
(fyi ...I read ZERO of any literature, rules, regulations, warnings etc ...etc ...etc ...related to the MB's ....that's my wife's job ...I just drive the car to / from Fla )
flynnibus
Premium Member
Hrmm.. well uhh... every company operating at a profit 'isnt paying a dime' for anything by your logic. The customer is paying for it all.. and more.. hence the operating at a profit vs a loss.
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
There is a cost associated with it, and that cost is greater than a few cents (cost for a new KTTW). They can see a guest losing one, but I bet they are concerned with people trying to get all the different colors. If you are staying in the resort, it's a sunk cost just like DME. But if you are an AP they have no way to recoup the cost, so they charge you for it.
luv
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I threw mine away. If I stay in their hotels again, they can give me another one. 
Could you refrain from posting in Caps Lock? It's much more difficult to read.
SMS55
Well-Known Member
Thanks for answering. I was going to ask and I forgot. I am a pass holder. We just got back like an hour ago but we are going back at least once maybe twice before my seasonal expires.
Rob562
Well-Known Member
You'll be able to reuse the Bands with your Seasonal Pass, even if you aren't staying at a Disney resort on your future trips. (You should still have access to FP+ online)
-Rob
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
More than likely they trash em. They can't reuse them since your name was etched on it. I thought someone took one apart earlier, and the RFID stuff is basically just sitting in the plastic. No moving parts, so no need to enclose/separate it. The rubber/plastic is injected around the guts, making it a pain to separate try to recycle.
got2lovedisney
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
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This is correct. We upgraded to Seasonals at the end of our October trip and just made a trip last weekend (off-site
) and used our October MB for our admission and FastPasses. I have a trip booked in May, which I know I'm going to change as soon as codes are released, and don't want more Magic Bands sent to me.
I think I'll just ignore the "customize" part of My Disney Experience and hopefully they wont ship them.
As a stock holder, I hope they fix the multiple band bug quick because even if you think it's "built into my package", there is a cost associated with these, even if it's just the shipping. People are throwing away my money!
RonAnnArbor
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Currently, just deactivate your old ones and throw them out -- or keep the one you want, or the color you like. All that is on them is a serial number. Use the one you want on your next trip and deactivate the others. My Disney Experience has a link to tickets and wristbands where you deactivate any old ones.
For the record, I've had 4 separate bands since testing began earlier this year -- the information about my annual pass and tickets automatically carries over to the newest band they mail you -- since all it has on it is a serial number which is associated with you, they can put any information onto your number that you want and just transfer that number to your new band.
As stated by Rob above, there is NO INFORMATION on your magic band -- the only thing there is your serial number linked to the Disney computer system.
For the record, I've had 4 separate bands since testing began earlier this year -- the information about my annual pass and tickets automatically carries over to the newest band they mail you -- since all it has on it is a serial number which is associated with you, they can put any information onto your number that you want and just transfer that number to your new band.
As stated by Rob above, there is NO INFORMATION on your magic band -- the only thing there is your serial number linked to the Disney computer system.
RonAnnArbor
Well-Known Member
If you ignore the customize command, they send you new bands anyway, they are just grey.
Disney Daddy
Active Member
Isn't that the way businesses make money???? It doesn't make sense for any company to take on the added cost of things like MagicBands when the cost can easily be passed on to the customer. This isn't a Disney thing...this is a corporate America thing. Calm down....I'm not attacking beloved Disney.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Your statement of "I am willing to bet the cost of those MagicBands is neatly tucked away in our package price" is kind of redundant. Of course it's tucked into the price the customers pay... that's where the company's revenue comes from (what customers pay) and how how companies pay for things. I tihnk what you are trying to get at is about new price increases to cover new costs vs the company taking a hit on margin to pay for new things. But ALL their costs are 'tucked away' in what they charge us.. unless they are running at a loss
jlsHouston
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The manager at the BWI told me that the bands were reusable, in fact I had two sets during out stay over Thanksgiving, first set from WL stay and second set from the days at BWV. So I had a pink and an orange one and I alternated wearing them into the parks depending on what I wore that day and they always worked for park entry and for FP+.....I saved all of ours...next time I am ordering yellow for me....or maybe red...