BREAKING NEWS: Get a First Look at MagicBand+ Out NOW
Today is the day Disney friends! After months of anticipation, the next version of Disney World’s MagicBands, MagicBand+ have officially arrived at the theme parks and are now in stock, but not for long.
We popped over to World of Disney at Disney Springs this afternoon to pick up ours and things were absolute bedlam.
Here’s a first look at the black and red versions. We’re told that the blue ones are being restocked soon.
So what’s all the MagicBand+ buzz about?
Trust us when we say that these new bands are even more awesome than the originals!
As you enter the theme parks MagicBand+ will come to life with a variety of awesome features including color-changing lights, haptic vibrations and gesture recognition.
It will even revolutionize the way you experience your favorite Disney moments.
For example, during your visit to Black Spire Outpost at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, you’ll be able to search for virtual bounties.
Another cool feature is that guests will now be able to Interact with Disney World’s 50th Anniversary Fab 50 characters found at each of the theme parks.
And how cool is this!> – You’ll be able to experience Disney World’s famous nighttime spectaculars like never before. Your MagicBand+ will actually light up and complement the magic in the skies! This function will be available at EPCOT’s Harmonious and Disney Enchantment at Magic Kingdom.
Best of all, the price of the NEW MagicBand+ is much more reasonable than we expected.
Each of the bands retails for $29.99.
That means the newest MagicBand versions are similar in cost to some of the limited edition originals.
During our visit there were three versions of the new MagicBand+.
To start, they only come in solid colors, no graphics or characters just yet.
As you can see from these images, the three colors available are black, red and blue.
Guests should note that all MagicBand+ sales are final. There are no refunds or returns on this item.
The blue bands seemed to be the most popular during our World of Disney visit.
We thought we had missed out on picking up a blue one.
However, we did manage to get one after a small restock of the bands.
The packaging on the bands is pretty sleek and features a metallic logo on the front.
As you can see the face of the band is now large and square. Gone on are the smaller round pucks of the previous versions.
Below is a look at how busy World of Disney was this morning as guests rushed in to get the bands!
If you’re hoping to pick up on of the new MagicBands then be on the lookout. However, if this morning at World of Disney is anything to go by, they are going to sell out fast!
By the time we checked out, the display of the new bands was completely empty!
The packaging says that the new bands are compatible with Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant. We can’t wait to try out how this works!
Readers are encouraged to keep following along with MickeyBlog where we’re looking forward to putting these new bands into action to see what they can do!
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