Disney is releasing the new generation of MagicBands this summer, called MagicBand+. These bands will do everything that existing MagicBands do — like work as your ticket to the parks, your hotel key, and a method of payment — but they’ll also have some NEW interactive features.
We’ve already checked out these MagicBands (when Disney accidentally released some early last week ), but the new features didn’t debut with the bands since that release was premature. Now we’ve got a first look at the MagicBand+ in action!
At a media event today, we got to see some of the new features of MagicBand+. First of all, we took a look at all the designs that Disney will be releasing for these bands!
There are some more basic bands in solid colors with Mickey on the front, or you can get 50th Anniversary bands, Disney Princess bands, a Minnie Mouse band with polka dots, a Star Wars band, and more.
Many different MagicBand+ designs will also be available!
Which one is your favorite? #mediaevent #DisneyWorld pic.twitter.com/wtEiLIAmPP
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We put a band on to check out the new features!
We tried out the 50th Anniversary design, although the bands all have the same features.
Here’s a closer look at the MagicBand+ itself! #mediaevent #DisneyWorld pic.twitter.com/wDuqatrrSe
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We are also getting a look at the new MagicBand+ in action
Will you be buying one when they’re released (for real )? #mediaevent #DisneyWorld pic.twitter.com/hazZu3yOHw
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In addition, Disney said you can use MagicBand+ to interact with the gold character statues around the parks. We’ve been curious about how that works, and now we’ve finally got an answer.
You can walk up to a statue and wave at the character (with the arm that has your MagicBand+ on it), and the characters will talk to you when they sense “your MagicBand’s pixie dust.”
Another interactive feature with MagicBand+ is the ability to wave your ‘pixie dust’ in front of the 50th Anniversary statues and hear a sound or message from that character! #mediaevent #DisneyWorld pic.twitter.com/u7NTb7fQVl
— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) May 4, 2022
Here is an example of how you can spread your ‘pixie dust’ with the MagicBand+ and receive a message from the big Mouse himself!
Each character has various sounds or messages so you won’t always hear the same one.#mediaevent #DisneyWorld pic.twitter.com/xCVJLFueNx
— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) May 4, 2022
With the Play Disney Parks App on your phone, you can also collect interactions with the characters by going to find them all in each park! (If you need some help with that, we’ve got the complete guide to finding all the 50th Anniversary gold character statues right here.)
By collecting characters, you can unlock Augmented Reality portals to see different characters’ lands on your phone!
The interactive character statue feature of MagicBand+ also has a quest element as you can collect the statues you have visited in the Play Disney Parks app and earn special achievements and AR portals!#mediaevent #DisneyWorld pic.twitter.com/zstULHEeK7
— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) May 4, 2022
We’ve already taken a look at how this will work, but today we got even more details.
With MagicBand+ there will be fun games included like this Bounty Hunter Assignment activity!
You will be on the hunt for a specific bounty that your MagicBand+ will help you locate and then you will earn Galactic Credits! #mediaevent #DisneyWorld pic.twitter.com/2M0gD7b5r3
— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) May 4, 2022
We asked if you can collect all the possible bounties in a single day, and Disney told us that you would have to be very committed in order to achieve that. So it sounds like it can be done in one day, but practically, it’s more of a multi-visit experience.
Once you have located your bounty with the help of your MagicBand+ you will earn Galactic Credits based on how easy or hard your particular bounty was to find! There will be multiple bounties to hunt for #mediaevent #DisneyWorld pic.twitter.com/hQRs7MC0kA
— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) May 4, 2022
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