Disney World is going through some major changes, and while we’re excited about some of them, there are others that fans have been pretty ticked off about.
MagicBand+
It was recently revealed that Disney World hotel guests will no longer receive discounted MagicBands ahead of their visits, and the response has been, well, what you might expect it to be when Disney says they’re taking away a discount. Let’s just say Disney fans are pretty furious about this MagicBand change.
Amid sweeping price increases across the parks and hotels, Disney World also revealed that hotel guests would no longer receive discounts on MagicBands ahead of their park visits. This was something that had been in place since Disney stopped providing complimentary MagicBands for hotel guests.
MagicBand
While it was already disappointing that Disney got rid of free MagicBands for hotel guests, getting rid of the discount stings even more. Now, hotel guests will have to pay full price if they want to add a MagicBand+ to their trip.
Disney fans are, understandably, disappointed by this.
Halloween music!
One reply we got when we shared the news was, “Disney has gotten rid of most of the perks of staying on site and the customer service at the ‘resorts’ and parks has taken a nose dive. It is not the same as it was even 7 years ago.” Of course, this is just one person’s opinion, but it speaks to how fans aren’t happy about this change.
That’s so neat!
Another reply said, “Remove all of the perks, detheme the rooms, cut service like mousekeeping to a bare minimum, raise ticket prices. Universal is loving this. Disney will be selling off assets within the next 5 to 10 years.”
Others mentioned that MagicBands are pretty convenient for kids who are too young for phones but still want to have a bit of independence, and it helps parents avoid having to be responsible for scanning everyone’s tickets from their phones.
So many choices!
On the other hand, though, this could be a sign that demand for MagicBands isn’t quite as high as it used to be. Many fans wouldn’t even opt to purchase MagicBands at all if not for the discount in the first place.
After all, everything that a MagicBand can do, the My Disney Experience app can do as well via MagicMobile — and that’s free.
MagicBand+ lights!
Having the hotel discount was an incentive for people to buy MagicBands who likely wouldn’t have done so to begin with. Now, there really is no incentive at all, aside from the novelty and collectible value.
It’s possible that MagicBands just aren’t as popular as they once were. With the introduction of MagicBand+ (and the price increase that came along with it), plus MagicMobile, maybe Disney fans are realizing that this extra cost really isn’t worth it at all.
MagicBand
We’ll be on the lookout for more changes from Disney World you need to know about. In the meantime, make sure you stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog for the latest Disney news and more.
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