Good Morning, World Travelers. Today is the highly anticipated launch of MagicBand+. We’re rope dropping EPCOT to shop the selection, and then try it out. Let’s get going!

Pin Traders is the only location at EPCOT that you can buy a MagicBand+, currently. Of course, we were one of the first guests in the door. We already found most designs over at Magic Kingdom, but here we discovered a Disney snacks and Mickey Mouse design.

Two more solid color designs, teal and lilac, are available in EPCOT.

MagicBand+ have two new price points. Sage is $34.99 and the price for all solid color bands. Slate is $44.99 and the price for all MagicBand+ with designs.

Since we were one of the first guests in, we didn’t have to wait in a line. When we came out of Pin Traders, we saw this long line to get into the store. Cast members told us it was about an hour wait.

Time to snap a pretty photo, link, charge, update, and then go try out our new toy.

We thought more people would be aggressively waving at the Fab 50 Statues and playing the Fab 50 Quest, but only a few were.

While some guests were having a hard time connecting and pairing bluetooth to their MagicBand+, we fell on the lucky side and did not have any problems.

A quick stop at The Odyssey for A/C and a snack. It was a pleasant surprise when we “pushed” open the trash can and it talked back to us. We’re ecstatic that the beloved, talking trash can is back!

We took a trip to Xandar, and after getting off our MagicBand+ began to vibrate and light up. Only problem, we don’t know why. Maybe something coming in the future or our ride photos syncing to our account?

A new Disney Pride mug, a Chip n’ Dale mini water bottle, and new gummies can be found at Creations Shop.

Bonjour! You can still shop Disneyland Paris 30th Anniversary sPARKling collection at Les Halles in the France Pavilion.

It’s time for the summer thunderstorms. Let’s park hop to Disney’s Hollywood Studios and do a little shopping while we wait out the rain.

Toy Story Land has a new gift shop and now, some new apparel. We found two new adult shirts, and a youth sweatshirt, t-shirts, and a tank top.

The 15th Anniversary Vault Collection merchandise is starting to roll into the shops around Walt Disney World Resort. We found this crop top at Celebrity 5 & 10.

It’s time for The Hollywood Tower Hotel to light up as a Beacon of Magic, and our new MagicBand+ should light with it.

It did! Our band flickered with The Hollywood Tower Hotel in colors of pink, purple, and yellow.

MagicBand+ also syncs to “Harmonious.” You can watch the full show here. Yes, we did hold our arms up for over 20 minutes.

We hope you enjoyed following along on our journey. See ya real soon!

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