Hi Mary, welcome to planDisney!
Your Walt Disney World Resort vacation countdown is in the single digits, which I fondly refer to as the "Too Excited to Sleep Zone." The
Disney Parks Blog is a great source for reading material during your sleepless nights. I especially recommend the
Disney Eats Foodie Guide to the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts.
It sounds like you may have placed a MagicBand order with a pre-arrival discount thanks to a
Disney Resorts Collection hotel reservation. If that's the case, each Guest in your party selected or declined a MagicBand as part of the ordering process. I'm afraid it's not possible to edit an existing pre-order, though you are certainly welcome to purchase MagicBands for your children after you arrive. In fact, that is the only option when your arrival date is less than six days away.
Disney Pin Traders in Disney Springs is my go-to spot for the largest variety of MagicBands designs. Please note that pre-arrival MagicBands come pre-linked to Guests'
My Disney Experience accounts. MagicBands purchased on shopDisney.com or at retail locations on property must be
linked before use.
MagicBand+ designs must also be paired to your mobile device and fully charged.
For what it's worth, my elementary-age kids have never been good about wearing MagicBands. They like to tap in at touchpoints at theme park entry and Lighting Lane entrances but immediately take them off because they're not used to wearing something on their wrist. When MagicBand+ designs came out, I made my son wear mine around the house for a full day so he could prove he would wear one for an entire park day. My daughter knew she wouldn't wear one that long so I downloaded a
Disney MagicMobile pass for her on my phone. Admission cards are another method of entry option, which can be obtained at any Walt Disney World park ticket window. Current designs feature solid color backgrounds and beloved Disney characters like Mickey Mouse and Tinkerbell.
I hope I understood your question correctly, Mary. If not, please don't hesitate to follow up with me
directly. I'm here for you before, during, and after your vacation.
Choose magic,
Jennifer