Hiya Melissa!
Welcome to planDisney! My favorite Walt Disney World accessory after my
Minnie Ear is my MagicBand. I love using it to open my Walt Disney World Resort room door, tap into the Parks and make all my souvenir purchases! I am currently in the process of purchasing a MagicBand+ now for my upcoming trip and I was able to learn a few things that can help you.
When you pre-order a MagicBand or
MagicBand+ before you've arrived at a Walt Disney World Resort then it will come already activated. You should have had the chance during the purchasing process to select a MagicBand or MagicBand+ and assign it to a person. There is no ticket connected to it until you decide to reassign a ticket to your friend. I would recommend strongly that if they are 18 and older they make their own
My Disney Experience Account. This way they can set up purchases on their preferred credit card and can participate in the planning. Also, if they purchased a MagicBand+ it will help with easily linking their band to their account for the full features. They should download the
My Disney Experience Mobile App for the maximum benefit if they are getting a MagicBand+.
I almost forgot to mention to make sure that your friend is linked to you on the Family & Friends list. Make sure that you both have set it up so that
plans are shared. If your friend does not want to make their account for whatever reason then you can just scroll down on the
Family & Friends List in your My Disney Experience account and click "+ Add a Guest." I have done this with my mother-in-law who does not have a phone nor does she read English. I managed her account and she had her own MagicBand which let her do everything ours could do.
If you have any problems with linking the MagicBands please reach out to the lovely Cast Members at
"My Disney Experience, MagicBand, and MagicBand+."I hope this helps! Please
let me know if you have any more questions.
Happy Planning!
-Nimmy