Hi, Andrew!
Welcome to
planDisney. I’m so glad you stopped by to ask us a question about The Happiest Place on Earth. Will this be your first visit? If so, I hope your family is looking forward to all the magic that awaits you at Walt Disney’s original theme park here on the West Coast!
Linking with your family for a
Disneyland Resort vacation works a bit differently than you may be used to when using the Family & Friends list feature in My Disney Experience for planning trips to the Walt Disney World Resort, and the
Disneyland mobile app must be downloaded separately to link your
theme park tickets and MagicBands.
Once you have downloaded the app and logged in with your MyDisney account, tap the icon that looks like three horizontal lines near the bottom right of the screen to reach the main menu. Tap "My Tickets & Passes" and then the “+” symbol near the top right corner. Tap “Link Tickets & Passes” and you can scan the barcode for each family member’s ticket with your smartphone’s camera or enter the ticket ID numbers manually. Once the tickets are added in your app, you’ll be able to do things like select
Lightning Lane attractions for the group or join a virtual queue once you all enter a theme park. The other members of your family who have a smartphone can link everyone’s tickets to their own Disneyland mobile app using this same process.
Please be aware that
MagicBand+ is the only MagicBand model that can be used at the Disneyland Resort. Older MagicBand types, such as the original MagicBand and MagicBand 2, are not supported and will not function in
Disneyland Park and
Disney California Adventure Park. If you don’t have this version, MagicBand+ can be ordered online at
disneystore.com prior to your vacation, or you can also purchase them in person at various locations throughout the Disneyland Resort, including inside the theme parks, at the Disneyland Resort Hotel gift shops, and at World of Disney in the
Downtown Disney District.
I hope this answers your question, Andrew, and that your Disneyland Resort vacation is perfectly pixie-dusted! You’re welcome to
write back with more questions as you continue planning your visit.
Wishing you magic,
Courtney