Hi Lauren,
Thanks for stopping by the Disney Parks Moms Panel with your great question about
MagicBands! So much more than a fashion statement (although they
do make a GREAT one!), MagicBands make traveling super simple. Accessing your theme park tickets,
FastPass+ selections,
PhotoPass photos, and even your Disney Resort hotel room are a breeze with just a flip of your wrist!
While all Disney Resort hotel Guests receive complimentary MagicBands, I'm happy to let you know that yes, if you'd like to purchase a different color or specialty MagicBand either
online or at a number of retail locations all around the Walt Disney World Resort, you may feel free to do so! You'll be able to use any MagicBand during your vacation to unlock your room door, make charges back to your room, and enjoy all of the other wonderful things that MagicBands can do. MagicBands are simply used to access everything that is stored in your My Disney Experience account and don't have any data actually stored on them, so just make sure that once you purchase a new MagicBand, you
link it to your My Disney Experience account so that it can access everything.
Did you know, too, that
MagicBands are reusable? I'd be sure to hold onto them in case you return to the most magical place on earth again in the next couple of years.
Please let us know if you have any other questions as you're planning your trip, Lauren, and have a truly magical vacation!
Missy