Hello, Louise and welcome to
planDisney!
Louise, thank you kindly for reaching out to me here at planDisney with your excellent question about MagicBands, I really appreciate it! I love that you will be visiting
The Most Magical Place on Earth at the beginning of the new year, what a positive way to set the tone of your entire year, plus you'll still be in time to enjoy the
EARidescence of the 50th Anniversary Celebration!
It sounds as if you are pre-purchasing your MagicBands as part of a
Walt Disney World Resort Vacation Package, or you may be attempting to order your
MagicBands via shopDisney. Louise, I apologize for the inconvenience and great disappointment, but, at this time, MagicBands are not shipped to International destinations, and Canada is in that category. As a fellow Guest myself, I am not privy to the reason why, but I completely understand how you may feel - perhaps one day in the near future MagicBands will be shipped to us Canadian Guests, fingers crossed!
Louise, if you are pre-purchasing your MagicBands as part of your Walt Disney World Resort Vacation Package you will be able to customize them via your Disney account by accessing
My MagicBands and Cards beneath the
My Disney Experience planning tab on the top right of the main page. Once customized, you can periodically check the MagicBand order status via your Disney account online, but at this time, they will be presented to you upon your arrival at the Front Desk of your
Disney Resorts Collection Hotel. Many of my Disney friends order their MagicBands from shopDisney and then have them shipped to their Orlando area hotels, but I don't know how comfortable I am with that, nor would I recommend that. I would recommend purchasing your MagicBand at any participating merchandise location at Walt Disney World Resort and if you wish, a Cast Member can assist you with
linking your MagicBand(s) to your Disney account right away.
While on the topic of MagicBands, you can now
bring all the Disney magic to life with the new MagicBand+ which offers all the standard MagicBand features plus many interactive experiences - I'm really looking forward to using mine during my upcoming visit!
Tip:Did you know that you can access your valid Walt Disney World Resort theme park admission from your digital wallet on your mobile device with
Disney MagicMobile Service? I love using my mobile device or even my Apple Watch to gain entry into the theme parks!
Louise, I thank you for directing your question to me and I look forward to offering more first-hand tips to help make your visit to
Walt Disney World Resort the
very best it can be!
You've Got a Friend in Me!Jacqueline