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- Guests will continue to engage in MyMagic+ testing in the same way that all other resort Guests do.
- Upon check in, Guests will receive their MagicBands if they did not receive them at home after customizing them in advance using My Disney Experience.
- Front Desk Cast Members can provide an RF-enabled Key to the World card if a Guest requests it instead of a MagicBand. The RF-enabled Key to the World card functions the same way a MagicBand does at touch points. Guests with RF-enabled Key to the World cards will touch to enter their resort room and theme parks and water parks (with valid theme park admission), touch to pay (optional) and touch to redeem FastPass+ selections
Reactive Guest FAQs:
Why am I only getting a MagicBand and not a Key to the World card?
As part of our test-and-adjust process with MyMagic+, we are conducting a test where Guests staying at Disney’s Pop Century Resort will be issued only a MagicBand for use throughout their stay.
If I am issued a Key to the World card can I still get FASTPASS tickets when I’m in the park in addition to the FastPass+ selections I make on My Disney Experience?
No. Because the mag stripes are not active on Key to the World cards issued to Guests participating in this test., they will not work in FASTPASS machines. By staying at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel, you have the benefit of reserving
access to some of your favorite attractions ahead of time with Disney FastPass+ service.
Can I make FastPass+ selections for more than one park on the same day?
You can make FastPass+ selections for only one park per day for each day of valid theme park admission.
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Rarah
Monday 25th of November 2013
Hi Kenny! Thanks for all the great info! You said that if I have a paper ticket I can still use FP, got that. Just wanting clarification. I bought ours from AAA and have the paper (card) tickets. We have RO at POR for two nights - tickets are for 8 days (staying off site remainder of trip). So I have made FP+ selections already for all 8 days and tickets are linked to my band. Can I also pull FP using the paper (card) ticket too? When I enter the park, do I need to use the paper ticket or band? I always thought you had to have your ticket "activated" at the gate before the FP machines will give you one.
kennythepirate
Monday 25th of November 2013
Your ticket and band and hotel access are linked together on My Disney Experience. You should be able tap Magic band to enter and still use the physical ticket for Fastpass.
CS
Sunday 24th of November 2013
As a POP guest in Dec, I'm definitely bummed out at the inequity between all other WDW resorts and ours. If only they had disclosed it ahead of time...no one told me and there was no notice on the site, like there is with All Star Sport's food court refab or other changes.
kennythepirate
Sunday 24th of November 2013
Unfortunately, they rely on third parties like me to notify people by finding the information. The Pop thing had very little advance notice. I expect other resorts to receive the same treatment soon.
Bruce M.
Saturday 23rd of November 2013
yeah couldn't see Disney go backwards at this point. Sucks for people at POP but they do need to continue to move forward with it
kennythepirate
Saturday 23rd of November 2013
Should just switch them all at once.
Anneandpatrick
Thursday 21st of November 2013
Was just told today by pop century's back end management team that the magic band only test at pop was a one week thing, and due to the fact that it did not succeed, it will end tomorrow and pop guests will once again be given kttw cards that scan in fp machines. This is for to the overwhelming response that those staying there feel they could have done better staying off site. The feedback overwhelmingly was "take paper fp away from offsite guests before you take it from onsite guests." I am supposed to call back tomorrow to confirm, but this is the information they have been given. Had it succeeded they had planned to roll it out to all resorts.
kennythepirate
Saturday 23rd of November 2013
According to threads on the Disboards.com it appears that the rollout continues as planned today at Pop Century with no apparent changes as of 11/22/2013. Still no swipe KTTW.
kennythepirate
Thursday 21st of November 2013
If the information proves true, it's nice to see that Disney can change based on feedback. It wasn't intended to be a one week test. It was designed as the stage one rollout with other resorts to follow after Thanksgiving. I would have been furious to know that offsite guests and other resorts were treated better than I was treated. How is one supposed to feel when they book 6 months out and then find out when they arrive they are on the short end of the stick. Eventually the plan is to remove all the paper machines, but even that may be struck with a great deal of vitriol. They had hundreds of guests requesting transfers to other on site hotels and even had to offer upgrades to get people back in good graces. It's just my opinion, but I think the paper machines should stay, perhaps remove a few? And then offer FP+ as a bonus to onsite guests and annual passholders. It builds good will and offers a true + to the stay instead of being limited on FP usage.
Bruce M.
Sunday 17th of November 2013
Has anyone heard of any rumors of when other resorts will follow this test?? (Will be at POP weekend after Thanksgiving, thinking of changing resorts and wanting to see if I would just be wasting my time.)
kennythepirate
Sunday 17th of November 2013
No word yet Bruce.