Magic Bands life span

Donz1979 · 17 Jan 20, 07:21 AM

We were in disney October 19 and purchased magic bands, we have booked again for October 21 and was wondering if the bands will still work or will we have to buy more?

themeparksandy · 17 Jan 20, 07:27 AM

They last roughly for 2 years so u may have to buy more when you go.

chmurf · 17 Jan 20, 07:31 AM

the battery in the bands will last roughly 2 years

battery is only used for long range operations (automatically collect pictures on ride, locating you inside restaurants)

but they will still be good for every close range operation
so they'll still be good for park entry, FP+ validation, payment (if onsite)

and if you're onsite, you'll get new ones for free

Donz1979 · 17 Jan 20, 07:57 AM

No we are offsite thats why i was hoping to save a few pennies! Looks like new ones it is!

toonarmani · 17 Jan 20, 08:12 AM

As I understand it there are 2 aspects to the band. The tapping in/out of rides or scanning for photos etc is similar to tapping contactless cards (easiest way to describe it) the battery is for the RFID chip for location tagging/ride photos and videos, with the latter having a limited life.

gismo1554 · 17 Jan 20, 08:42 AM

Also our bands battery actually lasted around 3-4 years before it started playing up on ride photos. We then just remembered to take a photo of us coming off the ride so we had a time and what we were wearing and they managed to find us. I'd definitely save the money and just use the ones you have

lizzie145 · 17 Jan 20, 08:44 AM

i would wait and see if they are working when you are there and then decide

17 Jan 20, 07:31 AM	#3
	17 Jan 20, 07:31 AM chmurf Imagineer
chmurf Imagineer Join Date: Dec 12	the battery in the bands will last roughly 2 years battery is only used for long range operations (automatically collect pictures on ride, locating you inside restaurants) but they will still be good for every close range operation so they'll still be good for park entry, FP+ validation, payment (if onsite) and if you're onsite, you'll get new ones for free

17 Jan 20, 08:12 AM	#5
	17 Jan 20, 08:12 AM toonarmani Imagineer
toonarmani Imagineer Join Date: Mar 12 theDIBB Guidebook Guidebook Photos: 137	As I understand it there are 2 aspects to the band. The tapping in/out of rides or scanning for photos etc is similar to tapping contactless cards (easiest way to describe it) the battery is for the RFID chip for location tagging/ride photos and videos, with the latter having a limited life.