MagicBand+ Now Works in Disney World Theater Shows. Recently Disney World Imagineers have updated the theater shows around the Parks to interact with the newer MagicBand+ features such as haptic feedback, and light-up functions. Your MagicBand+ will light up, vibrate, and interact with select nighttime spectaculars, creating a truly connected experience.
MagicBand+ came out during Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary. Our first experience with the band was with the 50 golden statues located around the four Parks. When you waved at the statues while wearing the MagicBand+, the statues would play music or say a phrase. You could also use the Play Disney App and do a scavenger hunt. The band also worked during the nighttime spectaculars.
It was a secret at the time, but the bands would also light up after a ride on Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind when they and the ride first opened. Disney over the past few years has slowly been updating where and when the MagicBands would works. Inside Haunted Mansion, Pirates, Spaceship Earth during the Icon Shows, and many more places. The bands could also be used as a form of payment if you and the family were staying at a Walt Disney World Resort and had a credit card attached.
“Be part of the show as your MagicBand+ interacts with select entertainment, including For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration, Festival of the Lion King, and more!” is how Disney worded the newest update to the MagicBand+ interactions at the Parks. We got over to the Frozen Sing-Along to try it out yesterday and have to say it worked well.
The band comes on at the beginning of the show, and then works periodically when songs are played. The new interaction is not distracting in any way, but there are some standout moments when the band adds to a joke or follows how Elsa moves her hands from left to right. It is really a smart update.
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Your MagicBand+ will light up, vibrate and interact with select nighttime spectaculars, creating a truly connected experience.