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DH just spoke with a CM about some questions we had about My Disney Experience.
Naturally, I said to ask if the GF may be included by November in the Magic Bands test. (Hey, I believe in magic!)
This CM said that certain reservations at resorts not in the beta may be selected, and you'll be notified after you do online check-in if selected. In a way, I could see Disney doing this if they want to know what solo guests or couples think and not just families.
Anybody else heard of this random selection participation?
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I haven't heard anything one way or the other but I am waiting with baited breath for them to announce GF for Nov. I desperately want to try the MB's and want my DParents to try as well, especially since this is probably their last trip . Fingers crossed its released for ALl of GF. I'm thinking if they want it resorts wide by the end of the year I have a shot
DH saw on one of the Disney blogs (He's forgotten just which) that early January is the target date for rollout to all resorts.
And we know how Cali Grill was to have reopened in August but didn't.
So, we're not holding our breath for the GF to have them for our Nov. stay either.
I'm wondering if you could stick your RFID card in a hip pocket and wiggle your tushie near your room's lock since I read you can leave the card in your wallet and it still will unlock your door by waving the wallet.
So, if anybody sees a woman quite old enough to behave better wriggling her bottom near a GF room door, that could well be me! ::::giggling::::
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Someone there more recent than I can double check my memory -- but I think that the readers are too high for tushie waving - Unless you are REALLY REALLY tall.
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Haven't been to WDW since the RFID reader room door locks were installed so haven't a clue how high up the sensor is.
I'm creative and willing to jump and wiggle. Carrying a stepstool just so I can make a spectacle of myself by experimenting to see if card-in-pocket works seems a bit excessive.
So, how high up are they? I might have to practice if jumping to reach the vicinity of the sensor is required.
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I'm wondering if you could stick your RFID card in a hip pocket and wiggle your tushie near your room's lock since I read you can leave the card in your wallet and it still will unlock your door by waving the wallet.
So, if anybody sees a woman quite old enough to behave better wriggling her bottom near a GF room door, that could well be me! ::::giggling::::
You absolutely can. My DH and DBIL made a game of it on our adults (relative term with those two) only trip in January. They did have to jump though, but I can't really remember how high the sensors were.
I'm wondering if you could stick your RFID card in a hip pocket and wiggle your tushie near your room's lock since I read you can leave the card in your wallet and it still will unlock your door by waving the wallet.
So, if anybody sees a woman quite old enough to behave better wriggling her bottom near a GF room door, that could well be me! ::::giggling::::
You absolutely can. My DH and DBIL made a game of it on our adults (relative term with those two) only trip in January. They did have to jump though, but I can't really remember how high the sensors were.
You absolutely can. My DH and DBIL made a game of it on our adults (relative term with those two) only trip in January. They did have to jump though, but I can't really remember how high the sensors were.
Oh, goody! I am sooooo going to try that.
This is what I love about PP--ask a question, even a silly one like mine, and somebody is sure to know the answer and tell you eventually.
Thanks for giving me another opportunity to embarrass my DH to death even though he's well beyond used to my occasionally acting like a four-year-old. Fortunately, I rarely do that anywhere but Disney. hee hee
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It looked like very one at Pop Century had Magic Bands when we were there last week. The RFID mechanism on the door at Pop was very loose and would come off the door very easily... so be careful using a RFID card in your back pocket LOL
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Some pixiedust might just be blowing your way. We did our online check-in for the VGF and I just rechecked our reservation and was able to customize our Magic Bands with name and color. We're staying there at the end of October, so I'm pretty excited. We're still not able to do fastpassd+ because we haven't turned in PAP vouchers, yet.
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You bet!!We're pretty excited about staying in a Grand Villa!
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. Fingers crossed its released for ALl of GF. I'm thinking if they want it resorts wide by the end of the year I have a shot 
Our last WDW trip as a family 
dust might just be blowing your way. We did our online check-in for the VGF and I just rechecked our reservation and was able to customize our Magic Bands with name and color.
We're staying there at the end of October, so I'm pretty excited. 
We're still not able to do fastpassd+ because we haven't turned in PAP vouchers, yet.
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