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did you decorate your Magic Band? If so, how did you do it?
I read on a board somewhere that someone put Disney stickers on it, then covered those with clear nail polish & added glitter - I would love to decorate ours but only if it's safe for the Magic Band - would love to see pictures if you did decorate them somehow for some inspiration!
Thanks!
(PS if this is in the wrong forum, please feel free to move to another Passporter section)
Well, Magic Bands are an integral part of the Tech forum - they're even in the forum's name - so I'd say you've come to the right place!
I personally don't bling out my Magic Band. Maybe it's a guy thing, but I like the way the things look plain, right out of the box. Sleek. Simple. Durable. And I like the default colors.
But Jennifer Marx has posted two blog entries on ways to Plus your Magic Bands with sliders and add-ons (which are available for purchase at WDW), and how to no-sew a custom fabric cover for your Magic Band.
It's a Dot-thing not to decorate my Magic Band. Truth is, I decided I didn't want to mess with putting anything on it. Like WillCAD, I think they look fine as is.
Plus, we looked at the decorative thingies and covers Disney sells and decided we'd rather spend that much money for other things. You can easily spend $15 on just a couple little character things. You know--Disney prices.
You may, of course, prefer yours with lots of bling.
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81 pages of magic band decorating! It never occurred to me that people would be so elaborate. Now I feel like there is something else I have to do before we go...
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Another vote for purple! I am thinking about getting this Haunted Mansion sticker from Cover Bands to go over a grey MB. It's the closest I've found to purple. Plus, I HM
I would love purple and black to become options for colors!
That said, we don't decorate them in the sense the OP was talking about, but we did purchase a couple packages of the decorations last year. We got a Nightmare Before Christmas set with Jack, Zero and Oogie Boogie, and a Mickey set with Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey, sorcerer's hat and a third one. We split them amongst the kiddos. This year I bought the Stitch set. I just think they are fun.
Last year, they had a slider that was glow in the dark and had 2013 on it that you could get free from your resort front desk.
This year I found out that they have sliders for DVC and annual passholders as well.
I also was told that you can use old bands for new trips, as they are continuously linked to your account until the battery dies. I have not had the chance to try this out myself.
I also was told that you can use old bands for new trips, as they are continuously linked to your account until the battery dies. I have not had the chance to try this out myself.
How long are the batteries good for? I will be traveling to WDW two years apart but family trips are few and far between....
How long are the batteries good for? I will be traveling to WDW two years apart but family trips are few and far between....
They're supposed to be two-year batteries, but of course MagicBands have only been in use for about a year, so there is no real empirical data on that. I personally don't plan to use any of mine longer than a year to eighteen months, just to be on the safe side.
I wish the purple bands were still available. ::::sniffle:::::
When MB's were first out last year, you could get purple. By the time we could customize our bands in early November, purple was no longer offered. Disney needs to rethink that!
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I wish the purple bands were still available. ::::sniffle:::::
When MB's were first out last year, you could get purple. By the time we could customize our bands in early November, purple was no longer offered. Disney needs to rethink that!
Agreed - I'd give my eyeteeth for a purple band!! However...you can always get purple duck tape (or whatever pattern matches your fancy), stretch it out over the band, use an xacto blade to slice away the excess, and VOILA!! Waterproof purple band!
I read a decorating thread on some other, inferior, disney forum site and learned about that trick. I have duck tape with stars on it, and might just do that for our trip this December.
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Truth is, I decided I didn't want to mess with putting anything on it. Like WillCAD, I think they look fine as is. 
It never occurred to me that people would be so elaborate. Now I feel like there is something else I have to do before we go... 
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