Can magic bands be reassigned?

[irene6118]

I have several magic bands from previous trips including one from last year that was never used. My husband doesn't have any. Is it possible to reassign it to him for our upcoming trip? He already has a ticket, just no magic band. Thanks.

 

[erionm]

I have several magic bands from previous trips including one from last year that was never used. My husband doesn't have any. Is it possible to reassign it to him for our upcoming trip? He already has a ticket, just no magic band. Thanks.

MagicBands can't be re-assigned.

 

[subtchr]

No, they cannot.

On rare occasions, guest services, in person, will override the system to do it, but that is typically for a reason like a mistake on Disney's part.

 

[isthisanything]

Are you sure that bands can't be reassigned - if it's for a different trip altogether? I'm 100% positive we borrowed Magic Bands for our first trip from relatives (2017). Maybe the systems have changed in the last 3+ years, but I know we were able to assign the bands the first time we did it. We just added them in the My Disney Experience and had no issues when we arrived.

Again, apologies if the systems have changed since then.

 

[Tom_E_D]

Here's a link to a Disney webpage that says they cannot be transferred: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/faq/bands-cards/transferring-to-friend/

 

[subtchr]

Are you sure that bands can't be reassigned - if it's for a different trip altogether? I'm 100% positive we borrowed Magic Bands for our first trip from relatives (2017). Maybe the systems have changed in the last 3+ years, but I know we were able to assign the bands the first time we did it. We just added them in the My Disney Experience and had no issues when we arrived.

Again, apologies if the systems have changed since then.

Even in 2017, that would have been a glitch if the system allowed you to reassign MagicBands.

Once a MagicBand is linked to an individual, it cannot be linked to anyone else (by a guest). It has always been this way.

If you deactivate a band on your account, and try to assign it to someone else, the system will reject it, saying that band has already been linked to an individual.

It could be you are misremembering the process, or it could have been a glitch, or you might have had Disney IT "help"?

 

[gharter]

Could it be that they had purchased the bands, never used them and so they were never linked to an individual?
Thats the only way I can think of that working. We've had MBs since they were released and you've never been able to reassign one.

 

[kandlsutton]

Can’t speak to whether they can be reassigned, but you can switch out the band and keep the electronic center piece (have to be the same model). DH and I ordered several for split stays (when they were free) and switched them up with different colored solid center pieces so they weren't identical. Just don’t lose the teeny tiny screws.

 

[isthisanything]

Could it be that they had purchased the bands, never used them and so they were never linked to an individual?
Thats the only way I can think of that working. We've had MBs since they were released and you've never been able to reassign one.

Everyone responding is so sure that you can't reassign them that I must be mistaken on the details. Maybe it was that the relatives got extra bands that they hadn't used, or they called to reset them. The only thing I know definitively is that we used bands we got from my wife's sister and family and they worked perfectly well for us when we stayed offsite. So I apologize for any misinformation.

 

[gharter]

Everyone responding is so sure that you can't reassign them that I must be mistaken on the details. Maybe it was that the relatives got extra bands that they hadn't used, or they called to reset them. The only thing I know definitively is that we used bands we got from my wife's sister and family and they worked perfectly well for us when we stayed offsite. So I apologize for any misinformation.

We're not saying you are wrong. I suspect one of the above scenarios occurred.
Here is why everyone thinks it can't be done, from WDW.

Can other people use my MagicBand or card?
A.

No. Your MagicBand or card is unique to you and only you are authorized to access the benefits associated with it—including linked tickets, FastPass+ experiences, touch-to-pay purchases and other entitlements. Once a MagicBand or card is linked to your Disney account, it cannot be transferred to another person.

 

[Shannon G]

So if my mom has a magicband linked to her own mde account, but she is now listed as a guest on a reservation I made & that is linked to my mde account, she can't use that magic band?

 

[sponica]

So if my mom has a magicband linked to her own mde account, but she is now listed as a guest on a reservation I made & that is linked to my mde account, she can't use that magic band?

Is she listed as Mom's Account version or a Managed Guest version of Mom? If she's listed as Mom's Account, you're fine. If she's listed as the Managed Guest version of Mom, you need to link the Managed Guest Version with the Mom's Account version.

 

[subtchr]

So if my mom has a magicband linked to her own mde account, but she is now listed as a guest on a reservation I made & that is linked to my mde account, she can't use that magic band?

She will be able to use that MagicBand if you merge her two profiles (the one she already has and the one you created for the reservation). Unless they are already the same.

 

[Shannon G]

Is she listed as Mom's Account version or a Managed Guest version of Mom? If she's listed as Mom's Account, you're fine. If she's listed as the Managed Guest version of Mom, you need to link the Managed Guest Version with the Mom's Account version.

She will be able to use that MagicBand if you merge her two profiles (the one she already has and the one you created for the reservation). Unless they are already the same.

Thanks! Now how do I do that? She had been listed as a managed guest on my account on prior trips, but her most recent trip was one she planned on her own, and had her own MDE account for. It's the magic band that she used on that trip that I think she'd like to use again. Do I just use the option to share the plans with her, and that will link it to her account?

 

[subtchr]

Thanks! Now how do I do that? She had been listed as a managed guest on my account on prior trips, but her most recent trip was one she planned on her own, and had her own MDE account for. It's the magic band that she used on that trip that I think she'd like to use again. Do I just use the option to share the plans with her, and that will link it to her account?

Honestly, it's best to let Disney IT do it for you. Might take some time on hold, but it's such a glitchy system that I think it's worth it. 407-939-4357

 

[CarolynFH]

Thanks! Now how do I do that? She had been listed as a managed guest on my account on prior trips, but her most recent trip was one she planned on her own, and had her own MDE account for. It's the magic band that she used on that trip that I think she'd like to use again. Do I just use the option to share the plans with her, and that will link it to her account?

I agree - call the MDE IT folks. If there’s only one of her in Disney’s system, she’s fine, but if MDE thinks the one in her account and the one in your account are two different people, there could be trouble!

 

[IslandAdventure4]

Ok, we have bands from a previous trip. Can we re-use the same bands, and just reload our new trip in October? or do we need to get new bands? Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[erionm]

Ok, we have bands from a previous trip. Can we re-use the same bands, and just reload our new trip in October? or do we need to get new bands? Thanks in advance for your help.

As long as the MagicBands are still linked to MDE (only Disney IT can removed them) and flagged as "Active", they will work for any upcoming trip that you link to your MDE account.

 

[dmband]

No, they cannot.

On rare occasions, guest services, in person, will override the system to do it, but that is typically for a reason like a mistake on Disney's part.

So no they can’t be but yes they can

 

[subtchr]

So no they can’t be but yes they can

A guest cannot do it.