Over the past few years, Walt Disney World have been working on one of the most expensive and innovative changes ever implemented at a Walt Disney Theme Park; MyMagic+.
MyMagic+ unlocks new Disney magic and gives you unprecedented control over your Walt Disney World Holiday. This new system makes it even easer to plan and enjoy your holiday. This is a huge change, made up of a couple of new or improved elements; and this can therefore make understanding this system a little complicated, particularly the first time you encounter it.
Follow our breakdown of the elements of MyMagic+, and you should becoming a pro at using this system in no time!
My Disney Experience
Website & App
Once you’ve booked your holiday, create a My Disney Experience Account online, and also set this up on the My Disney Experience App. You can then link your holiday booking to your account. Once set up, you can plan an manage all your holiday plans – the app in particular is handy for doing this on-the-go when you’re on holiday.
Even if you are staying outside Walt Disney World, ticket packages can be added to your account to allow you to access FastPass+ features
Restaurants
Book your restaurants through My Disney Experience from 180 days in advance of your holiday and they’ll all be linked to your account. The reservations will show in your itinerary and you’ll receive email reminders about any bookings
FastPass+
Book your FastPass+ selections through the website and once you’re in the parks, you can update and amend FastPass+ selections on the go, giving you extra flexibility if needed.
Schedules
You can use My Disney Experience to access Park Hours, Extra Magic Hours, Show Times, Character greeting spots and (most importantly!) Attraction Queue Times.
FastPass+
Updated System
An upgrade to the original FastPass system, FastPass+ allows you to reserve up to 3 selected attractions in any one park in advance. This makes it easier to plan and organise your holiday whilst missing out on big queues for the most popular attractions
Book in Advance
Walt Disney World Resort Guests can begin reserving FastPass+ selections up to 60 days in advance using My Disney Experience.
Non-Disney Guests with a valid ticket package can reserve their FastPass+ selections up to 30 days in advance
Make Extra Selections
Once you have used your 3 selections for that day, Walt Disney World Resort Guests can book a 4th selection at a Fastpass+ Kiosk, which can be at a different park from your original 3 selections (provided you have a ticket which allows park-hopping and you use the Fastpass+ kiosk in the park where your desired experience is). Once you have used a 4th selection, you can return to the kiosk for a 5th, and so on.
MagicBands/Cards
Connect to the Magic
Use your MagicBand as an all-in-one device to access all reservations and selections you have made. Your MagicBand is your park ticket, and also holds all Dining and FastPass+ reservations, as well as being used to collect all PhotoPass photos for Memory Maker
Walt Disney World Resort Guests
Walt Disney World Resort Guests have the added benefit of using their MagicBand to access their room, their Dining Plan entitlements (if applicable) and can use them to pay for food and merchandise throughout Walt Disney World (a relevant card must be linked to the account).
Resort Guests will receive a complimentary MagicBand which they can customise through My Disney Experience
Non-Resort Guests
Guests not staying in a Walt Disney world Resort Hotel but with a valid Theme Park admission Ticket will be given a card to use instead of a MagicBand. However, once in Walt Disney World, a MagicBand can be purchased and any relevant ticket packages and FastPass+ selections can be loaded onto it
Memory Maker
Use Disney Photopass
Walt Disney World offers a PhotoPass service, where photographers are at select locations around the Resort to take pictures of your travel party all together. Memory Maker allows you unlimited digital downloads of every single picture taken by a PhotoPass photographer, without having to purchase them indivdually.
Dining and Attraction Photos
Memory Maker also allows you access to selected photos taken at certain Dining Experiences. Select Attraction Photos are also included in your package (the snapshots taken during a ride)
MagicBand Extras
Guests with a MagicBand can also redeem Animated Magic Shots and videos of certain attractions.
Free Memory Maker
Memory Maker is currently being offer FREE with a 2016 Adult Disney Ticket. Read more here
Set up your My Disney Experience Account as soon as you have booked your Walt Disney World stay, or have purchased your Park Tickets. Setting up and managing your My Disney Experience Account online is very straightforward and broken down into some easy-to-follow steps. Once you have this up and running, you have all the holiday planning tools you’ll need to really get the most out of your Walt Disney World Holiday.
You can set up your account at the My Disney Experience website by clicking here or by downloading the app.
Once you have set up your My Disney Experience Account, you can use this for all future Walt Disney World Holidays
