Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2014/10/28/on-ride-photos-automatically-load-on-magic-bands-starting-today/" target="_blank"><b>10/28/14: On-Ride Photos Automatically Load On Magic Bands Starting Today</b></a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros This is the type of integration where Magic Bands really start to look like a great idea. As much as I find faults with the whole system, things like this are really cool
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Disney is way ahead of the curve on wearable tech. People can kvetch and moan all they want, but this is the future. As a matter of fact, I'm in talks right now with a startup that has developed wearable tech in the form or wristbands, lanyards, and badges for attendees to wear at meetings and conferences. I've agreed to do a trial run at an event this week.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Me too. I'm actually a bit surprised that they didn't launch at DL first since its a smaller resort and would require less investment to set up. WDW's demographics probably make more sense for creating a movement though. DLR folks can be very persnickety. I've never seen it myself, but I've heard stories. Haha.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think they chose to do WDW first not because of persnickety guests, but because Disney controls so much more of their vacation. WDW guests are used to planning things months in advance, and they're completely isolated within WDW from the moment they leave the airport until they return at the end of their trip. Even for the handful of DLR guests who stay at Disney hotels, it's very easy for them to walk across the street and be on somebody else's property From the beginning, this was seen as a holistic vacation planning tool. Since relatively few DLR guests put a lot of Disney-related planning into their trips, the demographics just don't make much sense for it. Additionally, I believe that Disney makes a higher average profit per guest in WDW (largely because so many stay on property) so it's easier to make back the investment. At DLR, relatively few people would get all the perks of it, and they would have a much harder time making up the associated costs
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "Since relatively few DLR guests put a lot of Disney-related planning into their trips, the demographics just don't make much sense for it." I think I make up for the tens of thousands of people who don't put a lot of Disney related planning into their trips. I quite literally am constantly planning a trip to Disney whether it's one month or 3 years away. I know lots of people here can relate. We should see if we can have it classified as an actual disorder, maybe we could get insurance to cover some of the travel costs. lol
Originally Posted By tashajilek After my last trip I took a closer look at just how many people were AP holders and it seemed like almost everyone going through the gates were. Dl still has too many Apers for me to think MM+ will ever show up at Disneyland. Also, the DLR being a fairly small resort requires almost no planning for your trip when compared to WDW. I cant think of a time I wasnt able to get reservations for a restaurant with little notice.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "WDW guests are used to planning things months in advance, and they're completely isolated within WDW from the moment they leave the airport until they return at the end of their trip. Even for the handful of DLR guests who stay at Disney hotels, it's very easy for them to walk across the street and be on somebody else's property" That's what I meant by "WDW's demographics probably make more sense for creating a movement". "Dl still has too many Apers for me to think MM+ will ever show up at Disneyland." It will. Maybe adjusted and tweaked for the different demographic, but it will.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Although, if they only make it accessible to DLR hotel guests, I'll cry my eyes out. I don't know if I'll ever be able to justify the cost of staying onsite, even if we can afford it, again.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 Weird...when we were at WDW in August all of our on-ride photos automatically loaded to our Magic Bands, and a Tower of Terror video did too. I wonder if it was just testing then or if it was because we bought the Memory Maker. It was a really nice feature. By the time we got back to our hotel room in the evening our ride photos were available online.
Originally Posted By Boardwalkbum >> I wonder if it was just testing then or if it was because we bought the Memory Maker.<< Gotta be Memory Maker. just back from my 11/2-8 stay and only the MK photo/video were on our AP bands. No memory maker for us.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb It's Memory Maker. Last June my kid and I were there 3 days on our own, then the cousins arrived. They purchased Memory Maker and since our trip was linked even ride photos taken before they arrived were uploaded, but only from the day they got on property, none from the previous 3 days.
