I'm pretty sure that the new FastPass system is a step towards magic bands.
The MaxPass is tied to their App. You link your tickets and scan from your phone. You can get fastpasses directly from the app, no need to go to the ride first. 1 cool thing, because you can link all your tickets on 1 phone, you can also scan the passes from 1 phone. I saw 1 mom scan 6 at a time, scan swipe scan, swipe, really fast.
They had some magic band readers in the park near Space Mountain several months ago testing them. I was really hopeful that they would be bringing it to Disneyland. Shortly after that they announced they were going with the new Fastpass system that is linked to your ticket or annual pass. It was a huge disappointment for me that they weren't going with the magic bands.
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