The “Happiest Place on Earth” is also one of the most surveilled — with Disney honchos using the park’s wearable “MagicBands” and smartphone apps to reportedly track guests and collect ...

According to Disney, 85% of visitors booking in-park reservations do so on their phones. From the beginning, Disney World's Fastpass program has been included in the price of admission to its parks.

The MagicBand, a microchip-embedded bracelet that serves as a ticket, credit card, hotel key and FastPass, is a feature of the MyMagic+ program that debuted in 2013 at Disney World.

At retail and dining locations, guests may tap to pay if they've linked their MagicBands to a credit card. FastPass+ and Disney's PhotoPass system will too be accessed via MagicBand.

Two former Disney executives have made waves in the cruise industry with a seafaring medallion that has more features than MagicBands. And Universal Orlando has been taking the Disney FastPass ...

There's magic. Then there's "My Magic+" — the new system at Walt Disney World that consolidates all your vacation information on a MagicBand wristband — with most of the planning done before ...

MagicBands were first introduced in 2013 as part of a multi-billion-dollar technological upgrade program at Walt Disney World, known as MyMagic+.

Worn on the wrist, the "MagicBand" will serve as a guest's room key, theme park ticket, access to FastPass+ selections, PhotoPass card and optional payment account all rolled into one.

Now Disney is checking at attraction entrances if the MagicBands being used for FastPasses are linked to an admission for that day.

But there’s a catch if you want to use it for more than park admission and a FastPass onto the rides. “The ability to use the MagicBand for meal and merchandise purchases is currently available only ...