> I did notice that they've gotten better and better at automatically assigning ride photos to your account and things of that nature over the last 5 years. I assume it is a shift to the phone tracking because the magic bands definitely didn't have the best resolution for that kind of thing.
Yep, if you use the app on your phone they use BT for that now, and MB as a backup. [0]
> I feel like magic bands will be around in some form for quite a while still.
Oh absolutely, they just came out with "MagicBand+" which has RGB LEDs on it, Haptic feedback (iirc?) and BT for in-park experiences such as a statue talking to you. [1]
Yep, if you use the app on your phone they use BT for that now, and MB as a backup. [0]
> I feel like magic bands will be around in some form for quite a while still.
Oh absolutely, they just came out with "MagicBand+" which has RGB LEDs on it, Haptic feedback (iirc?) and BT for in-park experiences such as a statue talking to you. [1]
[0]: https://blogmickey.com/2021/04/bluetooth-ride-photo-linking-...
[1]: https://youtu.be/psp9EE8MADU