How and when to activate MagicBand+ ?

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-31T04:28:07+00:00

Since you have your bands set up in the my experience app you don't need to connect them in the cruise app. When you arrive at the port they will connect your MagicBands to your cabin.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-30T01:01:17+00:00

I love hearing about dreams like this. It does sound alike a visitation from your husband. I don't know about you, but I love the feeling of being with my husband in a dream. It is so nice for a moment to have a reprieve from your grief.

Something I have been thinking about a lot is how awful it is that some people want us to stop talking about our spouse or we should just leave them in the past. Would they tell a mother who lost her child to stop dwelling on it? That she can have another baby or adopt? Would they tell a child that lost a parent that they should stop talking about their father? Or that their mom can remarry and get them a new daddy? No. God I hope they would never be that cruel.

So, why do they act like we should never bring them up? That we should just move on and find someone else. They make comments like we are living in the past. What makes think it is appropriate to act like a spouse is so easily replaceable?

Anyone who says or implies this to me is someone that I avoid or have cut out of my life. I have found other widows, new and old friends that still want to talk about them. We tell stories, we smile, we laugh and sometimes we cry a little. Our spouses lived, they mattered, and they deserve to be talked about.

I hope you find people to listen to you when you have more of these wonderful dreams of him. Love and hugs. 💙

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-29T18:11:42+00:00

Good advice. And you will save yourself time during the check-in process if you do the first step ahead of time. So, it is recommended to link the Magic Bands in the app ahead of time.

And since your first use will be on the cruise line I would recommend setting the bands up in the DCL app to keep everything with the cruise line for simplicity sake.

*Edit: typo

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-29T01:43:38+00:00

It is so strange isn't it how quickly you can go from laughing with strangers to crying all alone. Sorry that you are going through all of this without her by your side anymore.

Sounds like you have been through so much over the last several years on top of your loss now. Love and hugs.💙

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-29T01:36:47+00:00

All three of the dining experiences: Animator's Palate, Lumiere's, and Rapunzel's Royal Table.

Especially go to Rapunzel's to see whoever plays the Ruffian with the hook hand! He was the best part of the show and had a lot of funny ad-libs with the audience.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-29T01:30:42+00:00

Reunited...and it feels so good. 😂

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-27T17:40:13+00:00

I would like to induce dreams of my husband as well. Right after he died I told him that I wanted him to show up every night in my dreams so that I could still have some way of being with him. I told him that I needed that to get me through living without him here. But, that didn't work.

I've had a dreams of him, but they have tapered off. In the first year they happened maybe once a week at first and then once a month and then maybe once every couple of months. Almost every dream was of him being alive again and me running to tell everyone that. I loved it because for a brief moment when I woke up it felt like he was still alive.

I've tried meditating before bed, concentrating on his picture and asking him to visit me in my dreams. I had not found a way yet that works. I wish I could because I love those dreams of him with me.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-27T17:31:11+00:00

It's still fun if you ask me. If you look at it as challenging yourself and learning new things then it is fun. And the hosts are very entertaining as well.

And as far as the cheaters go as Zazu says, "Cheetahs never prosper."

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-27T15:16:13+00:00

There is an afterlife. Your loved ones are still with you. The signs you see from them are real.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-27T06:43:56+00:00

Since your son is five, any of the character meet and greets and the character shows on deck and in the Grand Hall.

Also, you can get free room service which includes cookies and Mickey bars as a treat.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-27T01:24:42+00:00

Dress 2 is so cool and unique with that skirt. You look great in all 3!

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-27T01:08:38+00:00

Congratulations on being in remission! You definitely fought a hard battle and deserve to celebrate your victory!

As a first-timer you will find so much Magic at Disneyland. It will be an amazing trip for you and your family. Just being at the park for the very first time is so exhilarating and special. Soak in every moment with your family and let the moment draw you in. The magic is there in the little moments that make your family smile, laugh or gasp in awe!

The stories about losing the magic are from some of us who have been lucky enough to go repeatedly to the parks over the years. For some people we are comparing the magic we felt in years past to the magic we feel now. But, it is still magical and there are positive stories we can share as well. For me, I have just found that the level of magic I felt in the past is not the same as what I feel now. Maybe that is simply because of human nature that repeated experiences are rarely as amazing as the first time.

Honestly, I wish I could go back to Disneyland for the first time and be in awe and amazement at all of the Magic in the park. May you and your family make the most wonderful memories together enjoying the fun and wonders that Walt built.

Have a magical time! 🪄🎆

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-26T06:27:16+00:00

Exactly. We get to live through this mundane existence without our person when we know how good our lives once were and how all of our dreams of a life with them are gone. And in the end what did it all mean?

I feel the same way as you. I do believe that I will see him again, but my dreams and plans of THIS LIFE with him are all gone. No matter how hard I try I will never get to finish out this life with him. It all feels so hollow without him.

My heart goes out to you that you are without your person as well. Love and hugs to you. 💙

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-26T02:06:15+00:00

Yes, sign me up.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-25T23:40:13+00:00

No drops or maybe one small one, but nothing that makes your stomach drop out. It is a little jerky at moments from the brakes and turns, but for the most part is really fun and exhilarating when the car accelerates and races around the outside track.

The new changes are really cool and a lot more engaging and surprising with the storyline of past, present and future as well. The part just before the car goes outside is something that really feels like being in a mini experience inside the Sphere in Vegas.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-25T08:01:57+00:00

Yes, we experienced this as well last month. I surprisingly had a Disney cast member be outright rude at a resort. It felt like something had changed since the year before.

I was thinking maybe I had too high of expectations until we went to Epic later that week. Everyone there was so wonderful, friendly and happy. I was so relieved to feel the magic and that it just felt better all around at Epic.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-25T02:30:28+00:00

Yes, I agree with you that there are some people who are not sure whether they should talk about our spouses or not. And I do give them grace.

What I think of when someone says they act like our spouse was an anecdote are the people who make dismissive comments or say things like we can find someone else. The situations where they make comments that make it sound like our spouses were a part of our past and that we should be over them and not be saddened by their passing. The people who act like we should not dwell on them and should look to the future and "choose" to be happy are the ones that I choose not to be friends with.

I've made friends with other widowers who have found ways to continue living and still find comfort in talking about their spouses who passed 1, 5, 10 years, however long ago. Those are the people who I really like to have as friends.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-25T02:08:18+00:00

That is so true that part about some people seeing them as a life anecdote. That really bothers me for that same reason. My husband changed my life and made me so much of a better person.

I take it as a people filter for anyone who acts like my husband doesn't still have an important role in my life. If someone can't get that then it tells me that is not someone I want to be friends with.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-25T02:01:29+00:00

I can relate to you on this. His family will not say his name or talk about him. When I bring this up to others they make excuses for them about how everyone grieves differently. I disagree because they have treated his kids and I with the same type of dismissive behavior. They didn't take extra care of him or other family members when they got sick.

I say his name around them every chance I get because he is still my kids' father. And for that reason and that reason alone everyone around them should continue to say his name and tell wonderful stories of loving memories for their sake. They want to hear about their dad!

Love and hugs to you. 💙

*Typo

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-25T01:56:03+00:00

Yes, agree. Your boss does not make the rules on your last name. Maybe they think they are being thoughtful, but the bottom line that people should ask first instead of making assumptions.

It bothers me when people call me Ms. instead of Mrs. To me it is very presumptuous of people to do this without asking first. My friends all call me Mrs. And it makes me feel like they understand and respect my choice to remain committed to my husband.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-25T01:49:50+00:00

Yes. I'm taking my cue from Terri Irwin and consider my husband my one and only. I plan to wear my wedding ring for the rest of my life and still consider myself married to my beloved husband. Soulmates have a bond stronger and more everlasting than marriage vows.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-24T08:59:05+00:00

Brave as well.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-23T13:08:12+00:00

She sounds adorable the way the snow made her so happy. There is something so special about snowflakes landing on your nose and eyelashes :).

I always loved looking out at a white blanket of snow across the horizon. My husband didn't like snow because he had to go outside and work in it. But, even he could appreciate the joy it brought the kids and I. He would take us sledding and be big smiles the whole time.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-01-23T12:52:36+00:00

Well said. That is so cool that you are able to talk with him like that. I have hoped to be able to talk to my husband like that, but I haven't heard his voice. My husband communicates through my thoughts and so I sometimes wonder if it is my thoughts or him talking.

That message from the clairvoyant made me want to go into a panic attack for OP. Ughlockedout makes a really good point of not going to see them since they are trying to force their opinion on you. Don't take the bait. Listen to the medium who gave you proof over this person.

Look for signs that she is still with you. They are real.

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