Lirael
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To be fair, most places where you'd be having money transactions at wdw aren't outdoors, so with a power outage it might get too dark to see what and where you are paying anyway
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Well in that case you more than likely aren't going to be paying cash either because the registers will go down with it.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Oh I get that...I do occasionally see a sandwich shop that offers a small discount for paying NOT using credit...
But nothing Is stopping them from not paying taxes either.
Monorail_Red_77
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When we stay overnight or just for the day we use our debit/credit card. If we are on a budget and only want to spend a certain amount of money. We usually just buy a Disney gift card(s) at our local big box or grocery store. In the recent past we have been known to bring a certain amount of cash and hit the first gift shop we find and buy a gift card. that way we stick to budget but don't have to worry with dealing with change.
So for me not a big deal if this goes property-wide. Will be interesting to see how this unfolds, property-wide or If it goes away quietly.
So for me not a big deal if this goes property-wide. Will be interesting to see how this unfolds, property-wide or If it goes away quietly.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
It's actually more likely the White House loses power on May Day than wdw does in a Cat 5 hurricane...
Fear not, young one.
KBLovedDisney
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tissandtully
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Unfortunately cash is a major issue when it comes to theft, I know a few people when I was working at Universal who were apparently constantly skimming from the food cart registers. I didn't learn this till after I left.
tissandtully
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Apple Pay and Android Pay is working just fine though. It is weird they don't enable the chip readers when they have these other methods active.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Chip readers are essentially useless...all they do is determine who has the liability during a breach/loss.
The stores were ordered to get them by visa or lose their credit shield...after the Home Depot and target breaches.
tissandtully
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Not exactly, they still utilize tokenization when handling transactions, so the actual card number is not transmitted through the system, so it's still very good to use them. This is why card companies have required it be used for transactions or else the vendor is responsible.
wendysue
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Well, my dad would be out of luck. He has no form of credit card or debit card. Cash is king with him. Stupid, I know. Good news is he is way too cheap to go to WDW. LOL Spent my whole youth trying to get him to take us.I am sure he is not the only one who chooses to use cash.
It's not stupid. Just wait until the grid goes down, you won't be able to use any cards, but I bet there will still be places that will accept cash.
Your Dad will know where those places are.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Right...I get the tech. But it was beaten before it rolled out if I understand correctly? It's usually about "warm and fuzzies"
And the businesses hate it. Isn't visa going to "no signature" in March? They always want to save the milliseconds
tissandtully
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WDW launching Iger-Coin cryptocurrency. You heard it here first!
Cmdr_Crimson
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Ah-Ha! We can say it....SIMPSONS DID IT!!!
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
...soon to be a licensed trademark of the Walt Disney Company
For those thinking cash is outdated, the Federal Reserve does studies of these types of things and found the following in 2016:
Plus, no one can track your cash transactions (Don't think the government isn't watching everyone, even you, John Nobody-Special).
I don't begrudge anyone who wishes to use plastic for everything. As I said previously, I've had enough problems with cards already to last a lifetime, and I hopefully still have another 40-45 years to go. As such, I'm much more wary of using cards for more than what is absolutely necessary, so you can pry my cash out of my cold, dead hands.
- Most consumer payments are for small value transactions, and cash predominates these small value payments. Approximately 60 percent of in-person payments under $10 were made in cash, compared to 20 percent of in-person transactions for $25 or more.
- Cash is held and used by a large majority of consumers, regardless of age and income; however, how it is used varies across demographic groups.
- Consumers’ opportunities to use cash are limited to in-person transactions for the most part. In 2016, only 75 percent of all payments were conducted in person.
Plus, no one can track your cash transactions (Don't think the government isn't watching everyone, even you, John Nobody-Special).
I don't begrudge anyone who wishes to use plastic for everything. As I said previously, I've had enough problems with cards already to last a lifetime, and I hopefully still have another 40-45 years to go. As such, I'm much more wary of using cards for more than what is absolutely necessary, so you can pry my cash out of my cold, dead hands.
peter11435
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Already unlikely. And if it does happen you wouldn’t be able to pay cash either.
Yes, you wouldn't be able to pay with cash, agreed.
But as far as power and computer systems? not as unlikely as you would think - entire parks and resorts have been without power for hours, resort reservation systems have been down for hours, travel agent systems and consumer facing Disney central reservation systems are sometimes down for days; FP+ and theme park attendance/entrance ticket systems have been down... the ability to use your MagicBand for your dining plan credits at locations is not uncommon.