O.k. I'm trying to look for the definitive answer on this one. When you buy the four day fun pass for a Florida resident, do they use the finger scan when you buy it or the first time you use it. Because I have heard both ways, and I'm trying to let my relatives buy the pass for me. So if they finger scan you the first time you go into the park I will be o.k(since I will be the first one to use it). But if they do it when you first buy the pass I won't be able to do it. Any info on this subject would be greatly appreciated.:animwink:
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Finger Scanning Device
- Thread starter Brer Bear
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Good and bad news! I purchased a AAA Florida pass (the $99 good until June 9th with black out during Easter week) for my son's friend (he's also a Florida resident) I traded in the voucher at Guest Services, and they asked for my ID to prove residency. We then went to the turnstile to "finger activate" it. No ID was required at that point...HOWEVER...he is just a child! This doesn't exactly answer your question. I don't know if the 4day fun passes have a "window" in which they have to be used, starting with purchase date. Technically, Disney can ask for an ID each time you present the pass...but I've never seen them do it after the first day, at purchase and or voucher exchange.
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Thanks Mom, I've heard a whole range of opinions on this. It's a tough decision to make. On one hand I don't want to buy those $99 passes and then find out I can't use them and then have to buy the normal $200 hopper pass. But if I can save around $200 dollars that's always good. But I guess you are telling me that you think it can work, but, try at your own risk :veryconfu
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Exactly! When my seasonal pass expires next month, I plan on moving up to an annual. I am going to ask about omitting the finger scan, as my arthritis is getting a little worse, and I'm noticing joint changes. This really slows down the scan, and often I have to be "waved" through the turnstile. My son did not have his finger scan taken, because he had, and will continue to have, hand surgeries.
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NowInc
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well..my fingers are too long/too skinny for the finger scan to work (most of the time)...so I usually present my ID at the gates (for my AP)..it takes LESS time for them to check the ID than to try the finger scan for most people...so I dont see it being very "efficient"
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Pioneer Hall
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I love the people who have regular passews at WDW and put there fingers in the scanner anyway.
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Coronado
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When anyone buys a 4 day FLORIDA RESIDENTS pass, They get a green voucher that is exchanged at the guest services outside of the park....when the voucher is presented, the person exchanging it must show proof of florida residence....someone could pick up the ticket with their Fla ID...but THEY could not get another annual, season, premium, or four day Fla residence pass since their name and ID number (usually the drivers license number) is already in the computer files...move to Florida.....still plenty of room for another Disney Nut:animwink:
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Pioneer Hall
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It is still easy to pass off the passes to friends. If the finger scan doesn't pick up your finger print they let you through usually. I have rarely seen them check for ID. Also, what happens if you have a burn or scar on your hand, does the machine not scan you coreectly and not let you in?
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mickeyfan
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It's actually a "bone" scan, not a finger print scan, therefore it doesn't matter about scars and burns. I am sure that is why Mom has trouble with it, because you have to squeeze your fingers together and that would make it difficult with the arthritis. Also, some arthritis causes a slight disfigurement, therefore the bone structure could change from the first time you use it.
And as far as the Florida Resident 4-Day special pass goes, they do require an ID for every adult ticket purchased for anyone 15 years of age or over that could possess a driver's license. We took my nieces, who happen to be Florida Residents, and bought the tickets for them at Guest Services, but they had to provide their ID's and personal information (DOB, address, etc.) It wouldn't be worth it to me to try it because Disney states that they have the right to revoke a ticket at anytime if they feel it is necessary, so you could be losing more money than you would save.
Move to Florida, there is still room for more!!!
And as far as the Florida Resident 4-Day special pass goes, they do require an ID for every adult ticket purchased for anyone 15 years of age or over that could possess a driver's license. We took my nieces, who happen to be Florida Residents, and bought the tickets for them at Guest Services, but they had to provide their ID's and personal information (DOB, address, etc.) It wouldn't be worth it to me to try it because Disney states that they have the right to revoke a ticket at anytime if they feel it is necessary, so you could be losing more money than you would save.
Move to Florida, there is still room for more!!!
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Exactly! On a bad day, it's very difficult; not only on my part, but the joints are swollen, so don't match the "profile" exactly...after trying for a while, the CM justs tells me to forget it! My son's surgeries actually change the bone structure, so the scans don't match. Also, he has difficulty positioning his fingers correctly.
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Tramp
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The finger scan doesn't work for me 8 out of 10 times...it's become a family joke whether the machine will read my fingers....but the CMs always let me in and they never ask for ID...perhaps they hear me swearing at the machine and see the 'go ahead, make my day' look in my eyes.
...that squeezing the fingers together thingy hurts like a and was doing me in ...BUT at the end of last years vacation, I simply put my fingers in and rolled them ever so slightly from side to side and the damn machine read them every time....go figure...
...that squeezing the fingers together thingy hurts like a and was doing me in ...BUT at the end of last years vacation, I simply put my fingers in and rolled them ever so slightly from side to side and the damn machine read them every time....go figure...
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