JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
Good point.
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MagicBands WILL become a thing...
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Scuttle
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Or track your visits to UO?
Well yeah they're not going to market it to the guests as a "giant data mining scheme," just like the brochure for Magical Express isn't going to say "...so you don't rent a car and go to Universal, 192, or 535. Your only dining and merchandise options are on Walt Disney World Property."
You're not honestly suggesting they would right? I'm sure they love to but it would NEVER ever fly.
Buried20KLeague
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I've thought that, but honestly can't really figure out how that might be possible. I hope you're right.
openendedsky
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I must have been unlucky, then. My foot was bleeding and I needed something other than a simple bandage, like some gauze to put and tape over it, or a wrap. And they gave me a band aid. It really wasn't helpful and just upset me more than I already was. I was already putting band aids on it throughout the day and wanted a slightly more permanent solution.
BryceM
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No. The last thing I want to see while at Universal is a bunch of Magic Bands...
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
Would that be a bad thing?
Maybe they need concrete evidence that people are day-tripping up the I-4, and spending $$ elsewhere.
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
We've used their services to: remove a splinter, ice a sore knee, get a Benadryl, get an Advil, get bandaids, get gauze and tape, and lay down with cold packs because of heat stroke. In numerous cases, they gave us 6 or 7 bandaids to go, as well as extra Advil.
Not once were they less than exceptional. I'm sorry your experience was not the same.
Buried20KLeague
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See, every time I read someone say that they can use real-time information to quickly adjust staff and capacity and so forth, all I can think about is every other time Dis has claimed that something could be easily adjusted or changed. For example, I remember they said that they could easily change out the film at Soarin'. Or they talked about how games at TSMM would get changed out often. There are a lot of other examples of this kind of thing, too. The plan SOUNDS great... But for one reason or another (time, money, etc) they don't often actually play out like they were advertised.
I would put my money on the idea that this "real time adjustment" they claim to be able to do will go by the wayside.
SirLink
Well-Known Member
No they aren't, but equally there are no actual benefits of "Next Gen" ponzi scheme, though.
Star Tours - 1987
Star Tours 2.0 - 2011
Wasn't Star Tours supposed to be able to be changed easily? And didn't it take nearly 24.5 years for them to change it?
At least Toy Story only took two years to change from "Bo Peep's Baaa-loon Pop" to "Rex and Trixie's Dino Darts", of course, that was for "marketing Toy Story 3", not just to change it up, and of course, nothing has changed in the nearly 3 years after this change.
Of course, I guess that this "real time information for staff and capacity" could end up saving them money, so I would imagine that they will be more interested in doing that than spending money on replacing a film that still has people queuing up for it...
Buried20KLeague
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Understood. But currently, the net sum applies only to roster of attractions that need FP (mostly) due to level of experience and que length and capacity. They're worthy of FP. The second and third tier attractions are currently able to be "happened upon" as you come across them, or when a whim hits you. That's largely going to be taken away... At least, if you don't want to stand in a 20 minute line for SGE or the teacups.
The need to pump up false value in the FP system by adding attractions that don't need it is a major downside of this system to me. HM already had FP and had it removed because it made no sense. The fact that this system is putting it BACK in place is almost funny to me.
Scuttle
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Come on now, of course not, but I bet they'd love to.
NoChesterHester
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Agree. Hence my use of the word "potential." I was responding to a post speculating about the potential for shorter lines. The opposite is also possible.
Weather_Lady
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My main issue is likely going to arise the moment the kids discover that their Magic Band can be removed. They will decide to take it off, put it on, take it off, do a little dance while whipping it over their head, put it on backwards, take it off, try to put it on their ankle and/or dangle it from an ear, try it on a stuffed animal, put it on, take it off, do another little dance and... uh - where did it go? Time to go to Guest Services for a new one. Repeat ten times per day.
Grumpy1973
Active Member
It's a 2013 Disney version of the "Livestrong bands" that everyone seemed to used to WANT to wear, they were all over the place, major difference seems to be that those were voluntary and no one wants to be MADE to wear one.. If you want one get one, if you dont ask for the card.. its no different to me than say places like Fun Spot selling wrist bands instead of "cards", difference is they always have and so noone says "i dont like wristbands, can you make mine a card i can put in my pocket instead?".. my 3 and 8 year old and wife would LOVE a pink one and I'll take whatever, just tell me how I get them and when they are available to AP holders.. Thanks!
openendedsky
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It's alright, reading your post is encouraging to give it a second chance. It was just frustrating because I knew what I needed, yet the service was not met.
Buried20KLeague
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I was going to use Star Tours as an example too, but then I didn't want to muddy the waters and have anyone say that it was just changed, or that there are multiple choices when you ride it now. Well SURE there is... But like you said it took over 20 years to do it.
And I also agree... I think if this real time info is used for anything, it will be for CUTS... Not for ADDS.
