Timekeeper
Well-Known Member
The truth about the new system
What people are failing to mention here is the system that comes along with the implementation of the wrist bands, that is, the C.R.A.P. system, known "inside" as the "Buddy System" (patent pending, void where prohibited.)
Attached to each wrist band is a "line," affectionately nicknamed a "leash." But it's what is on the other end of that "leash" that is the surprise ...a WDW Cast Member. Upon entering the park, each guest will be assigned his/her own CM for the day. WDW promises to do their best matching up guests with personality compatible CM's. But, let's start at the beginning:
By 2003, for example, a guest will present his new C.R.A.P. (Certified Registered Annual Pass) at the front gates. If a guest does not yet have a C.R.A.P., or simply wishes to take a one day C.R.A.P., he or she could walk to to a D.I.C.K. (Digital Interface Client Kiosk), swipe a credit card, and take a C.R.A.P. WDW promises to provide plenty of D.I.C.K.'s on property.
The D.I.C.K.'s would probably serve no purpose without the other half of the new system, the Check List Interactive Ticket (for which an acronym has yet to be announced by WDW PR.) A guest would enter his or her hobbies, favorite attractions, ***ual orientation, religious affiliation, smoking preference, etc. (all of which will be clearly printed, in bold typeface, on the wristband) at the D.I.C.K. and would recieve a Check List Interactive Ticket, which would, when used at the gate, let the park know which CM best meets your own personality. Although relatively new, this is commonly known as the Personality Matching System, or P.M.S.
Although the C.R.A.P. system may be reminiscent of prison and law enforcement technology, WDW promises that the system will only have effect inside the parks. A WDW security spokesperson also stated that, should a guest cause trouble in the Magic Kingdom, for example, they could be placed under "Land Probation." How would this work? First, security personel would have to inform the perpetrator that they are to remain within, say, Adventureland until 6 PM. If the perp attempted to cross over into an adjoining land, security would be informed immediately, and would either expell the guest (requiring him to visit another D.I.C.K.), or place the guest under Land Probation in another land, like Tomorrowland. WDW security would also have the opportunity of placing certain attractions as "off limits" for a particular guest. "If we encounter a perpetrator within our park, that perpetrator should not and will not be allowed to ride the Tea Cups," said Michael Bainsby, head of security for the Magic Kingdom.
So, what does this mean for all of us? Only the future will reveal exactly what procedures and policies will guide our next visit to our favorite WDW park. I, personally, would not take a C.R.A.P. over my current, good ol' annual pass. And I'm surprised that WDW executive's would give a C.R.A.P. to any "regular" guests. What does not surprise me, however, is the amount of D.I.C.K.s that they're planning on giving their guests in the future. I guess it's too early to tell exactly what's in store for us.
But one question remains: Will all of this still cost less than the cost of running the Carousel of Progress on a daily basis?
-TK
What people are failing to mention here is the system that comes along with the implementation of the wrist bands, that is, the C.R.A.P. system, known "inside" as the "Buddy System" (patent pending, void where prohibited.)
Attached to each wrist band is a "line," affectionately nicknamed a "leash." But it's what is on the other end of that "leash" that is the surprise ...a WDW Cast Member. Upon entering the park, each guest will be assigned his/her own CM for the day. WDW promises to do their best matching up guests with personality compatible CM's. But, let's start at the beginning:
By 2003, for example, a guest will present his new C.R.A.P. (Certified Registered Annual Pass) at the front gates. If a guest does not yet have a C.R.A.P., or simply wishes to take a one day C.R.A.P., he or she could walk to to a D.I.C.K. (Digital Interface Client Kiosk), swipe a credit card, and take a C.R.A.P. WDW promises to provide plenty of D.I.C.K.'s on property.
The D.I.C.K.'s would probably serve no purpose without the other half of the new system, the Check List Interactive Ticket (for which an acronym has yet to be announced by WDW PR.) A guest would enter his or her hobbies, favorite attractions, ***ual orientation, religious affiliation, smoking preference, etc. (all of which will be clearly printed, in bold typeface, on the wristband) at the D.I.C.K. and would recieve a Check List Interactive Ticket, which would, when used at the gate, let the park know which CM best meets your own personality. Although relatively new, this is commonly known as the Personality Matching System, or P.M.S.
Although the C.R.A.P. system may be reminiscent of prison and law enforcement technology, WDW promises that the system will only have effect inside the parks. A WDW security spokesperson also stated that, should a guest cause trouble in the Magic Kingdom, for example, they could be placed under "Land Probation." How would this work? First, security personel would have to inform the perpetrator that they are to remain within, say, Adventureland until 6 PM. If the perp attempted to cross over into an adjoining land, security would be informed immediately, and would either expell the guest (requiring him to visit another D.I.C.K.), or place the guest under Land Probation in another land, like Tomorrowland. WDW security would also have the opportunity of placing certain attractions as "off limits" for a particular guest. "If we encounter a perpetrator within our park, that perpetrator should not and will not be allowed to ride the Tea Cups," said Michael Bainsby, head of security for the Magic Kingdom.
So, what does this mean for all of us? Only the future will reveal exactly what procedures and policies will guide our next visit to our favorite WDW park. I, personally, would not take a C.R.A.P. over my current, good ol' annual pass. And I'm surprised that WDW executive's would give a C.R.A.P. to any "regular" guests. What does not surprise me, however, is the amount of D.I.C.K.s that they're planning on giving their guests in the future. I guess it's too early to tell exactly what's in store for us.
But one question remains: Will all of this still cost less than the cost of running the Carousel of Progress on a daily basis?
-TK