Rodan75
Well-Known Member
First Post on WDWMagic, been lurking for a few days. In most of these forums I have to admit I appreciate the overall balance in discussion. However, I don't get the hate that is being spewed toward NextGen. I am reserving judgement on NextGen until it rolls out in its entirety, however, it appears to be primarily an infrastructure project to better link Park systems.
The privacy concerns are justified, but no more justified than the privacy concerns you should have every time you call the phone company, your credit card company or when you stay at any non-disney hotel. And just like those organizations you are going to Disney of your own free will, you don't have to give them any information, you don't have to go. Companies have an unprecedented amount of data on their customers today, Disney is only playing catch up. And even with the data that they do have today, they are using it far more tastefully than most companies do. Go yell at Comcast for their data security policies(and if you don't think Universal is looking at something like this, you are deluded), Call AT&T and ask them how they protect your data.
In regard to RFID, has anyone quit complaining about it and just looked at the technology? It isn't Cellular, it isn't GPS there is no moment to moment, step by step tracking. It is a technology to facilitate interaction. They didn't need RFID to track your every non-cash purchase in the park. The wristbands only cut out one step in that tracking.
The only thing here to even remotely complain about is Fast Pass+, but I believe the goal of that whole project is better balance and fix Fast Pass which has always created a horrible experience imbalance. Real Time Queue management is the dream of everyone who has to manage queues of any type.
I just wish everyone would stop complaining and think practically.
The privacy concerns are justified, but no more justified than the privacy concerns you should have every time you call the phone company, your credit card company or when you stay at any non-disney hotel. And just like those organizations you are going to Disney of your own free will, you don't have to give them any information, you don't have to go. Companies have an unprecedented amount of data on their customers today, Disney is only playing catch up. And even with the data that they do have today, they are using it far more tastefully than most companies do. Go yell at Comcast for their data security policies(and if you don't think Universal is looking at something like this, you are deluded), Call AT&T and ask them how they protect your data.
In regard to RFID, has anyone quit complaining about it and just looked at the technology? It isn't Cellular, it isn't GPS there is no moment to moment, step by step tracking. It is a technology to facilitate interaction. They didn't need RFID to track your every non-cash purchase in the park. The wristbands only cut out one step in that tracking.
The only thing here to even remotely complain about is Fast Pass+, but I believe the goal of that whole project is better balance and fix Fast Pass which has always created a horrible experience imbalance. Real Time Queue management is the dream of everyone who has to manage queues of any type.
I just wish everyone would stop complaining and think practically.
