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ratherbeinwdw

ratherbeinwdw

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ABQ said:
Only "security" on it once you have the AP is the biometric scanner at the gates. When using it for discounted purchases, I have been asked to show an ID, but that may only because there is no scanner at the point of sale and I'm using a credit card.
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They always ask us for the yellow card now that we have the passholder slider on our bands when we are shopping. 4 out of 5 even asked for ID. We did let my son and his gf use our bands to use the fastpasses we weren't going to use. We had to upgrade their tickets when they got there, so we couldn't make fastpass choices for one of their days. We made them on our bands, since we have so many opportunities to ride, so they could do the hard to get fastpasses like TSMM and 7DMT. You can't add a day, once you have the tickets, except in the parks after you enter for the first time. I'm glad they ask for ID when making purchases. They are really strict with Tables in Wonderland cards.
 
lebeau

lebeau

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NormC said:
Of course and I did not mean to imply that it shouldn't be. As the Dad in charge of everything at the parks I am always concerned or worried about what gets lost as it is always left to me to fix. Even the plastic tickets or paper APs can be lost. At least with the Magic Bands I did not have to collect all of them after we went through the turnstiles like I always did with tickets and passes. I would still look at the kids wrists now and then for peace of mind.
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I know the feeling! And I wasn't trying to be argumentative in anyway.

In our case, the kids wouldn't wear the bands for more than 5 minutes. But they always wanted to scan them at the turnstiles. So I was constantly fetching linked bands out of my pocket. For us, tickets were much easier to keep track of than MBs.

After mine got lost so easily, I really didn't want the kids to wear theirs anyway. I was able to retrace my steps and figure out where the band was lost. If they lost theirs, they would be gone forever. Even if they didn't get lost, I'd be constantly checking their little wrists. As it was, I was checking my pocket for piece of mind.

We had other problems with the bands too. All minor. At 2 of the 6 table service restaurants we visited, the waiter couldn't figure out how to charge the dining plan using the magic bands. At one, we were charged with some other family's meal which we noticed because they had 3 children instead of our 2. At the other, they charged my credit card for the whole meal instead of just the tip. The first waiter became very frustrated and muttered about how he hated the new system

On our final day at the parks, the bioscan stopped working for me. They did something with a tablet that disabled the bioscan. But from then on, I couldn't use my MB for anything that required a PIN.

I'm sure they will work out some of these bugs over time. But I am definitely in favor of an alternative to the bands.
 
michmousefan

michmousefan

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WDW1974 said:
OK, I generally don't link to Brooks Barnes stories anymore ... he is just well-paid publicist, after all,
But if I had to read this, then I think you all should too:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/18/b...0140617&nl=afternoonupdate&nlid=58490726&_r=0

Also, (hey @PhotoDave219, no spoilers but you might want to look away anyway) a THR piece on Ford's injury:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/harrison-fords-star-wars-injury-712102

(don't discuss anything movie related here, please!!!)
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Nothing spoilery here, and even though the story is that Episode 7 will make its Dec 2015 release, I wouldn't be surprised at all if they decided to "seize the opportunity" of Mr. Ford's injury and announce they are moving the release to May 2016. A bit more breathing room... anyway, it will seem downright odd to go to a new SW movie in December.
 
GiveMeTheMusic

GiveMeTheMusic

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michmousefan said:
Nothing spoilery here, and even though the story is that Episode 7 will make its Dec 2015 release, I wouldn't be surprised at all if they decided to "seize the opportunity" of Mr. Ford's injury and announce they are moving the release to May 2016. A bit more breathing room... anyway, it will seem downright odd to go to a new SW movie in December.
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May 2016 is Captain America 3's release, as well as Batman v Superman, X-Men Apocalypse - I can't imagine anything else going on that month's schedule.
 
danlb_2000

danlb_2000

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michmousefan said:
Nothing spoilery here, and even though the story is that Episode 7 will make its Dec 2015 release, I wouldn't be surprised at all if they decided to "seize the opportunity" of Mr. Ford's injury and announce they are moving the release to May 2016. A bit more breathing room... anyway, it will seem downright odd to go to a new SW movie in December.
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They have plans for a new Star Wars movie every year, alternating trilogy movie with a "spin-off" movie, so shifting Ep 7 to 2016 would require them to push that entire schedule back. I just don't see them doing that. I agree it will be odd to see SW in December, but it has proven to be a good slot of movie releases. Four of the top 10 highest grossing movies of all time have been released in December including the two highest grossing movies.
 
lebeau

lebeau

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danlb_2000 said:
They have plans for a new Star Wars movie every year, alternating trilogy movie with a "spin-off" movie, so shifting Ep 7 to 2016 would require them to push that entire schedule back. I just don't see them doing that. I agree it will be odd to see SW in December, but it has proven to be a good slot of movie releases. Four of the top 10 highest grossing movies of all time have been released in December including the two highest grossing movies.
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Honestly, I know I have seen 6 Star Wars movies all in May. But it's not like I have a biological clock that will be upset by a Star Wars movie coming out for the holidays. If fans would stop talking about how weird it is, I wouldn't even notice.
 
Captain Chaos

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The Crafty Veteran said:
Jimmy Thick posting at the Intercot forums out of the blue?
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Yes, so is EricJ... two of WDWmagic's biggest trolls take residence elsewhere... But no worries, the mods there are on it.. ;)

They won't have the longest ropes there, though in EricJ's case, that rope wasn't too long here as he didn't last as long as Thick... and even then, Thick wasn't banned from here right?

Oh and I see Thick has already started his WDW vs Uni trolling, doing that mentally unbalanced ~~~ thing signing off on his posts, and looking to stir up trouble...

yea, Thick won't last a month there... Their site owner has an itchy trigger finger and will ban in a heart beat...
 
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alphac2005

alphac2005

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Hyperspace Hoopla said:
Exactly. I'm sure at least 80% of the $200 a month I pay is for ESPN.
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No kidding. Carriage cost per customer is now over $6.00 per subscriber of TV/SAT from ESPN and with the upcoming new contract with the NBA there will be someone (ummmm... the customer) absorbing what will be a much higher contract that's being paid out to the league from their partners ESPN and Turner.

We've had this talk many times on here, but sports is what drives the horrible cost of paid television in the U.S. A la carte is the answer, but it'll never happen thanks to giant corporations completely having changed the business model over the past two decades. Cable channels were built on the model of advertisers accounting for the majority of revenue and the carriage being a secondary revenue channel. It's all changed and has been flipped. What's mind boggling to many outside of this country is the notion that we PAY for these channels yet still have to endure endless advertisements. You can see the cabal of broadcasting corps that own Hulu (including Comcast and Disney) as they seem to believe that even though you are paying for content, you're supposed to watch ads as well. It's such a slimy industry and I'm glad I left it some time ago.
 
Wrangler-Rick

Wrangler-Rick

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alphac2005 said:
No kidding. Carriage cost per customer is now over $6.00 per subscriber of TV/SAT from ESPN and with the upcoming new contract with the NBA there will be someone (ummmm... the customer) absorbing what will be a much higher contract that's being paid out to the league from their partners ESPN and Turner.

We've had this talk many times on here, but sports is what drives the horrible cost of paid television in the U.S. A la carte is the answer, but it'll never happen thanks to giant corporations completely having changed the business model over the past two decades. Cable channels were built on the model of advertisers accounting for the majority of revenue and the carriage being a secondary revenue channel. It's all changed and has been flipped. What's mind boggling to many outside of this country is the notion that we PAY for these channels yet still have to endure endless advertisements. You can see the cabal of broadcasting corps that own Hulu (including Comcast and Disney) as they seem to believe that even though you are paying for content, you're supposed to watch ads as well. It's such a slimy industry and I'm glad I left it some time ago.
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Not only that; but you're forced to get all of those worthless channels that the majority of customers don't want and are forced to get...
 

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