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xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
I agree. I buy my tree milk at K-mart, and then I shop at sears when I want to get leaf mowers. I am know talking what about.
Disneyboy17
Active Member
What is your last sentence inferring?
Tom
Beta Return
It's inferring that you speak like Yoda.
I'm wondering if you might be the person who writes the spam e-mails I get that are ALMOST English, but not quite.
I love lamp....
Clever Name
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The basics of NextGen are easy to understand.
The admission media as we know it today is going to become extinct in the future and replaced with the wristband RFID. The wristband will be used to enter the parks, use the transportation system, pay for anything on property, ride the attractions and it will incorporate fastpass.
The cost of each wristband will vary based upon the features you decide to purchase. You’ve no doubt heard people complain about having to book attractions in advance. The deal is that you are not booking a specific time on any given attraction. You are paying for a slot to ride that attraction. It’s really just an electronic ticket. The cost of the wristband you purchase will determine how many attractions you get to experience. It will be very similar to the old ticket books.
For example, you could purchase a wristband for the MK that would allow you to ride only specific attractions. If you’re like most people, you don’t want to waste money on the Tiki Room or CBJ so you wouldn’t include those in your purchase. But you really like SM, BTMRR and Splash so you buy admission to those. Your mother is afraid of the drop on Splash so she doesn’t buy that attraction. Later in the day she gets up her nerve to ride Splash, she can go ahead and ride it as it will be automatically added to the cost of her wristband as she walks into the queue (i.e. the point of no return)!
That’s just a basic description of how the new system will work. Needless to say there will be unlimited passes for a high price. Also the price for each attraction will vary depending upon whether or not you use fastpass. Naturally, the fastpass entrance will be more expensive.
The genius of this entire system is that since all attractions are 90% presold via the wristband, Disney knows at any given instant the number of people in the park (and their location via GPS) that have valid admission media for any and all attractions. This allows Disney to control the fastpass queue with great precision. Another significant advantage is being able control the OCD people that feel it necessary to ride a particular attraction 20 times in a row. Now, they’ll pay a premium for that privilege. It’s so flexible that any extra costs can be added on the spot which means a lot of extra profit for Disney.
The admission media as we know it today is going to become extinct in the future and replaced with the wristband RFID. The wristband will be used to enter the parks, use the transportation system, pay for anything on property, ride the attractions and it will incorporate fastpass.
The cost of each wristband will vary based upon the features you decide to purchase. You’ve no doubt heard people complain about having to book attractions in advance. The deal is that you are not booking a specific time on any given attraction. You are paying for a slot to ride that attraction. It’s really just an electronic ticket. The cost of the wristband you purchase will determine how many attractions you get to experience. It will be very similar to the old ticket books.
For example, you could purchase a wristband for the MK that would allow you to ride only specific attractions. If you’re like most people, you don’t want to waste money on the Tiki Room or CBJ so you wouldn’t include those in your purchase. But you really like SM, BTMRR and Splash so you buy admission to those. Your mother is afraid of the drop on Splash so she doesn’t buy that attraction. Later in the day she gets up her nerve to ride Splash, she can go ahead and ride it as it will be automatically added to the cost of her wristband as she walks into the queue (i.e. the point of no return)!
That’s just a basic description of how the new system will work. Needless to say there will be unlimited passes for a high price. Also the price for each attraction will vary depending upon whether or not you use fastpass. Naturally, the fastpass entrance will be more expensive.
The genius of this entire system is that since all attractions are 90% presold via the wristband, Disney knows at any given instant the number of people in the park (and their location via GPS) that have valid admission media for any and all attractions. This allows Disney to control the fastpass queue with great precision. Another significant advantage is being able control the OCD people that feel it necessary to ride a particular attraction 20 times in a row. Now, they’ll pay a premium for that privilege. It’s so flexible that any extra costs can be added on the spot which means a lot of extra profit for Disney.
Lucky
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Could be, but forgive us a little skepticism about your claims, when you start off a couple months ago with dozens of posts showing very little knowledge of WDW and calling yourself a "fan", and then suddenly you say you've been working there for over 15 years.
Disneyboy17
Active Member
Well that is true keep looking back an you'll see that don't I ask alot of questions about entertainment on here? 
You never know who's sitting behind the desktop, I didn't feel the need to share my info when I first came on an wanted a little info on what the people thought on here thought of the entertainment. Disney has numerous accounts on here btw....
You never know who's sitting behind the desktop, I didn't feel the need to share my info when I first came on an wanted a little info on what the people thought on here thought of the entertainment. Disney has numerous accounts on here btw....
MagicMike
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Great, I can't wait to see "Haunted Mansion - 24 Rides - $750" on my trip statement.
Clever Name
Well-Known Member
That will teach you to purchase the premium pass.
njDizFan
Well-Known Member
That I believe...Well that is true keep looking back an you'll see that don't I ask alot of questions about entertainment on here?
Lee
Adventurer
That varies a bit from some things I've been told, but isn't too far off...and sounds absolutely horrible. Ugh!
Yes, they sure do.
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Doesnt that burn?
wannab@dis
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I call "BULL" to most of that post. Just sayin'
Lee
Adventurer
They certainly used to...
But NextGen is a bit more complicated than that, and much of the final "product" is still undecided.
It isn't exactly right, from what I'm told, but it has similarities to some of the proposed applications.
Remember how they were predicting possible double-digit revenue increases directly related to NextGen? Interactive queues and fancy room keys won't make that happen.
wannab@dis
Well-Known Member
No, neither does fastpasses IMO.
But, you know what makes a difference to the bottom line? Merchandising. I see NextGen's "data mining" to be tied deeply into the shops and possibly restaurants. The shops will be easy to use for this technology without any tin foil hats required.
You walk into a store, a record is stored in the database. You walk out later... that record is updated. Hey, you spent 12 minutes in a store and didn't buy anything... why? You walk into another store and a record is stored. You buy $75 in merch and walk out and the record is updated. Now, mine that information and tell me what happened. Each store has merch classifications and each item you purchase includes those classifications. You purchased resort specific merchandise without the year imprinted. The store you initially walked in didn't include that merch. (they know what you purchased today, but they have no idea how many shops you visited and left with nothing) Once they find out everyone that walks in the door spent an average of $$ on resort specific merch, they will add more and continue testing location of product, attraction specific items, generic items, whatever the case may be. As their data grows, they will be able to place the right product in the right place to get the most revenue.
The next day you go to Epcot. You've been there a couple of times already during your visit but haven't purchased any merch. As you walk by Mouse Gear, you get a text message offering 10% discount on purchases over $50 for the next 3 hours. Good chance you swing in and buy something. If you don't, you may get another offer later on with a coupon code for resort specific merchandise. How did they know you couldn't pass that stuff up?
These are both simple things that can be done with location enabled data mining. Both have the potential to increase high margin merchandising. Take this further to restaurants, food carts, quick service, etc... another high margin division to datamine.
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