Hey everyone what exactly is the point of the finger scanners at the parks right were you swip your ticket? We've never had to use them. so whats the point?
If I remember they set up some kind of biometric system to make sure that the ticket you put into the machine is yours and not someone else trying to use it. The problem is that in most cases they let you go through if the ticket does not work, and then advise you to go to customer relations to get it corrected.Hey everyone what exactly is the point of the finger scanners at the parks right were you swip your ticket? We've never had to use them. so whats the point?
Hey everyone what exactly is the point of the finger scanners at the parks right were you swip your ticket? We've never had to use them. so whats the point?
I was just going to say that--I only go during busy seasons (due to school), and the scanners are almost always off--except during the mid-day lull in entrances, so I only ever had to use the scanners when I would park hop. It's kinda like the airport searches. Most people will get scanned at least a few times during a visit, and that, alone, will convince most people to buy their tickets right from Disney.They turned off the scanners a lot while we were there. If the lines are crowded, scanning slows things down too much.
Well I was told by a CM that works at the MK gates that the reason for the 1 finger scan is because people could not figure out how to to the 2 finger scan or whatever the 2 finger one did.. hahaha
I don't know if this was a big reason for the switch but the one finger scan does make it easier. Even then some people still don't get it.
The finger scanners are really pointless. They are more or less just sitting there to look daunting to anyone planning on cheating the system by sharing a pass, or reselling it. I say they save money and just stick a picture of the person on the tickets like most major parks do.
Assuming you have fingers to scan! :ROFLOL:It annoys me to no end when people can't figure out how to place one finger on the blue light. Its not rocket science. :zipit:
and the undercover blue canaries,
It annoys me to no end when people can't figure out how to place one finger on the blue light. Its not rocket science. :zipit:
I have to agree. I think it's funny when people get upset about someone calling SSE "the golf ball", or referring to MK as "Disney World" (not everyone is a Disney fan), but how some people just fail to understand "put your finger here and hold still" is beyond me.
However, I totally understand and recognize the reasons for it. "Magic Your Way" tickets are a great value for the average vacationer compared to the "super deluxe you have to buy it all" tickets they offered before for longer stays. In giving us a new, flexible pricing scheme they had to do something to keep ticket scamming at a minimum.
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