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Look for hardware changes after data has been collected once mobile ticketing begins.Their turnstiles do need some updating though.
Look for hardware changes after data has been collected once mobile ticketing begins.Their turnstiles do need some updating though.
Look for hardware changes after data has been collected once mobile ticketing begins.
I wouldn't hold my breath for it any time soon. If Universal does it it will probably be a few years out, but I wouldn't be surprised if they've talked about it behind closed doors.So smartphone tickets are coming for sure?
I can try to do it, but I probably won't be there until the 5th, so someone might get to it before I do.Weird request: could somebody with a plastic pass try to read it with a RFID reader? RFID tags cost fractions of a penny. I'd be shocked if these passes don't have ones built in a la MagicBands. I'd be really curious to see what info they may / may not send.
Yes! Thank you MagicBands. It makes anything outside the mornings a breeze to get in.
Weird request: could somebody with a plastic pass try to read it with a RFID reader? RFID tags cost fractions of a penny. I'd be shocked if these passes don't have ones built in a la MagicBands. I'd be really curious to see what info they may / may not send.
All the parks can have on and off days but I think @IzzyB is pretty spot on. The magic bands have made a huge dent in the time it takes to get into any of the Disney World parks, and in my opinion it feels like universal's time to enter has gone up.
In my opinion MK rope drop vs HHN shows just how big of a difference there is. I know that HHN security is at a much higher level than normal but the amount of confusion and time it takes after getting through security should be a semi fair comparison.
A big selling point of the touchstiles at Dosney was that a single CM could monitor many of them versus having one CM per turnstile.
I think they overestimated a lot of things regarding MM+, but as someone who visits one of the Orlando parks (be it WDW, Uni or SW) weekly or bi-weekly, it has certainly made it a breeze WDW's parks.And from what I see, and like a lot of MM+ and MDX "enhancements", no CM reductions actually occurred.
I still will never understand why they can't add my AP Discount to my MagicBand, though.
The problem lies in that MDE doesn't communicate with the POS system Disney uses. I know there had been talks about figuring out a way to apply discounts without having to show the card, but I'm not sure if they ever figured out a way to do it. It's the same with allowing AP to charge on their MB without a resort reservation.I still will never understand why they can't add my AP Discount to my MagicBand, though.
I think they overestimated a lot of things regarding MM+, but as someone who visits one of the Orlando parks (be it WDW, Uni or SW) weekly or bi-weekly, it has certainly made it a breeze WDW's parks.
I still will never understand why they can't add my AP Discount to my MagicBand, though.
Yeah, at Sea World/Universal, they make 100% sure you have parking approved for your pass. Both tend to scan the passes and ask for ID (At the very least Uni asks for ID).At least now you can use your band for parking. Which is so funny because the parking attendants are so lazy compared to Sea World or Universal. Which is also why you wait in car lines longer for Sea World and Universal. They are very particular at those two parks. We will just say Disney is very much not particular about getting thru the parking gates without paying.
Yeah, at Sea World/Universal, they make 100% sure you have parking approved for your pass. Both tend to scan the passes and ask for ID (At the very least Uni asks for ID).
Disney just waves us through when we pull up.
Yeah, at Sea World/Universal, they make 100% sure you have parking approved for your pass. Both tend to scan the passes and ask for ID (At the very least Uni asks for ID).
Disney just waves us through when we pull up.
Some of it simply has to do with terrible planning. There's a lot of times where DHS gets waved through and people get free parking simply to ease congestion. Most of it is they see so many people (especially at MK), they need to go as fast as possible.My wife was just asking about this last night. "Why is Disney the only one who just let's us on in?"