Originally Posted By mrkthompsn Mentioned in the Apple September 2014 keynote address - Apple Pay to be implemented in WDW before the end of the year. (Yeah, yeah... I know Android users. But Apple is the force that make things actually take off). Wouldn't this have been nice back in 1985? <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2014/09/16/apple-pay-is-coming-to-walt-disney-world-resort-what-does-it-mean-for-the-average-disney-guest/">http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2014/0...y-guest/</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm surprised that Disney is going along with this. A huge part of the reason to shift to MM+ and the Magic Bands was to encourage people to use resort charging rather than individual credit card purchases. By lumping dozens of transactions into one, Disney can cut down on the fees they pay and save lots and lots of money; Apple Pay seems like it would have the same basic fee structure for the merchant as a normal credit card, unless they were able to get some great deal out of it That said, it makes sense to implement it in WDW first, since it's a high-profile location that's basically a city of its own, and they already have the readers installed. Apple had to do the legwork to get the payment system set up, but it will be interesting to see how many real world merchants adopt it. Personally, I see no advantage to it over using a credit card and don't think it's worth the hassle of installing everything (but I don't have an iWhatever anyway, so it doesn't really matter)
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn The Magic Band service (for now) only works if are staying in on property and have a room number to charge things to. Apple Pay will accommodate anyone with a compatible device. With this whole thing, I wonder how close Apple's and Disney's relationship is these days - and it's that relationship is leading anywhere else down the road.
