Originally Posted By barboy Can I use my unexpired WDW park hopper "Magic Your Way" tickets at Cal Adv. and DL? DL and Cal Adv. have honored WDW's tickets before but now with this "magic your way" program I'm unsure. WDW's theme parks now use machines whereby one places two fingers to check for "ticket passing" or ticket fraud. I don't know if DL has these machines yet.
Originally Posted By iDisney72 DL does not use the finger "scan" machines right now, but I do not know if they take WDW tickets.
Originally Posted By John_CM Back when I first went to WDW in the mid 80's, my dad bought us a multi-day pass. We were only there for 3 days, but I think we got a 5 day because it was cheaper.. and because we were told that we could bring them back to DL and use them here.. which we did.. I thought I had heard recently though that tickets from the other parks are no longer accepted.
Originally Posted By Anacon As far as I know, a call to DL will verify, DL and WDW tickets are not interchangable. They work on different systems.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 How about tickets bought at WDW during a year in which DLR DID accept them? Shouldn't they honor them?
Originally Posted By imadisneygal Disneyland doesn't officially accept these passports, even when they were accepted regularly. We had to call WDW to have them enter the barcode to see how many days were left on the passport. This was done as a courtesy to the Guests who had come such a long distance. Officially they aren't accepted but we always took them provided they had days left on them. I would definitely call and ask for a call back from a Main Entrance manager to see if they'll be accepted. The days remaining can still be ascertained even without the finger machine, although it can take a short time to contact WDW and get the information from their computer system.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ We used WDW tickets at DL with absolutely no problem in June. They were older non-expiring tickets. Just take them to the front turnstile.
Originally Posted By gadzuux I did this too once - just for the fun of it. The only real drawback is that you cannot use your WDW ticket media for FPs.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal Even the AP's use different ticket media. They don't have the capability to scan the AP barcodes from the CA passports. And although we have the scanners now for reading theirs, they aren't priced to cover both Resorts.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ <<The only real drawback is that you cannot use your WDW ticket media for FPs.>> They gave us the blue cards (like with complimentary entrance) to use for getting fastpasses.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<although we have the scanners now for reading theirs, they aren't priced to cover both Resorts.>> I know; it's more from a "why can't they offer this" than a "why don't they" standpoint. Besides, a one day admission isn't priced the same between the two resorts, is it?
Originally Posted By Darkbeer The Finger scan is a bio-metric reading of the top of your fingers (I think 2), you place the two fingers in the device, which determines the length, width and other specifics and comes up with a code based on that info. The next time you enter, the system checks the original "code" aka reading and makes sure the fingers match up, to prevent someone else from using the ticket (such as selling a multi-day ticket that has days left on it).
Originally Posted By Anacon The bio-metric scan takes a picture of the bones in your index and middle fingers. In order to get back in your fingers are scaned and must match up to the first scan taken. This is not an x-ray. I forget the method used. It's pretty hight tech. No need to worry about fractures or weight gain or loss.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal It doesn't take a picture of bones. It scans fingerprints and is called, appropriately, a finger scanner. It is also possible with biometric scanning to map larger veins in the hands and wrists although this scanner at the Parks doesn't do this. It's simply a fingerprint scanner. Here's a link to a short but effective explanation of how it works... <a href="http://ctl.ncsc.dni.us/biomet" target="_blank">http://ctl.ncsc.dni.us/biomet</a>%20web/BMFingerprint.html
Originally Posted By imadisneygal Oops, sorry about the weird link thingie...I guess you'll have to cut and paste...
Originally Posted By Darkbeer It does NOT read your fingerprints!!!!! <a href="http://www.local6.com/news/4724689/detail.html" target="_blank">http://www.local6.com/news/472 4689/detail.html</a> (Link has a photo of the device) >>"It is technology reminiscent of "Mission Impossible" or "James Bond," Local 6 News reporter Jessica Sanchez said. "It works by scanning the ridges and structure of your index finger and middle finger called your finger geometry." Disney officials said the finger scans do not take an actual fingerprint. The scan recognizes certain points and outlines visitor's fingers, officials said.<< <a href="http://allearsnet.com/pl/fingerscan.htm" target="_blank">http://allearsnet.com/pl/finge rscan.htm</a> >>This magnetic strip stored all of your pass information that the previous photo one had plus it would store one new piece of information: your biometric finger scan or as Disney now calls it, your ticket tag. Why does Disney need my fingerprints? This admission system has nothing to do with your fingerprints. It scans your index and middle fingers and uses a geometric formula to come up with a number that will identify your fingers. The calculated number is apparently something that is not totally unique, but is statistically significant in identifying you. How does the scanner know that it is my fingers, not someone else's? Because the first time that you use the pass, your initial biometric reading will be recorded. This is the reading that all subsequent admissions will be compared to. The scanner uses six lasers to take a picture of the contours of your fingers. If you are wearing a ring the first time you scan and the second time you are without the ring, it will not recognize you. If you use three fingers instead of 2, it will not recognize you. If you use the opposite hand, it will not recognize you. And if you wear gloves, it will not recognize you. << <a href="http://www.mousesavers.com/wdwtixadvice.html" target="_blank">http://www.mousesavers.com/wdw tixadvice.html</a> >>Plus, Disney tickets are marked "nontransferable." That means that they are supposed to be used only by the original purchaser. Disney is now using a biometric finger scan system (which measures the bones in your finger) that prevents you from selling or sharing a ticket. Only the original purchaser can use it. While the old Hopper tickets did not use the finger scans originally, as of 6/20/05 Disney is requiring the scans with ALL tickets. So if someone has used that old Hopper ticket recently, that person's scan is now recorded on the magnetic strip on the ticket. Last but certainly not least, in Florida it is illegal to resell partly-used multi-day admission tickets.<<
Originally Posted By imadisneygal I should have posted more clearly. In the link I posted it also reiterates what Darkbeer said. It doesn't record your fingerprint. I guess I was so caught up in posting that it does not, in fact, scan your bones. It does take certain measurements from your finger that are unique to you. Sorry I misspoke about fingerprints. I got overexcited about the bone thing...
