Originally Posted By disneyfan4ever54 We will be buying block out passes for our Deluxe AP's for one day in May. Do we need to get hand stamps on that day?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Anytime you leave the park and want to return the same day, you need a handstamp.
Originally Posted By disneyfan4ever54 Okay, we've always just used our AP's ....so no handstamp....just wasn't sure about the blockout pass since we have never needed one yet.
Originally Posted By Roger55 At DLR, AP holders do not normaly need to get their hand stamped. It is a good question regarding a block out pass day. I have never needed to purchase one before so I can't answer out of personal experience. The main gate computer keeps track between first time or subsequent entries to each park. It also feeds that information to the FP system. My guess is that you wouldn't need one. The computer registers your AP as you enter for the day. If you are blocked out and present a block out pass, it would make sense that the computer will remember that fact.
Originally Posted By cmpaley We've had the occasion to use blockout tickets. They scan the blockout ticket (which says, "Only for use by ___ on ___" or something to that effect) but you are required to present BOTH the AP AND the ticket. I don't remember about hand-stamps.
Originally Posted By disneyfan4ever54 Thank you both! I had no clue since it's never come up before. The reason I needed to know is because my DS cannot have hand stamps and it takes time to put him on the list, have it checked at the gate, etc. We had to do this before we got our AP's and I was hoping we wouldn't have to go through this again on a busy Saturday.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins I read on another post that even AP's need a handstamp if they want to get back in on a day that they have stopped admitting visitors that had not yet entered the park that day. If your one day is Mothers' Day, might it get that busy?
Originally Posted By disneyfan4ever54 That's a good point. The Saturday that we will be using our block out pass will be Saturday, the day before Mother's day. We will be using our AP's on Sunday, Mother's day. If that day goes to capacity crowds, then I think we would need handstamps with our AP's. But as far as I have read, that weekend doesn't get to that point, so I hope not. I was wondering if we would generally need handstamps when using a block out pass on a normal day. I had no clue as to what the procedure was.
Originally Posted By NJ AP I'd err on the side of caution and get a hand stamp. We did the same thing on NYE. We got our handstamped when we went to DCA for a breath of fresh air. HAVE FUN!!!!
Originally Posted By jomach08 I think officially you need a hand stamp regardless of what type of ticket you have, but I have never had one checked. On this past NYE, when we entered the gate, the CM explicitly told us that we would need hand stamps to get back in. So, I think no hands stamps for APs is the normal policy and hand stamps for APs is put into effect on capacity days.
Originally Posted By danyoung >The computer registers your AP as you enter for the day. If you are blocked out and present a block out pass, it would make sense that the computer will remember that fact.< I'm not so sure about this. The computer could be set up in a couple of ways. If the AP is blocked by the computer, but the blockout day pass overrides that, does that information actually get recorded in the computer for that day, or is it just a transaction at the gate? In other words, does the computer remember when you use your blockout pass the first time, or do you need to always show both passes to re-enter on a given day? If it was a choice between having to pull out both passes as opposed to getting a stamp, I'd go ahead and get the stamp. Interesting question, though.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer While the CM at the turnstiles wants to look at BOTH the AP and the Blockout pass, it is the blockout pass that needs to be scanned by the turnstiles.
Originally Posted By danyoung Which would indicate that the computer is NOT updating the AP record - only looking at the block out pass. Interesting.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer And is why the Fastpass machine will only give an FP with the blockout pass, not the AP (since it was not scanned).
Originally Posted By disneyfan4ever54 Thanks for the info. everone. This was very interesting as I didn't know how the computers worked, etc. I'll make sure to ask on the way out of the park if they think we'll need a hand stamp. My DS is allergic to the dye in the handstamps and like I mentioned here earlier, I would have to get him put on a special list which they have to check at the gate.....etc. I am trying to avoid this if possible.
Originally Posted By berol Might as well do it so you don't get surprised. If it turns out you don't need a handstamp, bonus.
