Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for Discussion of <a href="Lotion-View.asp?ID=13">LP Lotion: Around WDW</a>
Originally Posted By ChiMike You guys made a mistake on the Captions below the Land's Balloons.. It says WOL... Unless I am missing something, I assumed it was the Land Pavilion which is getting it's interior redone with a new food court for Spring '05. Or, I'm an idiot and you guys got a phenomenal scoop.
Originally Posted By RHODISNEY ChiMike---I thought those hot air balloons looked like the ones from the Land too. I disliked that WOL pavilion a lot.
Originally Posted By jmuboy they aren't the same balloons though are they. why would they be moved to the D-MGM anyway.
Originally Posted By jmuboy looking at those balloons again, they could be new ones. there seems to be 4 balloons, one for each season? look at the artwork. a sun (summer), a brown leaf (fall), a snow flake (winter) a new flower (sring)
Originally Posted By Brian Noble Interesting that the ticket booths mention neither the 10-day ticket nor the no-expiration option.
Originally Posted By ChiMike There are handouts during busy times that are given to guests waiting in line. Those handouts allow the guests to check what options/days they want in preparation for their turn at the counter. Those handouts have the 10 day and No expire option listed.
Originally Posted By ChiMike I don't think the biometrics issue is a big deal as a requirement.. I appreciate that they made the effort to expand the turnstyles. Even with the MK's entrance becoming a little more cluttered. I agree though, the process of people becoming familiar with this will be a temporary frustration.
Originally Posted By Doobie Putting WOL was definitely a mistake. It's been corrected. Thanks for the notice. Doobie.
Originally Posted By xXxNIGHTMARExXx I'm sure I missed something in a previous article, but can someone explain to me why you have to put your fingers in the ticket machine now?
Originally Posted By ChiMike Understanding the premise that a new 10 day ticket comparable to the old 10 day ticket is far cheaper to buy (even with the no expiration fee) they want to make sure that only one person consumes the 10 days. One person doesn't get a 10 day ticket for slightly more then a 4 day ticket, uses the 4 days, and then has a 6 day ticket to sell after-market. This in turn also effects the ticket brokers who sell partially used Disney tickets. Think of the AP. An AP can't be used among two people. Well unless the relative size of your finger bones are identical enough to pass for 1 in 100. Identical twins anyone? In the same vein, a ticket holder under the new media also is tied to their ticket. That is why Disney can afford to make 7-10 days so much more cheap on an incremental basis. If you haven't cheated the system in the past; this change benefits you greatly - other then having to scan your fingers. On a side note, I've always welcomed the finger scans. To me, it's a lot less of a hassle then waiting for someone to come over and check a handstamp on re-entry.
Originally Posted By xXxNIGHTMARExXx Thanks for explaining all that. It makes sense. But it will take some getting used to I'm sure. Who would have ever thought you'd have to have a part of your body scanned just to enter the Magic Kingdom?! )
Originally Posted By smctopia I hated the finger thing when I had an AP. Think of how many people touched the sensor. Yuck! Visit Walt Dated World <a href="http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com" target="_blank">http://waltdatedworld.bravepag es.com</a>
Originally Posted By ChiMike If you go that route, think of how many people touch things we touch all around Disney. Look at some of the people you find gross and disgusting, more then likely someone like that has slept in the same hotel bed as you, used the same toilet you used....
Originally Posted By xXxNIGHTMARExXx No kidding...just carry some antibacterial hand gel with you. It's really not any different than just touching the turnstile when you enter.
Originally Posted By Indigo I frankly don't find the point of the finger scan. You can still use the left over days of someone else. WHen you approach and do the finger scan if it doesn't work there is a good chance it will let you in anyway. If it doesn't who is to say you weren't the original purchaser or given the ticket as a gift by the original purchaser. I really doubt they'd turn you away as long as the ticket was valid.
Originally Posted By ChiMike >>You can still use the left over days of someone else. WHen you approach and do the finger scan if it doesn't work there is a good chance it will let you in anyway. If it doesn't who is to say you weren't the original purchaser or given the ticket as a gift by the original purchaser. I really doubt they'd turn you away as long as the ticket was valid.<< It's a random crapshoot. Just like the people are off-property guests and try to show up on an early entry hoping they'll be able to sneak through a turnstyle while one of the CMs are occupied. It depends what CM you come across that very moment. Most will at least ask for ID before they reprogram the strip, and with that you're up a creek still. You have to hope that you get there, put on a big show for your finger not being correct. I think the odds are against that happening. I have only NOT been asked for my ID once, ever. I assume that was only because I had my family of APs with me, and theirs' all worked. I'm not going to get into whether it's morally wrong, or not, to buy a partially used pass; I could argue both sides. However, chances are you're not going to be able to use it anymore. They didn't install additional turnstyles for nothing.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Along the lines of using somebody else's pass to get in, when my family goes, my mom collects the tickets as soon as we are through the turnstyles, and thengives them back out to get FP's and re enter, and all that. (She's a little obsessive compulsive) Who's going to know which person had which ticket to re-enter with? We end up with every ticket at some point.
