Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm just concerned that the process of scanning the cups/mugs will be cumbersome and take longer than it does now. In theory, it's a lot quicker to read an RFID than a barcode, but people's struggle at the grocery store does have me worried. Additionally, I live in an apartment buidling that uses RFID key fobs, and there's a delay between when it gets read and beeps, and when the door actually opens. Add in that 2 second delay times roughly 7-8,000 people getting drinks each morning (~2,000 rooms at the Values and Moderates x4 people per room), and that quickly adds up to a huge delay at the drink machines that are already crowded >>I fail to see a downside here.<< Well there's also the cost issue. Developing and installing RFID-enabled soda fountains probably wasn't cheap, and now they'll also need to use custom-manufactured cups and mugs (far more custom than a unique design printed on standard stock) so that they can be read by the machines. And who will be paying for all this? The guests, who are already paying nearly $3 for a soda. Perhaps people getting rogue drinks really was *that big* of a problem, but I've never seen it during any of my visits. This just seems like another way that Iger wanted to insert new technology to a place that didn't really need it
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost We are all paying for it and if you want someone to blame look no further then those that feel that they can just have what they want. Stealing from the rich is still stealing. I think that this is being over thought as far as the complication thing is concerned. It is a simple system that a 3 year old would figure out in seconds. Even if it takes a second to line something up (don't think that is necessary though) it will also eliminate the numbers of people filling cups that they shouldn't be filling to begin with. They will no longer be there. There will be a short learning curve on this, but, before long there will be no delays at all. This is one change that I applaud. It is way overdue.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub ...then I guess you will be happy that WDW has just announced a price increase for beverages at their resorts according to WDWMAGIC.com 19 hours ago.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip So what else is new? I doubt one is directly related to the other. They increase prices every year anyway.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Food and drink prices don't increase annually. They like to keep the prices as $X.X9, so those updates tend to be less frequent. That said, I think the last update was 3-4 years ago, so I'm not terribly surprised that they're increasing them again I also think it's interesting that WDW's drinks cost less than DL's. Not by a lot (and even less now), but probablly 20-40 cents less per soda
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>.then I guess you will be happy that WDW has just announced a price increase for beverages at their resorts according to WDWMAGIC.com 19 hours ago.<<< Doesn't even make me blink. You're talking about stuff sold at a price in a place that I don't have to be in, if I don't want to. When I lived up north if you changed the cost of heating oil, which I couldn't go without, then I would become very vocal. For that I'm stuck, I either pay it or freeze. Soft Drinks at WDW, meh, not so much. They can just keep raising the prices until no on is willing to pay it anymore and it will come back down. Supply and Demand still works for something like a Coke.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< I live in an apartment buidling that uses RFID key fobs, and there's a delay between when it gets read and beeps, and when the door actually opens. Add in that 2 second delay >>> That's an implementation-specific issue at your building, and not inherent with RFID or bar code technology. Even with a large centralized database running the whole thing and with each mug scan requiring a database dip, they could easily get authorization times down so they appear instantaneous (that is, less than 1/10th of a second).
Originally Posted By tashajilek I noticed the drinks and popcorn were difference prices at the four parks which I found really weird.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost A number of years ago I was seriously thinking about trying a Turkey Leg, so I kind of noticed each kiosk where they were sold. I also noticed at the time that they were cheaper at AK then any of the other parks at WDW. I couldn't help think of the irony of that, plus I could not find a single Emu in the entire park. Coincidence...I think not.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I also noticed that several of the prices (specifically including turkey legs) were cheaper at DAK than the other parks. I had heard that the park was partially in a different county, so the tax would be different depending where in the park you are, but it's odd that the base price is different; additionally, a simple look at Google Earth shows that this isn't true and the entire park is located in Orange County like the other 3 parks That said, the All Stars and Wide World of Sports (and bits of the Pop Century and Art of Animation parking lots) are actually located in Osceola Couty, so that could potentially explain a price differential there
Originally Posted By tashajilek I can't remember if DCA and Disneyland have different prices. I can't think of a time where I saw something priced different, but maybe.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros As far as I can remember, the prices in DL and DCA are the same as one another for identical items. For things like the food at Redd Rocket's Pizza Port and Boarwalk Pizza & Pasta, where the products are similar but different, the prices do vary The prices at DLR are different than the ones in WDW (usually more expensive, though not always)
