Originally Posted By smctopia A visitor to my site e-mailed me about having to have his picture taken on a 2-day ticket about 10 years ago. Did WDW require this on any sort of tickets? I have never heard of this. I sure would prefer that than having to touch those disgusting finger readers. Visit Walt Dated World <a href="http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com" target="_blank">http://waltdatedworld.bravepag es.com</a>
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I have never heard of this requirement on a 2-day ticket. However...all APers were required to have their picture taken and the pic appeared on the AP card itself. But you all knew that anyways...
Originally Posted By Roger55 I remember getting my pic on a park hopper ticket at WDW. They used a simple B&W image printed in a box on the ticket. Since I didn't buy a one day/park ticket, I don't know if those type of tickets required a picture.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Hmm... now that I think of this... I vaguely recall them CMs in TTC with a small skinny camera mounted on a long arm where they could take a photo of guests thru the opening in the glass at the ticket booth... similar to what customs and immigration now does to non-US citezen visitors entering the country. But I vaguely remember it... I was already an AP back then... actually since 1987. How time flies!!!
Originally Posted By Roger55 EXACTLY TDLFAN! It was back in '89 when I remember getting the pic taken with the camera in the ticket booth. I remember being facinated with the "technology" that made printing a picture on a ticket possible! LoL.. yes, time flys!
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy Passes for the Disneyana Conventions a few years back had a color photo on the back. But then I went to Disneyland and found that the Annual Pass there used a black and white photo. Interesting differences. I've heard rumors that they're looking at a new biometrics thing for the turnstiles that's simpler, faster, and more accurate than the split finger thing. All the picture and/or biometrics thing is trying to do is say "This ticket and this person go together," so you can't share your Annual Pass with just anybody. A human needs to look at and verify the picture. A computer can measure and verify the biometrics.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>I've heard rumors that they're looking at a new biometrics thing for the turnstiles that's simpler, faster, and more accurate than the split finger thing.<< Maybe if they eliminated all that, the lines at the turnstyles would move a bit faster...
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I recall the picture fiasco. It was Disney's first real attempt to stop 3rd party ticket sales. It had, what I would consider, foreseeable problems such as how long it would take to buy a simple ticket. It's not as if lines are ever a problem at Disney parks but boy was that a disaster waiting to happen. Needless to say, it didn't last long. Does anyone else remember all those kiosk's that lined 192 and all they did was buy and sell partially used multi-day tickets. I remember buying at a prorated price, depending on how many days were left and reselling the unused days to them at about 50 cents on the dollar. I did it because sometimes all I wanted was a 2 day park hopper and Disney didn't sell them that way at the time.
Originally Posted By typhoonCM <<<<Does anyone else remember all those kiosk's that lined 192 and all they did was buy and sell partially used multi-day tickets>>> I remember them EVERY DAY I drive to work and pass them. Or everytime I try to get coffee at Duncan Donuts. Or everytime I fill up my car at Exxon, 7-11, Citgo. Or everytime I go to Walmart. Or everytime I eat at Wendy's. Or everytime I go ANYWHERE.
Originally Posted By jkayjs I still have my park hopper pass from 95 with my picture on it. You went to the window paid for your ticket then went behind it. There was an area that was slightly elevated with two feet prints that showed you exactly where to stand. The ticket was long with the pic at the top and the # of days underneather one under the other and they snipped a pc off at the side of each date as you used it as well as printed the date it was used. My mother still had a day left which we turned in for a day hopper in Oct of 2003. The CM gave her back the ticket for a momento. I don't really remember this before or after and we went fairly often. It was obviously an attempt to keep the used ticket brokers from reselling multiday tickets or use them to lure you to a timeshare spiel. Anyway they for sure did this in 1995.
Originally Posted By basas <<Anyway they for sure did this in 1995.>> Mine from 1995 also has a photo on it.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>I remember them EVERY DAY I drive to work and pass them. Or everytime I try to get coffee at Duncan Donuts. Or everytime I fill up my car at Exxon, 7-11, Citgo. Or everytime I go to Walmart. Or everytime I eat at Wendy's. Or everytime I go ANYWHERE.<<< Believe me it is nothing like it was in the 80's and early 90's. It was BIG business. The passes were stamped so it was obvious how many days were left, there was no identifying marks on it. It was perfect for resale. Now it is an exercise in pure faith as to how many days are left on it and one would have to be a fool to buy one. I know some still do but they deserve whatever they get. I wouldn't dream of doing that now but I sure did back in those days. I was on a very limited budget and could only afford exactly what I had the time for. Saving them up was out of the question.
Originally Posted By bloona I have one with a photo on too, I saw 3 other members of my family have theirs taken first and realised they were all standing too close to the camera, so their face filled the photo, I stepped back slightly so theres space around my head. Looked a bit better. I have them here now, I just dug out the scrap book, theyre from 1994, a 5 day world hopper. It is stamped for each date we used it too as you said. With letters to say which park it was. The photo of me is awful actually, my chin looks massive .
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> Maybe if they eliminated all that, the lines at the turnstyles would move a bit faster... << No doubt. If you eliminated security bag checks you'd speed things up too. So then how do you keep ticket scalpers from sharing a 7-day pass with just whoever they want to? The pricing structure now emphasizes a purchased, non-shareable ticket per person.
