The Walt Disney World Resort long ago switched to a biometric finger scan system to associate tickets with individual visitors. And Disneyland has in recent years has used photos to do the same for people using multi-day tickets, including annual passes. But for one-day tickets, Walt's original park (and sibling California Adventure) kept it old-school and low tech.
Disney tried switching to photos for all ticket-holders several months ago, but ended the test after a few days when long waits backed up as cast members had to snap all those photos with their handheld devices. Fans will hope that the lines will flow more smoothly this time. The new photo requirement went into effect this week and will be put to the test as Disney fans around the world descend upon the resort for the biennial D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center next door this weekend.
Couple that with the return of Fantasmic! on Monday, and this should be perhaps the busiest weekend of the summer at the Disneyland Resort.
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It sounds like the parks that were built were underperforming massively and heavily indebted, otherwise I doubt that they sell at such a firesale price.
It sounds like a massive win for Disney Shanghai and other operators (such as the future Universal Beijing).
Why would Disney allow re-entry for a guest with a photo taken with used ticket also allow re-entry for his friends who have used tickets without a photo taken? It would be an immediate Red Flag and you risk everyone getting thrown out. Making a fuss at the entrance never works. What's to stop someone from trying that right now? Pick up a stray ticket and attempt entry. Disney deals with plenty of people who already try to scam entry into the park. They don't make exceptions.
Lastly, despite all that, they opted to just take everyone's photo so theoretically none of that happens anymore. Entry takes longer so exit is faster. It's harder to scam used tickets. Entry Cast Members people can check once and done.
Hmmm.. They should build a guest exit at Critter Country to make exiting the park much faster for those parking at Mickey & Friends Parking Structure. This is especially necessary after the Fantasmic show.
I would agree with Anton that they should only snap photos of 1-day ticket holders on the way out. Taking pictures on the way in will bring the entry gates to a crawl, especially during the busy summer. The only issue I see with taking photos on the way out would be to properly communicate the requirement to guests. You don't want someone walking out thinking they can come back in later in the day (or hop over to the other park) without getting a photo. It needs to be clearly presented or Disney could have a lot of angry guests that leave and then find out they can't come back in.
On another note, they need to have a separate line at bag check for people who don't have bags. Again, it's frustrating to wait in line when you don't have a bag to check, and you're standing behind people with huge backpacks to check. Come on Disney, where's your commitment to great customer service?
otherwise, its too small of a problem and does not justify creating the lines.
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