Anyone else hate the new finger thing for entrance?

[jjarman]

We were there last week and DS and I had bought our PHP prior to the new tickets coming out. With our tickets we only had to slip them in the slot and go through but we were invariably caught behind a slew of people who had to stick their fingers in the slots just right or it wouldn't work. I swear each person took at least a minute and a half or longer to get through the turnstile. It seems to me there ought to be a separate entrance for those how don't have to do the finger verification. Although, I can just see people going to the wrong turnstile so I guess it would not be practical. Someone in front of us said the finger verification was because the new tickets were easier to counterfiet. You would think Disney could have done a better job on this.

 

[marriedmarylander]

I'm confused... what if you put your hand down a different way??? I would think that measuring would not be accurate... what if some people have the same measurements and can use other people's tickets anyway.

 

[jctwizzer]

No, we don't hate it. As annual passholders, we've been doing it for years; and once people get used to, it's no slower than the old method. And putting in a gate for those who don't use it isn't too practical since, in the near future, all tickets will require it>>>

 

[alison0313]

I don't like it. I kept having trouble with it accepting my fingers. The CM's would tell me to squeeze my fingers together.. well thats what I WAS doing!

 

[JoannaOhio]

I don't like it. I kept having trouble with it accepting my fingers. The CM's would tell me to squeeze my fingers together.. well thats what I WAS doing!

I read on another thread that you should just put your fingers around the little post (?), so they are firmly against it, but that you should NOT squeeze hard, because that alters the way your fingers are read by the scanner. If this is true, it seems to me that the CMs need to be better educated on this aspect.

 

[Laugh O. Grams]

As AP holders, we've been doing it for years as well and have never had problem. Last month we were there and didn't run into any problems. As for the CMs, they've been doing it for at least 10 years with the AP holders, so they know what they're doing. You must have just run into a slow line.

 

[vossjemi]

Is there hand sanitizer to use afterwards? This seems like a germ spreading machine to me!

 

[safetymom]

I had to help someone the other day. He didn't know that he had to put his fingers in to be scanned.

I don't think they should do away with it.

 

[shellybaxter]

You must have just run into a slow line.

I don't know about that. People on other threads are reporting half hour minimum waits to get in the gates. I think I read someone say it could easily take an hour to get in the parks on busy days. I've even read that some people aren't arriving early at the parks to avoid the initial rush in the morning.

I don't that people will "get use to" the finger scans because for the majority of them it is either new, or they won't have done it in a while. I'm not sure whether I think they should do away with them, find a better way, or build more gates. I can see this especially being a problem at Animal Kingdom.

 

[kaabost]

I have not experienced these things yet but I know that my DH is going to have a major issue with the finger scan. One of his pet peeves is being "tracked," especially with a biological measurement. Kinda seems like an invasion of privacy. Surely, other people feel uneasy about the as well. I haven't told him about the new system yet.....but I know that he is NOT going to like it.

 

[safetymom]

I go to the parks quite often and haven't seen a half hour wait yet. Most times when there is long lines it is because they don't use all the lines. Usually there is a CM telling people to move down to an almost empty line.

 

[C.Ann]

Let's just hope a ticket holder doesn't have the sad misfortune of losing a hand - or a finger or two.. There goes the scan - and the money they paid for their non-expiration ticket too!

 

[Twigs]

When we were there President's week there were extremely long lines the day we went to Animal Kingdom. We all thought it would take forever to get in, but the lines moved smoothly, even with some people having trouble with the scan.

 

[mdoc]

We're AP holders, so we have done this before, but I have to say that out of the 6 of us, every time we go through the turnstiles, at least 3 of us have a problem and take 30-45 seconds or more to do the finger thingie. So it's not necessarily that people are new at it. I understand the need for it, but I do think it's going to slow things down at the gates.

 

[Tinkim]

We used these for the first time a couple of weeks ago and we had very few problems. A couple of times we had to try it twice but usually because we put more than 2 fingers in there, didn't press down hard enough, etc. I have to say though it never ceases to amaze me that we get to the front gate and there are almost always one or two lines that are really short and people keep gravitating toward the longer lines for some reason. The kids and I stop and find the shortest line and usually end up behind 1 or 2 people. It never took more than a few minutes to get in.

 

[bigmerle1966]

Let's just hope a ticket holder doesn't have the sad misfortune of losing a hand - or a finger or two.. There goes the scan - and the money they paid for their non-expiration ticket too!

A friend of mine has a rare skin condition and cannot open either hand completely, she has had to have all but two fingers on one hand amputated and one on the other. She does not have fingerprints because of it either. Also what about people who do not have fingers or hands anyway because of an accident or birth defect.

Which tickets will they have to do the scan for and should she get a doctors note explaining this before we go in June?

 

[Halle]

We have some old park hoppers, do we have to do the finger scan or does this only apply to new passes?

 

[C.Ann]

Let's just hope a ticket holder doesn't have the sad misfortune of losing a hand - or a finger or two.. There goes the scan - and the money they paid for their non-expiration ticket too!

A friend of mine has a rare skin condition and cannot open either hand completely, she has had to have all but two fingers on one hand amputated and one on the other. She does not have fingerprints because of it either. Also what about people who do not have fingers or hands anyway because of an accident or birth defect.

Which tickets will they have to do the scan for and should she get a doctors note explaining this before we go in June?

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Oh my gosh! That seriously IS a problem, isn't it? I would email Disney before you go and then bring a copy of their response in case there are any problems with the procedure they tell you to follow..

 

[henrylovespooh]

We were there a few weeks ago and the finger thing slowed down the lines at all parks, but mostly at MK and AK at opening. We usually get to the park at opening when the lines are long and that is when the delays are very apparent. Other times of the day it was never bad. So many people had trouble, including my DH. I wish it was just a quick scan instead of having to press a certain way. Since there are always first time visitors, there is always going to be delays in using this.

 

[DebbieB]

Anyone who can't use the biometric scanner can just have picture ID out when going through, they will verify it matches the name on the ticket.