Busch Seaworld - Entrance Identity / Finger Checks?

[meryll83]

So Universal has the fingerprint ID thing on entrance, and Disney has some of these and some of the finger contours checkers. They're there to stop people passing unused tickets to friends.

My question is, do Busch Gardens and SeaWorld have similar mechanisms in place?
In the UK there is currently an offer on BG/SW 2 park tickerts that last for 21 consecutive days, friends of ours are going a week after we come back, and we were thinking of buying these and passing them on, thus splitting the cost between us.
However, knowing about the checks they have at Disney and Universal, I figured they would probably have a similar system in place at SW and BG which would stop this plan......

 

[Sanibel Spirit]

So Universal has the fingerprint ID thing on entrance, and Disney has some of these and some of the finger contours checkers. They're there to stop people passing unused tickets to friends.

My question is, do Busch Gardens and SeaWorld have similar mechanisms in place?
In the UK there is currently an offer on BG/SW 2 park tickerts that last for 21 consecutive days, friends of ours are going a week after we come back, and we were thinking of buying these and passing them on, thus splitting the cost between us.
However, knowing about the checks they have at Disney and Universal, I figured they would probably have a similar system in place at SW and BG which would stop this plan......

Hi

I seem to remember Seaworld having them, yes. I haven't been to Busch for a few years but I would imagine if one has then the other would too.

Hope this helps!

 

[meryll83]

I thought they might, I was just trying to figure out if there was any way round it?

 

[RabFlmom]

They both have the finger scanners. Not all tickets require them, though. They still ask for picture ID on some tickets and some of the older passes already have your pictures on them so there are several ways they check identity of pass users. I would advise not planning on sharing tickets because you might not be able to get in the gate. That said ; Saturday they weren't using the scanners when we went in. They were using a hand held device in our lane. Once you get to the park a ticket can be turned into more than one day anyway so the one day admission price can become 2 days. I think the ad Saturday that they said before the concert was remember to stop by and convert your one day ticket into the fun pass and come back to all the concerts for the price of 1 day.

 

[meryll83]

I suppose we could see how they admit us when we're there, and if they don't have any ID checks we could then pass them on....

 

[Amity 3]

SW and BG have the same scanners. what happens when you enter is random. we have the same passports and have been flagged for a print scan, ID check, or neither. sometimes we're all asked for the same thing, a mixture, or nothing at all.

 

[nobodies36]

I'm from the UK also. We were in Orlando (4 of us) for 4 weeks in September 2006. We all had those same tickets. At BG and SW we were only ever asked to sign in, which was then matched to the signature on the card.

So although for those UK tickets there is no scanning (at least not in September) they do make you sign in. So I doubt that you will be able to share them.

Sorry.

Maybe try a 'buy one day come back all holiday' type ticket when it comes up. Or use the savings from the free kids Universal tickets (or the new ticket with Wet and Wild included) to compensate. Or do Discovery Cove and get SW/BG included (which, if you were going to buy tickets anyway, makes DC cheaper). Or consider the 5-park Orlando Flexi ticket. Just some ideas.

 

[Amity 3]

I'm from the UK also. We were in Orlando (4 of us) for 4 weeks in September 2006. We all had those same tickets. At BG and SW we were only ever asked to sign in, which was then matched to the signature on the card.

So although for those UK tickets there is no scanning (at least not in September) they do make you sign in. So I doubt that you will be able to share them.

Sorry.

Maybe try a 'buy one day come back all holiday' type ticket when it comes up. Or use the savings from the free kids Universal tickets (or the new ticket with Wet and Wild included) to compensate. Or do Discovery Cove and get SW/BG included (which, if you were going to buy tickets anyway, makes DC cheaper). Or consider the 5-park Orlando Flexi ticket. Just some ideas.

the new scanners have been in place since you last visited. you insert or scan your pass and it pops up a random command. I haven't seen the signature thing lately, but that doesn't mean they still don't do it.

 

[nobodies36]

the new scanners have been in place since you last visited. you insert or scan your pass and it pops up a random command. I haven't seen the signature thing lately, but that doesn't mean they still don't do it.

My bad. I meant no FINGERPRINT scanning. They scanned the tickets and made us sign in. I think it has something to do with the UK tickets. It may have changed, but in September they only ever scanned the pass and then made us sign in. Could that be the command you are speaking of? (making us then sign in after the scanner confirms that it is a UK bought ticket). Could it be that it is random for US bought tickets, but it makes all the UK guests sign in, as we never had to do anything except that?

I say that because in Universal, my fingerprint is never accepted, it always shows up blank (help..I must be a criminal) and they made me sign in there as you have to sign all passes (Disney, Universal, SW, BG) tickets on the back for UK bought ones.

It doesn't really matter as the point is either way they cannot be used by different people, it is just interesting to know. Like how Disney actually track and record what parks you enter and when etc. They said it was for better marketing to the UK and maybe that is why they only ever scanned our tickets and not our fingerprints at SW & BG.

 

[Amity 3]

My bad. I meant no FINGERPRINT scanning. They scanned the tickets and made us sign in. I think it has something to do with the UK tickets. It may have changed, but in September they only ever scanned the pass and then made us sign in. Could that be the command you are speaking of? (making us then sign in after the scanner confirms that it is a UK bought ticket). Could it be that it is random for US bought tickets, but it makes all the UK guests sign in, as we never had to do anything except that?

I say that because in Universal, my fingerprint is never accepted, it always shows up blank (help..I must be a criminal) and they made me sign in there as you have to sign all passes (Disney, Universal, SW, BG) tickets on the back for UK bought ones.

It doesn't really matter as the point is either way they cannot be used by different people, it is just interesting to know. Like how Disney actually track and record what parks you enter and when etc. They said it was for better marketing to the UK and maybe that is why they only ever scanned our tickets and not our fingerprints at SW & BG.

those are good questions that I have no answer for whatsoever. the new scanners prompt the TM to ask for ID, give your fingerprint, or just enter the parks. the three of us have the same level passport and we get flagged to follow the three options every time we visit. my wife might have to pull out her ID while I get cleared just to walk through.

our daughter is 13 and it pops her to present ID sometimes. the TM's just force her through the gates.

either way, it's designed to make sure people can't share passes and cheat the system.