Fingerscan question

[SullyDog]

I purchased 6 day MYW tickets for our trip next week and didn't get the no expiration option. I think I've decided to go ahead and add that option once we get down there since due to some changes in our plans while we're there, we'll probably only get to the parks on 4 days.

My question is this - it will likely be several years before we return and I'm wondering how the finger scan thing will work that many years later? Especially with my kids' tickets since their fingers will have grown quite a bit. Will we go to Customer Relations at the beginning of that trip and have our fingers rescanned do you think? I'm just worred about paying for the no expiration option and then finding a few years down the road that we can't use them because our fingers don't scan the same??

 

[sarahlovesmickey]

can I add onto this post? sorry....is the fingerscan thing only used on the No exp. tickets??? thanks...

 

[Perdie]

in my opinion, the fingerscan shouldn't be an issue, my husband and i swapped tickets all the time and when the ticket didn't work, they just recoded it and it let us in, they never asked for ID or anything and since your tix are going to be used for the same people, I don't think it will be a problem at all....

as for the other poster-the fingerscanner is used for all MYW tickets

 

[tinkerbell6]

Kids don't have to use the fingerscan, they just put their tickets in the slot. I'm not sure at what age they ask the kids to use the scan, but DD is 7 (almost 8) and they said she didn't need to. She was actually disappointed!

 

[jcemom]

I believe when the kids reach ten and need an adult ticket they will need to use the finger scanner. I know my 12 year old DS needed to last fall. I was kind of wondering the same thing, about the scans not matching up. We're going back this October and DS has already grown a lot since last fall. There's no way his will match come this October, lol. I suppose they'll just need to reset it.

 

[Robo]

I believe when the kids reach ten and need an adult ticket they will need to use the finger scanner. I know my 12 year old DS needed to last fall. I was kind of wondering the same thing, about the scans not matching up. We're going back this October and DS has already grown a lot since last fall. There's no way his will match come this October, lol. I suppose they'll just need to reset it.

This is just another reason why its a good idea for at least one adult member of your family to ALWAYS carry a photo ID.

If there is any question with a scanner problem, the ID can be used so the CM can know whom she/he's dealing with.

Yes, the scan info can be "adjusted" and/or a new ticket can be issued and it will have the "new scan info" associated with it when first used.

 

[dis-happy]

I purchased 6 day MYW tickets for our trip next week and didn't get the no expiration option. I think I've decided to go ahead and add that option once we get down there since due to some changes in our plans while we're there, we'll probably only get to the parks on 4 days.

My question is this - it will likely be several years before we return and I'm wondering how the finger scan thing will work that many years later? Especially with my kids' tickets since their fingers will have grown quite a bit. Will we go to Customer Relations at the beginning of that trip and have our fingers rescanned do you think? I'm just worred about paying for the no expiration option and then finding a few years down the road that we can't use them because our fingers don't scan the same??

SullyDog---when you add no exp. you might also want to upgrade your ticket to a 7 day for next to nothing. Just a thought...

 

[jessica52877]

I think it is a great thought to add more days, I think from about 6-10 days the add on price is only $5 or $6 a day. I know we added to make it 10 for that reason.

I have never had an issue with the finger scan and we too have no idea who's ticket is who's. We switch back and forth between husband, son and I. Don't think it would be a problem at all.

 

[safetymom]

If you all went in around the same time the tickets are linked so it is possible to mix them up and they still work.

If you put your name on the ticket like they have you do now you don't have to worry.

They do the finger scan at the turnstiles so no need to visit guest relations.

 

[seashoreCM]

For non-expiring tickets it costs very little to add day 7, a very lot to add day 8, but next to nothing to add day 10.

Your kids should not have any problem using the tickets years from now. At most Disney will ask when they last visited, which has to make sense with the usage data collected for all tickets. From the data Disney will also then see whether your kids were in the growing years during past visits in which case new finger scans would be taken during the visit at the much later date.

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[diannaneglia]

Ok I have another finger scanning question...what are the tickets like they give you for entering the parks? Do they look like a cradit card or are they the old fashion kind...like heavy paper? I thought our room cards were used for entrance to the parks...so if we have a ticket, why do they scan our fingers? This is all new to me being this is our first trip to Disney!

Thanks for your help!

 

[safetymom]

It depends where you buy your ticket. Some are hard plastic, but if you buy at the parks they are paper. They scan your fingers to make sure that only the owner of that ticket uses it. Without finger scans you could give the ticket to anyone to use.

 

[Robo]

Ok I have another finger scanning question...what are the tickets like they give you for entering the parks? Do they look like a cradit card or are they the old fashion kind...like heavy paper? I thought our room cards were used for entrance to the parks...so if we have a ticket, why do they scan our fingers? This is all new to me being this is our first trip to Disney!

A. Tickets that you buy independently from the resort (Annual Passes are a good example, but they can be ANY ticket) are made of "heavy paper".

B. If you ARE staying at a resort and purchase and/or pick up your park tickets at the front desk during check-in, the tickets can be made a part of your room-key-card (look like and made like a plastic credit card.) Remember though that thousands of guests do not stay at a Disney Resort and have "regular" tickets.

C. The finger scan is so that you can not just "hand over" your ticket to another person to use (or that someone who steals it can't use it.)
Also, if you leave and return to the same park or hop to another park in the same day, the ticket AND the finger-scan shows that its "still YOU" using the same ticket again (and not that pesky crook who stole it from your pouch while you where exiting the monorail.)

 

[SullyDog]

Thanks so much for all your input. I hadn't thought about adding extra days along with adding the no expiration option, but now that that idea has been suggested to me, I've got some more questions for you all!

Someone suggested that I add one day to my 6 day tickets for a total of 7 days. I think I can do that for about $67 per adult ticket ($65 no exp option + $2 for extra day). Would it make more sense to upgrade them to 10 day tickets rather than just to 7 days? Looks like I can do that for about $142 for an adult ticket ($135 no exp + 8 for extra days)? I'm thinking it makes sense to upgrade all the way to the 10 day tickets but am not certain?

One more question - my two teenage stepkids are going with us on this trip and I'm wondering whether or not to add the no exp option on their tickets since it's likely they won't be returning with us on future trips as they'll likely be in college then. If I get the no exp. option on their tickets my husband and I wouldn't be able to use those tickets ourselves on a future trip if the stepkids can't go, can we? I'm thinking not, but since we are the ones paying for the tickets, maybe so?

 

[weirdpaintballr]

Well, your fingerprints never change so, its shouldn't be a problem. I'm 14 and I've had to do the fingerscan since it came out (we usually get annual passes). One thing that they don't like are fingers that are greasy from sunblock

 

[SullyDog]

Thought I'd bump this back up and see if anyone can help me with my questions as the only answer I got (from WeirdPaintBallr) didn't make sense. Thanks!

 

[Allison]

Thanks so much for all your input. I hadn't thought about adding extra days along with adding the no expiration option, but now that that idea has been suggested to me, I've got some more questions for you all!

Someone suggested that I add one day to my 6 day tickets for a total of 7 days. I think I can do that for about $67 per adult ticket ($65 no exp option + $2 for extra day). Would it make more sense to upgrade them to 10 day tickets rather than just to 7 days? Looks like I can do that for about $142 for an adult ticket ($135 no exp + 8 for extra days)? I'm thinking it makes sense to upgrade all the way to the 10 day tickets but am not certain?

One more question - my two teenage stepkids are going with us on this trip and I'm wondering whether or not to add the no exp option on their tickets since it's likely they won't be returning with us on future trips as they'll likely be in college then. If I get the no exp. option on their tickets my husband and I wouldn't be able to use those tickets ourselves on a future trip if the stepkids can't go, can we? I'm thinking not, but since we are the ones paying for the tickets, maybe so?

Tickets are not transferrable so you can't use them. This is why Disney implemented the biometric system.

Have fun on your trip.