Magic Bands and DVC

[wdwrich]

HopperFan - We're definitely on the same page with respect to this matter.

 

[msmama]

When I got my AP they made a very big deal of telling me that I'd have to have the card with me if I wanted the discounts.

And, if I recall, you actually have to USE the Disney Visa/Rewards card (not just show the card or charge to the MB) to get that discount.

 

[HopperFan]

When I got my AP they made a very big deal of telling me that I'd have to have the card with me if I wanted the discounts.

And, if I recall, you actually have to USE the Disney Visa/Rewards card (not just show the card or charge to the MB) to get that discount.

AND when showing the AP Discount Card they ask for your ID to prove it's your card. Every time I use it I noticed they don't just glance, they checked the names. Even parking lot toll booth. Several times the CM at parking toll said Thank you Ms ...... So they read it.

 

[bumbershoot]

off-ish the topic!

It is a lie that an ID or medical care are required for ER visits.

1. Isn't it lucky that NO ONE said that?

Insurance card in case I end up at the ER. Hospitals aren't supposed to be a pain about it, but they sure as heck are!

2. Have you ever been to the hospital or ER as an adult?

I know I work in the industry. So yes it is a lie.

Have you ever been to the hospital or an ER where you do NOT work? Random ER? For yourself or a loved one?

If you ever end up at one you're not connected to, your perspective very well might turnaround. As I said, they can be a pain, no matter what they are *supposed to do*. They will hassle you and nearly bully you (or what FEELS like bullying when you or a loved one is dealing with whatever brought you/them to the hospital in the first place) hour after hour until someone can get away to get your card and/or ID.

My stepmom has a really skewed version of reality like this, too, being a NICU charge nurse and only having dealt with her hospital as an adult. She thinks the red carpet is rolled out for everyone, just like it has been for her and my half-siblings, and she cannot handle the idea that it's a lot different for people who don't work there. She rejects it much like you are rejecting the experiences of others.

My MIL won't be seen even for an INR check without her ID; she always wants to leave it in the car (I have no idea why) and I never allow it (I'll carry her second purse, yes, second purse, for her) because IF they ask for it, she *has to* have it or she gets no service that day. Even though even the checkin people recognize her.

Oh and if a patient is admitted then there is no co-pay.

OMG where did you get THAT idea? I absolutely have a hospitalization copay (and "hospitalization" means you're admitted...a brief stop there is "I went to the ER", not "I was hospitalized"). It's not as much as MIL's Medicare hospitalization copay (Medicare's is somewhere nearly $1300), which thankfully is just once per year, and thankfully we got her on the swanky supplemental plan so she doesn't pay that since UHC covers it, but it's there.

The ambulance drivers even check my MIL's ID while she's on the floor having a stroke. It's...awesome... Even better when we beat them to the hospital, when we're coming from a town 12 miles down the highway and all they are doing is driving through her town. Makes us feel great. Oh and the multiple insurance card and ID checks while she's being very slowly assessed (she doesn't have the "clotbusting drug" type of strokes, so her ER care is very slow)...

On another thread someone just said it's too bad the call center CMs aren't given a 2 week, onsite stay, as part of their training...sometimes I think that everyone who works in the hospital "industry" should be given a fake set of symptoms and be sent to a hospital outside of where they work, to see what it can be like as an unknown person coming in their doors...

 

[DoingDisney]

No, they couldn't. The band does not meet the definition of a photo ID under Florida law. There are no finger print readers at any point of sale. And bands can be passed around to other people.

They could ADD finger print readers to point of sale, quite easily, no ?

 

[supersnoop]

They could ADD finger print readers to point of sale, quite easily, no ?

How would that solve the photo ID requirement?

And, no, I don't think it would be "quite easy."

 

[Simba's Mom]

Just got back from the world and it was an awesome trip. One thing that happened just annoyed me. I went to make a purchase with my magic band when the cashier asked me if I was a DVC member or a Disney Visa Card holder. I responded with yes I am both. At which point she asked me to show her the card. Well part of the perks of the magic band is having everything linked so I didn't have to carry my wallet anywhere. All that information should be linked to the band. Unfortunately it isn't.

I just had the same thing happen to me, only just DVC. The CM recognized me as a DVC member by seeing my DVC slider and my DVC shirt, so he told me they gave a discount. However, in order to give the discount, he'd need my card, which I didn't have. No card=no discount. At least it was just a carrot cake cookie, so lesson learned.

 

[Julylady]

Over 40 years ago, my Grandpa gave me a $20 bill and told me to put it in my wallet and always carry it in the case of an emergency. I have increased the amount to $40 and tell my grands to always carry their Driver's License, insurance card and $40 cash when ever they leave the house -- no exceptions. We follow the same rule at Disney (but also include my DVC card and AP).

 

[DoingDisney]

How would that solve the photo ID requirement?

And, no, I don't think it would be "quite easy."

They have finger print readers at every entry point to the parks. It really would be quite easy to add scanners at all the shops, I didn't say it would be cheap, as I don't know how much one costs, that beings said I know you can buy a standard scanner pretty cheap, retail for replacement of like cell phone or computer finger print scanners they are $10 - $15. That being said I am sure Disney would want them to be pretty and stuff, but would also be buying at a huge discount for bulk purchases. And well, they can afford them.

Like I said before, it shouldn't be hard to link your ID to your finger print, so shops could pull up a copy of your photo ID attached to your scanned finger print, and ensure you were of age. I don't know if that would work with Florida law, but then I am betting even if that were not legal, technically you are on private property, so I am guessing there would be a way they would only have to ID you once, then flag your finger print as "of age" ... the same way a bar doesn't have to ID you each time you buy a drink, once you have entered the door.

And this is just me, a keyboard jockey, spitballing, I am pretty sure the greater minds at Disney could figure this out, if they wanted.