New turnstile testing underway at Epcot.

[Figment632]

Part of NextGen that I can like!

http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions...y-system-testing-at-Epcot's-main-entrance.htm

 

[mike the canuck]

Very cool

 

[Michael623]

So what are the advantages of these new turnstiles?

 

[chartle]

It was in the article.

The new system offers a number of distinct advantages for both Disney and the guests. Firstly, there is no longer a need for tickets to physically pass through the machine. This means less tickets getting jammed, simpler and smaller entry machines, and a much friendlier system to use. Secondly, the system allows a very significant advantage to the existing system in that it no longer means only tickets can be used as entry. Using proximity RFID means that the entry media could be a wrist-band, ticket, or anything with an RFID chip embedded into it. As we know, Disney have been looking at wrist-bands as part of the "next-gen" initiative, and this new entry system would tie very nicely into that.

 

[umichigan10]

this is pretty cool...the fact it would almost entirely eliminate those long frustrating lines in the hot and humidity makes it such a great idea. Hopefully it becomes a full scale thing at all four parks soon

 

[Michael623]

Sorry, I reverted back to childhood for a moment and just looked at the pictures and glazed over the text. This does sound exciting and will hopefully relieve a bit of the congestion at rope drop.

How about rolling this out with AP holders first? You know, the people who actually know how to go through turnstiles in a timely manner.

 

[umichigan10]

How about rolling this out with AP holders first? You know, the people who actually know how to go through turnstiles in a timely manner.

 

[ChrisFL]

I can see it now at Epcot....

Guest: "Yes, I have all of the tickets for my family....huh? you mean I need to hand my kid his ticket? But he will lose it! Does this take my fingerprints? Isn't it stealing my identity? I don't want to use my fingerprints! Where is the Matterhorn anyway? Can I make ADR's here for the Crystal Palace? I know it's not in Epcot, but just asking. What time is the parade?"

 

[KYMickey]

this is pretty cool...the fact it would almost entirely eliminate those long frustrating lines in the hot and humidity makes it such a great idea. Hopefully it becomes a full scale thing at all four parks soon

Due to the level of techno-phobia among people my guess would be that this will actually make the lines longer, not shorter! They are actually going to have to do two things to enter via this system and it's something they don't do any place else.

 

[nytimez]

Due to the level of techno-phobia among people my guess would be that this will actually make the lines longer, not shorter! They are actually going to have to do two things to enter via this system and it's something they don't do any place else.

Huh? They do two things already.

Actually, they do three if you count pushing on the turnstile when it's not yet ready to open because the ticket didn't go through the machine. Four if you count turning around and asking the person they're with "do you have my ticket? I gave it to you, didn't I?" Five if you count arguing with the CM at the gate. Six if you count...

 

[rodkenrich]

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[11290]

How about rolling this out with AP holders first? You know, the people who actually know how to go through turnstiles in a timely manner.

Sorry, that is not a true statement. This from someone who works turnstiles.

 

[Michael623]

So you feel tourists who have never been to WDW are more efficient than people who go through the turnstiles literally dozens of times a year?

 

[skier_pete]

Hey there!

We were part of this test on Wednesday 11/16! My DW made me take a picture of the gate things. She was very excited to be, as she said "Part of the E.P. in Epcot" (And yes, I did point out to her that Epcot doesn't stand for that anymore.

The test in truth didn't go very well when we went through. You were supposed to hold your sticker in front of the Mickey - put your finger on the scanner, and then they both lit up. The problem wasn't with the system, it was the fact that it didn't work for about 50 % of the people. My DMom and DW got through OK, but both DD and myself it wouldn't read, and they had to "hand-scan" our tickets anyways. The line was much, much slower than the regular line because of this, and it annoyed me more than the part about getting to be part of the "new experience". There are obviously some bugs to get sorted out, that's for sure.

Overall, I could see where it could make for easier entry, but I am not sure whether you could eliminate the turnstyles completely. It seems like you couldn't just have people walk through the entrance en masse, they would still have to be scanned and finger scanned as well. The idea of a wristband ticket is a good one.

 

[Mitzicat]

I can see it now at Epcot....

Guest: What time is the parade?"

ChrisFL - what you meant to say was..."What time is the 3:00 parade?"



If it works like it should I'm all for it. I get so frustrated with the folks who have no idea what they are doing inthe line. I almost wish there was a line for AP holders and their guests. But someone did mention that not all AP holders know what they are doing.

 

[XGrumpy1]

Could Disney use this technology to track your movements around the parks?

 

[DCTooTall]

Could Disney use this technology to track your movements around the parks?

Not really anymore than they already can using existing tech....

Every time you use your key to the World to make a purchase? they know where you are.

Every Time you get a fastpass? They can pinpoint your location.

And of course, there are all the cameras around the parks.



For them to be able to read an RFID tag, you'd need an antenna in range of the tag. Most RFID tags would require close proximity in order to be read.... like... within a foot at most. It just isn't practical to use the RFID tickets to try and track guest movement beyond whatever capabilities they already have. It also wouldn't provide disney with any additional useful information (beyond maybe guest flow, but even that I find it hard to think of any really useful new data they could gather that would justify the costs in collecting and sorting.)

 

[Figment632]

Could Disney use this technology to track your movements around the parks?

They already do this.

 

[Figment632]

Some more photos and videos.

http://disneyprojects.com/2011/11/13/first-look-rfid-entry-at-epcot/

 

[dISNEYlOveer]

Sorry, I reverted back to childhood for a moment and just looked at the pictures and glazed over the text. This does sound exciting and will hopefully relieve a bit of the congestion at rope drop.

How about rolling this out with AP holders first? You know, the people who actually know how to go through turnstiles in a timely manner.

Or the people who have season passes and go to Disney alot....they should be the ones to be tried out first not everybody...i agree with you on the ap people ...But i think there will be flaws with this(just thinking with the way the tickets go now)...