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Disney is now requiring guests to get a receipt to park at the theme parks even if you don't pay. It could be a new way of tracking parking. For example an AP gets a receipt saying parking is comped with a total of $0 on the receipt.

They do this at Universal already. My center console is filled with comp value receipts. I assume its a sort of 'inventory' tracking tool.
I've never tried reentering parking on the same day though, so no clue if they would rescan my pass to confirm the receipt is actually mine
 
So if I took my AP receipt and gave it to someone else after I left, does that mean that person(s) can enter without charge? I must be missing something in the tracking mechanisms.
Well I'm not sure how they handle APs but I would think they reserve the right to ask that you show that you are an AP. So if you gave your receipt to a person who wasn't an AP holder and they asked for proof of being an AP holder that would present an issue to the person you gave the receipt to.
 
I don’t believe so.

Good as it needs to be fair to keep cost and security control.

It did seem a little disjointed a few times earlier this year. On one occasion, I just flashed my AP card and the CM simply waved us by. On each subsequent visit, they would scan my MB.
 
Well I'm not sure how they handle APs but I would think they reserve the right to ask that you show that you are an AP. So if you gave your receipt to a person who wasn't an AP holder and they asked for proof of being an AP holder that would present an issue to the person you gave the receipt to.

They could ask for ID, although earlier this month they didn't ask me when we drove. Usually they just scanned and waved me through. Once they asked me which resort I was staying at.
 

Heh .. using a smartphone to play a game in the bright sun (where you brightness has to be near 100% to see it) .. whew . .talk about a battery drainer!
I know that I will be trading in my fuel rod more than I have in the past just so I can experience the game.
 
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Game Spot was allowed to test the Play Disney Parks App ahead of its release

https://t.co/PZC9nisxpN?amp=1


seems pretty cool and also something they have put effort into - so should only get bigger in the future. Glad to see there are physical effects to, not just things on your phone

"To make this happen, the app team didn't just rely on what already exists in the intricately-designed queues. Instead, it added new physical elements to the area, ranging from items hidden throughout the queues that are specifically tied to the app and lanterns that are part of the finale experience."


Not sure if it mentioned before, but makes sense to integrate Agent P into this:

'The app has also integrated games previously available in various Disney parks, including Agent P's World Showcase Adventure at Epcot Center and the Colorwheel Challenge at Disney's California Adventure."
 
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Disney is now requiring guests to get a receipt to park at the theme parks even if you don't pay. It could be a new way of tracking parking. For example an AP gets a receipt saying parking is comped with a total of $0 on the receipt.

This wasn't in effect this morning at Hollywood Studios
Wasn't in effect this afternoon at DHS either.
 
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Disney is now requiring guests to get a receipt to park at the theme parks even if you don't pay. It could be a new way of tracking parking. For example an AP gets a receipt saying parking is comped with a total of $0 on the receipt.
My local theme park does this too. I imagine it’s a tracking thing because when they hit a certain point they do have to start parking cars in an overflow lot. That only happens on high demand days but parking is tracked daily. If this continues to only happen at Epcot maybe it is to collect parking data as a result of the possible new Epcot hotel.
 
I sent Ryan the picture of my parking receipt today at Epcot:

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I was curious because it was taking far longer to get through the parking gate at Epcot and now I know why. This is the first time I’ve received a receipt in about 100 visits this year.

It was midday and the parking lot at Epcot was not even close to capacity.
 
I sent Ryan the picture of my parking receipt today at Epcot:

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I was curious because it was taking far longer to get through the parking gate at Epcot and now I know why. This is the first time I’ve received a receipt in about 100 visits this year.

It was midday and the parking lot at Epcot was not even close to capacity.
I understand that they are probably doing it for tracking purposes, but it seems like a huge time sucker and big waste of paper. Just something else we have to keep track of while in the parks. I'm assuming if we don't have it when we park hop we have to pay for parking??
 
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