Refuse to give Disney your Finger-print?

[bookgirl2632]

I think it's clear that the reason they do it is so that tickets are non-transferable. But again, I really don't care. I just want to get into the park!

 

[Cass]

even if it was just our family that refused,

What reasons did your 6 year old give for refusing it?

 

[CanadianGuy]

Personally, I have no objection to this process.. but I have the added benefit of knowing exactly how it works.

Basically for each person when the finger is scanned.. it takes some number of random points at curve and develops an algorhythm based on the distances between those points.

But they can have my whole finger scan anyway. I don't care. They'd be the only people in North America who have it so they can't really cross reference it to anything.. and my tickets usually don't have my name on them. So.. what exactly are they gaining? If they have my finger scan but don't know who I am .. what's the point? I understand if your tickets are on your room key; in THEORY; they could know who you are...

It is WORTH remembering that this is the same corporate organization that can't implement a smoking policy without major trouble; or for that matter, most times they can't even keep my room requests from falling out of their reservation system! I doubt any secret program to track guests by their fingerprints year over year would go unnoticed by someone willing to squeal.

And as for speed, on my most recent trip, my finger scanned correctly and quickly every time. I had no delay in entering the park whatsoever. I guess I have lucky fingers.

I know some do object to this and yes you can object. But this subject has been beaten to death on this forums many times before and I haven't seen anybody change anybody's mind in those discussions.

Just my opinion.



Knox

 

[Sea-Donkey]

So I take it that you wipe away every finger print you leave on any smooth surface? You know that if you touch a smooth surface (glass, steel, plastic), someone can come behind you and record that finger print. You better be careful, someone will get it.
Not trying to be smart, but just to give you an idea of how paranoid you are being.

 

[TheDisneyClan]

I guess if the ACLU wants to take on Disney's fingerprinting system thats their right and yours as well. However, in the end, by the time I have given them my credit card number, my home address and telephone number and my life savings, I guess I feel like, whats a fingerprint? This is one of those things that if I overanalyze, will dampen my vacation, heck I go to WDW to escape realilty not live it. And I am not trying to minimalize your concern or anything, just telling you why it would never occur to me to not do this. If it keeps people from ticket fraud practices I think that outweighs the issue of them having my fingerprint.

I understand what you are saying. For us, and its just our personal preference, the finger scans cross a line. However, you will notice that it does not stop us from having many wonderful WDW family vacations. We don't really give a second thought while we are there. We just quietly say we will not provide the finger scan and in every case (except for the one and only time I mentioned above) we were in the parks quicker than the folks doing the scan.

I support your right and everyone elses to put your finger in the scanner, we just simply will not do it. Besides, like I said we get in quicker than people doing it, so we are gaining an extra 30 seconds or so each time we refuse to enjoy WDW.

 

[David R]

I believe you can refuse to give your fingerprint and you can simply present your ID so that they can check that you are the original ticket holder. I believe that children under a certain age are not subject to this requirement.

Just today at MGM there was a guy trying to sell the remainder of his tickets. I didn't see anyone agree to buying them from him but should someone had, I would have most likely gone up and reminded them of the fingerprint requirement. There would be a good chance that after the fingerprint match failed, they would have been asked for ID to match the names to the tickets and t his would have failed as well.

 

[slo]

I never thought about it

I'm so excited to be getting in that park, that I would give my right arm if they asked for it

 

[TheDisneyClan]

What reasons did your 6 year old give for refusing it?

She does not need to give a reason..LOL I believe children are exempt from it anyway, but even if she was not we do not give any reason nor is a reason needed. We just tell the CM we do not do the scanner, they push a button and we walk in through the stroller gate with our strollers and enjoy the WDW magic.

 

[Cass]

But if she wanted to scan her finger, you would let her, right?

 

[TheDisneyClan]

Absolutley not!

She can decide to do that when I let her start dating when she is say....30..Maybe 35. But by then she will most likley have the good sense enough to know when something is a bad idea.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Unless you have your ID ready, doesn't refusing the finger scan to show them your ID so they can verify that you own the ticket take a bit longer so the Cast Member can give you the green light to go in the park? If you do the finger scan correct it should take 5-10 seconds for the gate to open, so I don't see how your saving time by not doing it.

 

[darlak]

I've honestly never even thought about it. Like the previous poster, I would probably let them have a DNA sample to get inside the park. However, I totally support your right to NOT do it.

Why is everyone so quick to be so nasty and mean?

 

[Lord Fantasius]

O.k., everybody, no need to rag on the OP, it is a valid point...I'm sure the government has only the best intentions for accumulating the fingerprints of the entire population; oh yeah, next thing you know they'll be eavesdropping on our conversations which I'm sure no one here has a problem with!

Anyways, the "finger scans" at WDW are not fingerprint scanners...a close look at the equipment shows it's not that complex (plus the response time is too quick to check a fingerprint even if it is imbedded on your card). From what was explained awhile back, all that is taken is a measurement of your two fingers and a simple algorithm that calculates the total length and the ratio between your two fingers and comes back with a value, which is then checked against the value imbedded in you card. The information "given" is no more unique than what could be checked by using your height, hair color, etc., already on your driver's lic.

It's far different that given any unique personal information such a fingerprint, but I admit, it is a little uncomfortable.

-R

 

[Noevo]

I've honestly never even thought about it. Like the previous poster, I would probably let them have a DNA sample to get inside the park. However, I totally suppost your right to NOT do it.

Why is everyone so quick to be so nasty and mean?

nasty and mean? I just wanted to know what the objection is? still, other than we don't want to, I haven't heard a reason. I am just curious. I've never had something I didn't want to do that I didn't have a reason of some kind for. I don't wanna just doesn't seem to cut it.

I have to deal with people with this issue at work, biometrics for security purposes, and I have people who say they won't do it because they don't trust it. what exactly they don't trust they can never say. same for what I've seen here. I'm just trying to figure out the reasoning behind it, that's all

 

[DJ Disney Kid]

Even if the machine took my exact fingerprint, I still wouldn't care. What are they gonna do with it? Basically my fingerprint can help to convict me of a crime, and it seems very unlikely someone at Disney is gonna get a copy of my fingerprint and find a way to leave it at a crime scene after they murder someone.

I haven't seen you give a reason yet as to why you don't put your finger on the scanner. You say that it crosses the line and you find it objectional, but you haven't said why. I think people here are giving you sarcastic responses because your against a policy for no reason other than "we just don't".

 

[Tinkerbell424]

My family never denie's it. We don't really think of it as a big deal.

But most of the time we are never asked to put our fingers in the slot anyway

 

[Rustysmom]

Disney can have a scan of my finger, my hand and even my foot if they want it for all I care. Where I used to work and where DH works, they replaced a sign-in sheet with a machine that scans your hand and that's how you "punch in" for the day. If I go back someday, I'll have to scan my hand too. No big deal.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Why is everyone so quick to be so nasty and mean?

I don't think the replies have been mean to the OP. People are just stating their feeling, the same way the OP did.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I don't care what they do to let me in the parks; it's their parks, they set the rules. I am fine with it, nothing clandestine in my opinion.

 

[TheDisneyClan]

I actually find this kind of thing funny. WDW is not getting personal information from your finger print. They get that when taking down information when we make reservations. Examples being where our houses/apatmetns are located, credit card numbers and e-mails. So where is the ACLU opinion when a company like WDW gets our information that way? The finger scan is to make sure your park tickets belong to you, not for any other reason. If you don't agree with it then I suggest not taking your vacations to WDW.

LOL! We are very happy taking our vacations at WDW. The policy in way affects us. We just ignore it and enter the parks have a great time.