Ride Lockers - how to open?

[inspectorgadget]

How do you open free ride lockers? I have read that you scan your thumb but I have also read that you scan your ticket. Which is it?

 

[mom2rtk]

You scan your ticket.

 

[cschaaf]

They used to be finger scanners, now it's all done through a bar code - typically your park ticket. If you have Express, you can also use that barcode. If you use your app as your ticket, the locker attendants can give you a piece of paper with a barcode.

 

[inspectorgadget]

They used to be finger scanners, now it's all done through a bar code - typically your park ticket. If you have Express, you can also use that barcode. If you use your app as your ticket, the locker attendants can give you a piece of paper with a barcode.

Is it a pain to track down one of the locker attendants if you need to?

 

[cschaaf]

Is it a pain to track down one of the locker attendants if you need to?

Ummm, it can either be simple or a pain. Depends on how many people are having issues at that time, really. I'd say, most times, we've been able to either walk right up to an attendant and get help or maybe wait for them to help one other person before us.

But there have been times when a bunch of people are trying to get help at the same time and you just have to kind of follow the crowd with the attendant to make sure you are helped. Not being impatient, just making sure they don't get pulled in other directions and forget about you.

The attendants sometimes get lost in the crowd, too - particularly the super-crowded lockers like Gringott's.

At times, I've seen several attendants in one locker area, and other times, I've only seen one. That will obviously impact your ability to get them, too.

I'd equate it to the attendant in the Walmart self-checkout area. Sometimes it's easy to grab their attention, other times you just have to wait.

 

[Adventureland]

That's why you see so many folks wearing lanyards. I'd suggest it if you are able to get a print ticket and especially if you have the express pass.

As a note, my parents went to do the Hagrids ride and got stuck in line for 2 hours. Their time on the free locker had run out but they were able to have an attendant help open it after explaining their situation.

 

[inspectorgadget]

That's why you see so many folks wearing lanyards. I'd suggest it if you are able to get a print ticket and especially if you have the express pass.

Hmmmm. To lanyard or not to lanyard..... I am going in September and it always really hot in Orlando at that time. I don't think I can stand anything against my neck in that heat. Just thinking about it makes me sweat! I think what we'll probably do is print the ticket and use that to open the locker. I'll figure out some way of carrying it around, whether its in a bag or a cargo short pocket.

 

[inspectorgadget]

They used to be finger scanners, now it's all done through a bar code - typically your park ticket. If you have Express, you can also use that barcode. If you use your app as your ticket, the locker attendants can give you a piece of paper with a barcode.

I'm curious to know why they don't use the finger scanner anymore. Is it because of covid and not wanting to touch surfaces?

 

[georgina]

I'm curious to know why they don't use the finger scanner anymore. Is it because of covid and not wanting to touch surfaces?

No, they were gone before covid. They never worked very well, scanning a bar code is much quicker.

 

[cschaaf]

I'm curious to know why they don't use the finger scanner anymore. Is it because of covid and not wanting to touch surfaces?

They were phasing them out before covid - and they still use the finger scans for park entry - so the two are unrelated.

Best guess is that the finger scan probably caused more issues than it was worth. People forget what finger they scanned with, maybe someone else in the family needed to get the bags for whatever reason, it was slow, etc. etc.

 

[inspectorgadget]

Thanks to everyone who replied! You have answered my question.

 

[Julie Amber]

Side question- How do you keep a card or something to open the locker with on rides like Rip Ride Rockit where they have you go through the metal detectors and you can't bring anything with you?

 

[mom2rtk]

Side question- How do you keep a card or something to open the locker with on rides like Rip Ride Rockit where they have you go through the metal detectors and you can't bring anything with you?

You can put a ticket in your pocket. Or in a lanyard (removed for the metal detector, then tucked into your shirt).

 

[nkereina]

Hmmmm. To lanyard or not to lanyard..... I am going in September and it always really hot in Orlando at that time. I don't think I can stand anything against my neck in that heat. Just thinking about it makes me sweat! I think what we'll probably do is print the ticket and use that to open the locker. I'll figure out some way of carrying it around, whether its in a bag or a cargo short pocket.

FWIW, you can get cheap smaller lanyards on Amazon. Its like a thin nylon rope/cord rather than the bigger/wider type lanyards they have at Universal. I doubt you'd even feel it.

Side question- How do you keep a card or something to open the locker with on rides like Rip Ride Rockit where they have you go through the metal detectors and you can't bring anything with you?

The only thing they permit on your person for the metal detector rides are your ticket and express pass. They will permit it in a lanyard or in your pocket.

 

[chmasy]

Haven"t been in a few years. Does Universal provide lanyards for AP and Express passes?

 

[CAPSLOCK]

They certainly sell lanyards for AP and EPs...

 

[chmasy]

Thank you so much.

 

[wdwrule]

It’s whatever works for each individual and to each his own, but just in my case, when we went a few weeks ago it was crazy hot and I had purchased a UOAP lanyard at the park. (1st trip ever to UO). I found this type of lanyard to be hot and itchy. My daughter had an extra Vera Bradley thin cloth lanyard that I borrowed and wow what a difference!! It was so lightweight and I didn’t feel it on. It was the real skinny one. It just carried my AP and room key/EP in a clear plastic ziplock pouch we had bought from Amazon. I did find great convenience in wearing the lanyard especially with EPs. Made it so easy to scan and move right along without missing a beat. Same with opening lockers. I would imagine the thin rope/nylon lanyards would be similar and hopefully just as comfy in the heat.

 

[inspectorgadget]

It’s whatever works for each individual and to each his own, but just in my case, when we went a few weeks ago it was crazy hot and I had purchased a UOAP lanyard at the park. (1st trip ever to UO). I found this type of lanyard to be hot and itchy. My daughter had an extra Vera Bradley thin cloth lanyard that I borrowed and wow what a difference!! It was so lightweight and I didn’t feel it on. It was the real skinny one. It just carried my AP and room key/EP in a clear plastic ziplock pouch we had bought from Amazon. I did find great convenience in wearing the lanyard especially with EPs. Made it so easy to scan and move right along without missing a beat. Same with opening lockers. I would imagine the thin rope/nylon lanyards would be similar and hopefully just as comfy in the heat.

Could you send a pic and/or link of the lanyard your daughter had and also the ziploc pouch you bought from Amazon? I need to order a pouch and perhaps a lanyard for my upcoming trip and I'm not sure what to get

 

[wdwrule]

Could you send a pic and/or link of the lanyard your daughter had and also the ziploc pouch you bought from Amazon? I need to order a pouch and perhaps a lanyard for my upcoming trip and I'm not sure what to get

Sure! Here’s the link to the clear pouches. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KH178QS?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
These were nice and sturdy too.

Here’s a pic of her Vera Bradley lanyard. It’s about pencil thick. I think regular price they’re $15. I just bought one of my own on sale.