Using Annual Passholder turnstile line at parks?

[Mom & Popcorn]

We have been Passholders in the past and bought them for everyone in our family. One perk of being a Passholder is the dedicated Passholders Only line to get into the parks. We are kicking around the idea of only one member of our family buying an Annual Pass if and when they are offered again. We would do this to still get room, souvenir, and food discounts even if the rest of the family would have regular tickets. But would the non Passholders members of the family be able to use the Passholders Only line at the turnstiles if they are with one Passholder? Or does each person the uses that line need to be a Passholder themselves? Thanks, and Merry Christmas

 

[skeeter31]

We have been Passholders in the past and bought them for everyone in our family. One perk of being a Passholder is the dedicated Passholders Only line to get into the parks. We are kicking around the idea of only one member of our family buying an Annual Pass if and when they are offered again. We would do this to still get room, souvenir, and food discounts even if the rest of the family would have regular tickets. But would the non Passholders members of the family be able to use the Passholders Only line at the turnstiles if they are with one Passholder? Or does each person the uses that line need to be a Passholder themselves? Thanks, and Merry Christmas

Usually they require each person to be an AP to use that entrance line.

 

[JFox]

Why is it that this line is always the slowest line at all turnstiles? You would think that the AP holders know the drill but not always.

 

[gharter]

Why is it that this line is always the slowest line at all turnstiles? You would think that the AP holders know the drill but not always.

So true. In the past, we used this line about 1/2 the time as it seemed slower and often longer than the other lines.

 

[OKW Lover]

Usually they require each person to be an AP to use that entrance line.

Right. There is usually somebody checking before you actually get to the touch point.

 

[Marc A.]

Are these lines currently open at the 4 parks?

 

[Engineman02]

Right. There is usually somebody checking before you actually get to the touch point.

I think I have seen someone checking once out of the hundred times I have been through. Maybe during “normal times” when was really busy. Now it just seems anyone lined up, no checking, and you can usually tell who isn’t AP when they get to the touch point.

 

[StageTek]

I think I have seen someone checking once out of the hundred times I have been through. Maybe during “normal times” when was really busy. Now it just seems anyone lined up, no checking, and you can usually tell who isn’t AP when they get to the touch point.

I wonder if that's what makes the AP line take longer so often. When non AP holders get to the touch point are they turned away? Are they stopped and told they;re in the wrong line but allowed to continue?

 

[fla4fun]

Are these lines currently open at the 4 parks?

I saw them in August, but didn’t see them a couple weeks ago. Perhaps they are open as needed right now? I used them when the line was short, but I always use the shortest line.

 

[greg9x]

The passholder line is frequently longer/slower than other lines. Passholders feel the need to use their 'benefit' and make their way to that line even though other ones have less people. And as mentioned, for some reason they are often not prepared and hold up the line digging out their cards.

 

[jeff_h]

The passholder line is frequently longer/slower than other lines. Passholders feel the need to use their 'benefit' and make their way to that line even though other ones have less people.

Not this one - I normally scope out the AP line to see if it's shorter, but if not then I (IMHO) don't see the "benefit" of standing in line longer.

 

[CarolynFH]

We use the PH line if it seems definitely shorter than others but won’t cross from one end to the other just to use that line. We’ve seen them at all 4 parks this week but haven’t used them because we’re using regular tickets instead of our blocked out APs.

 

[dioxide45]

I wonder if that's what makes the AP line take longer so often. When non AP holders get to the touch point are they turned away? Are they stopped and told they;re in the wrong line but allowed to continue?

How do they even know you are an AP holder until you scan your card or Magic Band? We took those ugly orange things off of our Magic Bands, so they wouldn't know until we scanned. WOuld they bother to turn someone away after they already scanned?

 

[OKW Lover]

How do they even know you are an AP holder until you scan your card or Magic Band?

They ask

 

[HiStitch626]

We saw AP passholder tapstiles at all four parks last week, but there didn’t seem to be any difference as to which one you used whether AP or not. It might make a difference when the parks become more crowded.

 

[madduck]

Most people don’t read the sign and just get in line where they see other people. I’ve never seen them turn anybody away for not having an annual pass.

 

[WorldOfPooh]

We have been Passholders in the past and bought them for everyone in our family. One perk of being a Passholder is the dedicated Passholders Only line to get into the parks. We are kicking around the idea of only one member of our family buying an Annual Pass if and when they are offered again. We would do this to still get room, souvenir, and food discounts even if the rest of the family would have regular tickets. But would the non Passholders members of the family be able to use the Passholders Only line at the turnstiles if they are with one Passholder? Or does each person the uses that line need to be a Passholder themselves? Thanks, and Merry Christmas

If a Brazilian Tour Group had the tour guide get the AP and then have 100 kids (without AP) join the tour guide in the AP line do you think that is okay?

 

[Skippyboo]

The turnstiles aren’t really the bottleneck that they used to be because they aren’t doing the fingerprint which was the source of the wait most of the time.

 

[rdaky]

I don't understand it being a perk. The line can sometimes be a lot longer. It's really hit or miss about whether or not they check. When we had APs, we mostly saw people just randomly get in the line and the cast members let them through either way. And then there was an extra militant guy working at Epcot who would yell at people who didn't have APs to get out of line. He yelled at me with my kids as we were walking toward the AP line, as if he just assumed I was an idiot, until I whipped out my card and gave him an evil eye. He was extremely rude.

 

[rdaky]

The turnstiles aren’t really the bottleneck that they used to be because they aren’t doing the fingerprint which was the source of the wait most of the time.

OMG yes. One of my kids (who was 9 at the time) had a fingerprint not work last year and then she had to stand there and answer a bunch of questions about her name, birthday, who she was there with, what hotel she was staying at. It was crazy and they were holding up the entire line for this.