Ticket Fraud at WDW?

[dstrawn9889]

i have held the obiquitus[sp] red RFID wait line lanyard... that which they use to change the wait-time signs with

[Amy]

i have held the obiquitus[sp] red RFID wait line lanyard... that which they use to change the wait-time signs with

Me too! Twice on this past trip, and in the same night!! Although NaCler claims that the one time doesn't count since I asked to have it

[dstrawn9889]

i have done it on HM, and EE, and i 'found' one on EE while wearing the other.... the queue wait time fell by 25 minutes when i went through and gave them the one 'stuck' in the queue line...

[Wizzard419]

This kind of tracking is probably the only type that I wouldn't be in opposition to. Usually I think it's nobody's business which websites I visit or which stores I choose to shop in. But Disney tracking which rides which type of guests attend, or where they shop, or whatever, probably helps them make the park more enjoyable for everybody, provide services and merchandise most people want, and maximize their profit margin in the meantime.

Your credit card company (and credit score) already reflect that, apparently heavy shopping at a store like Wal Mart or Target can have a negative impact.

[secondstar]

What we are saying is that they don't seem to use the system all the time for all tickets, possibly because it costs money and it's effectiveness is marginal.

My feeling is -- I don't think Disney is that concerned with ticket fraud with regards to park hoppers or day tickets. Only APs.

Consider this:
If I have a five-day hopper and I only use four days and I let someone else use the last day I don't think that upsets Disney that much. While they lose the revenue of a new ticket purchase (approx $80), they gain another guest in the park. Presumably, the new guest will spend at least $80. And now the next time I go to the park, I will need a new ticket (at, in all likelihood, a higher price). It may be a similar principle as with a gift certificate. When a GC is purchased at certain places, the revenue is NOT recognized until the GC is utilized.

I think Disney is much more diligent with Annual Passes, however. When we purchase our APs, we have to provide our driver's licenses at time of purchase. It is my belief all that information is encoded on the ticket. And we have always had to have our finger scanned at the gates. Even my DD8. Someone using my AP while I'm back at home would be costing them revenue they would not later retrieve.

Just a theory.

[kosmosworld]

I know my wife & I had bought multi-day tickets, and one year brought my Father-in-law, and figured we would eat one of the days on the ticket for him. But once we ran the ticket a 2nd time, the ticket was no good for that day. It would only allow access once to the park. We had to buy another ticket for that day.