GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 http://www.wdwmagic.com/other/mymagicplus/news/09feb2013-mymagic-magicbands-to-begin-testing-in-parks-soon.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 I was told a couple of weeks ago that CMs would be given the MagicBands for testing before guests. That's usually what happens, but I haven't heard anything yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 Don't know where WDWMagic got that story, but as I posted earlier on another thread, CMs will be the first to get the MagicBands for testing.CMs acting as guests will be staying at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge as part of the test.The test will include in-park activity at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park. Test participants will use MagicBands to touch to enter their rooms, touch to enter the park, touch to redeem FastPass+ selections and touch to pay.I'm waiting for my invitation to participate, ya right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikeymouse1 25 Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 I saw the new gates at Epcot. They take up almost a third of the entrance and we only saw a handful of people go threw them as we waited for forty five minutes to get in at the ticket turnstiles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 As TCD mentioned in his report, anyone can go through the RFID side. As I approached the MK turnstyles last Saturday, I asked where I should enter with my Annual Pass. I was told anywhere. Somebody with a handheld scanner, scanned my AP and in I went! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 As TCD mentioned in his report, anyone can go through the RFID side. As I approached the MK turnstyles last Saturday, I asked where I should enter with my Annual Pass. I was told anywhere. Somebody with a handheld scanner, scanned my AP and in I went!Same thing happened to us at Epcot last Saturday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Same thing happened to us at Epcot last Saturday.As of today if you go through the RFID side with an AP you also need your drivers license/photo id. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 As of today if you go through the RFID side with an AP you also need your drivers license/photo id.Yup. Actually, it happened to me on Saturday at both AK and MK. The twins don't usually carry photo ID with them, but I was able to show mine for all of us. There are finger scans on the new RFID readers, but I reckon they don't work with the paper passes.When the turnstiles are backed up, it's still faster to use your paper ticket and photo ID to go through the RFID lanes.I still have not seen a Magic Band on a real guest.TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 As of today if you go through the RFID side with an AP you also need your drivers license/photo id.They asked for it when we were there a week ago Saturday too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 They asked for it when we were there a week ago Saturday too.Hmmm.We had not been asked for ID before this last weekend.A CM told us on Friday night that they might start asking for ID to go along with the scans.On Saturday they asked. At both parks we visited.TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 They didn't ask for my ID last Saturday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 We had grown use to them asking for ID and scanning our paper tickets with the handheld reader and then one of the last couple visits into MK, we walked to the right......to go through the RFID side per usual.....and when we got to the scanners, the CM told us paper tickets had to go to the other side and wait in line "like everyone else". Awesome and not rude at all. Maybe if we hadn't been able to go in that side on our previous 5-6 entries, I would have thought of that myself. Silly me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Geez Aaron there you go thinking again. :rofl2: :rofl2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 I know. Right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 They didn't ask for my ID last Saturday.That is the first time since we arrived in Jan that they asked for an ID. The CM (manager type) I talked to on the way out said they have been told to enforce it. He also said they hope to have the RFID/AP issue resolved in about a month. He even mentioned the bands for AP's.Time will tell.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Hmmm.We had not been asked for ID before this last weekend.A CM told us on Friday night that they might start asking for ID to go along with the scans.On Saturday they asked. At both parks we visited.TCDMaybe we just got lucky. The 6 of us got to the park at around 6pm and there were only a few gates open on the far right. There were RFID scanners and they had a couple of people with the handheld units to swipe other tickets. I know I was asked for ID with my AP, not sure if Nicki was too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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