Talk:Disney's Fastpass

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The whole article is just an ad. And it even lacks a hi-res picture to print your own FASTPASS.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.104.72.46 (talk • contribs)

• Why would Wikipedia assist you in committing fraud?Mearnhardtfan 16:46, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Old Fastpass bug

Fixed minor error in article. Machines actually scan the barcode of the tickets, not the stripe. As one would notice, the magnetic stripe is not even on the tickets at Disneyland anymore. Herehy 04:50, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Then it sounds like another edit is in order. I just looked at my current WDW annual passport, and there is not a single bar-code on it. It would sound like there are two different ticketing technologies in place, one for each American resort. I have revised the article to say the same basic thing (that other tickets could generate Fastpasses) while being neutral to exactly how that would be done.

In regards to the Orlando parks, Universal did use mag-stripe tickets very similar to Disney's around the time Fastpass came into being (which was also the time that Islands of Adventure opened), and in fact did have a Fastpass clone service that has long since been removed (reportedly after Disney sued them) and been replaced by the current up-charge Universal Express Plus. Current Universal and Busch Entertainment ticket media use bar-codes; again, checking my current annual passes and, again, based solely on my experiences with the central Florida parks. Thus, even if the bug still existed, the Disney Fastpass machines, as installed at Walt Disney World, couldn't read the other tickets now, anyway.

McDoobAU93 05:16, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Expiration Times

After speaking with guest relations i have confirmed that Cast Members are trained to accept Fastpasses up until the park closes that day. Only exception is to turn away expired fastpasses just before the park closes if there is already an abundant amount of people trying their passes at that time. I'm not sure how to incorporate this into the article without having that on paper from Disney. What are the opinions on this one? -Dewdrinker19 (talk) 02:38, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

I know for a fact it's correct --WestJet (talk) 02:50, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

You know for a fact which is correct? The article saying that they generally will accept you late or guest services saying they should let you on until closing unless FP line is huge at closing...? -Dewdrinker19 (talk) 07:37, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

It's original research, which is not allowed, unless you can cite a verifiable, reliable source for the information. That's probably unlikely. Disney's training protocols probably aren't in a form that can be verified by other editors. —Whoville (talk) 11:03, 16 May 2008 (UTC)