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Great article. Some curiosities: > The names on the tickets don’t have to match any government-issued ID, Allison explained. This probably doesn't extend to
by dom96 4y ago
Great article. Some curiosities:
> The names on the tickets don’t have to match any government-issued ID, Allison explained.
This probably doesn't extend to hotel bookings, so if you're travelling to Disney (which many families are) and staying on property you're kinda screwed, no? Even if you're not staying on property you still need to give you details to some company.
> Still, there’s simply no way to avoid pulling your mask down for portrait photos at the gate. That’s simply “for your safety,” Allison intoned.
Portrait photos at the gate? Does Disney require children to get a photo attached to their ticket so they can be found if lost?
As a side note: I created https://mousetrack.co.uk https://mousetrack.co.uk to track prices of the tickets and hotels at Disneyworld. Hopefully me gathering this data can be considered a way to fight back against their data gathering.
- dghlsakjg 4y agoIn the US, you generally only need to provide the ID/name of one person responsible for booking. A lot of hotels don't really even push verifying the id too hard as long as they have a credit card on file. As an American it is always jarring to me when I travel and I get my passport photocopied/details taken at a hotel. Disney might have a different policy, but hotels generally don't register children or more than one guest in my experience. Until the last few years you didn't even need ID to fly in the US The portrait photos at the gate for finding lost kids are a great idea. But only if Disney is very clear that the portrait is only retained for the time the ticket is valid, and then deleted. The problem is that most companies in the US basically retain the right to do whatever they want with your data even if they only plan to use it in a very limited fashion. If only there were a law that required them to enumerate specifically how your data gets used...
- jaclaz 4y ago>As an American it is always jarring to me when I travel and I get my passport photocopied/details taken at a hotel. To clarify, it is not like hotels outside the US have fun gathering the info, in many countries it is required by Law to transmit info about guests (including children) to the Police.
- jaywalk 4y agoThe photos are used for re-entry to the park. They prevent you from handing off your ticket to someone outside the park, since your photo will pop up for the employee to verify the next time it's scanned at the gate.