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POSTED Sun, 10/28/2012 - 06:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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News Tidbits: RFID Locks and Ralph Meet and Greet

Here are a couple of news tidbits from the happiest place on earth:

First up, the guest room locks at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort are getting a new technological makeover. Currently, news out of WDW has it the resort has started converting door locks to the new RFID locking method. RFID locks will enable guests to enter their rooms with just a touch - no card insertion needed. Right now, it looks like it will take about a month before the new lock work is completed.

POSTED Fri, 08/10/2012 - 03:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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RFID Payment System Comes to the Contemporary

Radio Frequency ID, or RFID, payment terminals recently started being tested at Disney's Contemporary Resort.

Under this new system, guests staying at a resort will be issued a "Key to the World" resort card. The card will let the guest "pay" for an item, say, at the gift shop with the purchase being added to the guest resort bill. In addition to being a new means to pay for items throughout a resort, the RFID cards will also be equipped to open a guest's room.

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POSTED Thu, 01/23/2014 - 06:00 | POSTED BY Guest Author
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Looking Back: A Brief History Of Walt Disney World Ticket Media

Today we will explore the evolution of Walt Disney World admission media over the past four and a half decades. To help us better understand how ticket media had changed; let's experiment with our own little "Carousel" of ticket "Progress". We'll follow a family of four (mom, dad, sister aged 14, brother aged 7) on their quest to go to the Magic Kingdom for one day to visit some of their favorite attractions at various points in Disney history.

POSTED Mon, 12/17/2012 - 06:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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New RFID Implementation and Testing at Walt Disney World

Over the past year Disney guests and fans have watched as bits and pieces of RFID technology have trickled out of Project NextGen for testing at Walt Disney World. As this billion dollar technology upgrade project moves forward, it seems we'll soon to be leaving behind mere product testing and entering into the first phases of operational use.

POSTED Tue, 01/10/2012 - 06:05 | POSTED BY Melissa W.
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Possibilities of Disney's "Next-Gen" Technology

Walt Disney World has just turned 40 years old and they are not stopping. With the upcoming opening of the Art of Animation Resort, a new Fantasyland and the announcement of an Avatar land in the Animal Kingdom, Disney is also pumping a rumored $1 Billion in "Next-Gen" technology.