As part of Walt Disney World’s measures to mitigate the possible spread of COVID-19, fingerprint scanning will be suspended at park entrances for the foreseeable future.
Disney confirmed the suspension as part of Josh D’Amaro’s interview with The New York Times. Prior to the parks shutdown in March, Cast Members posted at park entrances were wiping down scanning stations after each use. But with other touch-required park elements like interactive queues already suspended, fingerprint scanning has apparently followed suit.
As we reported yesterday, Cast Members are currently equipped with iPads to check in guests with preview confirmations in lieu of fingerprint scanning.
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