And if it was you would think just make ticketing an option… either digital to prevent ticket sharing or ID check at the service kiosks that are already outside the gates, every time. Doesn’t slow the actual gate line at all.
I'm Donald Duck, btw.
You chose the one name that will get you in legal trouble - the IP lawyers will be all over you!
Both of these are fine failure modes. And the bulk of people walk on through without manual checks slowing it down.
Anti fraud stuff is more about saving more in losses than it costs to implement. Rather than preventing even a single person from slipping through without paying.
Corporate america has shown it treats customer information with the highest regard for security and privacy.
It's more than likely they're collecting civilian data for other means and/or for money.
50,000 guests per day, let’s say average person is spending $200 in a day…if 1% of them are doing some kind of entrance fraud you’re looking at $36.5 million dollars per year.
I imagine if you’re willing to try to get in for free or share your pass among multiple people against park rules you’re the kind of person motivated to avoid spending money.
Also, someone who makes the company money and is breaking rules is still not worth keeping as a customer. If someone spends $1000 at the Mickey Mouse gift they don’t get a pass to break other rules of the grounds just because they were profitable.
1% here, 0.3% there, add them all together and it becomes significant.