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If you’ve ever been fooled into buying a counterfeit ticket, you’ll be glad to hear that better technology may reduce that risk. Following Sports Illustrated Tickets and Live Nation France, Walt Disney World’s theme parks likely will adopt a new ticketing and admissions system described in its recent patent application.
Disney Enterprises Inc., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) filed an application called “Systems and Methods to Produce a Physical Article that Provides Admission Authorization to an Event Which Correlates to a Digital Asset from a Temporary Wallet.”
That mouthful boils down to this: Real tickets are in, and fake tickets are out.
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Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Walt Disney World announced Tuesday that Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will open at Magic Kingdom Park this summer. (Disney)
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Walt Disney World announced Tuesday that Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will open at Magic Kingdom Park this summer. (Disney)
Artisan-created weathervane Walt Disney Imagineering installs an artisan-created weathervane atop a structure within Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom Park in Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla on Jan. 5, 2024. The metal sculpture is the work of famed New Orleans master blacksmith, Darryl Reeves, and his apprentice, Karina Roca. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, opening in 2024, will take guests on a musical adventure inspired by the beloved story and characters from the fan-favorite film “The Princess and the Frog.” (Olga Thompson, Photographer) (Disney)
Princess Tiana audio-animatronics figure Walt Disney Imagineering shares a first look at the first-ever Princess Tiana Audio-Animatronics figure, which will debut this summer in Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Park in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The new attraction will feature familiar faces from the Walt Disney Animation Studios film "The Princess and the Frog." (Disney)
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Walt Disney World announced Tuesday that Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will open at Magic Kingdom Park this summer. (Disney)
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Walt Disney World announced Tuesday that Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will open at Magic Kingdom Park this summer. (Disney)
Popular Walt Disney World restaurant to reopen after pandemic closure A popular restaurant is getting ready to reopen at Walt Disney World. (WFTV)
