Disney to Change Ticketing System

Disney is working to apply for a patent using blockchain to protect its guests from fraudulent ticket sales.

Going to both the Walt Disney World Resort and the Disneyland Resort are known to be some of the best experiences for any devoted Disney fan. However, the Disney experience can be quite expensive, and many fans are constantly looking for ways to save money on their trips.

Unfortunately, sometimes, guests can get swindled by false advertising of fake tickets that they purchased for an incredibly low price. These unassuming guests only learn of the fraud when they reach the Disney Park and are at the gates.

“You hear horror stories about people who come from out of town and show up at the gates with tickets that were purchased at a price too good to be true, get turned away, and ruin the start of their vacation,” per Seth Kubersky, author of The Unofficial Guides.

However, per the latest news, Disney is putting in place a system to prevent these fraudulent ticket sales.

Disney recently filed a patent with an application entitled “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.”

Essentially, Disney is using blockchain technology to secure their ticketing process, and to prevent the sales of these fake tickets.

As Fox35 reported, “The technology could give Disney a secure digital record of each ticket, from sale to use and every point in between. This could keep crooks from selling unsuspecting customers tickets already used or having improper discounts applied – like military discounts or discounts for Florida residents.”

Per the patent application, this technology could be used for both physical tickets and digital ones.

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