Things to note:
They’re running in manual mode, which requires a TM for each station. Later it will require less TMs as the system is improved.
Later, the plan is to eliminate all actual physical tickets. A separate station will be where people wait in line, only first time on your trip, where you match your photo to your park ticket credentials. And yes, you can do it beforehand through the app. That way, you just walk into the park. No more turnstiles.
But that won’t start until Epic.
For now, this is essentially replacing fingerprint scanning, as it is at best, faster for some people (like me who has faint fingerprints and requires multiple tries) and at worst, takes the same amount of time.
It took me 4 seconds today. Not bad for first day.
And I got to keep my hat on. So I’m happy.