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New payment option creates confusion for fair goers
The President of West Coast Amusements says a new payment option this year makes life easier for staff and will help get people on the rides and games faster.
The idea of a cashless Midway has in recent days created some online controversy and when interviewed by paNOW on Wednesday, Rob Hauser explained they are not entirely cashless, as people can still use cash to pay for tickets or wristbands.
The difference this year is that wristbands and tickets can now be used on the rides, and to pay for games and food. And unless people are buying a “ride-all-day” band, one wristband can be used by multiple family members.
“So basically you just load your cash on your wrist band,” Hauser said, noting how in the past when people bought $20 in tickets for rides, and only used $10, they could not use it for anything else and would just have to take them home and use them the following year.