Got your tickets for Zumwalt? Great! You have made it through the first step in the check in process. The next step will happen when we finally make it home to the park. Your printed ticket has a bar code on it and that one feature streamlines the check in process compared to the way we used to do it. The biggest difference is that we don’t have to get out of our vehicles. Instead we go through the steps as we drive in.
"Hi! You all have your tickets?"
The first checkpoint is to verify that each eligible person in the vehicle has a ticket (kiddos under 10 years are free). This allows event staff to move vehicles with non-ticket holders into a “troubleshooting lane.” The “lane” refers to how the parking lot is configured. We enter the park single file, but the parking lot is divided into four lanes: three regular check in lanes and one for those who have ticketing issues to get sorted out.
"Fill out this card."
Next we fill out our 3”x5” cards (the camp is required to do this). You will get cards for each adult in your vehicle, and as you slowly move forward, you fill out the information. At some point later they will get the completed cards from you.
"Tickets please!"
The next checkpoint is scanning tickets. A person will take and scan your tickets using an app on a smartphone or other scanning device. If you’ve been to concerts, you know that scanners can read a ticket bar code off your phone, but it doesn’t always work real well. The event organizers recommend you bring a hard copy of your ticket. Just in case Cosmo the dog eats your ticket, make your own Fair magic and put a backup PDF on your phone. Camp staff will have a master list of all ticket sales, so there will be an organic way to verify that you’ve purchased your ticket. It will be hot with exhaust fumes in the air...be patient with the volunteers checking you in. They will be working hard.
"Left arm or right?"
Once tickets are done you will move on to the banding checkpoint and that will occur in your vehicle as well. With sparkly new Zumwalt armbands you will be directed out into the camp to find your spot.
"Hi! You all have your tickets?"
The first checkpoint is to verify that each eligible person in the vehicle has a ticket (kiddos under 10 years are free). This allows event staff to move vehicles with non-ticket holders into a “troubleshooting lane.” The “lane” refers to how the parking lot is configured. We enter the park single file, but the parking lot is divided into four lanes: three regular check in lanes and one for those who have ticketing issues to get sorted out.
"Fill out this card."
Next we fill out our 3”x5” cards (the camp is required to do this). You will get cards for each adult in your vehicle, and as you slowly move forward, you fill out the information. At some point later they will get the completed cards from you.
"Tickets please!"
The next checkpoint is scanning tickets. A person will take and scan your tickets using an app on a smartphone or other scanning device. If you’ve been to concerts, you know that scanners can read a ticket bar code off your phone, but it doesn’t always work real well. The event organizers recommend you bring a hard copy of your ticket. Just in case Cosmo the dog eats your ticket, make your own Fair magic and put a backup PDF on your phone. Camp staff will have a master list of all ticket sales, so there will be an organic way to verify that you’ve purchased your ticket. It will be hot with exhaust fumes in the air...be patient with the volunteers checking you in. They will be working hard.
"Left arm or right?"
Once tickets are done you will move on to the banding checkpoint and that will occur in your vehicle as well. With sparkly new Zumwalt armbands you will be directed out into the camp to find your spot.
REMINDER: There is no designated staging this year. For more information go here.