Existing comment:
All of the badges have electronic devices which you had to waive against the correct spot (the "Scan Zone") on your way in and out of the building.
As far as I could tell, the main purpose of scanning them on your way in was to prevent counterfeit or stolen badges. Someone who reported a stolen badge would be able to prevent someone from using that badge to enter the facility. Counterfeit badges would have the same electronic codes as other badges and you wouldn't be able to have two people in the building with the same signal at the same time.
The scanning was also used to prevent you from getting multiple event bags.
They claimed that waiving the badge on the way out was to make sure the building was clear each night but that seemed unlikely. |