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Abu Dhabi theme parks using face recognition for entrance, payments

March 26, 2021

Visitors to Abu Dhabi's Yas Island theme park and resort may now use face recognition to make contactless payments to enter the parks as well as at retail and dining outlets, according to a report in NFCW.

To use the FacePass service, visitors create an account on the Yas Island mobile app, upload a selfie and link it to a credit card and the resort's ticketing system, which then can authenticate their identity at theme park turnstiles and point-of-sale readers with their face.

In addition to face-recognition software, the Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island will give guests wristbands that unlock their rooms and allow access to Yas Theme Parks and more by tapping the wristband on a digital reader.

A company spokesperson for the parks said the long-term digital transformation for Yas Island will use FacePass technology that will be integrated into all Yas Island assets.