HaveKidsWillTravel
What have I gotten myself into?
- Joined
- Apr 2, 2014
are all the penny presses now credit cards? Do the cc ones still require a penny? If I don't have to pack a ton of change that would be great!
There are only a handful of the credit card ones. There's a princess one at In Character at DHS, a Star Wars one in Launch Bay at DHS, and a Marvel one in Super Hero Headquarters at Disney Springs.
Totally agree! It's always time to get out the ketchup and baking soda before every trip.Wow, they have totally ruined it if you can't provide your own pennies. I work hard collecting older, all copper pennies, and shining them up to perfection for the machines. I don't want their dirty new pennies.
On my last visit, the one by the exit to Voyage of the Little Mermaid in HS didn't use pennies, but rather a copper blank. Myself, I like the real penny look better.
Should note this was a CC machine type.
Wow, they have totally ruined it if you can't provide your own pennies. I work hard collecting older, all copper pennies, and shining them up to perfection for the machines. I don't want their dirty new pennies.
First of all what the .... Credit cards for pressed pennies. But yes the one machine at my local Kennywood Park takes a dollar and gives you a new copper plated zinc penny.
Tips to shining them up?
Not sure what you are asking but....
The problem with using a new penny (post 1982) is that its zinc plated copper. At least in the past the pressing process tended to smear the copper coating exposing the zinc underneath. The zinc can oxidize and make for a messed up pressed penny.
On my last visit, the one by the exit to Voyage of the Little Mermaid in HS didn't use pennies, but rather a copper blank. Myself, I like the real penny look better.
Should note this was a CC machine type.
Sorry! I quoted the wrong post. I meant to quote a couple posters up on the way they shine their pennies. Sorry for the confusion!