CJHokie 43 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Great adventure has hand metal detectors for years ( at least since 1994ish). You had your bag through the metal detector, then they poke through it and then you walk through. But their attendance is nothing compared to Disney.Carowinds has had walk through ones for years too. I remember having to send bags through, then the stroller with kid, then I would walk through. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Carowinds has had walk through ones for years too. I remember having to send bags through, then the stroller with kid, then I would walk through. You could send the stroller through the same thing as the bag with the kids still in it? j/k of course. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 This appear to be confirmed. Somewhat. http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/news/17dec2015-photos---disney-adds-metal-detectors-at-park-entrances-along-with-ban-on-toy-guns-and-costumes-for-adults.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 This appear to be confirmed. Somewhat.http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/news/17dec2015-photos---disney-adds-metal-detectors-at-park-entrances-along-with-ban-on-toy-guns-and-costumes-for-adults.htm According to the post, they added three metal detectors to the MK bag check area. Three. Three metal detector are now in place at the Magic Kingdom alongside the bag check area. A random sampling of guests will be sent through the scanners, which are being operated by a third party security firm, CSC. Sorry, but that is pretty dumb. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Just announced on the news that WDW and Uni are installing them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Chip and co reported no one over 14 can wear costumes, wasn't that already a rule? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 So by using a third party company, does that let Disney legally off the hook for lawsuits for when someone feels they were wrongly profiled for being screened ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 According to the Orlando Sentinel the costume ban for adults will also apply to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/.../os-disney-metal...Disney World is also discontinuing the sale of toy guns and banning people 14 and older from wearing costumes – even at Halloween parties. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 According to the Orlando Sentinel the costume ban for adults will also apply to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/.../os-disney-metal...Disney World is also discontinuing the sale of toy guns and banning people 14 and older from wearing costumes – even at Halloween parties. Wow. No costumes at the Halloween parties? That's extreme. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seals 111 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 According to the Orlando Sentinel the costume ban for adults will also apply to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/.../os-disney-metal...Disney World is also discontinuing the sale of toy guns and banning people 14 and older from wearing costumes – even at Halloween parties. I wonder how they are going to define a "costume" given how some people dress on a regular basis. I'm envisioning a lot of arguments. Or just another not enforced rule. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Maybe more of a no mask, face makeup, wig type? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
McMonsters..........Kelly 48 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Im wondering how they are going to handle the women in burkas? Limiting adult costumes due to concealment or identity issues but allowing someone to wear a burka? Im by no means against a persons religious beliefs but in this world it can easily be used just as an adult costume would to conceal an object or identity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted December 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 WPLG Channel 10 out of Miami reported that Disney has scanners at all 4 parks, plus they will be in place at the Disney Springs movie theater before tonight's showing of Star Wars. SeaWorld is starting to use wand detectors along with thorough bag checks, and Universal is thinking of using detectors full time instead of just Halloween. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WannaBeImagineer 98 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 In Washington DC and in Europe a lot of the Museums have metal detectors that you have to walk through and send bags through. They aren't near as sensitive as the airport ones and you didn't take off shoes or belts. I would assume the parks would do something similar to that. Funny thing in Paris one day a month the Museums are free and it draws big crowds so a lot of times they just bypassed the metal detectors to speed things up. I saw with my own eyes years ago.WBI Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted December 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 In Washington DC and in Europe a lot of the Museums have metal detectors that you have to walk through and send bags through. They aren't near as sensitive as the airport ones and you didn't take off shoes or belts. I would assume the parks would do something similar to that. Funny thing in Paris one day a month the Museums are free and it draws big crowds so a lot of times they just bypassed the metal detectors to speed things up. I saw with my own eyes years ago.WBI In Washington DC and in Europe a lot of the Museums have metal detectors that you have to walk through and send bags through. They aren't near as sensitive as the airport ones and you didn't take off shoes or belts. I would assume the parks would do something similar to that. Funny thing in Paris one day a month the Museums are free and it draws big crowds so a lot of times they just bypassed the metal detectors to speed things up. I saw with my own eyes years ago.WBINot metal detectors but when SeaWorld and Busch get real busy they bypass the fingerprint readers. They will show green real quick even if it's a bad scan or wrong finger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted December 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 This is hilarious. Fox 13 in Tampa is reporting basically what everyone else is. But they have a screen shot from Fox 35 in Orlando where they are interviewing a reporter on the phone from the Orlando Sentinel. The background image they have is Mickey's Sorcerer Hat from HS. Looks like it was an aerial view from a while ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 In Washington DC and in Europe a lot of the Museums have metal detectors that you have to walk through and send bags through. They aren't near as sensitive as the airport ones and you didn't take off shoes or belts. I would assume the parks would do something similar to that. Funny thing in Paris one day a month the Museums are free and it draws big crowds so a lot of times they just bypassed the metal detectors to speed things up. I saw with my own eyes years ago.WBI Sure, a museum can get by with a couple of scanners, and a conveyor belt with an x-ray machine to check bags. It's easy to have all of those electronics set up inside, and a few employees can handle the security check. But, Disney World is the busiest theme park on the planet. How would they do this there? Could it be done? Of course. But, at what cost? TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 There's a Fiend on the Scene report/photo of the scanner setup at Epcot here...http://www.fortfiends.net/forum/topic/16793-metal-detectors-at-epcot/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 This is hilarious.Fox 13 in Tampa is reporting basically what everyone else is.But they have a screen shot from Fox 35 in Orlando where they are interviewing a reporter on the phone from the Orlando Sentinel. The background image they have is Mickey's Sorcerer Hat from HS. Looks like it was an aerial view from a while ago.You'll love this then. Someone posted on a run Disney FB group they work for a TV station in FL and wanted to know if anyone could get them a video clip of The scanners for their news report BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 You'll love this then. Someone posted on a run Disney FB group they work for a TV station in FL and wanted to know if anyone could get them a video clip of The scanners for their news report LOL! I've seen it happen on Twitter where some random person posts a photo of something and a bunch of people from news outlets pop up asking for permission to use it. Ah modern journalism... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Saw it on local new here in Texas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fotofx....Steve 34 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Oh how far we have come. I remember as a kid getting a pistol from the pirates gift shop. You would put a cork ball in it (included) and one cap under the hammer. There was a tiny hole under where the cap went that went back behind the barrel. When you pulled the trigger it went off like a cap gun but actually fired the cork. No red tips on the barrels back in those days.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JAMBUS 0 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Metal detectors are being placed at WDW in the next few weeks according to several sources I know in Orlando. Sad world we have been handed by our so called "Leaders"... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Welcome JAMBUS! If you read back on this page and the one prior, you'll see that they're already there. There's a link to a photo a Fiend took just yesterday at Epcot as well. Also just to let you know, we have a Debate board where people are free to let fly whatever they like when it comes to politics, religion, or anything else that might be considered a "hot button" topic. As the heading of that board says "Here it is...politics, religion, all for you! Be nice and respectful 'cuz not everyone agrees with you!" http://www.fortfiends.net/forum/forum/11-debate/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted December 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I saw this story in one blog but haven't seen it anywhere else.Supposedly Homeland had a meeting with all the major Parks and mentioned that there was a rise in threat assessment for public places. But the meeting was only the day before the scanners were installed, unless they had the date wrong in the article. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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