I know its been asked before,but does anyone know an e-mail address I can send a complaint about the removal of the WebCams?
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Disney WebCams
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cuteypatooty78
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Have you looked for an address over at www.disneyworld.com?
If you to to www.waltdisneyworld.com at the bottom of the screen you can click on "Guest Services" and there is a form you can fill out to send an e-mail. The e-mail address is sends it to is: guest.mail@wdw.disneyonline.com You get a confirmation e-mail back a few meinutes after you send your question or whatever. I've used this form many times and you do get a reply to your question on like the next business day or something.
Maybe it won't change anything...but if enough people (like myself) send a message...then maybe they would change their minds.
You'd be amazed what public pressure could do.
Apathy is the easy way out.
You'd be amazed what public pressure could do.
Apathy is the easy way out.
TinkerBell9988
Well-Known Member
That's how we got Figment back :animwink:
Excuse my ignorance ...but what is Figment?
So,what happened to Figment ...
it was taken away?...
then brought back after public outcry?
it was taken away?...
then brought back after public outcry?
Talsonic
Account Suspended
The Webcams are History.
I sincerely doubt that you will ever see the webcams back online at WDW or the other Disney Parks. They were all taken off line back in late May, 2001. There were a number of reasons why the webcams were disabled but the major reason had to do with visitation figures at the parks. As you may know, Disney stopped releasing visitation figures many years ago. In recent years Disney visitation figures you see in the press are derived from statistical analysis. You know, similar in fashion to the way the Nielsen company does ratings for TV programs. In order to measure the popularity of a TV program, the Nielsen company does not survey the entire audience. They use a small statistical sample of the viewing public and using proprietary programs, they extrapolate a figure for total audience measurement. They are highly accurate and are well paid for their services. Anyhow, the Disney webcams were being used by a number of different firms to measure the attendance at the parks because the webcams provided a perfect sample for free.
I sincerely doubt that you will ever see the webcams back online at WDW or the other Disney Parks. They were all taken off line back in late May, 2001. There were a number of reasons why the webcams were disabled but the major reason had to do with visitation figures at the parks. As you may know, Disney stopped releasing visitation figures many years ago. In recent years Disney visitation figures you see in the press are derived from statistical analysis. You know, similar in fashion to the way the Nielsen company does ratings for TV programs. In order to measure the popularity of a TV program, the Nielsen company does not survey the entire audience. They use a small statistical sample of the viewing public and using proprietary programs, they extrapolate a figure for total audience measurement. They are highly accurate and are well paid for their services. Anyhow, the Disney webcams were being used by a number of different firms to measure the attendance at the parks because the webcams provided a perfect sample for free.
Re: The Webcams are History.
With all due respect,I was wondering where you would get this information because I really find it hard to believe that this would be the reason!!
To be honest ,when I looked at the webcams (whether it be Main St or whatever) you would have to be a magician to figure out the attendance numbers using this video footage (ie:I walk up and down Main St several times during any one visit to WDW...how would they know if I've just arrived or if I've been there for several hours.
Sorry to put a damper on your theory ,but I don't buy that explanation.
I think its just $ costs...plain and simple..
With all due respect,I was wondering where you would get this information because I really find it hard to believe that this would be the reason!!
To be honest ,when I looked at the webcams (whether it be Main St or whatever) you would have to be a magician to figure out the attendance numbers using this video footage (ie:I walk up and down Main St several times during any one visit to WDW...how would they know if I've just arrived or if I've been there for several hours.
Sorry to put a damper on your theory ,but I don't buy that explanation.
I think its just $ costs...plain and simple..
Talsonic
Account Suspended
It's Elementary.
Statistical analysis programs that measure attendance based upon "crowd snapshots" such as aerial photos are used widely by the military, law enforcement and urban planners just to name a few. You don't have to see the "whole picture" but just a representative sample. Most modern programs can produce results that are accurate to within 3%. It doesn't really matter how many times you walk up and down main street or how long you have been there or how many times you enter or exit the park(s). The pictures are just "raw data". The webcams were a "goldmine" to those who were interested in Disney attendance. To make a very simple analogy, you can look at the number of cars in a Wal-Mart parking lot and get a good idea as to how crowded the store is at that time. In this case the people are not even relevant to the count!
Statistical analysis programs that measure attendance based upon "crowd snapshots" such as aerial photos are used widely by the military, law enforcement and urban planners just to name a few. You don't have to see the "whole picture" but just a representative sample. Most modern programs can produce results that are accurate to within 3%. It doesn't really matter how many times you walk up and down main street or how long you have been there or how many times you enter or exit the park(s). The pictures are just "raw data". The webcams were a "goldmine" to those who were interested in Disney attendance. To make a very simple analogy, you can look at the number of cars in a Wal-Mart parking lot and get a good idea as to how crowded the store is at that time. In this case the people are not even relevant to the count!
dalton30720
New Member
While it's not likely to be the only reason, Talsonic is correct regarding how the webcams can and were being used. Don't look for them to return.
cymbaldiva
Active Member
That's a shame....I just liked to watch where I couldn't actually be at the time
lol.....Thanks Talsonic for the explanation...but I'm with cymbaldiva on this one.
I think you are maybe looking beyond what it really was.
Unless(as I previously mentioned) you have proof of this (whether it be a news article or previous thread) ,I'm sticking with the simplistic explanation which is......
"Lets look at the webcam and see how things look at our next vacation destination"..
Plain and simple!
I'm sorry to appear argumentative but your analogy of using the Wamart Parking lot does'nt wash with me because ....
Sure,you could take an aerial shot of a Walmart parking lot and make a pretty good guesstimate as to how many people were within the store due to the fact that probably 99% of the folk came by car (as opposed to bus,train or walk).
In the case of the WDW Main St Cam, the angle of the cam (an extended light fixture post at the enterance) is shot at a more acute angle therefor the "overhead head count theory is flawed".I go back to my original point ,if you were to use this camera angle as a "snapshot" of the days attendance, the time of day,distribution of guests throughout the park would lead to inaccurate results (unlike the Walmart parking lot)ie:the big picture is not considered.
I don't want to put a damper on your theories but I really think that they would only apply to other applications.
I think you are maybe looking beyond what it really was.
Unless(as I previously mentioned) you have proof of this (whether it be a news article or previous thread) ,I'm sticking with the simplistic explanation which is......
"Lets look at the webcam and see how things look at our next vacation destination"..
Plain and simple!
I'm sorry to appear argumentative but your analogy of using the Wamart Parking lot does'nt wash with me because ....
Sure,you could take an aerial shot of a Walmart parking lot and make a pretty good guesstimate as to how many people were within the store due to the fact that probably 99% of the folk came by car (as opposed to bus,train or walk).
In the case of the WDW Main St Cam, the angle of the cam (an extended light fixture post at the enterance) is shot at a more acute angle therefor the "overhead head count theory is flawed".I go back to my original point ,if you were to use this camera angle as a "snapshot" of the days attendance, the time of day,distribution of guests throughout the park would lead to inaccurate results (unlike the Walmart parking lot)ie:the big picture is not considered.
I don't want to put a damper on your theories but I really think that they would only apply to other applications.