Disneyland Fireworks are Bad and Evil claims a news article

NobodyElse

NobodyElse

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westie said:
Must be something to it because 2 local raceways in norcal were forced to close due to locals complaints after developers decided to put houses close to the race tracks.
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Anaheim used to have the Banzai Mini-Cycle Park. I recall it ran for a few years until a mobile home park moved in near by and residents complained about the noise.
 
Wendy Pleakley

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westie said:
Must be something to it because 2 local raceways in norcal were forced to close due to locals complaints after developers decided to put houses close to the race tracks.
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I wonder what the law says on these kinds of issues.

My guess is, people in houses near race tracks and theme parks still have rights, regardless of who was there first.

To play devils advocate here, Disney's business model is built on regular fireworks shows that have a noise impact beyond their property line.

Disney can do whatever they want when it only impacts their own property, but would it be fair to say that if they want to do fireworks shows that extend beyond their berm in terms of noise impact, that they have to own that land as well?
 
SuddenStorm

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I do feel bad for the people's dogs that were mentioned in the OP- those poor things didn't choose to have owners that are either ignorant or self centered enough to force them to live in what's their mental equivalent of a war zone.

Dogs and fireworks don't mix- it's a very well known fact. And the people that willingly move into a home next to Disneyland with a dog (or purchase the dog after the fact) don't deserve any pity for noise complaints. But the dogs do.
 
Rich T

Rich T

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Wendy Pleakley said:
I wonder what the law says on these kinds of issues.

My guess is, people in houses near race tracks and theme parks still have rights, regardless of who was there first.

To play devils advocate here, Disney's business model is built on regular fireworks shows that have a noise impact beyond their property line.

Disney can do whatever they want when it only impacts their own property, but would it be fair to say that if they want to do fireworks shows that extend beyond their berm in terms of noise impact, that they have to own that land as well?
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It should go into the exact same category as people who buy houses right next to airports and then complain about the noise. World's Smallest Violin file.
 
TP2000

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EvilChameleon said:
Disneyland already doesn't do them for 95% of the year, so...
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In the defense of whatever neighbor might have lived there since fireworks began in 1958, Disneyland Resort performed a nightly fireworks show for eight months of the year in 2017-18. In Walt's day they only did them about 75 nights per year in summer.

Basically Disneyland fireworks are now seven nights per week in November, December, half of March, April, May, June, July, and August. And then sporadically in September and October. The only months without any fireworks are most of January, February, and first half of March, plus 35 weekdays spread throughout September/October.

The VoiceOfOC story has the full graph of what shows were performed which nights for 2017-18. https://voiceofoc.org/2018/08/santana-disney-fireworks-impact-on-neighborhood-health-needs-study/
 
Rich T

Rich T

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I remember when the construction of the Mickey & Friends parking garage went vertical, there was a news article interviewing Anaheim residents who were upset because the building blocked their view of the fireworks. Now, *those* people I can feel sorry for.
 
Travel Junkie

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The title of the thread made me think the article said that Disney and their fireworks are evil. They must have replaced the original with a toned down version because what I read said nothing of the sort.

I do agree though that it's difficult to complain about activities you know are going to occur before you move in. It's similar to those who complain about airplane noise while living next to an airport.
 
Kram Sacul

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mickEblu said:
Well I think fireworks are evil but for a different reason... the chaos they bring to the park. Keep them as summer time and holiday thing on the weekends.
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I actually wouldn’t mind if they did the fireworks less often. On the other hand though it’s kind of nice when all the tourists and AP riff raff gather in the hub. Makes the other parts of the park enjoyable.
 
mickEblu

mickEblu

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Kram Sacul said:
I actually wouldn’t mind if they did the fireworks less often. On the other hand though it’s kind of nice when all the tourists and AP riff raff gather in the hub. Makes the other parts of the park enjoyable.
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Yes if you have the foresight to get the heck out of the area and don’t have an FP returning window ending.
 

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