Man Accused of Stealing Buzzy's Clothing from Disney World Arrested

[flynnibus]

They showed him those photos in the questioning and indicated that they were able to see they were geotagged to his phone #.

No such thing.

Your photos can have geolocation info... but apple doesnt add phone number metadata to the exif. The “from your phone number” angle seems to come from the other cast member who provided the photos and (presumably) showed them as msgs from spike’s phone number.

 

[...it's a yungle]

PUSH was a contracted outside source. It was the owners property and when Disney decided that they didn't want to pay what the owner and operator wanted they just didn't renew the contract and the guy left with his talking trash can. It was gone long before any of this stuff started happening. That was a show prop not a utility trash can although I suppose that among the large grouping of brain dead that frequent the parks, there was probably a lot of trash that had to be removed from it daily.

“brain dead” to use a trash can?
15 years ago(?), my parents, wife and young daughters finish lunch at TT. Exiting towards now Purple Wall, 7 year old daughter says I’m finished daddy, holding cup. I said there’s the trash can. She waited for another guest at can, then she threw cup away. We all then heard, “Hi, what’s ur name?” All froze, spinning around...no one in site. Then Push rolled away from wall and struck up conversation with my daughter. “My name is Push, what’s yours?” With a coy smile, “Monica”, she replied. Our group was laughing hysterically, my daughter enamored. After a minute he asked her for a favor, to open the waist high gate heading backstage. She did and Push was heard singing, after the gate gently closed and he rolled out of site, “Monica has a boyfriend, Monica has a boyfriend!”, Monica blushed.
One of the greatest family memories I have in 47 years of visits to that park. When Monica recently announced her engagement, I sang that to her and she loved it!
So thanks for the chance to share that story and to tell you, friend...the trash can was meant to hold trash, all part of the schtick!
Now, back to thieves and scoundrels...

 

[brb1006]

For someone who seems to want to think of himself as the Walter White of Disney, he wasn't even smart enough to use a burner phone.

Edit: I also want to add that Spikes looks remarkably like Spike from Land Before Time

Is nobody going to talk about the way he clapped his hands

"How about this? (claps both hands) "About to walk out and if you guys want to talk, you can contact my attorney. How about that?"

6 seconds later he starts to reach for his phone as if he's trying to delete the photo evidence.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

They showed him those photos in the questioning and indicated that they were able to see they were geotagged to his phone #.

Wait, are you talking about the photos from in his car or the photos of them recovered? I’m confused.

 

[RSoxNo1]

Wait, are you talking about the photos from in his car or the photos of them recovered? I’m confused.

The printouts shown during the questioning were of Buzzy's clothing.

 

[brb1006]

Can this gif please be pinned to the top of each page, it's so beautiful!

And when he smugly clapped his hands seconds before that moment.

 

[The_Jobu]

Can this gif please be pinned to the top of each page, it's so beautiful!

How about that?

 

[GhostlyGoofy]

So the current twitter handle has "Under New Management" as a joke.

I wonder If that gives them leeway as Parody? Also was a legal copyright ever actually filed for the term "Backdoor Disney" or any of the artwork?

 

[Dragonman]

So the current twitter handle has "Under New Management" as a joke.

I wonder If that gives them leeway as Parody? Also was a legal copyright ever actually filed for the term "Backdoor Disney" or any of the artwork?

Considering what happened lately with the phone I doubt he actually copyrighted anything besides watermarking every photo

 

[ImperfectPixie]

Considering what happened lately with the phone I doubt he actually copyrighted anything besides watermarking every photo

He MAY have done a "poor man's copyright", but I highly doubt he'd even know that's a thing.

 

[GhostlyGoofy]

He MAY have done a "poor man's copyright", but I highly doubt he'd even know that's a thing.

Unfortunately the idea of mailing yourself stuff doesn't actually work as Copyright protection. It's a myth.

Anyways with all these blunders maybe it will make him smarten up for his next hustle in 5 years.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

I see this thread is right back to ignoring me, then

 

[flynnibus]

Unfortunately the idea of mailing yourself stuff doesn't actually work as Copyright protection. It's a myth.

Anyways with all these blunders maybe it will make him smarten up for his next hustle in 5 years.

Copyright protection is automatic anyways for creators. You own it by default. Registration is voluntary and gives extra benefits (-and would be needed for litigation). But he doesn't need to register anything for dcma requests etc

Trademarks are a different story...

 

[homerdance]

I thin your confusing the right to search with being searched as a condition of entry. If they walk up to you at Disney springs, they cannot search you. If they do, it's battery.

The signs to search at your former employer were a condition of your employment. You can refuse, but you'll probably be fired.

Still has nothing to do with 4th...

The thing is, the entire Disney property is private property. If you refuse a search, they can escort you off the premises. You don't have a right to be there. They can only detain you against your will with probable cause, they don't need any reason to search you (except they can't search you because of a protected status)

 

[My95cobras]

The thing is, the entire Disney property is private property. If you refuse a search, they can escort you off the premises. You don't have a right to be there. They can only detain you against your will with probable cause, they don't need any reason to search you (except they can't search you because of a protected status)

I think that’s exactly what I said... you’re arguing with the wrong person, because we are in agreement.

 

[seascape]

I'm not condoning his crime, but even if he was attached to the theft of the Buzzy AA he's done less damage to Epcot than the Iger administration.

I completely disagree with you. Wait until you see the rebuilt Epcot before starting Iger has damaged it. I believe that before Universal ipens their real 3rd gate Disney will have 75% or more of the Orlando themepark audience. Iger may have started late but by 2022 Disney will be crushing it.

 

[RSoxNo1]

I completely disagree with you. Wait until you see the rebuilt Epcot before starting Iger has damaged it. I believe that before Universal ipens their real 3rd gate Disney will have 75% or more of the Orlando themepark audience. Iger may have started late but by 2022 Disney will be crushing it.

2018 Numbers

• Disney 69.92%
• Universal 24.57%
• Sea World 6.33%

2009 Numbers (Pre-Potter)

• Disney 74.86%
• Universal 16.00%
• Sea World 9.14%

2006 Numbers (when Iger took over)

• Disney 72.58%
• Universal 18.18%
• Sea World 9.24%

This is using the 7 actual parks (no water parks) and using TEA's numbers.

Epcot's attendance in 1997 was 11,800,000 and didn't recover from DAK's opening / September 11th until 2017 when it's attendance was 12,200,000.

Today's Disney company is largely about style over substance and the concept of charm is seemingly lost on this administration, as is cohesive theming. The likeliest scenario I see is that Epcot will have the worst attraction lineup in WDW by 2022.

Don't get me wrong, I think there may be something to the new Future World framework they setup with World Celebration, Nature and Discovery. There is a path whereby 2023-2024 the park could be well positioned for the future but for me it would need the following:

• Spaceship Earth to be free of movie IPs and keep the spirit of the original attraction.
• The Nemo ride rethemed to remove the Nemo IP
• Moana attraction to be Moana in name and signage only
• Living with the Land to receive updates
• Imagination to get the $200-300 million budget it deserves and no IP
• Guardians Cosmic Rewind to have classic Epcot call backs and be some sort of grounded in real world time/space theme
• Gran Fiesta Tour to have Caballeros removed and a smaller scale Coco addition
• Brazil, ideally with a ride
• Mary Poppins ride to be a tour over the UK, Peter Pan style. Alternatively, I'd accept a carousel that's Mary Poppins themed in name only
• HarmonioUS to not be an IP fest.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Today's Disney company is largely about style over substance and the concept of charm is seemingly lost on this administration, as is cohesive theming. The likeliest scenario I see is that Epcot will have the worst attraction lineup in WDW by 2022.

By 2022?

 

[Smiley/OCD]

1. They do not have the right to search. You can absolutely refuse for them to search you. You will not be allowed in the parks, but under no circumstances can they just stop and search you without your consent.

2. 4th amendment is a moot point. What does searching people have to do with stopping a burglary or theft at a backstage building?

I worked in retail management for over 30 years...If an employee saw merchandise being concealed, or if the security alarm went off at the exit, I had EVERY right to ask the person to empty their pockets. I couldn't search them myself, but if they refused, I could detain them until police arrived. I won't speak for other states, but in NJ, once you conceal merchandise, even while you're still in the store, it's considered shoplifting.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

Here's the video of BackDoorDisney's questioning.

I love this...he's sitting there ALONE for several minutes, looking at his phone...you'd think he would take the opportunity to delete the incriminating photos...the height of arrogance...as Bill Murray said in "Stripes", STUUUUUUPPPID!!