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Question about Backpacks
- Thread starter WDW1971
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When I went through the "Friendly Frisk" at Grad Nite, they made me lift my pant leg and scanned a metal detector over me. I guess they found a guy with a Mickey Tie and a Magical Moments pin suspicious. :veryconfu This was also at Grad Nite, though, so things may be different.
Woody13
New Member
The official information from WDW is as follows:
"Because we want your visit to be as enjoyable as possible, in preparing to visit our Walt Disney World Theme Parks and attractions, please be mindful that all packages, parcels, pocketbooks, backpacks and the like may be inspected at the entrance. May we suggest that you do not bring any unnecessary articles with you. Our thanks for your cooperation."
"Because we want your visit to be as enjoyable as possible, in preparing to visit our Walt Disney World Theme Parks and attractions, please be mindful that all packages, parcels, pocketbooks, backpacks and the like may be inspected at the entrance. May we suggest that you do not bring any unnecessary articles with you. Our thanks for your cooperation."
Dizknee_Phreek
Well-Known Member
first off....Woody, lemme just say, welcome to the forums...but i HATE your avatar! i can't stand spiders and that avatar of yours just REALLY creeps me out! i bet that's what you were going for wasn't it...i bet you WANTED to creep us all out by your crawling spider :lol: :animwink: i'm just teasin you man...but i seriously hate spiders...and your avatar really does give me the creeps! :lol:
secondly, i've been kind of worrying about the whol bag check thing every since they started it. i've always hated the thoughts of it...mainly because they're going through MY things, and also it puts a bit of a strain on the traditional hopping off the bus and going straight through to the ticket gates. but anyway, last week was the first time i've been to WDW since they started the checks ,and it wasn't too bad. i REALLY loved those guards that just took a little flashlight and looked in my purse, josseled things around a bit and waved me through...but i HATED it when it took longer...like one guy stuck his hand in my bag and rummaged through it a bit...one guy asked me to take my hat out...which was really no big deal (it was one of those cool new ones they have at China now that can fold up) it was kinda big, so i didn't mind. ALL the guards (from what i can remember) was so nice about it! and the checks never took more than a split second. now, i would have been ED if one of them made me take everything out of my purse...there's really no sense in that kind of crap, especially if there's a line behind you...that's just crazy!!
anyway, so my bout with the guards went ok this time...this coming June may be a different story, but i hope not. the only thing was that it got rather annoying when we went to more than one park during one day. i hated going through those bag checks more than once a day.
and Christina, kudos to you for telling that one guard what you thought!!! i think the SAME thing...i think it's all for show, which most likely it is. and i'm glad someone told them that! :sohappy:
secondly, i've been kind of worrying about the whol bag check thing every since they started it. i've always hated the thoughts of it...mainly because they're going through MY things, and also it puts a bit of a strain on the traditional hopping off the bus and going straight through to the ticket gates. but anyway, last week was the first time i've been to WDW since they started the checks ,and it wasn't too bad. i REALLY loved those guards that just took a little flashlight and looked in my purse, josseled things around a bit and waved me through...but i HATED it when it took longer...like one guy stuck his hand in my bag and rummaged through it a bit...one guy asked me to take my hat out...which was really no big deal (it was one of those cool new ones they have at China now that can fold up) it was kinda big, so i didn't mind. ALL the guards (from what i can remember) was so nice about it! and the checks never took more than a split second. now, i would have been ED if one of them made me take everything out of my purse...there's really no sense in that kind of crap, especially if there's a line behind you...that's just crazy!!
anyway, so my bout with the guards went ok this time...this coming June may be a different story, but i hope not. the only thing was that it got rather annoying when we went to more than one park during one day. i hated going through those bag checks more than once a day.
and Christina, kudos to you for telling that one guard what you thought!!! i think the SAME thing...i think it's all for show, which most likely it is. and i'm glad someone told them that! :sohappy:
Figment1986
Well-Known Member
this just depends on the day and time. I park hop, and had a search at MK, and none at epcot, then one at MGM. next day Epcot and MGM. weard hua??.
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
When I was there in Oct/ Nov I was surveyed on my attitude to the searches so Disney is obviously aware of the negitive attitude towards them, after all they acheive little. Its all smoke and mirrors designed to give certain sections a warm feeling while in reality a little agent in a perfume bottle would go unnoticed even if a bag was searched. Bin the searches invest the money in attractions and maintenance staff.