ShookieJones
We need time for things to happen.
Very much - PM'd you specifics as I don't want to high jack a thread hating on narristicks!!
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Selfie sticks - is this a thing at WDW yet? Disney clarifies policy
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peachykeen
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You all should soon be seeing a lot less selfie sticks in the parks.
note2001
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Okay peachy, spill it.
peachykeen
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Not many details yet, but senior park management is aware of attraction down times caused by these things, and are partnering with Security to discuss options, including confiscation at park entry.
That would be awesome! Get them out of the parks totally.
Now if we can just get rid of the strollers or people that don't actually need scooters...
Communicore
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Oh man, if it is going away, there goes the F&W swordfights!
Jahona
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Does the China or Japan pavilions sell replica or toy swords? This could still be a thing
wogwog
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We are just days or a few weeks from the Brazilian surge. Maybe that is the motivation.
RandomPrincess
Keep Moving Forward
unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
Although this is an impossibility as the light saber beam is made of light and could not possibly support the weight of the iPhone.
EpcoTim
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Although this is an impossibility as the light saber beam is made of light and could not possibly support the weight of the iPhone.
Turns out the Force is great for selfies. And Darth was wearing woman's pants waaaaaaaay before it was ironic and cool.
Todd H
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Just got back and saw a ton. Watched a teen couple stand in front of RNRC for about 30 minutes taking the same shot over and over with the stupid looking stick. They'd take it, pull in the stick and look, extend it again, take another shot, etc. People were getting ticked at having to walk around the idiots. When those things are extended they take a LOT of space.
Communicore
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Those fools should've been shoved. Would be better if someone had another stick and hit them, too.
note2001
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Timekeeper
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There's a lot of discussion advocating a "ban." Realistically, though, something needs to be defined if it's going to be banned, particularly if it is to be banned on a park-wide level (versus used in specific attractions). So what exactly constitutes a "selfie stick" could be a bit murky. For example, is a mono-pod a selfie stick? How about a tripod? There are pocket tripods that about the size of 3 pens when closed, but can extend to a couple of feet. Would that be banned? How about a "handle" (like those made for GoPros) for steady videography that does not extend? Is something a selfie stick just because it is 'intended' for photography and it extends?
The defining features of a selfie stick seem to be that it can extend and remote-trigger the camera feature on a smartphone or point-and-shoot camera while held at a short distance. Guests could accomplish the same thing by attaching their phone/camera to literally anything and using a timer or dedicated remote trigger. Heck, I could outfit my travel-size umbrella to mount a phone/camera... perhaps I'll patent that. Umbrellas extend, and while it's unlikely that someone would be dumb enough open their umbrella on Big Thunder, anyone who has experienced rain has also experienced being poked in the eye by another person's umbrella. That doesn't mean a theme park should ban umbrellas. Maybe we'll eventually see tour group leader flags with camera mounts at their tips, then we can all rejoice in the technological evolution of our international guests.
An attempt to "ban" something as inherently harmless as a selfie stick is as futile as an attempt to ban inconsiderate mentalities. It's a so-called solution that completely misses the core problem. Plenty of people would probably like to ban tour groups, teenagers, people with long arms, etc. As others have pointed out in this discussion, there are countless other devices and instrumentalities that cause far more injury and inconvenience to other guests than selfie sticks. And as a CM previously pointed out here, there are rules on any given attraction (like keeping everything inside the vehicle) that already encompass any devices that someone might try to use for picture-taking on an attraction. So, the rules are already there - they just need to be enforced. As the author of a tech news article wrote, "Thus, if Disney World has banned the use of selfie sticks [on attractions] then it has simply complied with its already present policy and terms."
Any kind of "broader" ban of these devices by any area theme park would not only endanger the use of other "legitimate" or otherwise permissible devices, but also send mixed signals because - if I recall correctly - selfie sticks are currently being sold at locations at both Downtown Disney and Universal CityWalk.
The defining features of a selfie stick seem to be that it can extend and remote-trigger the camera feature on a smartphone or point-and-shoot camera while held at a short distance. Guests could accomplish the same thing by attaching their phone/camera to literally anything and using a timer or dedicated remote trigger. Heck, I could outfit my travel-size umbrella to mount a phone/camera... perhaps I'll patent that. Umbrellas extend, and while it's unlikely that someone would be dumb enough open their umbrella on Big Thunder, anyone who has experienced rain has also experienced being poked in the eye by another person's umbrella. That doesn't mean a theme park should ban umbrellas. Maybe we'll eventually see tour group leader flags with camera mounts at their tips, then we can all rejoice in the technological evolution of our international guests.
An attempt to "ban" something as inherently harmless as a selfie stick is as futile as an attempt to ban inconsiderate mentalities. It's a so-called solution that completely misses the core problem. Plenty of people would probably like to ban tour groups, teenagers, people with long arms, etc. As others have pointed out in this discussion, there are countless other devices and instrumentalities that cause far more injury and inconvenience to other guests than selfie sticks. And as a CM previously pointed out here, there are rules on any given attraction (like keeping everything inside the vehicle) that already encompass any devices that someone might try to use for picture-taking on an attraction. So, the rules are already there - they just need to be enforced. As the author of a tech news article wrote, "Thus, if Disney World has banned the use of selfie sticks [on attractions] then it has simply complied with its already present policy and terms."
Any kind of "broader" ban of these devices by any area theme park would not only endanger the use of other "legitimate" or otherwise permissible devices, but also send mixed signals because - if I recall correctly - selfie sticks are currently being sold at locations at both Downtown Disney and Universal CityWalk.