Originally posted by theimage44
(i.e. Merlin, looong post guy)
Kermit! My user name is Kermit!
Originally posted by theimage44
let me ask you this: Would you alter or even cancel your trip given my circumstances? I leave July 6th, I'm driving not flying, I am staying for 3 weeks (my family is nuts). Please respond.
Yes, I would still go despite the high security risk. That could be because I'm nuts, or it could be that I'm confident with our security and just I can't get enough of the Disney parks. After all, I'm just a frog. What do I know?
I would be going this summer, but I just cannot afford it at this point in time. Hopefully my next visit will be either this fall or next spring. Terrorists or not I still want to get down to WDW.
As for your family being nervous, that can be a difficult area to work with. For starters try not to let them watch the news and keep hearing about the terrorist warnings. That'll only make things worse. Also, if they haven't already, don't let any of them read my previous post or other posts in this thread. Try to have them think happy thoughts whenever possible. Another trick that might work is by having them watch spy/terrorist movies where the good guys always win in the end. Movies like
Die Hard 2,
Navy SEALS,
True Lies,
World is not Enough,
The Peacemaker, and
Under Siege 1 and 2 come to mind. Those are just examples, and you should use your own judgement as to which ones you want to show them. Of course the occasional Disney movie wouldn't hurt either.
If none of the above work and your family is still extremely nervous, then you're just best off postponing your trip for another time. Don't force the trip if you think they'll be near a state of panic the whole time. It's just not worth it.
I did not mean to scare you (or any other member here) or make you more nervous by my previous post. I was simply trying to inform people how a terrorist cell is most likely to attack WDW. After doing years of research those were just my beliefs on how and why they would do an attack. Of course I could be way off in my predictions. Hopefully we'll never know if I am correct or not. Do take note that there still are
other terrorist attack possibilities to WDW that are
much scarrier than what I posted before, but I will not discuss those theories here. I do not have the intent of posting stuff that'll make people stay up all night. This is WDWMagic. This fabulous website is close to the equivalent of being on a virtual vacation in the Disney parks.
Originally posted by SIR90210
Besides, anyone with an Islamic name, from the Middle East, and buying a one day ticket around July 4th is going to at least raise some eyebrows.
Do not underestimate the intelligence of these people! Who ever said that they had to have a ticket to carry out an attack? Who ever said that they had to buy the ticket(s) either in person and/or the day(s) immediately before an attack? These people have a well known history of planning attacks years in advance and using lots of methods of concealing their identities until it was all over. They know that the U.S. and other governments are closely watching them, and now they're going to be extra careful. Sooner or later they will make a mistake, and that mistake will result in either their capture or death. Hopefully option number one, but most likely number two. Either result is a win-win situation for us.
Originally posted by PhotoDave219
....You people read too many spy novels 
Heck yeah! Some are better than others though. Here are two of my favorites:
The Enemy Within by Larry Bond. This was written in the mid 1990's but could easily fit in with today's settings. The book does include a small terrorist attack in Disneyland.
The Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy. Read the book then go see the movie. Both have their good and bad parts. Be warned though, many parts of this book are extremely technical and detailed. You can actually skip a few chapters and not miss a thing from the plot or action.
I'll conclude this lengthy post by again stating that I do not intend to scare or frighten anybody. If some of you do feel that way then I do apologize. It isn't proper to talk about realistic things like that on a family website such as this one. Remember this excellent quote:
"We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."
- George Orwell
