Originally Posted By BeautysBeast Two tourists were robbed at gun point and forced to go by the thieves by car to an atm n take money out at downtown disney recently
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Scary, do they know anything else, were they cought? Are the people Ok? It is sad that it happened in DTD, it just shows you that they are bad people everywhere.
Originally Posted By Labuda Got proof of this? Please provide a link to a reputable new source that has this posted.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Sorry Ann, I don't have time to post a link, but I can confirm I saw this on some kosher news sites today.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-disney1107jun11" target="_blank">http://www.orlandosentinel.com /news/local/orange/orl-disney1107jun11</a>,0,18594.story?coll=orl-home-headlines :-(
Originally Posted By Inkan1969 Any word on how it happened? Have the culprits been caught? Are the victims all right? I'm very troubled as to why security failed to a degree that this robbery could take place.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I'm very troubled as to why security failed to a degree that this robbery could take place.>> Downtown Disney is not a Disney Park or a Disney Resort. It is an urban entertainment area with no controlled access. The fact that it is 'Disney' doesn't exempt them from the bad guys that those areas attract. I would NEVER walk in any of the DTD parking lots after 11:00 PM. If you want to be there late, take the bus.
Originally Posted By Inkan1969 Really, crime is so bad the Downtown Disney parking lots aren't safe after 11PM? I hope Disney can consider doing something about that.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Really, crime is so bad the Downtown Disney parking lots aren't safe after 11PM? I hope Disney can consider doing something about that.>> Bad enough that I wouldn't chance it (and I've heard that from locals). Most of it is relatively minor, and your chance of being a victim is relatively remote. But why take the chance of having your vacation wrecked? Of course I wouldn’t go downtown Minneapolis after 11:00 PM either, so maybe I’m just a wuss.
Originally Posted By BeautysBeast as i read it the 2 people were released after there ordeal.so thank goodness for that.And no one was hurt : )
Originally Posted By danyoung As CNN is reporting it today, 2 20 year olds, a guy & a girl, were walking from DTD to their hotel (Hotel Plaza?), when a car pulled up and the driver asked them a question. When they came close to answer, the driver pointed a gun and told them to get in. BIG MISTAKE - NEVER get in - NEVER! They were driven to an ATM and forced to withdraw money, then driven to a landfill and told to get out. The guy, fearing for their lives, grappled with the gunman. The gun went off in the air, scaring the two theives who quickly sped away. The 2 went to a nearby house and called the cops. So the moral of the story - don't walk to your hotel from DTD, and NEVER GET IN THE CAR!!!
Originally Posted By Blackie Pueblo This is so sad and shocking. I can't believe something this terrible can happen in a place so wonderful. Thank God no one was hurt. The worst part is this will be their most vivid memory of their trip to Disney. How awful. "My business is making people, especially children,happy." --Walt Disney
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 A lot of terrible things regularly happen on Disney property ... from robbery to assaults to child abuse (including sexual and physical) to all sorts of domestic violence and loads of theft. It's not immune from the great ills of our society. But it's still so much safer than most places. I feel very safe in that area at night and I've been the victim of a violent crime before.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I feel very safe in that area at night and I've been the victim of a violent crime before.>> Would you really feel safe there late at night? Earlier in the day, certainly. But in my experience Pleasure Island got increasingly scary after about 11:00 PM (especially the last few years); and the parking areas were even scarier. That is frankly why we stopped going to Pleasure Island 3-4 years ago. Well, that plus the unconscionable closing of the Jazz Club. Maybe my lifetime suburban existence has warped my view, but I would consider any part of DTD outside of the heavily trafficked areas somewhat unsafe late at night.
Originally Posted By Labuda ^^^ INteresting. I've NEVER felt unsafe on Disney property, even Pleasure Island when leaving around 1 or 2 am and driving myself instead of relying on the Disney buses.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<^^^ INteresting. I've NEVER felt unsafe on Disney property, even Pleasure Island when leaving around 1 or 2 am and driving myself instead of relying on the Disney buses.>> Yea... easy for you to say. You're from Texas. Nobody messes with Texas. ;-)
Originally Posted By imadisneygal I'm moving to Texas next week! Where do I pick up my "Don't mess with me!" card?
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb >>>...NEVER GET IN THE CAR!!!<<< Dan if you hadn't posted this I would have. You're safer running (weeving and ducking if necessary) than getting in a car with the bad guy, even if he's pointing a gun at you. I'm just releived they were only beaten in that remote area and not raped, murdered and dumped.
