Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I din't know this person, but when we were on the boat from WL to MK. The CM said that there were some young adults that were darring each other to jump off the boat. The CM told them that if they did that they would be told they would have to leave and not be able to come back. Well one that it was funny and jumped. The CM turned the boat around and they picked him up and took him somewhere (she didn't say) got all of his personal info and had him escorted off the prop.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: My sisters and I once met a young man who was banned from Disneyland back in the mid-80's. We don't recall exactly why he was banned. But it was ironic that we met him at the French Market through a mutual friend, while eating lunch there one day. The young man in question was wearing a disguise at the time and claiming to have had encounters with just about every security guard within the park. He said he had to come up with new disguises all the time because the security guards were becoming more adept at seeing through his disguises. He had a fake beard the day we met him. He seemed like a nice enough person and didn't seem the type who would do something bad enough to have himself banned from the park for life.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 Disney non-trespasses people all the time. Most frequently guests who are caught stealing but also guests who are disruptive. Being banned legally requires Orange County Sheriff's office being involved. Disney will also refund a guest who has caused trouble their money and escort them off property if need be, but to really ban them requires legal action.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney How would they enforce the banning? Buying a ticket and entering the park does not require ID.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Issuing a no trespass on private property is a very simple procedure. You just call the Police and ask them to issue one and for how long. They then present the person or persons with it and if the individuals wish to take it to court they can do so, otherwise they are legally bound to follow the order. I don't know of many people that have ever had a no trespass overturned. It is mostly by negotiation and history that one might be overturned and that is usually at the will of the issuer, in this case Disney. With today's court loads it is unlikely that any complaint, such as no trespass at a theme park, will be put on the docket real quick.
Originally Posted By leobloom I've got the same question, DyGDisney. Security clearly can't keep up with the thousands of faces they see each day.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones They likely look for suspicious behaviors instead of faces. There are cameras everywhere and I'm sure people are looking at those cameras every day. So if a guy is creeping around looking for pockets to pick, I imagine that's what they are looking for. I'm just speculating though.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 It's more a scare tactic, but if the person tries to purchase a ticket with their own credit card then Disney will call Orange County (who is now at just about every entrance of every park) and the person will be arrested.
Originally Posted By leobloom How can Disney force you to give them your name if they nab you for doing something inappropriate?
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< How can Disney force you to give them your name if they nab you for doing something inappropriate? >>> They detain you and call the police (Anaheim) or Sheriff (WDW). There's no way Disney can force you to identify yourself, but once law enforcement arrives, your choices become obvious: a) identify yourself to the police, or b) go to jail. If you have no ID and the police are suspicious as to how you identify yourself, they may decide to arrest you just to get you to go through the booking process to get you positively identified even if they plan to just release you soon afterward. Assuming you're identified, you may or may not be charged for whatever you did. Chances are, if you got caught stealing, they'll issue you a citation for the theft and you may go on your way that day (off the property) or go to jail. Either way, you'll have to face the theft charge at some later date in court. If it's just "bad behavior," they may decide not to prosecute but nonetheless "trespass" you off the property, with notice recorded by law enforcement such that you can never return. <<< How would they enforce the banning? Buying a ticket and entering the park does not require ID. >>> They can't really do so directly. But once you've been "trespassed" off the property and banned, then any future visit to the property is automatically a criminal trespass, even if you do nothing (else) wrong on that visit. What stops you from coming back is the knowledge that if you get caught, you'll go to jail for trespassing and be charged with that offense. If someone wants to go back bad enough that they'll risk a trip to jail, then there's really not much they can do to prevent it from happening. But this is unlikely to be an ongoing problem with any particular person, as the penalties are likely to quickly escalate for repeat offenses.
Originally Posted By Bellella What if you were staging a peaceful protest outside the park? Would you get banned for that?
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< What if you were staging a peaceful protest outside the park? Would you get banned for that? >>> I have no idea. Part of it would depend on exactly where you were. At WDW, most of the roads and "freeways" are public roads. At the parks, you could think of the private property portion starting roughly where the toll booths are entering the parking lots. So, anything past that point is private property. In the DtD area, the streets are all public roads, so you could march up and down the sidewalks however much you want - only if you entered the parking lots would you be on Disney property.
Originally Posted By WDWVacationer I suppose you could count the famous "Toad-Ins" to stop the closure of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride protests, and those were allowed.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 Disney doesn't tolerate protests on property. In the past anyone who has wanted to protest has been moved to a different location. Mostly at the entrance of DTD from state road 535. Outside the parks is private property so Disney calls Orange County and they ask you to leave and if you refuse they will arrest you. On the outlying roads Orange County will ask people to move because of "safety" issues.
Originally Posted By 3disneylocations I have no idea. Part of it would depend on exactly where you were. At WDW, most of the roads and "freeways" are public roads. At the parks, you could think of the private property portion starting roughly where the toll booths are entering the parking lots. So, anything past that point is private property. In the DtD area, the streets are all public roads, so you could march up and down the sidewalks however much you want - only if you entered the parking lots would you be on Disney property.<<< once the road signs turn purple, you are on private property. So basically you have to be outside the arches to protest (that's a long way away from the parks).
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>I suppose you could count the famous "Toad-Ins" to stop the closure of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride protests, and those were allowed.<<< What? That was something I wasn't aware of. There were actual physical protests, placards and everything, about Mr. Toad closing? Really? Wow? I can hear it now. There they are bouncing their grandkids on their knee and telling them about the scary time with their protests over the closure of a theme park ride. Just the generation before was protesting wars and segregation, not as worthy of pride as a Mr. Toad protest mind you, but I guess there still is a rebel or two in this country. Question! Where do these folks find the time?
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< once the road signs turn purple, you are on private property. So basically you have to be outside the arches to protest (that's a long way away from the parks). >>> That's not correct. The purple signs denote a change in jurisdiction from Orange County to Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID), which is the entity that maintains the roads and highways at WDW. Disney may control RCID, but since RCID is a government body, the roads it maintains are public roads and anyone can drive on them (or walk along them where pedestrians are permitted) for any lawful reason or for no reason. It's only when you get to an actual park or resort parking lot that you transition onto what's actual Disney private property.
