Originally Posted By karlg "Their theory is that everyone is paying good money to enter the park and why should someone have the right to ruin another's good time by behaving rudely." EXACTLY! They don't have to be draconian about the odd flash. It is the people that do it repeatedly to the point that they ruin it for others. If Disney doesn't stop others join in thinking it is OK.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "In the case of photos (I actually saw this happen) they delete the photos and have the option of having the offender ejected from the park." If they physically take the camera away from the customer and delete the photos without consent, security is breaking the law. However, many customers would probably allow the photos deleted out of ignorance or to avoid being ejected from the park.
Originally Posted By pleiades357 "Their theory is that everyone is paying good money to enter the park and why should someone have the right to ruin another's good time by behaving rudely." EXACTLY! They don't have to be draconian about the odd flash. It is the people that do it repeatedly to the point that they ruin it for others. If Disney doesn't stop others join in thinking it is OK. ************ Completely agree, I don't want to see anyone drawn and quartered... well maybe a couple, but the problem is as more people do it, even more people will join in. I can think of more than a few places I no longer go because the behavior is something I no longer want to deal with. It takes only a few bad apples... Disney is not as easily replaceable, but I can't imagine it won't have an effect. Some people need to be told what is expected, though I wish the rest of us could be paid for our efforts...
Originally Posted By dsnyron I have no problem telling people to knock it off when they are destroying my ride experience. It can be talking or picture taking or something else it does nto matter. They ruin it for me and anyone else around them so why not?
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight This one time....LuLu took a flash picture of ME in the HM! I'm pretty sure thats how it happend..... ;-)
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin LS and I have discussed how cool it would be to take out the boats on water rides and issue everyone an innertube...
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight ^^Yup, Good times..GOOD TIMES! IASW would be an AWSOME innertube ride, huh ST?! Lazily floatin' round and round in the summertime on yer own little toobie through IASW. I'm tellin'ya, We got somthin' right there! ;-)
Originally Posted By pleiades357 Right up to that last part where your shorts get caught on the lift and you are dragged back to the street level... upside down
Originally Posted By LuLu Several of the posts on here, about guest rudeness, explain why it's no longer as fun to visit DL these days. The crowds are bad enough, but then you have the "entitled" guests who believe it's their right to push in front of everyone at the last minute. And if you think that Vatican incident can't happen in America - last summer in DC, we were walking towards the Lincoln Memorial and snapped a couple photos down a side street. Guards told us to delete the photos or they'd seize the camera and we might go to jail. DD had to show them all the photos on the camera, and her deleting them. So maybe Disney can't get away with this, but our government can (it was some kind of Navy base or something).
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight Wow LuLu, that must have been kind of scary and what a bummer DrFL had to delete the pictures.
Originally Posted By Sparrow I have to respectfully disagree with you, Lulu. To me, it's still fun to visit the resort. It's my happy place, what can I say? I do understand why the crowds and rudeness are turning a lot of people sour on it, though, and I wish the camera flashing would stop but to me it's still worth going. I'm sorry it's ruined the place for you. :-(
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin I work on a navy base and there is a large sign at the gate warning us to NOT take pictures "aboard" and that we can't bring weapons in either...well, the weapons they pretty much inforce, but the picture taking they are quite lax about...
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "So maybe Disney can't get away with this, but our government can (it was some kind of Navy base or something)." Public photography can be prohibited by certain laws. In general, laws forbid photography of certain government facilities, usually military installations. There are also some limitations on filming nuclear facilities. Also, photography can be prohibited by local laws. You cannot shoot photography on bridges in New York or something. It's insane, but the law is on the books.
Originally Posted By dsnykid I have seen people get photos deleted at the JFK Museum in Dallas, the Pompeii and King Tut Exhibits at Museums, NASA in both Florida and Texas, the Titanic exhibit at Luxor and numerous other places. If signs are clearly posted saying photos are not permitted, the owners of the property are fully within their rights to ask you to delete the photos or leave the property. You are a guest and as such are expected to follow the rules of the establishment you enter.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "And if you think that Vatican incident can't happen in America" These things do happen all the time, whether it's legal or not. Here's an example of a guy who went to a public meeting being held in a publicly-funded gym and tried to videotape it. The members of this organization went ballistic and assaulted him. <a href="http://carlosmiller.com/2010/06/22/overly-aggressive-senior-citizens-attack-videographer-in-public-meeting/" target="_blank">http://carlosmiller.com/2010/0...meeting/</a> It's like they think the camera is a weapon or something.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "I have seen people get photos deleted at the..." Did they get their photos deleted or did they voluntarily delete their photos in order to remain on the property? YOU CAN ask someone to delete their photos. If they don't, you can ask them to leave. If they don't, the crime is trespassing. The photography remains legal. YOU CANNOT make someone delete their photos. You cannot take their camera away. That is theft. You cannot destroy their property, which is their photos. However, do you really think it's right to prohibit photography in a publicly funded museum or other facility (I don't know if all of the museums you mentioned are public or privately funded)? As another example, do you think it's right to prohibit photography in a publicly funded facility such as a train station?
Originally Posted By LOVE-DCA “”I have told this a few times on these boards.... Few years back on Pirates, some guy was taking flash pictures on my boat. I asked him politely twice to stop. He continued so I then told him if he took one more picture I was going to throw him and his camera into the water.... No more pictures were taken after that!!”” RFLOL. That is funny! Ok so back to the illegal picture taking,. It’s not illegal to take a photo on a dark ride-nether less it RUINS the ambience for other park guests. I think that if a park guests doe take a photo with a flash on a dark ride that the camera should be taken away! My HM ride last month was ruined for that day because some nerd with a fancy camera kept taking photos every 5 sec. and his flash bulb was so unbelievably bright! And the ride was stopped and the announcement for no flash came on etc, but they still continued to do it through out the ride.
