Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest-ID-81362.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Family Says Car Burglarized in the Magic Kingdom Parking Lot</b></a> <p>A Mississippi family says they returned to their car in the Magic Kingdom parking lot on Saturday to find their computer, GPS, Christmas gifts and gun had all been stolen. Disney told the family there are no security camera in some of the parking lots including the Magic Kingdom. The article also says, according to the Sheriff Office and Disney security officers, <span>car thieves are cruising the parking lots at local attractions with a handful of keyless entry devices until a car's lights or alarms go off. <br /></span></p>
Originally Posted By schnebs Lessee... a family goes to the MK with a car full of valauable stuff, leave the car for a few hours, and they're shocked - SHOCKED! - to discover the car's been broken into and the stuff's been stolen while they're gone. Imagine that - someone would dare to steal stuff from other people at Disney... (sigh)
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Somehow I suspect that they didn't do a good job of hiding things out of view. Everywhere you park, there are signs telling you to do this, and that the owner of the lot isn't responsible for any loss (Disney prints it on the back of the parking ticket/card). I saw on the news this morning that someone had stolen the wheels off of an SUV at an area movie theater in a fairly nice area, during daylight. This seems a lot more surprising to me, since a theme park's parking lot is relatively quiet throughout most of the day, while a movie theater (at the mall) tends to have a lot more people walking/driving through. Still, nothing seems to surprise me these days, sadly.
Originally Posted By schnebs <<Somehow I suspect that they didn't do a good job of hiding things out of view.>> Totally agree, FerretAfros. The fact that these folks went to WESH to complain rather than just admit they did something that probably wasn't very smart leads me to suspect that there'll be a lawsuit coming against Disney soon, accusing them of not doing enough to keep cars from being broken into. Sorry, but Happiest Place on Earth or not, the Disney parks are still visited by plain old regular people, and some of them will take advantage of others' naivete/stupidity if they get the opportunity; you have to prepare accordingly.
Originally Posted By standor Why would a family going to a theme park have all that equipment in their car? I'm willing to bet that this is a hoax to get money from Disney.
Originally Posted By Indigo Actually, the car was likely targeted because the remote keyless access responded to a similar piece of remote keyless entry technology thieves use to troll parking lots looking for cars that will unlock. When they find one, they take whatever is inside that looks valuable. This allows thieves to enter the car without doing anything that would appear out of the ordinary to security (unless they've been watching them troll the parking lots via security cameras, but - of course, there are no security cameras at Disney World's parking lots). They even close and lock the car doors when they're done. Sometimes a family gets all the way home before noticing they've been looted. Why this isn't a bigger issue is beyond me. Seems like something that car companies would want to fix before they get really bad press when a car owner is hurt or killed when confronted during an break-in in progress.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Actually, the car was likely targeted because the remote keyless access responded to a similar piece of remote keyless entry technology thieves use to troll parking lots looking for cars that will unlock. When they find one, they take whatever is inside that looks valuable.>>> And, this form of attack is impervious to keeping valuables out of plain sight. Perhaps the victims in this case had everything securely stored in the trunk. The thieves drive by, the trunk pops open, and the rest is history.
Originally Posted By schnebs I'm not that surprised about the gun in the car - it's the deep South, after all, and it sounds like the rifle was a family heirloom. But they had it in the car and kept it loaded? There's an accidental shooting waiting to happen...
Originally Posted By Disneydanny <Who brings a gun to Disney?> maybe they thought this was Wally World
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Who brings a gun to Disney?>> Are you kidding me? I would guess given the U.S. today at least 20-30% of WDW guests have guns in their cars or rooms.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom For all we know the owner of the vehicle could have been a police officer, DEA agent, FBI agent, etc on vacation. And all the things stolen were safely and securely, stored away in the trunk of the car. Regardless, there was nothing illegal about what the car owner/possessor had been doing. Still, crime happens everywhere. And, on a recent trip I made to WDW, I never left anything in my car or the trunk of my car during my stay. Why invite crime?
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad There are lots of reasons to have valuables in the car. The first to come to mind is that its their last day and they have checked out of their hotel so all their stuff is in their car. We always put our valuables in our car when at WDW rather than leave them in our hotel room when we go to the parks. We had our valuables stolen from our locked hotel room with a do not disturb sign on the door while staying at a Howard Johnson's and were told that they were not responsible for anything left in the room so at least if it's in the car we've made it a little more difficult to steal.
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad Also, taking a gun when you travel is not at all uncommon. If you have ever had someone try to force entry into your hotel room while you are in it you would be much more open to the idea. My family had this happen in Atlanta and we have always carried since. Unfortunately the world is not always a safe place no matter what neighborhood you are in.
Originally Posted By fkurucz My prediction is that there will eventually be gun violence at a Black Friday event, where a crowd gets out of hand and fights begin. Some knuckle head with a concealed weapon will get punched in the face and the shooting will begin, with possibly more than one shooter.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "My prediction is that there will eventually be gun violence at a Black Friday event, where a crowd gets out of hand and fights begin. Some knuckle head with a concealed weapon will get punched in the face and the shooting will begin, with possibly more than one shooter." The seeds have already been sown. Just google Black Friday gun violence. <a href="http://dailycaller.com/2012/11/24/black-friday-mayhem-apocalypse-death-zone-roundup-2-shot-1-gun-brandished-target-targeted/" target="_blank">http://dailycaller.com/2012/11...argeted/</a>
