Originally Posted By Rich Hillmer Why are there no Web cams in Disneyland? If you could put wab cams in, what would you want to watch?
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I like the Hojo Mattercam. However, I would like a webcam on the top of the Main Street Train station, looking down main Street. I would also like on viewing over Tomorrowland, where I can see the monorail going by.
Originally Posted By WestWind I would love to see another web cam or two in or near Disneyland... looking down Main Street, or even the Esplanade area, or even the Sunshine Plaza in DCA. One or two from the roof of the Disneyland Hotel would be great. I do look at the HoJo cam often (but my new computer setup doesn't let me connect to the web cam control - haven't yet figured out why).
Originally Posted By StitchDude I would like to see a web cam facing the guests on some of the rides. Tower, Space, Splash. That would be great.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm not sure if they would want to really do that. While there is fine print about using recordings of folks on the tickets, this just seems a little much. While people as part of a crowd are hard to pick out, I'm not really sure I want strangers watching me ride Splash. It's just a little creepy. Also, those would get kind of stale after the park closes or on slow where there are a lot of empty seats. I wouldn't mind a webcam that showed a viewing area for a show (ROA, Hyperion, etc), but the close up is just a little too stalker-ish for me.
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight I would think it would violate privacy a little too much. As if Big Brother were watching.
Originally Posted By ArchtMig There used to be a webcam looking down Main Street at the castle at the Magic Kingdom in WDW. I don't know if it is still hooked up or not, but if they can do it at WDW, I don't know why they can't do it at Disneyland.
Originally Posted By Skippy They should embed a camera inside the ball at the top of the flag pole pointed toward the castle. It would be high up enough so that you couldn't make out the faces of people in case there were privacy concerns.
Originally Posted By rich It would be awsome if it was a web cam with sound. where you could hear the Monorail or the parades etc.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x Privacy issues? each ticket is sold with the premise that if you are in the park, you are giving Disney permission to use you in video and print advertisements without compensation. A webcam is just a constant commercial. I think it would be that Disney wouldn't want one in the park because of things like the flag retreat, parade, and other events. It's one thing for the Hojo to have one, where you can see the fireworks, but inside would totally negate the magic of the park.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Last year when we were on a tour, the guide pointed to something in NOS and said it was a camera for TV news shots. It was someplace near Cafe Orleans. Not sure if this is true or not and not a web cam, just thought I'd throw it out there
Originally Posted By ArchtMig There is a camera in one of the cupolas over Pirates. It is used by local channel KABC-7 mostly during their weather segments as one of the pretty shots from around So. Cal. before they go to the weather maps. Most of the time it looks down on Rivers of America and you can see the Mark Twain, etc. Sometimes, they turn the camera to face east and you can see the castle and Matterhorn.
Originally Posted By bubsmom I would love it if there were web cams throughout the park; what a great thing it would be to come home from a day of work and "escape" to the park. I have often wondered why they don't have them...I think it would be a HUGE sucess.
Originally Posted By stevek KABC also uses another cam shot of the Castle at times...I believe from somewhere along main street, possibly above the camera shop.
Originally Posted By pirategirlscully They used to have one that was aimed in the area in front of the castle but after September 11th they turned it off because someone deemed it to be some sort of terrorist draw (i.e. plant a bomb then watch it go off online) I wish they would bring it back online though.
Originally Posted By Dyznydad Just putting this out there; (Also, I have no affiliation with these guys.) At Window to the Magic (DOT COM!), they sell Window DVD's. They are extended (I think about 10 or 15 minute) shots of the castle, Tomorrowland, Fantasyland, etc. With sound. You can just loop them. My wife and kids thought I was nuts when I put it on. I told them to think of it as an aquarium, or the fireplace DVD. It's not a webcam, but it's still pretty cool.
