Disney World concealed carry

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Just got back from a week of fun and relaxation (not really) with the family at Florida's Disney World. We stayed at one of the on property resorts and Disney seems to have a clue about security.

Apparently they have special schedules for those who stay in the Disney resorts so we decided to stay at the Magic Kingdom late until it closed at 2:00 am. Being out that late, I decided to carry my 442. I wasn't necessarily worried about park security, but rather the travel back after the park closed.

Although Disney security checks any carry bags as you enter the park, they don't search individuals and I saw no "prohibited" signs. Seems that if some mean people or foreign zealots wanted to hurt a lot of people that would be a high profile place to do it.

Was wondering if anyone else had ever carried in Disney or knew what their official policy is.
 
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Faulkner said:
Just got back from a week of fun and relaxation (not really) with the family at Florida's Disney World. We stayed at one of the on property resorts and Disney seems to have a clue about security.

Apparently they have special schedules for those who stay in the Disney resorts so we decided to stay at the Magic Kingdom late until it closed at 2:00 am. Being out that late, I decided to carry my 442. I wasn't necessarily worried about park security, but rather the travel back after the park closed.

Although Disney security checks any carry bags as you enter the park, they don't search individuals and I saw no "prohibited" signs. Seems that if some mean people or foreign zealots wanted to hurt a lot of people that would be a high profile place to do it.

Was wondering if anyone else had ever carried in Disney or new what their official policy is.
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If the Disney Security catches you, and you have a permit, they will escort you to the front gate where you will be given the option of locking it up in their security office, or taking it your car. If you fail to comply, you will be asked to leave. The signs in FL carry no weight, so they aren't there. I personally know of 2 people in my group who carried the whole week that we attended (for the same reasons as you) and the mouse cops were none the wiser, despite being 'searched' at the gates at each park.

And for the record, you are more likely to be 'accosted' off of their premises in the Orlando tourist 'hot spots' than on the Disney Property....they are on top of things for the most part. Our vacation was crime free (except for what old Walt got us for....)

Stay Safe.
 
I remember when a Disney castmember (employee) was fired a few years ago just because he kept his handgun locked in his car while at work. He argued that he "never brought it onto the property," as he "always kept it safely locked up in his car."
But Disney didn't want to hear it. The car was parked on their property and either he got rid of the gun, or he was history.
 
Skeeziks said:
I remember when a Disney castmember (employee) was fired a few years ago just because he kept his handgun locked in his car while at work. He argued that he "never brought it onto the property," as he "always kept it safely locked up in his car."
But Disney didn't want to hear it. The car was parked on their property and either he got rid of the gun, or he was history.
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Now there's a state law prohibiting companies from saying anything about people keeping guns locked in their vehicles, except for certain businesses (and WDW found a way into the loophole).

My wife and I have annual passes and I carry every time we go. It's not that I feel unsafe, I'm just used to carrying everywhere and going there is no exception. About the only think I do different is I'll use different carry methods depending on where we are. At the parks I just use my Smartcarry, at the resorts it depends on how I'm dressed...either IWB, Smartcarry or pocket carry, and if we're going off property or to Downtown Disney it's my M&P40c IWB.
 
I sure am glad nobody at disney land owns a computer because then they could see how everybody carries their guns. :rolleyes:
 
ab4ka said:
My wife and I have annual passes and I carry every time we go.
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Hey...I'm a passholder too!
For all we know, we may have sat right next to each other at an attraction, or something, and didn't even know it. ~ :)
 
Security at Disney is discrete and very good. The one thing that Disney cannot afford is problems with guest security as their very existence depends on being a safe family destination. Would anybody take their family to a place where you're likely to get mugged or worse?

If caught, they will escort you off property and you'll be banned. Not a big deal for a local but a bit hard to explain to the kids if you just arrived for a week long vacation.:eek:

I don't carry into any of the parks but I know a lot of folks do which is fine with me. I've never heard of anybody having problems at them and I frankly can't imagine getting mugged or whatever with thousands in shouting distance. Plus, the sweat and water are too hard on the gun. The parking lots or I-Drive are are another story all together.

Bob
 
Last year I went with the wife and daughter. I knew carry was prohibited and I was told they had a security check point, so I opted not to. After the security check of our bags, we were proceeding to the park and I was stopped by a female security officer. She asked what was in my pocket and I showed her my Kershaw folder. She had seen the bottom of the pocket clip below the hem of my untucked shirt. She informed me that I could lock it up in lockers provided out-side of their security office, take it back to my car (not an option as I took the shuttle), or depart the premises and find something else to do for the day. I informed her that nothing in FL state law prevents me from carrying the knife. She was clearly prepared for this, and responded that the park is private property and the reasons to be asked to leave were at their discretion. She was polite and professional the entire time. I took the locker option. Flame me for my lack of fortitude, but I was home between deployments and this was a trip my daughter was quite thrilled about.
 
I have been to the parks numerous times in the past twenty years. There was an incident, several years ago, when an off duty cop was in the park with his family carrying a North American mini revolver. He dropped it, for some reason, in the park and it went off. He did not have the hammer resting on the cylinder cut between each chamber so the hammer hit the rim and went off. Luckily, no one was injuried. Disney has their own security and they do a fine job. There are too many variables that can go wrong while you are carrying in the park. If you are caught with a gun in the park, CCP, they will excort you out and ban you from entering. As for me, if I am staying at a hotel on the grounds, I lock the gun in the trunk of my car before i venture to the parks. However, once i am back to the hotel or anywhere else on the property, I certainly carry for self defense. Needless to say, the gun is on the night stand while in my room at night. You can, legally in the State of Florida, lock your gun in the trunk of your car if you are in the parking lot. There are no loop holes. The Florida Chamber of Commerce tried to sneak that in but was not successful thanks to the NRA and Governor Crist. Leave the gun in the car at the parks. The Security is well trained for security.

Nick
 
Chubbs103 said:
Last year I went with the wife and daughter. I knew carry was prohibited and I was told they had a security check point, so I opted not to. After the security check of our bags, we were proceeding to the park and I was stopped by a female security officer. She asked what was in my pocket and I showed her my Kershaw folder. She had seen the bottom of the pocket clip below the hem of my untucked shirt. She informed me that I could lock it up in lockers provided out-side of their security office, take it back to my car (not an option as I took the shuttle), or depart the premises and find something else to do for the day. I informed her that nothing in FL state law prevents me from carrying the knife. She was clearly prepared for this, and responded that the park is private property and the reasons to be asked to leave were at their discretion. She was polite and professional the entire time. I took the locker option. Flame me for my lack of fortitude, but I was home between deployments and this was a trip my daughter was quite thrilled about.
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Flame you? Nope, I commend you...and the security officer; both of you acted properly and responsibly.

Good job!

Be safe.
 
hobby-gunsmith said:
You can, legally in the State of Florida, lock your gun in the trunk of your car if you are in the parking lot. There are no loop holes.
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Disney can prohibit guns in cars on their property but I have never heard or them doing so or even searching the cars of visitors. They did can an employee who did it and it was upheld. Disney has a USC explosives permit and thus meets one of the exemptions in the new Florida law. The exception is Mickey Mouse IMHO(pun intended:D).

Bob
 
bk43 said:
I frankly can't imagine getting mugged or whatever with thousands in shouting distance. Plus, the sweat and water are too hard on the gun.
Bob
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That's funny right there. Like those thousands of people are gonna drop what their doing and run to your aid? Oh sure, happens every day of the week in every big city in America.

If that much sweat & water was hard on my gun, I'd carry a different gun. There are guns that will easliy shrug off that kind of abuse and keep right on ticking.


Cat
 
A person can do many things if those things are done discreetly. And in this day and age, being discreet means not posting anything, anywhere, regarding them.
 
hobby-gunsmith said:
I have been to the parks numerous times in the past twenty years. There was an incident, several years ago, when an off duty cop was in the park with his family carrying a North American mini revolver. He dropped it, for some reason, in the park and it went off. He did not have the hammer resting on the cylinder cut between each chamber so the hammer hit the rim and went off. Luckily, no one was injuried. Disney has their own security and they do a fine job. There are too many variables that can go wrong while you are carrying in the park. If you are caught with a gun in the park, CCP, they will excort you out and ban you from entering. As for me, if I am staying at a hotel on the grounds, I lock the gun in the trunk of my car before i venture to the parks. However, once i am back to the hotel or anywhere else on the property, I certainly carry for self defense. Needless to say, the gun is on the night stand while in my room at night. You can, legally in the State of Florida, lock your gun in the trunk of your car if you are in the parking lot. There are no loop holes. The Florida Chamber of Commerce tried to sneak that in but was not successful thanks to the NRA and Governor Crist. Leave the gun in the car at the parks. The Security is well trained for security.

Nick
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Nick,
Are you saying Disney is excluded from State Law? Florida Legislature gave us the Preemption Statute. It is brief, to the point and leaves no questions:

"PREEMPTION.--Except as expressly provided by general law, the Legislature hereby declares that it is occupying the whole field of regulation of firearms and ammunition, including the purchase, sale, transfer, taxation, manufacture, ownership, possession, and transportation thereof, to the exclusion of all existing and future county, city, town, or municipal ordinances or regulations relating thereto. Any such existing ordinances are hereby declared null and void. This subsection shall not affect zoning ordinances which encompass firearms businesses along with other businesses. Zoning ordinances which are designed for the purpose of restricting or prohibiting the sale, purchase, transfer, or manufacture of firearms or ammunition as a method of regulating firearms or ammunition are in conflict with this subsection and are prohibited."

This means that no county, city, or other state entity or political subdivision can, for any reason whatsoever, regulate or restrict firearm possession or transportation. Since concealed carry is one type of firearm possession, it cannot be regulated in any way shape or form by anyone or anything other than state law.
 
I think we should delete this whole thread. It already takes me long enough to get into the parks because of those long lines at the security checks.

If they start "pattin' me down" and ask me to "spread 'em" the next time I go...then I'll know they found this thread.

~ :rolleyes:
 
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