Any DVC member ever been crime victim at DVC?

[Dano1182]

The post on the Marsahll's auction got me thinking.
Has any member ever been a crime victim at DVC?.

 

[JimC]

26 visits to WDW and 3 to DL with never a crime problem. I consider it one of the safer places to vacation.

 

[Happy Birthday Cat]

I consider it criminal that they actually make me leave after a week or so. Something about running out of points. Other than that, we've gone over 20 times without a problem.

HBC

 

[PamOKW]

Well, yes. A minor crime but a reminder that we are still in the real world. Way back when they were still building the South Point Section of OKW, that area was walled off. It made the Old Turtle Pond area kind of secluded. We had a Winnebago parked in our area (even though they aren't supposed to be parked there) and I think these factors all contributed to the "crime". The license plate was taken off of our rental car while it was parked outside our OKW unit overnight. (A common crime by drug dealers and others up to no good.) A real pain to have to go through reporting and then to go and replace the car. Luckily, it was a National rental and we were able to do an exchange right at WDW (even though we had rented at MCO). WDW Security did come promptly. They do their best but things still sometimes happen.

 

[dsmith]

Never.

We've left computers and other valuables laying out, strollers outside the front door all night. I even came back to the room once and disovered the saftey lock had been flipped to keep the door open... nothing disturbed. Not that I recommend doing this, but we've never had a problem.

I wouldn't be so care free if I was staying at a regular resort with all the other riff-raff.

Did I just say that out loud?

 

[danny1649]

We feel safe at OKW and it is part of the great joy I get when I visit.

 

[canda]

Not a crime, but I had to call the front desk at HHI one night and tell them that some teenage boys were on my balcony. They had climbed up thinking our room was a room with 24 teenage girls. (it was a 2bd and that is a different story). The girls were next door. I thought that maybe security would come, but the HH police came and knocked on my door.

 

[colleen costello]

Not only have we never been the victims of crime at WDW, but last trip idiot me left my parents' expensive digital camera in the food court after we had lunch at Carribean Beach. I don't know if it was another guest or a CM, but someone turned it in and I claimed it that night after we realized it was missing... I had a feeling it would be there and it was. I think most folks at WDW are kind and wouldn't want a family to be without camera and photos.

 

[Cruelladeville]

I once picked up a canvas purse that had been left at one of the stops at the campground, and turned it in to the bus driver when he arrived to pick us up at that stop. He called it in right away, and it turns out that someone had actually been carrying cash I have never done THAT in my life I figured they just arrived at WDW because security later called me to thank me for turning the bag in, which contained over $4000 in cash!!! I never thought I would be that honest if I found a large amount of cash, but I was. Needless to say, I hadn't yet checked out of my resort and gotten the bill

As for myself, I have never been the victim of crime, just the victim of high hospital charges when I have gotten sick down there...Don't even ask...

 

[new_yawka]

Last trip my DS (6) dropped hi "wallet" with his entire stash of money, which he was saving for a toy ($7). Although he decided not to buy anything that day, he dropped the wallet (a small red change purse...that happened to have his room key)....He was devastated.

Two days after returning home...we received it in the mail, postage paid, from Disney. All money, the room key and a collectors Mickey card were still inside and intact.

I love WDW!!

 

[rocketriter]

Don't know if this counts as a crime or not, but some years ago a friend and I were "busted" at MK. Two teenaged girls--complete strangers--were smoking pot near us during a parade and security scooped us up with them. We were taken down under, where everything is concrete blocks and plastic airport furniture.

Fortunately the girls were honest about not knowing us (especially since they turned out to be 14 years old!). Security gave us free passes to the park for the next day as an apology for "arresting" us for several hours. The girls, by the way, were thrown out of the park and their families were told to go home.

 

[CaptainMidnight]

Had some items stolen from us at the Vero Pool. Nothing very expensive, but swiped non the less.

 

[wilderness01]

Had our stroller stolen outside of POC. The CM and security said it happens all the time.

 

[Canadian Tom]

Hello: We were at the quiet pool at the yacht club a couple of years ago in March. It was raining and we were the only ones there(mid afternoon). While in the hot tub, someone came by and stole our gym bag with my sunglasses, and my' wife's book in it. No big loss other than the loss on innocence. We are now more careful with our stuff at the pool and we keep a really close eye on it.

 

[donald@home]

While staying at DVC, my friend was a victim of a crime, but it was at Typhoon Lagoon, not at a DVC resort. While at Typhoon Lagoon for the day, my friend had his wallet stolen. He had just withdrawn a bunch of money out of the ATM machine, plus he lost all of his credit cards and identification. He had never been to Disney before, and I promised him that his belongings would be safe. We hid his wallet among our stuff, but someone must have seen us do it, and when we went to get it later in the day it was gone.

He reported it to Disney, and a year later he received a letter stating that it had not been turned in and that they were closing the case. He was very impressed that they kept a record of it that long and that they bothered to notify him.

 

[pmcpmc]

is part of the reason the canal at Boardwalk has protective railings.
Some years ago my oldest son met a police sherriff and his wife on the internetfrom Orlando.
We invited them up to bwv for a day at the pool with us.
They had twin boys and one went missing. After fifteen minutes searching for him the sherriff rang his station and called out all his squad cars .
It was the first time I ever saw twenty squad cars at BWV.
Just as they all arrived at the pool the child was found by mousekeeping riding the lifts to everyone's joy and embarassment.
The canal at that time was open and attracted many kids to play.

 

[ricapito]

we had our camcorder stolen while unloading our bags at all star movies resort. the camcorder bag also had every tape we had ever taken in it, the first 3 years of our kids lives and the birth of our third. we followed up with the lost and found center for months to no avail, definitely not lost... it ruined the trip, but we learned an important lesson. while not prone to violence, if I caught this person I would make an exception

 

[Disney Doll]

I have never been the victim of a crime at WDW, but witnessed one at The Emporium in the MK. Someone shoplifted, I saw them, as did about a million WDW security people who you would have NEVER thought were security people by the way they were dressed(looked just like all the other geeky tourists ). They quietly surrounded him and whisked him out of the store. I doubt 90% of the other shoppers even realized what was happening they did it so smoothly. I probably wouldn't have noticed either, if I hadn't actually seen the guy take the item. I didn't even have time to turn to a CM and report it. They must have been watching him.

While I do generally feel safe in WDW, I still practice the basic personal and belongings safety strategies. I don't walk in secluded areas alone at night, I lock the doors to the room(front and balcony), don't leave anything of value unattended, don't carry tons of cash, only have the credit cards with me that I really need, lock any important stuff in the safe, don't leave my camera unattended.

Unfortunately, no matter how good WDW security is, they can't be everywhere.

 

[LIFERBABE]

I feel I was a victim of a crime, because my hat flew off on BTMR and although I reported it at the end of the ride (a CM would have to retrieve it at the end of the night) it was never turned in.

OTOH, DH left a daypack with his wallet in it on the bus when we were going to member days at BCV from the Contemporary. The valets radioed the driver and the bag was promptly retrieved.

 

[PamOKW]

Originally posted by Disney Doll
I have never been the victim of a crime at While I do generally feel safe in WDW, I still practice the basic personal and belongings safety strategies. I don't walk in secluded areas alone at night, I lock the doors to the room(front and balcony), don't leave anything of value unattended, don't carry tons of cash, only have the credit cards with me that I really need, lock any important stuff in the safe, don't leave my camera unattended.

Unfortunately, no matter how good WDW security is, they can't be everywhere.

I think this is worth repeating. Disney itself hands out safety tips. As lovely as WDW and the resorts are, it is still 2004 and crooks also know where tourists vacation. Each guest doesn't have 24-hour personal protection -- some common sense still needs to be used. General vacation advice -- like always throwing the deadbolt, never leaving the door ajar (even to run down the hall "for a minute"), etc. are all good habits that help avoid problems.