Anyone ever seen any incidents at bag check?

[kyleandconnorsmom]

Just curious. We were just at WDW from July 1-8 and on the afternoon of the 3rd, as we approached a bag check table at Epcot we were asked to go to the next table over. At about that time about 4-5 officers surrounded the table and began questioning the guy whose bag they had been checking. I heard them tell him that they couldn't allow him to take a blade in the park that was more than 4 inches long. He was arguing with them about it, but was also answering their questions calmly. They asked him if he was staying on property and, if so, where. He said he was staying at "Riverside" (same as us). I don't know what ended up happening because I continued in to the park as soon as my bag was checked, but I'm assuming it was resolved. This just made me wonder how many others have seen something similar.

 

[Berlioz70]

I've seen a handful of Selfie Sticks removed - security often calls over another officer and the Guest is escorted to Guest Relations.

 

[yulilin3]

Selfie sticks, glass containers, blades, and a person that wanted to bring in about 4 little bottles of alcohol.

 

[BLTtinkerbell]

I didn't see an incident, but back in June, I noticed a bag of beer on the ground next to security at Epcot. They had taken it away from a guest.

 

[Magical Mama]

Witnessed a woman who forgot she had a knife in her purse at MK. She genuinely looked surprised. Security offered her to return it back to her car, she told them they could just keep it. After she left, security called over another guard who came to collect it. No scene at all. It was all very calm.

 

[Aliceacc]

My son works for a local supermarket. He does a lot of stocking, so he uses a boxcutter on a daily basis.

My husband was joking last night that he'll have to check all his shorts pockets-- particularly the ones he's wearing to the airport-- before this trip!!

 

[nicolemb]

My husband has forgotten knives before, but luckily remembers before we get to the gate!

This might be a dumb question, but selfie sticks? Are they viewed as a weapon?

 

[burberryplaid]

My husband has forgotten knives before, but luckily remembers before we get to the gate!

This might be a dumb question, but selfie sticks? Are they viewed as a weapon?

Not a weapon but they were banned for safety reasons. There was an incident at California Adventure last year which forced them to close California Screaming.

Also, just a total nuisance (in my opinion) People have no spacial awareness when they use them (or take selfies in general) and will easily run into other guests, trash cans, etc.

There was much rejoicing when the selfies stick was banned.

 

[NYCANC]

A guy who had beer hiding in the bag from the stroller.
His wife was looking at him, "like, really!?!?"
This was at HS.
The guard asked for a receipt and called the supervisor over.

 

[serenitynow]

Well, I created an incident at bag check. It was at the back entrance to Epcot by World Showcase right after they installed the metal detector. A group of us came over at the same time from the ferry from Hollywood Studios and were directed over to the metal detector line. As we were waiting, a bunch of people walked up and cut right over to the Mickey head, finger scan side. All the security personnel were working with someone who kept making the metal detector go off. A CM jumped over to the Mickey Head line and started moving the other line through, the group of people that came up after us. I remarked to the woman in line in front of me waiting for the metal detector as we had been directed that it must be nice to be able to just skip the metal detector line. At that point a big security guy turned around and shouted "WHO, WHO DID NOT GO THROUGH THE METAL DETECTOR?". It reminded me of that Seinfeld episode, Who doesn't want to wear the ribbon?.

No one in the other group would admit to skipping the metal detector, so security brought back the ones that had already entered the park and sent the rest of the Mickey Head line to the back of the metal detector line. In the interim, more people had joined the metal detector line so the line cutters were now way back in the new line. A couple of the line cutters began complaining that they had arrived before all the other people in line in front of them and that they shouldn't have been sent to the back of the metal detector line. The big security guy told them to simmer down or they would be denied entry to the park. He also told them if they had been honest and volunteered that they had skipped the metal detector line in the first place, they wouldn't be standing there now.

Needless to say, as soon as I got through the metal detector and Mickey Head line I got the heck out of Dodge. I went far, far into World Showcase as quickly as possible. I really didn't mean to create a big thing by my remark to the woman in line in front of me. If looks and whispers could hurt you, I would have been a dead woman. Those people were MAD!

 

[Amelia :)]

Just curious. We were just at WDW from July 1-8 and on the afternoon of the 3rd, as we approached a bag check table at Epcot we were asked to go to the next table over. At about that time about 4-5 officers surrounded the table and began questioning the guy whose bag they had been checking. I heard them tell him that they couldn't allow him to take a blade in the park that was more than 4 inches long. He was arguing with them about it, but was also answering their questions calmly. They asked him if he was staying on property and, if so, where. He said he was staying at "Riverside" (same as us). I don't know what ended up happening because I continued in to the park as soon as my bag was checked, but I'm assuming it was resolved. This just made me wonder how many others have seen something similar.

I feel like this thread will create nothing but fear and paranoia...

 

[Tonka's Skipper]

Not at the gate, but we once saw a guy walking down Main Street USA, putting a can of beer in a foam holder. A minute or 2 later, a security guy in plain clothes walked up to him and quiet words got louder. He was escorted by a total of 3 security people into a side gate, with a very mad wife following him and yelling at her husband.

AKK

 

[SillyFamily]

When we were at HS, the gentleman in front of us had an entire chefs knife kit. We are talking some serious knives. He said he was a temp for one of the rest, but he was entering through the main line not the cast member entrance. He was pulled to the side and told to wait while we were search and allowed on. Someone made a boo boo on their first day. Though i must say he has some nice knives. I might have drooled a little.

 

[NY Pirate Princess]

I was nearly run over while my bag was being checked by a woman pushing a giant stroller trying to get in between two bag check tables at MK. The CMs kept trying to calmly stop her and she kept yelling "It's just a kid in a stroller, I don't have a (f word) bag." Meanwhile I turned around to look since she was ramming into my legs and the space underneath the stroller was stuffed with bags full. Just keep swimming!

 

[OrangeCountyCommuter]

Several years ago I came in the main Epcot entrance. Two men and a woman were sitting on the concrete just past bag check. They were in the sun, very far apart and did not look happy. Disney and local police had their bags on a pile. The guy checking my bag said they claimed to have weapons. He thought they probably thought they were being funny but at that point it no longer looked fun to me.

 

[kyleandconnorsmom]

I feel like this thread will create nothing but fear and paranoia...

Not intended to do that, I was just genuinely curious how often this type of thing happened. I have no idea what the guy had or why he was upset they wanted to take it or not allow him to enter. As I said, he answered their questions calmly and obviously there wasn't any further problems. I feel like people are expected to walk on egg shells in order to avoid offending someone, yet someone is always offended. The reality is, this was something that happened, that resulted in nothing but making me wonder how often this kind of thing happens, so I thought I'd ask. Not trying to instill fear in others or create panic or paranoia. Though it did make me a bit nervous that day and I just wondered how mundane a situation can be to gain that much attention from security. If anything, it seems the bag checkers are doing a great job!

 

[MDIME]

I feel like this thread will create nothing but fear and paranoia...

Then don't read it. I think that as long as the mods allow a post (any post, not just this one) then we have the freedom to choose what we want to read. If it makes you "fearful & paranoid" to read this thread, then simply do not click on it.

 

[Amelia :)]

Then don't read it. I think that as long as the mods allow a post (any post, not just this one) then we have the freedom to choose what we want to read. If it makes you "fearful & paranoid" to read this thread, then simply do not click on it.

It doesn't personally make me feel that way, I can put things into perspective, I just thought it was an odd subject matter that's all, I'm not sure thinking about people bringing weapons into the parks is going to make anybody's day better. Just my opinion That's what these boards are about, different opinions.

 

[msteddom]

These types of threads don't make me paranoid. They give me a good reminder that the bag checks serve their purpose, even when the are tediously slow.

 

[bumbershoot]

I'm not sure thinking about people bringing weapons into the parks is going to make anybody's day better.

But this is about people being *caught*. Even the small, forgotten-about items, not anything done with purpose.

These types of threads don't make me paranoid. They give me a good reminder that the bag checks serve their purpose, even when the are tediously slow.

Exactly.