Cameras on rides Ok or Not?

[cgattis]

Pretty sure you can't. When you stick something bright 6 or 8 inches up in the air in front of me during a visual experience it is irritating. I just told you that - so you don't have to be pretty sure about anything. You can be definitely sure it is irritating to some people.

But the attitude that caused you to get all boldy and exclamation pointy and dramatic about me saying it bothered me, and basically saying it doesn't matter if people are bothered because that wasn't the question you asked is just who you are, obviously. And it's why you'll keep doing it, and justifying it to yourself, and probably being nasty to anyone who politely asks you to stop - despite having been explicitly told that you are, in fact, regularly irritating other patrons.*

(*Although you said right at the beginning of this thread that you are definitely not a narcissist - you know, a person who has an inflated sense of his own importance, and a lack of empathy for others.)

This assumes the poster doesn't know how to turn off the display on his/her camera. I'm not sure how a small handheld camera, unlit, is any more irritating than someone's hands in the air during a ride. Or, say, the guy who sat right in front if me in Pirates with no camera but who talked out loud (LOUD) to the person next to him in Spanish for the ENTIRE ride. There are lots of self-centered people at Disney without cameras, too.

 

[PeasandCarrots]

I went last week for 8 days and purposely did not try to hide my Sony Action Cam (it looks like a Go Pro only a bit more compact). It does not have an LED screen and it's super tiny. It's not on a selfie stick but does have a "handle" that is the length of my palm and does not extend. When I went on rides I made sure it was clearly visible to test if they were going to say something because I was curious. The only ride any cast member said something to me on, ironically, was living with the land. I had it laying flat in my lap and it was not turned on. She yelled at me (in a not so nice way) to not hold it up during the ride. I just nodded at her and that seemed to make her even angrier and she repeated herself. At this point I was irritated - again it wasn't on and was laying flat - so I said "I don't hold it up in other people's way" and she seemed miffed but let it go. She never asked me to put it up so I don't know what she was wanting from me exactly. It wasn't a magical experience. It wasn't what she was saying but how she said it.

The reason I found that ironic is no one said a thing to me on any of the roller coasters or rides where they could be more problematic. Mine has a wrist strap and I keep it in front of my body as to not bother others so there's no danger to anyone or annoyance, but I can see how Disney would want to err on the side of caution. I have pivothead glasses so it's not a big deal to me if I can't hold the sony camera but I prefer using it - better picture, more stabilization.

Also, a friend of mine just this past weekend rode Primeval Whirl with his goPro clearly visible and the cast member said nothing. He rode it again 10 minutes later and they made him put it away. As usual seems to depend on the cast member and there seems to be a lot of confusion over what a selfie stick is.

 

[dfb]

I went last week for 8 days and purposely did not try to hide my Sony Action Cam (it looks like a Go Pro only a bit more compact). It does not have an LED screen and it's super tiny. It's not on a selfie stick but does have a "handle" that is the length of my palm and does not extend. When I went on rides I made sure it was clearly visible to test if they were going to say something because I was curious. The only ride any cast member said something to me on, ironically, was living with the land. I had it laying flat in my lap and it was not turned on. She yelled at me (in a not so nice way) to not hold it up during the ride. I just nodded at her and that seemed to make her even angrier and she repeated herself. At this point I was irritated - again it wasn't on and was laying flat - so I said "I don't hold it up in other people's way" and she seemed miffed but let it go. She never asked me to put it up so I don't know what she was wanting from me exactly. It wasn't a magical experience. It wasn't what she was saying but how she said it.

The reason I found that ironic is no one said a thing to me on any of the roller coasters or rides where they could be more problematic. Mine has a wrist strap and I keep it in front of my body as to not bother others so there's no danger to anyone or annoyance, but I can see how Disney would want to err on the side of caution. I have pivothead glasses so it's not a big deal to me if I can't hold the sony camera but I prefer using it - better picture, more stabilization.

Also, a friend of mine just this past weekend rode Primeval Whirl with his goPro clearly visible and the cast member said nothing. He rode it again 10 minutes later and they made him put it away. As usual seems to depend on the cast member and there seems to be a lot of confusion over what a selfie stick is.

Thanks!! Yes, it looks like it's falling into the "depends on the CM" category of a policy.

I appreciate the info.

My GoPro doesn't have a lit screen at all. I even have the red and blue indicator lights deactivated. My "selfie stick" is basically a handle about 8" of which my hand covers about half that length. I know using the handle, with wrist strap, is much more secure than holding it in my hand! I hold the camera in front of me when my family are in cars ahead of me and hold the camera to my side, pointing aft (not higher than my on head) when they are in cars behind me. My family usually occupies 2 to 3 cars, so the camera wouldn't be in anyone else's face. The GoPro set up now is actually the most safe and least intrusive configuration that I've ever had.

 

[Ariel2Dug]

We've used a GoPro on the past 2 trips (this year and last) on Big Thunder, Splash, Test Track, Tower of Terror, Everest, Kali (obviously with a waterproof case on some). With the exception of ToT and Splash, we mounted the camera to the bar in front of us with a wrist strap. For ToT, it was worn on the wrist as there is nothing to attach the camera to. Splash was handheld on a monopod that wasn't extended and kept close to use with in the log, never outside of the area of the car (basically within the same space someone would take up sitting there anyway)! We haven't had any issues with CMs but I guess that can always depend CM to CM as others have said.

We love the videos we've captured of us on the rides. It makes for such a great keepsake after so many on-ride photos that have been collected over the years. We've been in the position when a stranger might be with our group and usually we will skip recording those rides or try our best to capture just our party as to not intrude if we know we won't have another chance to ride during the trip. Like you said, I think common sense can go a long way to not ruin the magic or risk someone's safety in these cases (especially when it comes to using flash...which was a big issue on a stopped POC this past trip and some oblivious riders that that's a big no no )

 

[MakiraMarlena]

You can use the camera on the ride so long as you do not hold it outside the vehicle. (If you drop it and it hits somebody that is on you)

You can't use the sticks that will extend outside the perimeter of the vehicle, you'll have to stow those.

I don't want a video of myself riding a ride, but it's pretty obvious that an increasing number of guests want one.

 

[danny1649]

WARNING !!!!!In past threads like this one go south quickly.I will not hesitate to close it if it turns into a debate or personal attacks.Thanks Danny

 

[grecorj]

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Serious issues!!

Have a good night!

Not really. Your tone in the post they referenced was pretty off-putting ... People are just offering their opinion. And if no one has answered your question to your satisfaction then oh well. Trying to redirect traffic with bolded text and exclamation points isn't going to get you better results (even if you said "please", I felt you were scolding us).

The fact of the matter is no one is saying you can't hold up a camera or iPad or iPhone or GoPro on a ride (if in your hand), but hopefully you have more respect for your fellow riders than some of the folks I've been on rides with. No one wants to see the bright screen of an iPad in the middle of a dark ride. Or your GoPro extended 3 feet above your head when you're in front of me in the ride car. Genuine screams or excitement I can take. Not so much the equipment in my face.