COSTUMES NO MORE FOR ADULTS!

[GreatLakes]

Wait, I thought adult guests were NEVER allowed to wear costumes outside of parties. Someone showing up dressed identically to Belle, for example, was never allowed.

Dapper Days is just dressing formally and often in something more historically formal. That isn't a costume.

 

[wilkeliza]

Thinking about it I bet this is how Dapper Days got thrown into this.

Person calls GS "Is the costume ban also in effect for Dapper Days?"

GS rep "Yes, guest over 14 will no longer be able to wear costumes at the parks."

Person "Ok" goes to disboards claims Dapper Days are now apart of the costume ban so that means we can't dress up or disneybound. I take the GS rep to mean you can not wear a full fledged costume to Dapper Days

 

[larryz]

There is no way they can stop dapper days.

One key behavioral indicator of potential malicious intent is wearing clothing inappropriate for the occasion.

Consider the MK on an August day...

Anyone showing up wearing a full three-piece suit, besides needing extraordinary hydration, is going to stick out like a sore thumb. I would suggest that WDW might subject that person to heightened screening. If I were in charge of security, they'd get a guided tour to my office for a discussion of their motivations before I'd let them into a park. It would take at least an hour or two...

 

[wilkeliza]

One key behavioral indicator of potential malicious intent is wearing clothing inappropriate for the occasion.

Consider the MK on an August day...

Anyone showing up wearing a full three-piece suit, besides needing extraordinary hydration, is going to stick out like a sore thumb. I would suggest that WDW might subject that person to heightened screening. If I were in charge of security, they'd get a guided tour to my office for a discussion of their motivations before I'd let them into a park. It would take at least an hour or two...

People dress like that though. There is a whole culture of people that dress up for everything. They love old culture and vintage ware. Pre-war as you might like. They come to the parks like that on dapper days or regular days. If a three-piece suit is your "I need to check this guy" then sure go ahead send him through the metal detector. Someone might be wearing that because they are going to use photopass to get some nice couple photos or that is just how they are comfortable. Nothing says you have to wear a t-shirt and shorts to a theme park.

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

One key behavioral indicator of potential malicious intent is wearing clothing inappropriate for the occasion.

Consider the MK on an August day...

Anyone showing up wearing a full three-piece suit, besides needing extraordinary hydration, is going to stick out like a sore thumb. I would suggest that WDW might subject that person to heightened screening. If I were in charge of security, they'd get a guided tour to my office for a discussion of their motivations before I'd let them into a park. It would take at least an hour or two...

If they would let my daughter to wear her Elsa Dress (made by her granny) to the parks - she would be happy to go through the extra security. I can see their point to an extent but there's not a big difference between her Elsa dress and an ordinary long dress other than the see through snowflake cape.

 

[larryz]

People dress like that though. There is a whole culture of people that dress up for everything. They love old culture and vintage ware. Pre-war as you might like. They come to the parks like that on dapper days or regular days. If a three-piece suit is your "I need to check this guy" then sure go ahead sent him through the metal detector. Someone might be wearing that because they are going to use photopass to get some nice couple photos or that is just how they are comfortable. Nothing says you have to wear a t-shirt and shorts to a theme park.

You're right -- it's not a requirement. It's just a potential indicator that they're not your typical WDW guests... which, as I said, is merely one box on a checklist of reasons to be cautious.

But I've lived in Florida. NOBODY is comfortable outdoors in August in a three-piece suit.

 

[mitsukoshi samurai]

look at the bush gardens kilt incident, you are then running into discrimination issues

 

[mitsukoshi samurai]

You're right -- it's not a requirement. It's just a potential indicator that they're not your typical WDW guests... which, as I said, is merely one box on a checklist of reasons to be cautious.

But I've lived in Florida. NOBODY is comfortable outdoors in August in a three-piece suit.

could be going to V&A or cali grill

 

[Magpie]

One key behavioral indicator of potential malicious intent is wearing clothing inappropriate for the occasion.

Consider the MK on an August day...

Anyone showing up wearing a full three-piece suit, besides needing extraordinary hydration, is going to stick out like a sore thumb. I would suggest that WDW might subject that person to heightened screening. If I were in charge of security, they'd get a guided tour to my office for a discussion of their motivations before I'd let them into a park. It would take at least an hour or two...

Or they were just at a business conference on Disney property, and are using their discounted half-day pass.

 

[mitsukoshi samurai]

People dress like that though. There is a whole culture of people that dress up for everything. They love old culture and vintage ware. Pre-war as you might like. They come to the parks like that on dapper days or regular days. If a three-piece suit is your "I need to check this guy" then sure go ahead sent him through the metal detector. Someone might be wearing that because they are going to use photopass to get some nice couple photos or that is just how they are comfortable. Nothing says you have to wear a t-shirt and shorts to a theme park.

that would be considered discrimination

 

[mikepizzo]

To me, it really just seems like they are reinforcing a rule which has always been in place. I think the basic rule to follow is:

Don't dress in a way in which a guest in the park may confuse you for someone that works there.

Pretty simple.

 

[ton80]

Adults wearing costumes is a bit over the edge... Get a grip folks

 

[KateP85]

I cannot see why this is something to get worked up about, for the most part Disney is just repeating a rule they've always had, and saying now they're going to enforce it more strongly. Seriously, what adult wants to wear a costume to Disney on a regular day?!

I do think MNSSHP might be taking it too far though. It's a Halloween party, and a huge part of Halloween is dressing up! I've never dressed up for the parties, we just get my son dressed up, so I wouldn't stop going or anything, but I do understand people being annoyed over this one.

Oh, and to the OP - the email address you posted does not get your concerns to the 'Disney execs', it goes to hourly Cast Members in Guest Relations.

 

[mitsukoshi samurai]

I referring to how they don't profile or go overboard at security, unlike the kilt guy at howl-o-scream

 

[pooh4evr]

Not only that but imagine you have a 6 year old daughter and as a dad she cones to you and says can you please dress like prince charming to my cinderella...wont it break your heart and hers to say no...??!!?

Dad wouldn't be able to dress like a prince anytime other than the halloween party. This is not new.

 

[Magpie]

I hope you aren't insinuating that somehow a saris or turban makes someone more of a threat.

I think this is a reminder (for myself included) not to feed the trolls.

I'm not sure it's trolling... It's just a weirdly puzzling comment, no matter how you look at it, possibly by someone who doesn't know what any of the words they're using actually mean.

Iv'e seen people wearing turbans and saris at KSVC, and that is a higher risk target than WDW

For the record:

Saris are traditional East Indian wear, which does not cover the face, and the women who wear them are usually Hindu (the majority of East Indians). Turbans are worn by everyone from Sikh men, and women undergoing cancer treatment, to your sweet elderly Mee-maw, who still remembers when she used to look like this:

Turbans are rarely worn by modern Muslim men, especially not in the western world. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics...ouble-with-wearing-turbans-in-america/384832/

 

[LumosQ102]

I thought Dapper Days people just wore regular (albeit dressy) clothes, with a throwback look? There is no way they are going to ban people who are wearing suits and dresses from entering the park on the basis of that being a "costume." Heck, I see people in the parks dressed nicely like that all the time. Disneyland has swing dancing every Friday night at the end of Main Street. Plenty of people wear nicer clothes to participate in that. Women wear dresses and heels frequently. Men wear suits sometimes too. That's not a costume. It's clothes.

I wouldn't take the word of a DVC guest relations person on this.

Yup, that's me. Dapper daily, and by some interpretations here I'd be banned from the parks due to a preference for tailoring. As upset as I am by the idea that I can't dress up at halloween, I think we need to take a few deep breaths on the rest. Disneybounding is civilian attire that shares colours or a 'look' with characters. Not a costume. Are they really going to stop people wearing red shorts and a white shirt cause they look a little like Mickey's classic ensemble?

 

[Magpie]

Not only that but imagine you have a 6 year old daughter and as a dad she cones to you and says can you please dress like prince charming to my cinderella...wont it break your heart and hers to say no...??!!?

Daddy can just dress up like this handsome fellow, and his six year old's precious little heart will remain perfectly intact:

 

[Pmlocke]

Like so many others, the ban on adults has been in effect for a long time. It makes sense to me, an annual visitor. I don't want to be confronted by a "guest" decked out as a CM. Secondly, if your daughter needs to look up to see daddy dressed as her Prince Charming-maybe it should be enough for her to look up and see her father, the man who loves and protects her. Isn't that enough?

 

[LumosQ102]

I'm not sure it's trolling... It's just a weirdly puzzling comment, no matter how you look at it, possibly by someone who doesn't know what any of the words they're using actually mean.



For the record:

Saris are traditional East Indian wear, which does not cover the face, and the women who wear them are usually Hindu (the majority of East Indians). Turbans are worn by everyone from Sikh men, and women undergoing cancer treatment, to your sweet elderly Mee-maw, who still remembers when she used to look like this:

Turbans are rarely worn by modern Muslim men, especially not in the western world. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics...ouble-with-wearing-turbans-in-america/384832/

and, you know, muslim doesn't mean terrorist. the grand majority of people on this planet just want to enjoy their lives.