Okay, what? Paddlefish was robbed....

[gottalovepluto]

Does the security video show him wearing the scuba getup?

The photo on this article of him spraying the camera seems to

 

[JimmyBean42]

No Floridians in their right mind would swim through a dark body of water.

The perp has to be an outsider.

Ok I want you do something for me. Go to Google and in the news search just put the words "Florida Man". Check all the headlines that come up. Now do you really thing this is beyond the capability of a Floridian???

 

[JimmyBean42]

The photo on this article of him spraying the camera seems to

Ha - looks like Screenslaver from Incredibles 2

 

[Minnie1222]

Ok I want you do something for me. Go to Google and in the news search just put the words "Florida Man". Check all the headlines that come up. Now do you really thing this is beyond the capability of a Floridian???

Oh mine! After doing the search, I think the scuba diver is likely a Floridian.

 

[AnnaS]

It could have been a combination of the daily cash receipts and the cash bank on hand for making change.

Not everyone uses a cc either. I only use one in a restaurant if they can bring the device to the table. I don’t let anyone take my card out of sight. Too much theft and fraud these days.

I don't like when they take the card out of sight/in the back myself. It takes a second to snap a picture of the numbers.

 

[HopperFan]

More I read ............ it seems the only reason they say he swam in and out was the security camera photo of him in "scuba". I can't find where there is any video, witnesses or anything. Employees said he was in tight clothes and beanie so took all the time to undress then redress. No other cameras caught him entering or in the restaurant? I'm not so sure I believe he swam in and out. He'd likely have to swim pretty far to avoid cameras. I do believe it was an inside job. To time it perfectly when they had the cash in the office (and know where the office was) and before they locked it in the safe.

I saw people paying with cash my trip last week at bars, booths and restaurants. It seems to have gained in popularity again. Could be the international influence? There seemed to be a lot of international folks in the parks last week. But the guy next to me at the bar was definitely an American and he paid cash so maybe not…

My Disney trips are the only time my cards have gotten hacked. I do carry more cash now and am particular where I use my card.

 

[steve_rob]

I saw people paying with cash my trip last week at bars, booths and restaurants. It seems to have gained in popularity again. Could be the international influence? There seemed to be a lot of international folks in the parks last week. But the guy next to me at the bar was definitely an American and he paid cash so maybe not…

Can't speak for all international travellers, but certainly in Europe, we've been paying for things mainly on card / contactless for a VERY long time. Cash was already getting less common even before Covid came along and changed things further.

Anyway, I think they've found the suspect now...

 

[reddog21]

100% inside job no one is going to go thru all that work without knowing the nightly counts.

Cash was already getting less common even before Covid came along and changed things further

What people don't seem to understand that there is a cost to carry cash, generally it's about 5-7 cents per transaction where debit and credit cards are around 2-3 cents. More and more restaurants are using the pay by app where you just scan the QR code on the receipt for payment. Low overhead simple solution so you don't have to deal with the payment screens at the table.

 

[David Gardner]

My big question when I heard this is "How fast can you put on a wetsuit?" It's got to take a bit of time. If I had just robbed a place, I wouldn't want to be hanging around trying to get suited up.

 

[HopperFan]

Can't speak for all international travellers, but certainly in Europe, we've been paying for things mainly on card / contactless for a VERY long time. Cash was already getting less common even before Covid came along and changed things further.

Anyway, I think they've found the suspect now...

I would say here in US most folks use cards. Kids don't even know what cash is. I have a good Disney example ...

I go often (AP), sometimes I am firm that it is a cash trip. Last year did not do online check in because I was paying for the room in cold cash. Arrived to a young CM whose mind was blown I was giving her cash. She had no idea what to do. There were no registers at the front desk. She had to get a supervisor who approved her to go to the back to get a bag of money. Then she had to figure out how to take my even amount and somehow give me change back out of the bag. It took 5+ minutes to count it. Then she had to receipt what she was doing and take the cash to the back. The making of change was quite the eye opener. Clearly she lived a cashless life. I've had my share of "cashiers" at Disney look at me funny when I handed cash. A recent trip one at a QS had a supervisor come help them count out my change. Last trip I did online check in and charged to my room. I didn't want to deal with it again.

 

[fla4fun]

I would say here in US most folks use cards. Kids don't even know what cash is. I have a good Disney example ...

I go often (AP), sometimes I am firm that it is a cash trip. Last year did not do online check in because I was paying for the room in cold cash. Arrived to a young CM whose mind was blown I was giving her cash. She had no idea what to do. There were no registers at the front desk. She had to get a supervisor who approved her to go to the back to get a bag of money. Then she had to figure out how to take my even amount and somehow give me change back out of the bag. It took 5+ minutes to count it. Then she had to receipt what she was doing and take the cash to the back. The making of change was quite the eye opener. Clearly she lived a cashless life. I've had my share of "cashiers" at Disney look at me funny when I handed cash. A recent trip one at a QS had a supervisor come help them count out my change. Last trip I did online check in and charged to my room. I didn't want to deal with it again.

I have never had an issue using cash at restaurants and shops at Disney, but I can believe that doing so at the front desk was probably a unique experience for that cast member.

 

[Jodo98]

Had to be someone that works there because how did he know at that moment they were counting money. Seems fishy....

 

[HopperFan]

I have never had an issue using cash at restaurants and shops at Disney, but I can believe that doing so at the front desk was probably a unique experience for that cast member.

Unique these days I get, but to have a young person struggling to make change was just a reflection that our young people rely on debit and credit cards. I think we are entering a phase similar to when we got digital clocks and push button phones. No longer did kids know how to read a numeric clock or dial a phone.

 

[TCRAIG]

 

[JimmyBean42]

Unique these days I get, but to have a young person struggling to make change was just a reflection that our young people rely on debit and credit cards. I think we are entering a phase similar to when we got digital clocks and push button phones. No longer did kids know how to read a numeric clock or dial a phone.

I'm now concerned with the ability to handle simple math!

 

[LilyWDW]

I'm now concerned with the ability to handle simple math!

I always struggled with giving change when I worked in retail, but a lot of that was having someone staring me down waiting for me to make a mistake. I am actually a financial analyst so I work with lots of numbers and more complicated math with no problem.

 

[Grumpy by Birth]

I would say here in US most folks use cards. Kids don't even know what cash is. I have a good Disney example ...

I go often (AP), sometimes I am firm that it is a cash trip. Last year did not do online check in because I was paying for the room in cold cash. Arrived to a young CM whose mind was blown I was giving her cash. She had no idea what to do. There were no registers at the front desk. She had to get a supervisor who approved her to go to the back to get a bag of money. Then she had to figure out how to take my even amount and somehow give me change back out of the bag. It took 5+ minutes to count it. Then she had to receipt what she was doing and take the cash to the back. The making of change was quite the eye opener. Clearly she lived a cashless life. I've had my share of "cashiers" at Disney look at me funny when I handed cash. A recent trip one at a QS had a supervisor come help them count out my change. Last trip I did online check in and charged to my room. I didn't want to deal with it again.

Try giving a young cashier $22.04 when your total is $16.79 and watch the deer in the headlights look. I've had more than one try to give it back to me and tell me I gave them too much.

ETA: I still sometimes add extra ones to get a $5 or $10 back, but I gave up keeping any loose change in my pockets years ago. On the rare occasion I'm at a drive-thru window, I sometimes dig out four pennies from the console (of course, this is the last year pennies are being minted, so that will soon be a thing of the past too!).

 

[Genie+]

Can't speak for all international travellers, but certainly in Europe, we've been paying for things mainly on card / contactless for a VERY long time. Cash was already getting less common even before Covid came along and changed things further.

Anyway, I think they've found the suspect now...
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Hey! That’s the same guy who took my $10,000 too!

 

[Genie+]

The risk/reward here is not tempting. At all

The Disney bubble is no joke. Eyes everywhere and money to burn investigating further. WDW is motivated to keep the image of a safe bubble and will do whatever it can to make sure others don’t see it as a good target. I’d pay 9-1 odds this guy gets caught. Any takers, lol?