More permit images showing what MK will look like after the changes
http://blogmickey.com/2019/04/new-permits-reveal-modified-magic-kingdom-entrance-experience/
That work on the side that you can see from the monorail is Tron related. They are building a new retaining wall and expanding the retention pond.Does this
Is this the same project at MK as the work that is being done near Tommorrowland Speedway but outside the park? We saw it when on the monorail between MK and Contemporary and it looks like terraces - could almost be an extension of the speedway track but I’m pretty sure the track isn’t being expanded.
You must look like me.....They have to make things more enjoyable, even the security lines. Maybe they can make it so I'm not picked for a random check EVERY SINGLE TIME.
From what I'm saw of where they've moved things, it's becoming obvious that you will go through security before boarding the Gondolas.
I was surprised the phones don’t set them off but prob not enough metal or something.
Considering most people are more likely to carry weapons in their waistbands than their shoes, that seems like a weird example.I don't know what model metal detectors Disney is using, but I'm sure they are the higher end models. We have a few (older) higher end models where I work. They can be configured for overall sensitivity. They also have multiple zones (left/right side each split into vertical segments). Each zone can have it's own sensitivity as well.
With such a setup you can (for example) decrease the sensitivity in the zones around waist height to a level that cell phones would pass, but have a higher setting at the bottom to pick up a small metal object that might be hidden in a shoe.
When set off, the detector will light up which zone was triggered allowing security focus on the area during the additional screening.
Are they not having people hold the phones flat as they walk through? When I was there it had to be held flat passing through (parallel to the ground), which I thought was the reason it worked because, I thought, the cross-sectional area that the metal detectors experience are reduced (thus they can calibrate sensitivity without missing larger items) thus by holding it flat you reduce that. While I agree each zone can be calibrated differently.I don't know what model metal detectors Disney is using, but I'm sure they are the higher end models. We have a few (older) higher end models where I work. They can be configured for overall sensitivity. They also have multiple zones (left/right side each split into vertical segments). Each zone can have it's own sensitivity as well.
With such a setup you can (for example) decrease the sensitivity in the zones around waist height to a level that cell phones would pass, but have a higher setting at the bottom to pick up a small metal object that might be hidden in a shoe.
When set off, the detector will light up which zone was triggered allowing security focus on the area during the additional screening.
If only (I would dream) airports would set up Fastpass for their security lines and Disney would accept Precheck and Global Entry to speed up entry through theirs.I'm all for anything that would make the wait for the security lines shorter. Last time I was at AK, although it was September-a traditionally slow time, the security lines were horrendous!
Just giving an example based off the reports that people are either not taking the items out of their pockets or being asked to hod them at waist level. Even so, the amount of metal in a firearm (even the polymer models) is more than an average cell phone. Small blades on the other hand...Considering most people are more likely to carry weapons in their waistbands than their shoes, that seems like a weird example.
Are they not having people hold the phones flat as they walk through? When I was there it had to be held flat passing through (parallel to the ground), which I thought was the reason it worked because, I thought, the cross-sectional area that the metal detectors experience are reduced (thus they can calibrate sensitivity without missing larger items) thus by holding it flat you reduce that. While I agree each zone can be calibrated differently.
Also going through one each day at my office this is exactly what they have us do too, hold items flat. But if it can't be visually seen (in a box, etc) they inspect.
I’m like that with my Alex and Ani’s it’s a 50/50 crapshoot if they buzzJust my observation...
About 50% of the time, I need to remove BELT at MK. Normal belt, metal buckle. No issues anywhere else.
So I make an effort to do the TSA STRIP, at the MK. I just do it, no verbiage, with Gate Guards yelling "you don't have to do that". Then dress myself at end of line, not moving until my property is returned.
That would be 2 trips per year, about 8 trips to MK per year, same issue for about 3 years.