People taking pictures on Spaceship Earth despite being told to stop

[disneysteve]

Just put in a nice ejector seat and blow those annoying people out of the ride.

That would work for me. In fact, I think that would greatly enhance my enjoyment of the ride.

 

[StitchSpawn]

That would work for me. In fact, I think that would greatly enhance my enjoyment of the ride.

You know that's what I'm going to be thinking about if I see somebody breaking rules, them being hurled into the air and out of the park. cue random laughter...

 

[FireDancer]

As I said earlier in the thread, they could enforce the rules. Rather than just a warning in the boarding area, put up signs in the queue area. And the signs should say that violators may be ejected from the park. I don't think it is an overreaction at all. Other parks eject guests for cutting in line, and I've seen them do it more than once. And have a CM or security guard at the exit area to speak to violators.

And I see nothing at all wrong with stopping the ride and/or making announcements to tell people to stop. That would be less disruptive than continuous flashing.

The ejection won't happen. Disney is first a for-profit publicly traded corporation and ejecting someone for something as minor as a flash photo isn't worth the lost revenue that person will most likely spend while in the park on food and merchandise.

 

[jhaig]

You know that's what I'm going to be thinking about if I see somebody breaking rules, them being hurled into the air and out of the park. cue random laughter...

Even better if it was in 3D

 

[StitchSpawn]

The ejection won't happen. Disney is first a for-profit publicly traded corporation and ejecting someone for something as minor as a flash photo isn't worth the lost revenue that person will most likely spend while in the park on food and merchandise.

where's Wednesday Addams when you need her...

 

[TLSnell1981]

The lost revenue that person will most likely spend while in the park on food and merchandise.

Yep..the almighty $$$$, overrides the Magic.

If, a few memory cards were confiscated or erased...folks might think twice. If not, Disney should warn migraine sufferers, the "no flash photography" rule isn't enforced. Therefore, they are risking their health because "jerks rule" and are given more consideration.. Thanks Disney.

 

[mom2rtk]

To be honest, if they just put up some signs reiterating the "no flash photography" rule, saying that people can be removed from the park...... it will help a little. There are some who will do what they want regardless, but there are some who DO still fear repercussions and will stop.

 

[disneysteve]

The ejection won't happen. Disney is first a for-profit publicly traded corporation and ejecting someone for something as minor as a flash photo isn't worth the lost revenue that person will most likely spend while in the park on food and merchandise.

Other parks do it. They are also for-profit publicly traded corporations.

 

[disneysteve]

To be honest, if they just put up some signs reiterating the "no flash photography" rule, saying that people can be removed from the park...... it will help a little.

I agree. I'd love to see signs posted along the queues.

 

[TLSnell1981]

Other parks do it. They are also for-profit publicly traded corporations.

Yep, and theaters, etc.

 

[webshark3]

And I see nothing at all wrong with stopping the ride and/or making announcements to tell people to stop. That would be less disruptive than continuous flashing.

Over the course of the day, constant stops would destroy the metrics they use for calculating how many people they could move a day in each rides. Queues would increase.

Removing someone from a ride isn't easy. The process would need to be similar to a evac procedure for safety reasons. Ejecting them from the park after the ride (assuming they isolate the exact offender) would likely be similar to ejections from ballparks, etc; holding cells, paperwork, sign-off from the ejectee understanding why the ejection is happening, etc. Probably 2-3 hours of paperwork and processing for each ejection.

In Disney, they'd need to create a whole new queue just for "flash" ejectees. Maybe they can make it an exit ride where they're allowed to take as many flash photos as they want on the way out. LOL

 

[mesaboy2]

As I said earlier in the thread, they could enforce the rules. Rather than just a warning in the boarding area, put up signs in the queue area. And the signs should say that violators may be ejected from the park. I don't think it is an overreaction at all. Other parks eject guests for cutting in line, and I've seen them do it more than once. And have a CM or security guard at the exit area to speak to violators.

And I see nothing at all wrong with stopping the ride and/or making announcements to tell people to stop. That would be less disruptive than continuous flashing.

Completely disagree--the ride would stop all the dang time. You realize about every 10 seconds there's another new set of riders, right?

Your idea sounds closer to a police-state than Disney World. I don't like all the flashes either, but sometimes you just have to grin and bear it.

 

[Dizneefamily+4]

Please, tell me .... how can Disney stop behavior that they don't know is going to happen? It's not like annoying camera flashers announce as they get on the ride, "I'm going to take flash photos during this entire experience!" and Disney says, "Great! Have fun!" And if Disney DOES say "No flash photography" and someone keeps taking photos anyway (as someone upthread described), what exactly are they supposed to do to preserve the experience? Wouldn't stopping the ride, sending a security guard out to grab the offending photo-taker, including the inevitable confrontation that will take place, and then restarting the ride also kind of wreck the experience for everyone else?

Maybe so, but I think there would be thunderous applause as the "offenders" were escorted out.

Just put in a nice ejector seat and blow those annoying people out of the ride.

That seriously made me spit out my coffee!

 

[TLSnell1981]

There was a time, when folks respected this rule. Why is it now, so blatantly ignored?

 

[Dizneefamily+4]

There was a time, when folks respected this rule. Why is it now, so blatantly ignored?

It's the whole entitlement thing and the "rules don't apply to me" mentality. Also, because there are no consequences for breaking said rules...

 

[disneysteve]

There was a time, when folks respected this rule. Why is it now, so blatantly ignored?

It isn't just this rule. It is every rule. It is just the way our society has gone in recent years.

I don't want a police state. I'd much rather have people behave because it's the right thing to do. Unfortunately, too many people today don't do the right thing unless threatened or punished.

I agree that stopping the rides every time someone takes a flash picture would be insane so make an announcement or two. If it still doesn't stop, when the ride ends, have security there to speak to the offender. Knowing that they are being watched may result in better behavior.

 

[FireDancer]

Yep..the almighty $$$$, overrides the Magic.

As it should. The fiduciary responsibility to shareholders is the only real responsibility of a corporation. Everything they do from customer service to marketing to operations to charitable contributions should be towards that end.

Theaters don't eject you because the flash is interfering with other guests. They eject you for copyright reasons due to pressure from the studios. As for other parks, different parks operate differently. Disney has determined having the guest remain in the park and spend money is more important than enforcing non flash photography rules via park ejection. Other park operators came to a different conclusion.

 

[webshark3]

There was a time, when folks respected this rule. Why is it now, so blatantly ignored?

Digital is cheap and abundant. in the old days, you had a roll of 36 shots. Now you have a card that holds thousands. People are going to snap a lot more.

 

[disneysteve]

Digital is cheap and abundant. in the old days, you had a roll of 36 shots. Now you have a card that holds thousands. People are going to snap a lot more.

Someone mentioned this earlier and it is a good point. When you had your Instamatic and flash bulbs, it wasn't nearly as easy and was much more costly to shoot a bunch of flash pictures or any pictures at all. Now, it isn't at all unusual for someone to shoot 1,000 pictures during a 1-week vacation.

 

[KSDisneyDad]

There was a time, when folks respected this rule. Why is it now, so blatantly ignored?

Good question. I wish I knew. I don't know why people have to be so rude.

Digital is cheap and abundant. in the old days, you had a roll of 36 shots. Now you have a card that holds thousands. People are going to snap a lot more.

You're probably right, but it's still no excuse for being rude.

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I understand some of the posters on here who just say "grin and bear it", but that just encourages this rude behavior to continue.

Even though Disney has no immediate enforcement action, it would be nice for them to pull them aside after the ride and remind them that they were disrputing the ride for others. I would think for most people, the embarassment of being pulled aside and "sent to the principal's office" for a short lecture would stop them from doing it again just because they wouldn't want to be slowed down again after an attraction. I realize that this takes more resources and Disney's costs are going up faster than its revenues (based on their financial results for 2008 through 2011), so it probably won't be done.

So in the meantime, we have to suffer from the rudeness of our fellow guests with no recourse from Disney. Thanks Disney.