Two tourists abducted, robbed after leaving Downtown Disney

[Dznefreek]

You must not be looking.

No. Your implication is that you would see them everywhere and that is simply not the case. If they were "everywhere" I would be bumping into them. It is a purely case of symantecs when you say "everywhere" .

 

[KINGBOBOFTHENORTH]

No. Your implication is that you would see them everywhere and that is simply not the case. If they were "everywhere" I would be bumping into them. It is a purely case of symantecs when you say "everywhere" .

OK, "everywhere" is an exaggeration. But I was at PI last night and there were deputies parked in the parking lot, they were walking around the sidewalks of PI, there were two standing inside 8TRAX and later I saw them outside Mannequins. When we departed at closing time they were near the main exit. And that's just the deputies; there were even more Disney Security people around. So how anyone can visit PI and say there is no security has to be not looking. I'm only there on Saturday nights and sometimes Friday nights. Can't speak for other nights.

BobK/Orlando

 

[DaGrumpy]

Every time I've visit PI and DTD I have ran into a few deputies, and always see the WDW security. It doesn't matter how many security guards or sheriffs are around something wrong could possibly happen.

 

[Jason71]

OK, "everywhere" is an exaggeration. But I was at PI last night and there were deputies parked in the parking lot, they were walking around the sidewalks of PI, there were two standing inside 8TRAX and later I saw them outside Mannequins. When we departed at closing time they were near the main exit. And that's just the deputies; there were even more Disney Security people around. So how anyone can visit PI and say there is no security has to be not looking. I'm only there on Saturday nights and sometimes Friday nights. Can't speak for other nights.

BobK/Orlando

I agree, deputies/security have a huge presence at PI. More so on the weekends, for obvious reasons, but during the week as well (probably more noticable on a weeknight because there is less of a crowd). I really don't know how you could miss the uniformed deputies.

I also agree that if you avoid DTD/PI because of a perceived lack of security, don't even think of going to the real downtown Orlando, or the bars on Palm Parkway, or Old Town, or I-Drive north of Sand Lake, or the Florida Mall...

 

[peter11435]

and Peter, who may be a local, but who I also know to make stuff up (welcome back, we missed your particular....idiom).

Now I remember why I had stopped posting here. Yes I am a local, and no I have never made anything up that I have posted. Thanks for the personal attack though... I missed you too.

 

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[KINGBOBOFTHENORTH]

I also agree that if you avoid DTD/PI because of a perceived lack of security, don't even think of going to the real downtown Orlando, or the bars on Palm Parkway, or Old Town, or I-Drive north of Sand Lake, or the Florida Mall...

Amen. The real world has much less security than DTD.

BobK/Orlando

 

[TSR6]

1) I have written SEVERAL posts about security at Downtown Disney.
2) In each post I said that we no longer go to Pleasure Island or West Side.
3) The wife actually says, "It is the one place in WDW that I don't feel safe.".
4) Need there be more proof?
5) How about other crimes that don't get reported (eg. pick-pockets)?

NOTE: One always sees a few WDW security cars or jeeps at DTD, but they are usually parked neatly instead of cruising and protecting people. I am sorry to be so negative on the point, but Disney has let security lapse at DTD.

I'm sorry you feel that way. I used to be at Downtown Disney at least 5 nights a week - and I felt safe 99% of the time

Funny I live locally, go all the time (today as a matter of fact) and never see them. I think you are exaggerating there presence. . . . .

KingBob is not exaggerating at all. They are actually at Downtown Disney in rather large numbers at night time. They actually help Disney Security "close" Pleasure Island at the end of the night even.

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I'm trying to figure out what the real concern here is. Millions of people visit Downtown Disney. Around 5,000 people visit Pleasure Island alone...per night! I spent a lot of time around Pleasure Island and Downtown Disney in general. In the span of two years, I spent about a year and four months in that area, about 5-6 times per week during that time. Out of all that time I was there, I can only remember ONE assault, no robberies, and one VERY intoxicated man that claimed to have been pickpocketed - even though he was holding the wallet he claimed to be missing in his hand.

I ALWAYS felt much safer at Downtown Disney than I EVER had at the Florida Mall, or Millenia.

Also, remember that not all aspects of security can be seen wearing uniform.