A man was arrested at Disney’s Hollywood Studios last month after security found a gun in his backpack at the entrance of the park, Fox 35 Orlando reports. Nathaniel Franco Freeman, 35, set off a contactless security scanner at the security checkpoint of Disney’s Hollywood Studios on June 25. He voluntarily placed his backpack on … Read more
Contactless security scanners are being installed at Disneyland Resort. We saw some at the Downtown Disney District entrance this weekend, now they have arrived at the parking structure entrance. Security officers are still checking bags before guests go through the scanners. Right now, there are just two Evolv scanners set up at one end, while … Read more
Contactless security scanners have arrived at Disneyland Resort. We saw the scanners in use today as we entered at Downtown Disney District. The contactless scanners first arrived at Walt Disney World when the parks reopened last summer. The scanners were previously tested at Downtown Disney District last fall. The security screening area currently has both … Read more
A second security checkpoint has been set up for Universal Orlando Resort, ahead of the main security area. This smaller checkpoint is on the third level of the parking garage, on the side with the Jurassic Park, King Kong, and Jaws parking sections. This is adjacent to UOAP Prime Parking. There are six metal detectors … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Monday, June 14, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
A man was arrested at Disney Springs for impersonating a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officer and carrying a concealed BB gun, according to a report from Fox 35 Orlando. Nathaniel Smith, 18, was stopped at Disney Springs by security officers who suspected he had a concealed gun. When interviewed by Orange County Sheriff’s deputies, Smith … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Walt Disney World … Read more
After a nearly four-month closure, EPCOT is once again open for guests. And since we’ve already shown you the arrival experience at the park’s main entrance, we thought we’d show you what it’s like over at the entrance at International Gateway! While it’s on a slightly smaller scale than the main entrance, all of the … Read more
It appears that Disney is testing a new security scanning system ahead of the theme parks reopening next month. Currently, the test is taking place in the Lime Garage at Disney Springs at the entrance to the escalator. The new process has you walk through a scanner, which you can see below in a video … Read more
Work on EPCOT’s reimagined entrance continues to roll along. Today we stopped by to see the latest changes. Work on utility lines near the east side of the parking lot continues as the hole has expanded. With the first large section of pavement having been poured, work now begins on more retaining walls. Work on … Read more
We arrived bright and early at the Magic Kingdom this morning to find the new security screening checkpoint is now open. We’ve been following the progress for some time now, and the project is finally complete. As we approached the old security checkpoint from the bus, we noticed the tables and metal detectors have been … Read more
In a surprising move on the part of the Oriental Land Company, Tokyo Disney Resort has announced that metal detectors and X-ray machines will be installed at both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea. This follows a test conducted in August 2018, which ruffled quite a few feathers among the Tokyo Disney fan community. In their … Read more
When arriving at the Magic Kingdom, guests traveling by bus will encounter the new bag check and security screening area. Yesterday, the two rows of white tents that had previously acted as the security area were surrounded by scrim-lined fencing. Today, it appears the two former security tents were taken down or removed from behind … Read more
Hooray for Hollywood! Just in time for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge (and the incoming Fall crowds), the new entrance and security checkpoint expansion area at the front of Disney’s Hollywood Studios has opened. Three of the new security lanes are open over on this side, with a few others roped off to the side. Guests … Read more
As we get closer to the official opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge (although we have already been inside), we notice many of the current construction projects at Disney’s Hollywood Studios are moving along quickly in an effort to be ready in time. The new security checkpoint expansion is showing a lot of progress, in … Read more
As we get closer to the official opening of Galaxy’s Edge, we notice many of the current construction projects at Hollywood Studios are moving along quickly in an effort to take on the crowds. The new security checkpoint expansion is showing a lot of progress from our last update. Having more security screening lanes will … Read more