As we saw with Walt Disney World back in June, Disneyland Resort is now installing contactless security scanners. These scanners by Evolv use artificial intelligence to detect weapons. Instagram user paulsthemeparkadventures posted about the scanners at Downtown Disney District today. This technology is meant to allow more people to go through scanners in a shorter … Read more
Ahead of the Fourth of July and the parks of Walt Disney World reopening, resort President Jeff Vahle paid a visit to the Magic Kingdom’s Flag Retreat ceremony. Vahle attended the ceremony, performed by two members Walt Disney World security, on the evening of July 2nd. In his Instagram post, Vahle remarked: I was honored … Read more
Last week, we spotted metal detectors and x-ray machines being installed at Tokyo DisneySea, as part of the Oriental Land Company’s plan to increase security at the resort. Now it seems Tokyo Disneyland is also ready to start these procedures once the parks reopen. On a trip around the Disney Resort Line today, we spotted … Read more
Way back in November, it was announced that Oriental Land would implement increased security measures across Tokyo Disney Resort ahead of the now-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics. These included metal detectors, x-ray machines, and increased security patrols. Shortly after, a trial set of metal detectors appeared at the north entrance of Tokyo DisneySea. This trial lasted … Read more
The world is becoming a more dangerous place, even at the Most Magical Place on Earth. The attacks of September 11, 2001 shook up security processes across the country, and Disney Parks weren’t excluded. Among the changes was the implementation of a bag check system for guests entering the parks. Ostensibly, this was to stop … Read more
As Walt Disney World remains closed for the longest period in the resort’s history, aerial photographers have been able to capture just what the Most Magical Place on Earth looks like without guests. Thanks to pilot Jonathan Michael Salazar on Facebook (also @ColombianPilot on Instagram), we’re able to show these photos of the Magic Kingdom … Read more
Even though Tokyo Disneyland has been closed since February 29th, and will be until at least mid-May, construction presses on. Case in point – the new Tokyo Disneyland entrance is almost ready. And while work is still underway on the rest of the area, two new security screening structures just popped up virtually overnight. Let’s … Read more
On April 2, it was announced that all U.S.-based executives, salaried and non-union hourly employees of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products would be furloughed starting April 19 due to extended park closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, given that union employees were excluded, negotiations since have been underway for days. Now, the North America Building Trades … Read more
The entrance to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom is in the midst of a massive makeover to enhance the park entry experience. Today, we saw several new updates since our last check-in. The area that will be a new section of boat docks for resort boats has been flattened down to just dirt. Some wood … 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
Nathan Polit of Boynton Beach was arrested Sunday for possessing a firearm at the security checkpoint at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Polit claims he forgot to remove the 9 mm pistol from his backpack after taking it out of his car the night before. Polit was stopped at the … Read more
For a few weeks now, construction walls have been up around the fourth floor at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, wrapping around to where the resort’s arcade was. Construction walls came down earlier this month, revealing a crisp, clean new monorail security screening area, but the area hadn’t been in use until now. Today, the monorail security … Read more
For a few weeks now, construction walls have been up around the fourth floor at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, wrapping around to where the resort’s arcade was. Today, walls are down at the resort, revealing a crisp new security screening area. If you’re unfamiliar with the process, guests looking to board the monorail at Disney’s Contemporary … Read more
Things are changing around the Magic Kingdom. Just earlier this month, we noticed construction had begun on what Disney has dubbed as “Arrival Experience Enhancements” across the park’s bus loop and boat docks. As the project’s progressed, we’ve noticed a number of other changes, including the removal of Walk Around the World bricks, albeit in … Read more
Welcome back! Our last Hollywood Studios security checkpoint expansion update brought you a look at the latest scaffolding and progress around the phase 2 expansion site to the Hollywood Studios entrance area. This expansion will greatly help with Galaxy’s Edge crowds and entrance procedures as we near closer to the grand opening of Star Wars … Read more
The entrance procedure to Magic Kingdom is about to change starting the week of July 29 to accommodate enhancements to the park entrance. Starting the week of July 29, security for guests arriving via Walt Disney World bus will be moved to a temporary tent. Disney has also announced that the Gold Launch boats (Grand … Read more