"Selfie Sticks"

EeyoresBestFriend;2452236 wrote: Hey, hey, hey now . . . .

My fanny pak does not poke people in the face, wipe them out while I'm standing in line or knock off small children when walking past them.

Selfie stiks are FAAAAARRR more annoying :D:D and people with flashes on rides . . .

Leave the archaic fanny pak folks alone . . . :funny:

and those wrong number dialers..what the heck are we going to do about them!

Before this post, I did not know what a selfie stick was. (Showing my age and tech ignorance, I guess.)

I hope when we return this September after a three-year hiatus, they aren't a distraction that takes away from the trip.

Hopefully this post will help people realize that they should watch out for others around them.

MrPeetrie;2452257 wrote: Before this post, I did not know what a selfie stick was. (Showing my age and tech ignorance, I guess.)

I hope when we return this September after a three-year hiatus, they aren't a distraction that takes away from the trip.

Thats my point....you probably would not have EVER noticed them.....until now.

And with around 25-30 million annual visitors to WDW.....this post has 19 comments..And a few are mine. I don't think the selfie stick is much of an issue. Don't look for them and you won't even notice...or if you do, probably won't care.

I had never noticed them anywhere either, . . . . until we went to WDW this past Christmas week. They were everywhere, but especially in front of the castle. When crowds gathered there for fireworks, parades, shows etc., there were hundreds of them, everywhere you looked. In the shoulder to shoulder crowds, I didn't get hit by any, but others did. You couldn't avoid noticing them.

Gah! Now I have another accessory to purchase before the trip.

I'll be wearing a fanny pack to hold up my jorts, pushing a double wide stroller from my scooter while holding up a brand new, top of the line, selfie stick.

It's getting more and more difficult to keep up with my tour group.

I think the reason I noticed them this last trip is because I had one, too! Have the rest of you ever had that experience that when you buy a new car, then you noticed all of the other cars on the road that are the same model as yours? Same phenomenon.

I didn't know what they were either.

After two days in the parks though, at a busy time, and you could not help but notice them since they almost hit you in line on a regular basis.

Narcissism at it's best.

I did not know what they were until this past January trip. I infact didn't know what it was until I saw someone using it, after of course they whipped it out in front of me and clothes-lined me in the throat. So, yes, you can't help but notice them, whether you know what they were or not, because for every ONE person using the iPad there were FIVE more using the selfie stick. After being whacked in the head, one to the throat and poked in the back in line, my tolerance for them was dear I say, ZERO. By the fifth one I saw I wanted to break every one I saw. I was bitter to say the least.

:mickey: Especially difficult when your'e walking with your head down, eyes glued to your cell phone.:wave:

JRocker;2452297 wrote: Gah! Now I have another accessory to purchase before the trip.

I'll be wearing a fanny pack to hold up my jorts, pushing a double wide stroller from my scooter while holding up a brand new, top of the line, selfie stick.

It's getting more and more difficult to keep up with my tour group.

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Oh my gosh I sure hope so. Those things are so obnoxious...I get if you are on Mt. Everest (the real one) or something "once in a lifetime" spectacular, but come on. I appreciate a great photo op, but please! I wish people would just "be" in the moment, and not have to take a pic of themselves ever 5 seconds.

"Selfie sticks" are now officially banned on all rides and attractions, including shows:

It has been a long time coming, but Walt Disney World today officially notified all cast members that selfie sticks being used on rides and attractions will no longer be tolerated.

The elongating sticks that guests use to take cell phone “selfie” pictures have been a huge problem since their introduction, with many guests sticking the rods out beyond ride vehicles and such at the parks, posing a major safety threat to themselves and other guests.

Cast members at greeter positions in front of attractions are now instructed to ask any guest with a visible selfie stick to stow the item for the duration of the experience. A guest using the stick while enjoying a ride or attraction will be asked to stow the item over the attraction’s PA system or the attraction will be stopped immediately by the cast members according to the policy.

While not really a new policy, this is the first step by Disney to make sure all cast members handle use of the selfie sticks by guests in the same manner. Disney’s rules about sticking any items out of a moving ride vehicle have always been the same; it is completely prohibited. The memo to cast members today simply ensures that all of the employees know about the issue and are trained to resolve it.

Selfie sticks are still allowed at Walt Disney World theme parks outside of rides and attractions.

Thank you for the update, Main St. Jim. I am glad to see this in print.

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It's a great start...now to confiscate them at the gates.... They are a hazard to everyones safety when people walk around with their eyes glued to them. There seems to be a direct correlation between irresponsibility and "selfie sticks."
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