Total ban on selfie sticks at WDW from June 26th

[disney babe]

Just bought a selfie stick so that we can get pictures of all of us together instead of always having someone missing from pics or having to ask someone else, I know people don't usually mind but sometimes you just want spontaneous pics not having to look for someone else to take them continuously. If we are standing posed for a pic we are potentially in peoples way whether I have a 4" stick or someone stood 4" in front of us taking pic, I wouldn't use it for parades etc or where there are lots of people so why shouldn't I be allowed, just have rules ie not at parades or on rides cos I get the impression that these are the main issues.

[neilhd]

Originally Posted by panicdiva

Seriously? What next? Banning brazilian students from being in huge crowds walking around the parks? Banning small children for crying or screaming? Banning people stopping to take pictures of their families with their phone or camera? Banning people stopping in front of you when walking to look at their park map? Banning things due to safety ie on rides I get But other than that, is nonsense!

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Actually, these are all excellent suggestions

[blusteryday]

What you propose Disney Babe is common sense, but by the sounds of things it's not common practice.

I'm just waiting for the "is it ok to recline my seat whilst holding a selfie stick, without tipping anyone" thread. I think that one will get closed quite quickly

[blusteryday]

Originally Posted by neilhd

Actually, these are all excellent suggestions

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Yep. They've got my vote.

[Potterfan5686]

I don't yet have a selfie stick but j do intend to buy one for this year's trip. I went last year and many people had selfie sticks yet not one of them bothered us as a family. Again if someone had a selfie stick in my view I would ask then politely to move it from my view. Surely this is just common courtesy just like asking for a picture to be taken by someone else? I'm not sure if it's just us as a family but with a family of 5 it's pretty hard to get a picture of us all smiling looking at the camera with eyes open. When you ask someone to take a picture you don't want to ask them to wait till you get a good one... last year we did have memory maker though so this wasn't an issue for us however this year we are only doing a couple of disney days so will be wanting great pictures of back drops and with characters. This is the best way we find. Like others have said we wouldn't obstruct anyone's view at parades and just a stupid idea to use on rides. .

[THE WIZARD]

Originally Posted by blusteryday

Yep. They've got my vote.

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And mine BD.
Are the actually allowed on rides as a previous poster mentioned - surely not

[Universal VR]

Originally Posted by disney babe

Just bought a selfie stick so that we can get pictures of all of us together instead of always having someone missing from pics or having to ask someone else, I know people don't usually mind but sometimes you just want spontaneous pics not having to look for someone else to take them continuously. If we are standing posed for a pic we are potentially in peoples way whether I have a 4" stick or someone stood 4" in front of us taking pic, I wouldn't use it for parades etc or where there are lots of people so why shouldn't I be allowed, just have rules ie not at parades or on rides cos I get the impression that these are the main issues.

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I agree with this. I don't have a selfie stick and have no plans to get one. To be honest, I haven't yet found them a problem but I think that's because they're a bigger issue at Disney parks and we usually skip those. At 5' I can't see much of the parades and fireworks anyway, especially if I had a 6 footer in front of me, maybe they should ban tall people too :-) It seems common sense to me that they be banned above eye level (as in Tokyo I think someone said?). It really does come down to consideration for others. We're planning on a visit to MK in September so I may return with a different opinion!?

[Shooby doo]

Well that's saved me from buying one ! Like everything it is the minority that ruin it for the majority, for the happiest place on earth there are more than a few angry people! I've paid a lot of money for this holiday & to hell with everyone else. Personally I would add Ipads to this ! I just love it, where I have sat waiting for the parades & the person that has only just turned up puts their portable tv in front of my face so that they can record it!

SD

[Universal VR]

Originally Posted by Shooby doo

Well that's saved me from buying one ! Like everything it is the minority that ruin it for the majority, for the happiest place on earth there are more than a few angry people! I've paid a lot of money for this holiday & to hell with everyone else. Personally I would add Ipads to this ! I just love it, where I have sat waiting for the parades & the person that has only just turned up puts their portable tv in front of my face so that they can record it!

SD

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It would be the same with iPads though wouldn't it? A few spoiling it for others. I take an iPad mini to the parks. I don't do roller coasters so I'm often sitting waiting while the others go on them. I grab a drink and read my book (on my iPad). It's also useful for connecting to wifi and keeping in touch with any of my DDs who aren't with us. I don't use it for filming anything or taking photos (OH has a good camera, so we use that). I wouldn't be impressed if I couldn't take my iPad in to parks because others feel the need to hold theirs aloft!

[MickeyMoose]

Can you get selfie sticks for ipads... now there's an idea?

(Just joking).