For all of you who follow any Disney news I am quite sure you wouldn’t have been able to miss the great selfie stick debate, first them being banned from rides and now being banned from the parks completely (that’s Disney Parks and resorts worldwide including the waterparks).

Sadly this is due to safety reasons, but if we are more honest this is more about guest stupidity – I mean what kind of numpty goes on a rollercoaster and thinks that it is a good idea to stick their phone on the end of an extendable pole and then hold it out; for the love of god people if you don’t care about your own personal safety think of the other people who are on the ride!!!!

This recently happened at Disneyland’s California Screaming right at the crest of the ride, which was then shut down – the guests evacuated off and the ride then having to be reset…..which all takes time. What worries me is that it is more than likely that the person who did it was surprised at the outcome.

Which brings me to an interesting thought and something I can honestly say I have never done before – I decided to look for and read the park rules; yes there is such a thing (it can be found on the WDW website)

The general rules include:

• All persons, bags, parcels and other items will be subject to security checks at the entrances (but what I didn’t know was that additional checks could be completed within the park)
• Show courtesy to other guests and cast members by not undertaking offensive behaviour
• Shoes and shirts must be worn at all times, and we can deny admission to those we consider wearing inappropriate or attire that may distract other guest experience (hmmmmm not so sure that this one is always kept to as I have seen some pretty interesting sights – most of which have been an “my eyes, my eyes” moment!)
• You cannot come in costume – this is to stop guests impersonating characters but as no one is going to think a child is the real Elsa they allow children to wear costumes; the only exception to the rule for adults is at special events which is when a different set of rules that apply. But again, how many people have looked them up – a couple of years ago at MNSSHP I was quite sure that the Snow White outfit that one woman was wearing would be something more likely to be found in Ann Summers and not necessarily appropriate for a theme park

That is just a snippet of the general rules – there are also sections covering: Prohibited items (including those offending selfie sticks and weapons of any kind!!!!), Prohibited activities and company rights. All of these rules are out there for anyone to read but I wonder how many people have ever taken the time? I know I hadn’t until now but then I am not a rule breaker kind of girl – I worry about things and if I don’t have anything to worry about I worry about having nothing to worry about!

Anyways, enough of my rambling for this week – I’m off to look at this years MNSSHP dates to see if I can fit one into our ever expanding plan xxxxx