How often does WDW have to call the police?

[Cranbiz]

Orange County SO has a substation at the new RCFRD station on BVD near Saratoga Springs. They have a much larger presence on property now.

[Zazu]

... the Reedy Creek Police Department, and Osceola Sheriff department are called out to the All-Star Resorts ALL the time.

There is no "Reedy Creek Police Department". Reedy Creek is an "Improvement District" and doesn't have the right to organize a police department.

The city of Lake Buena Vista does, as it's incorporated. The city of Bay Lake does not, as it's not incorporated.

Disney Security is *not* a police department.

They do have speed posts on the roads on property as well.

All of these that I have seen have been operated by the Orange County Sheriff. I suppose that the Osceola County Sheriff may operate some in their territory as well.


To further answer the original question, it's often not so much that the sheriff is "called out" as they are "called over". There is a sheriff presence at all four theme parks all day, Downtown Disney every evening, and other venues for special events as needed. Staffing levels vary. The Magic Kingdom has a small sheriff's substation upstairs from the Confectionery, and I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn there are others.

Sadly, it's no longer at all reasonable to operate a theme park without law enforcement present.

[Marilou]

Thanks Zazu
I didn't know that there were members of sherrif's dept at parks as a regular thing. I'm glad, but it still shows how sucky people can be that this is neccesarry. I always noticed them at local fairs but never figured on WDW too.
Does anybody know (I only read one article) were the people Sunday night (was Sunday wasn't it?) actually intoxicated? Being at MK, they didn't get it there and being under 21, they had to have had a fake or some "responsible" adult buy for them back at resort? Just wondering.

[StephM]

Possibly a fake ID.

The oldest male and his girlfriend, the 20 yr old, are parents. They have a baby together.

Isn't that nice?

[Main Streeter]

I know at D/L the Anaheim PD has a substation at the resort, you can see it from the Monorail.Steve

Steve, your post is interesting as I didn't realize guests would even notice the AP Dept. from the monorail. The APD office blends in with the entire row of doors & windows btwn Custodial & DL Security. DLR actual security is all plain clothes & all unmarked cars, except for our DLR Security white SUVs which are always driving around property. The window & door of APD is even darkened so none can see in. One can see out of the building very well. Abt the only way a guest might know APD has an on property office is if they quickly looked out the monorail window at the exact wide turn & saw the usual one APD car backed into parking place infront of their office. I like the sign in APD office. On wall behind the desk is post with Tink; "All Pixie Dust Stops Here!"

[leftcoaster]

[quote="Main Streeter"]Steve, your post is interesting as I didn't realize guests would even notice the AP Dept. from the monorail. The APD office blends in with the entire row of doors & windows btwn Custodial & DL Security. DLR actual security is all plain clothes & all unmarked cars, except for our DLR Security white SUVs which are always driving around property. The window & door of APD is even darkened so none can see in. One can see out of the building very well. Abt the only way a guest might know APD has an on property office is if they quickly looked out the monorail window at the exact wide turn & saw the usual one APD car backed into parking place infront of their office. I like the sign in APD office. On wall behind the desk is post with Tink]

And you know this because..... :p:

[svickersart]

Thanks for the info Zazu. Mainstreeter, I have noticed this since I used to study to be a cop, way back, and I am considering finishing my degree in Administration of Justice and since I want to move to Florida I am thinking of trying WDW for a position in security. I tend to look for these sort of things. I have noticed there is always an APD unit parked on Disneyland Drive and never anyone in it. I'm sure this is to slow down the speeders and once I realized the car never moved I started looking a little more closely and really paid attention when I rode the Monorail.

I figure Disney has sworn officers from local agencies at all the parks, their own private security can only do so much, you need someone with the power to arrest avalible. I always feel safe on Disney property and have never witnessed anything that would require police and thats the way Disney wants it. We all know things happen and I figure theft is the number one problem and most of that could be stopped if people didnt leave valuables around unattended. There are many people in the world that cant pass that sort of temptation.

I also figured Disney had plain clothes CM's for security that look like tourists wandering the parks, it makes sense. You dont want Disney parks to look like a police state. I think working as plain clothes security at WDW would be fun, you would probably see it all.
Steve