Randy B wrote:And should probably include a "successful" in the middle. Bru saw an unsuccessful attempt which would not be listed with the police (even if it was reported) as an abduction or kidnapping. Those only list successfully completed acts.
Actually the lack of successful abductions should be attributed to the excellent CMs and watchful Security CMs who prevent a successful attempt and contribute to the overall security we all feel. Of course this does not mean that we, the guests, should leave all our security to the CMs. But when you add the CMs to our own personal efforts the result is no successful abductions at WDW.
Randy
Just for the sake of the record, I did not witness the attempted abduction myself; another guest who was very upset about it told me in the ladies room, right after it happened. She was very shaken up and had just finished talking to security about it. So yeah at the end of the day I guess you'd have to call it 'hearsay'.
I wanted to post a warning too to parents about the 'family access' bathrooms.
On our last trip, my daughter and I were trying to get into the one at EPCOT by Canada right before Illuminations started. It is hard for me to deal with tiny 'regular' size stalls with my crutch and all and since I like to keep her close to me we usually just share the family bathroom.
Well, we waited and waited and waited for the 'occupied' sign to change. Nothing was happening. There are so few stalls in that particular location in the 'regular' ladies room (I think it's by a mcdonalds french fry stand?) the line was way long so we waited some more for the family room.
An angry lady comes up behind us and asks how long we've been waiting for the 'family bathroom' and I tell her at least 10 minutes. She marches up and bangs on the door! I was mortified thinking the person in there would be offended and think i did it since I was first in line so we backed away.
Well, turn my back and in a split second, the door flew open to the family bathroom. I am facing the other way, but I see the look on my daughter's face and wonder what's up.
In the meanwhile the woman who had been in line behind us rushes past and runs into the bathroom (she must have really needed it) but anyway, my daughter said "Huh. That's weird."
me: What's weird?
Daughter: Well, a lady came out of the bathroom but she wasn't alone.
Me: No?
Daughter: there was a man with her.
Me: You mean a man in a wheelchair, or was she in one? Someone who needed help to use the restroom?
Daughter; No, neither one was disabled. They just hurried off together, Mom , they were practically running.
I was FUMING.
I told a CM later that night that this is why major arenas have restroom attendants to let people into the family/handicapped access bathrooms with a key. People should NOT be tying up those facilities from those who need them when they need to just go back to their freaking hotel room if they're that. . .amorous. Besides, that behaviour is so out of line anywhere inside a disney park I just can't stand it. You'd get arrested anywhere else if you got caught- I hope Disney would do the same if they caught someone in the act.
You can't tell me they were simply using the facilities. Disney needs to post security near those restrooms especially after dark.
After that, it occurred to me how easy it would be for someone to pull anyone into one of those and commit a crime. I think that they need to really think about keeping surveillance on those facilities.
Bru
