THAT'S NOT ALL.
THE NEW SECURITY CHANGES GOING
INTO EFFECT TO KEEP YOU SAFE.
IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE NEVER
SEEN BEFORE AT DISNEY WORLD.
TONIGHT WE'RE ASKING WHY NOW?
GOOD EVENING, I'M LISA BELL.
I'M MATT AUSTIN.
NEWS 6 BROKE THIS STORY EARLY
TODAY.
NOW HOURS LATER, WE'RE WORKING
TO GET ANSWERS ABOUT THE BIG
CHANGE.
WE WENT OVER ALL THE PARKS TO
SEE WHAT THIS MEANS FOR VISITORS
AND HOW IT MIGHT AFFECT THE
ENTIRE DISNEY EXPERIENCE.
NEWS 6 REPORTER AMANDA CASTRO
WENT INSIDE THE PARKS TO SEE
FIRSTHAND WHAT HAS CHANGED.
FIRST, LET'S TURN TO NEWS 6'S
ERIC SANDOVAL LIVE OUTSIDE WALT
DISNEY WORLD WITH A LOOK AT WHAT
THE CHANGES ARE EXACTLY.
YOU MENTIONED THE METAL
DETECTORS.
THEY'RE NOW INSTALLED AT EVERY
ONE OF DISNEY WORLD'S PARKS
TONIGHT.
WE TALKED TO DISNEY OFFICIALS.
THEY TELL US THEY'RE GOING TO
IMPLEMENT MORE SECURITY
FEATURES.
SOME YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE AND
SOME YOU WON'T.
WALT DISNEY WORLD OFFICIALS
WILL NOT SAY IF THEY'RE
RESPONDING TO ANY SPECIFIC
THREAT MADE AGAINST THEM.
BUT THEY ARE BEEFING UP
SECURITY.
THE FIRST AND MOST VISIBLE WILL
BE METAL DETECTORS PLACED AT THE
FRONT GATES OF ALL OF THEIR
PARKS, MORE POLICE WILL PATROL
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.
TOY GUNS WILL BE BANNED AND NONE
WILL BE SOLD.
AND COSTUMES ARE NOW ONLY
ALLOWED ON CHILDREN UNDER THE
AGE OF 14.
I'M VERY POLICE WITH THAT.
MILES CANE, A RETIRED POLICE
OFFICER, IS VISITING ORLANDO
WITH HIS FAMILY FROM ENGLAND.
THEY SAY THE NEW SECURITY
MEASURES REALLY DON'T BOTHER
THEM.
DEFINITELY SPEAKS TO THE
TIMES.
BUT IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME.
IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME WE HAVE TO
WAIT TO GET IN THERE.
IT MAKES ME FEEL SAFER.
MOST OF THE PEOPLE WE SPOKE
WITH TODAY FELT THE SAME WAY.
WITH A BIG PLACE LIKE
DISNEYLAND OR DISNEY WORLD,
SORRY, WITH ALL THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE THERE, I THINK THE SECURITY
MEASURES ARE APPROPRIATE.
THE SECURITY CHANGES ARE
COMING AT ONE OF THE BUSIEST
TIMES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD.
CHRISTMAS WEEK, THE MAGIC
KINGDOM AND EPCOT CAN BOTH REACH
CAPACITY BY NOON.
WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING TO
SEE IF THE METAL DETECTORS AT
THE FRONT GATE AFFECT HOW LONG
IT TAKES FOR YOU TO GET IN.
IT IS SO BUSY THIS TIME OF
YEAR.
THANK YOU.
NOW LET'S GO TO NEWS 6 REPORTER
AMANDA CASTRO.
YOU ACTUALLY WENT INSIDE THE
PARK TO SEE HOW THIS IS
AFFECTING EVERYTHING.
WHAT DID YOU NOTICE?
WELL, I MEAN, YOU CAN'T MISS
IT.
WHEN YOU WALK IN, THE HUGE METAL
DETECTOR RIGHT THERE, I WAS AT
THE PARK A COUPLE DAYS AGO WITH
SOME FRIENDS AND NOTICED MORE
SECURITY.
TODAY JUST WALKING AROUND, EVEN
MORE LAW ENFORCEMENT WALKING
THROUGH THE PARKS, KEEPING AN
EYE ON EVERYTHING.
YOU CAN EXPECT TO WAIT THROUGH
SOME LINES BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN
STEP FOOT INSIDE THE HAPPIEST
PLACE ON EARTH.
BEFORE YOUR MAGICAL DAY AT
DISNEY CAN BEGIN, YOU CAN EXPECT
TO GO THROUGH HIGHER SECURITY
MEASURES AT ALL THEME PARKS,
MORE GUARDS AT THE ENTRANCES,
THOROUGHLY CHECKING BAGS AND
SELECTING RANDOM PEOPLE FOR A
SECOND SCREENING USING A METAL
DETECTOR.
I WAS STOPPED AND ASKED TO WALK
THROUGH BEFORE I COULD ENTER
MAGIC KINGDOM.
SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ARE SEEN
WALKING THROUGH THE CROWDS.
INCLUDING POLICE DOGS IN THE
AREA.
HUGE CROWDS OF VISITORS ARE
EXPECTED DURING THE HOLIDAYS,
MEETING THEIR FAVORITE
CHARACTERS AND RIDING THE RIDES.
THEY CAN'T TAKE HOME ANY
SOUVENIR TOY GUNS.
DISNEY STOPPED SELLING THEM
INSIDE ALL OF ITS PARKS.
ON THE TRAM RIDE FROM THE
PARKING LOT TO MAGIC KINGDOM,
DISNEY ANNOUNCED ANOTHER
SECURITY CHANGE.
ONLY PEOPLE 14 YEARS AND YOUNGER
CAN WEAR COSTUMES INTO THE THEME
PARKS.
NOW, DISNEY ISN'T TAKING ANY
CHANCES.
GOING THROUGH THE SECURITY
LINES, THEY'RE CHECKING THEM SO
THOROUGHLY, THEY OPENED UP MY
WALLET TO LOOK INSIDE TO SEE IF
THERE'S ANYTHING DANGEROUS
THERE.
EVEN WITH THE BEEFED UP
SECURITY MEASURES, WITH A LOT OF
PEOPLE COMING FOR THE HOLIDAYS,
THE LINES DIDN'T TAKE TOO LONG.
I WAS ABLE TO GET IN AND OUT
PRETTY QUICKLY AND INTO THE PARK
FOR A LITTLE BIT OF FUN TODAY.
THANK YOU, AMANDA.
NEWS 6 CHECKED WITH OTHER
LOCAL THEME PARKS AND WE FOUND
THEY'RE ALSO MAKING CHANGES.
SEAWORLD TELLS US THEY'RE
ENHANCING SECURITY MEASURES FOR
THE HOLIDAY SEASON, INCLUDING
INCREASED PRESENCE INSIDE AND
OUTSIDE THE PARK.
GUESTS CAN ALSO EXPECT THOROUGH
BAG CHECKS AND WAND METAL
DETECTION TESTS.
UNIVERSAL HAS ALSO STARTED USING
METAL DETECTION FOR THEIR THEME
PARKS.
THEY'RE NOW TESTING THEM FOR
WIDER USE.
WE'LL CONTINUE FOLLOWING THIS
DEVELOPING STORY FOR YOU ON
CLICKORLANDO.COM.
YOU CAN GO THERE TO SEE MORE OF
OUR VIDEO FROM INSIDE THE PARK