My knife was confiscated at the "Happiest Place On Earth"

The saddest part is they stopped selling the double barrel muzzle loader pistol replicas by the Pirates of the carribean.
 
My wife is a Disney nut. I have actually posted several threads about our upcoming trip to Disney World in other forums, but have not asked here. We will be going again soon so my youngest can have her first experience. I plan to carry a knife every day. I will start on the cheap side each day and work my way up. I will make sure to report back on what happens each day.

The sad part about this post is that in other forums where I have recently started a knives at Disney thread, the consensus has been that up until the past 2 months they have been really cool about it. Multiple people have said they were spotted with their knives and just told to drop it in their pocket so the clip was not showing. Every time my family and I have been in the past I was never even asked about it. Sucks to hear that has changed.
 
"There is no such thing as true security, only the selling of the perception of security".

I try not to go anywhere without a knife and firearm. However, when it comes to Disney, trying to explain that to my 4 and 1 year old will be difficult.
 
Hi all, new here. That happened to me at the airport. Completely forgot I had my little Buck folder in my pocket. Security gave me the option to take it back to my truck. I did not. bummer

I saw a guy make a huge 'fuss' because he had a pocket knife and not allowed to board the plane with it. He said there are new laws allowing certain EDC's on planes. The security guy told him it might happen in the future but not yet.
 
I carry a blade everywhere. I carry a sak or gerber framelock when I travel incase of confiscation. Went to disney world and universal last year and while they check all the ladies purses and thekids bags they never checked me. The time before around 2005 I remember seeing a fella with a poxke clip and what looked like a tomcat or similer pocket pistol printing in his front jean pocket in line. I assumed he has a concealed carry permit.
 
BTW i believe that the federal govt of us should put strict rules in place such as manditory training and even annual qualification teasting for conceled carry permits. I have no problem with a strict process for ccp. But once thats done a permit holder must be able to carry any hand weapon anywhere in any state. Period. Thats the only way to have an effective first response to a threat. Just my opinion.
PS Strict rules doea not mean charging outragous fees
 
These types of rules at major amusement parks, sporting events, gov't buildings, etc., have been in place for years. I don't like it, and prefer to avoid places that have such policies, but sometimes you have to live life, and for me, if that means occasionally going knifeless for a few hours, so be it. I personally wouldn't even bother trying to sneak anything in. Not worth the stress or the risk of losing a knife (or at least the inconvenience).

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I have no plans of ever going back to Disney, because of I dislike places with big crowds (not a phobia, just a basic dislike), it costs way too much, and too much time wasted standing around in lines.

Jim
 
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Heck, I had a folder confiscated in 1999 at Kings Dominion here in Virginia. They allowed me to claim it upon departure, but still, I'm not sure why I was surprised, even way back then...

While I tend not to go anywhere that my knife is not welcomed, sometimes you have to play the game for the sake of others (your family, etc.).
 
Rey HRH said:
Doesn't being an LEO allow you to carry your gun just about anywhere, especially in Disneyland and knife, for that matter??
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Legally yes, with certain exceptions, but you are not entitled to carry on private property against the wishes of the owner. Unless you are on duty and on official business.
 
That's a bummer! I had an incident at the airport where I forgot to remove my swiss army rambler from my key chain. They gave me the option to forfeit it or pay $20 to have it shipped back to me. I chose to forfeit it because I got the knife for less than $20. I ended up getting a new swiss army knife, signature. Awesome pocket knife and comes with a pen.
 
retzius said:
Hello all.

I took the family to Disneyland yesterday and forgot that I had a small (2 inch blade) old Gerber lock-back folder in the coin pocket of my jeans from working the previous day. Security at Disneyland now does random line pulls and makes you walk through a metal detector. They gave me the option of taking the knife back to my car or "disposing" of it. I chose to trash it because the walk and tram ride to the car would be another long delay and it was a cheap work knife.

Heads up to anyone heading to Disneyland. They greatly increased the security after the Paris incident and are doing very frequent line pulls and detector walk throughs. Don't bring your pricey folders with you.
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Wow. Must be new. I have always CCW'd there.
 
You know, if they gave you the option to put it in your car, and you chose to throw it out, then it wasn't confiscated.

And if you don't like a place's policies, then don't go there. I don't get all of this self-aggrandizing sneaking around. How would you feel if someone snuck something into your house that you specifically told them not to bring?
 
sticktodrum said:
You know, if they gave you the option to put it in your car, and you chose to throw it out, then it wasn't confiscated.

And if you don't like a place's policies, then don't go there. I don't get all of this self-aggrandizing sneaking around. How would you feel if someone snuck something into your house that you specifically told them not to bring?
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I didn't know of their new policy until I arrived and was told to submit to a search. This is a new policy they recently started. I chose to dispose of the knife rather than make my family wait an hour while I made a round trip to the car.

My intention was to inform fellow forum members and save them the hassle.

if this doesn't help you then don't contribute to this thread.
 
sticktodrum said:
You know, if they gave you the option to put it in your car, and you chose to throw it out, then it wasn't confiscated.

And if you don't like a place's policies, then don't go there. I don't get all of this self-aggrandizing sneaking around. How would you feel if someone snuck something into your house that you specifically told them not to bring?
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I don't let strangers into my house.

And if I thought someone was capable of bringing something into my house that I wouldn't approve of, I wouldn't let them into my house.

I wonder, before you enter a business, do you ask the owner if it's alright for you to bring a knife into their establishment? Do you call the owner, or their corporate headquarters in advance to ask what their policy is on people carrying knives into their buildings? Or do you just carry a knife with absolutely no regard for what their policy might be?

I went to McDonalds today, and I was carrying a knife. I don't know if McDonalds has a policy against people carrying knives into their restaurants, and I couldn't care less if they do. And I don't feel the least bit bad about it.

On a related note- When I take my family to the movies we bring our own candy. I'm sure the owner of the theater would not approve, I'm sure they have a policy against people bringing there own food in. They would prefer that we buy their overpriced candy. But what can I cay, I guess I'm just a rebel.
 
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mqqn said:
Good information. I would prefer they allow you to leave or check it in with security and pick it back up on exit; that is how the Stratosphere in Vegas does it - they keep the knife for you until you return. (Of course order a steak and you get a 4.5" fixed blade delivered to you at your table.... ha )

I had just gotten my new ZTO600 - a big honkin' knife, and I was going to a major golf tournament to which I had been several times prior with no issues.

The venue is of course a golf course, and the parking and walk to the main gate is significant.

This particular time was the first time they decided to use wand-type metal detectors. Go figure.

Thinking quickly, I grabbed a tournament program, and rolled it up with my ZT inside, then held it up above my head as the person at the gate "wanded" me - which she started at my head and went to my knees - missing the knife altogether.

I put the knife back in my pocket and proceeded to have a pleasant day with no problems.

best

mqqn
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Love that--shades of Kevin Kline at the airport in "A Fish Called Wanda."
 
I never understood why someone would carry anything more than a SAK into a church, a day care, etc. Many times I will use discretion and drop a folder into the glove box before entering some buildings etc. I would think this to be common sense. But to each their own.
 
I carry a buck 112 every day at work in a belt sheath.I go everywhere with it and never been questioned public or private building. I always take it off if i feel that its inapropriate however.
 
EChoil said:
Your situation reminds me of a post I made in a "You Know You're A Knife Nut When...." thread a few months ago.

Also, I had a similar thing happen to me in Canada back in the '80's....

A group of security people followed my wife and I around an amusement park in Montreal for a while before converging on us and asking what I was carrying on my belt. It was a Victorinox Champion in leather holder. Same one I traveled everywhere with.

We were escorted to the security office and I had to hand over the knife. I got a proper receipt and, upon my return to the U.S., sent a claim to the address they had given me and got the knife back in the mail.

I still envisage my wife and I discussing it at the time: "Thank God we live in a country where this b.s. doesn't happen. Never in America...."
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Weird, I live in Canada, carry ALL the time... and the only place I have ever had to check my knives is at the Parliament buildings...And on international plane flights.
 
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