Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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The roller coaster is going up and down or the cart is going round and round and someone is holding a stick with a cell phone pointed at themselves.
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The Dangers of Selfie Sticks PSA https://youtu.be/1fmQs37YqXg
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I, too, am glad to see the selfie sticks banned. I can't count the number of times I've had to duck to avoid someone sudddenly extending a stick to take a picture as I was walking along. I can imagine the problems they could create on a ride, although I haven't encountered that yet.
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That's not going to happen your cell gets you reservations, fast pass, let's you know the Waite on a ride , gets you to the next attraction, and Apple pay for all of your stuff.
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I agree that these things are "self obsession sticks" in most cases. But, if I were on vacation to Disney, I would want to bring back photos of myself and loved ones at the parks. These selfie sticks can be useful for that purpose. Most of the time, one person is left out of the picture because they are operating the camera. Unless you want to carry a tripod around and use the camera's timer, the only other way to get photos of you and your loved ones all together would be to pay Disney's absurd prices for them. This may be what's behind the banning of these sticks more than anything else.
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i think the biggest issue here is one of safety. As i understand it....people are using these sticks while ON the rides. Not only does that pose a threat to themselves but certainly to others. I don't know about you...but if i am on a roller coaster hanging on for dear life...the last thing i want is a flying stick coming toward me!
Disney is not opposed to cameras....it is the STICK they have banned. We are Disney people....we use their photographers so we can both be in the pictures. Steve is a photographer....his camera is better and more expensive than the ones the Disney photographers use. Every time we have gone to Disney...people ask him to take their picture with their camera...and he gladly does so. Sticks that can be dangerous...are not necessary. Yes Disney is about making money....but they are also about safety for their customers. |
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And remember back in the day before cell phones. My sons and I would head off to the faster rides and my wife and daughter would head to the kiddie rides and then try to meet for lunch. Sounds easy enough but everything that could go wrong seemed to go wrong. |
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I do, however, agree totally about the selfie-sticks!
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They were banned for safety reasons, specifically people losing hold of them while on rides. This has nothing to do with Disney wanting to sell more photos.
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I guess you feel cameras are "self-obsession contraptions".
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Selfie sticks and narcissism. Got pictures from cousins who traveled in Europe. They went to London, Paris and Rome. The smartphone pictures consisted of their faces with very little visible in the background to identify the location. Thanks to selfie sticks this has become "all about me generation".
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only if all you do is take pictures of yourself.....then it becomes the very definition of self obsession!
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If photo-narcissism is rampant, then visitors from the Far East are the leaders of the movement. So many times we're stopped dead in our tracks while they're posing. It especially seems sacrilegious in a European cathedral.
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