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  • BREAKING: Man Charged with Hitting Security Guard at Disney World

    BREAKING: Man Charged with Hitting Security Guard at Disney World

    An Orlando man is accused of hitting a security guard at Epcot over a dispute about the park’s face mask policy, according to court documents.

    35 year-old Enrico Toro, arrived at the park around 4:40 p.m. with his wife and their children, according to an Orange County Sheriff’s Office report. The security guard told deputies the family had “improper masks.”

    According to the report, Toro and his family went back to their car when the family was told by a security guard they would need proper masks to enter the parks.  They returned minutes later to the Epcot security checkpoint but the security guard noticed that one child still did not have a proper mask.

    According to witnesses who spoke with deputies, Toro became “irate” and began using profanity.

    Toro said, “Call the police. They will have to shoot me to leave,” according to the report.

    Toro struck the guard across his head when the security guard reached for his phone to call a supervisor the report said.

    Toro’s wife got in between the two men and pushed her husband away from the guard, according to the report. Toro continued to use profanity, telling the security guard he “knew where he lived and was going to kill him,” the report said.

    Eventually Toro’s wife got her husband to walk toward the parking lot. The security guard then notified his supervisor and deputies were called to the scene.

    When deputies located Toro, he said he and the security guard got into an argument but “nothing else occurred,” according to the report. Toro was arrested and charged with battery.

  • Man Arrested After Handgun Found at Disney World Entrance

    Man Arrested After Handgun Found at Disney World Entrance

    A Florida man was arrested last week after Walt Disney World security found a gun in his bag at the bag check area at the Ticket and Transportation Center.

    A pistol was secured in a holster with two magazines secured to it inside the bag. He told deputies he “completely forgot it was in his bag.”

    The man, identified as Terry Bruce of Daytona Beach, said he normally keeps the weapon in his car, but he was switching cars and always takes it with him.

    Records indicate he is not licensed to carry a concealed firearm. He was placed under arrest for carrying a concealed firearm without a license.

  • New Jersey Man Arrested For Telling Disney Greeters Al-Qaida Sent Him ‘to blow the place up’

    New Jersey Man Arrested For Telling Disney Greeters Al-Qaida Sent Him ‘to blow the place up’

    A New Jersey man was arrested Tuesday after the tourist told greeters at Disney World that al-Qaida sent him to “blow the place up.” according to investigators.

    Orange County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 56-year-old Gregory Lazarchick on Tuesday on a charge of making a false bomb threat.

    Lazarchick made the threat at Saratoga Springs Resort as employees were asking guests about their day, and then told them he wasn’t joking, an arrest report says.

    Deputies said that, on July 21, a greeter at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa told Gregory Lazarchick, “Have a great day,” to which he replied, “I don’t want to have a great day.”

    After making the threat, Lazarchick turned around while walking away and told the greeter, “You think I am joking? I’m not,” the arrest report said.

    Lazarchick later admitted to saying something about al-Qaida when deputies spoke to him, but he said he didn’t remember exactly what he said. He was remorseful and apologetic. No bomb-making materials were found in his room.

    Lazarchick’s sister told investigators he suffered a head injury and sometimes says inappropriate things.

  • Disney Staff Can Enter Your Room At Any Time With New Security Measures

    Disney Staff Can Enter Your Room At Any Time With New Security Measures

    Do you enjoy your privacy and not being disturbed when staying on Walt Disney World Property? Well those ‘Do Not Disturb’ signs that don many guests room doors to let the resort staff know that you want a little peace and quiet may be a thing of the past.

    According to a report by WDW News Today the ‘Do Not Disturb’ signs will be replaced with ‘Room Occupied’ signs.  The new signs are expected to show up at monorail resorts first and only serve to let cast members know that guest are in the room, but will not keep them from entering your room.

    Guests WILL be disturbed at some point because Disney will now require that your room be entered by resort staff at least once a day to “ensure guest safety”.  Even if you elect not to have Mousekeeping clean your room, they are still coming in.  In the most polite Disney way a cast member can of course…  Disney states that cast members will give reasonable notice prior to entering by knocking and announcing that they will enter according to the article.

    The is most likely a result of the recent security issues that have arisen in response to the incident that happened in a Las Vegas Hotel earlier in the year.  Like the Vegas Hotel, the Monorail resorts are quite tall and it makes sense to start with those resorts first.

    There is no public statement from Disney about the changes, but guests at Disney’s Contemporary, Polynesian, and Grand Floridian Resorts should find notification of the changes in their room possibly as early as today.

    It shouldn’t be that much of a disruption as many guests will probably be off in the parks enjoying their day anyway and won’t even be in their rooms when they are checked. I’m also assuming this would be during reasonable hours. It’s really just a sign of the times we live in.