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46. welcome to FloriDUH

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 07:53 AM

Jul 2013

Theme parks like Disney are a blight: concrete, plastic and bad politics. And being in Florida is just the icing on the cake.

So sorry you and your family had to experience this but this is the new US. Freedom, Constitutional rights and yes, common sense have gone the way of the dinosaurs

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I'm so angry I cannot sleep [View all] tk2kewl Jul 2013 OP

You really fucking shouldn't be that fucking angry... Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #1

A-fucking-men, Violet!!! (edited) OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #2

Yeah, I didn't mean to sound harsh either. I get cranky when I'm overtired... Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #6

ouch tk2kewl Jul 2013 #9

ruh-ruh...you must not have slept. OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #12

I agree. Don't think a "first-world" plantation is better than a "third-world" plantation... n/t jtuck004 Jul 2013 #14

excellent point tk2kewl Jul 2013 #16

But have a good vacation! n/t jtuck004 Jul 2013 #17

thanks tk2kewl Jul 2013 #18

You have a right to first world problems. murielm99 Aug 2013 #126

the park is required by law post signs tk2kewl Jul 2013 #5

I would have fucking wanted to go to fucking Yosemite too... Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #8

those sorts of pics I was aware of tk2kewl Jul 2013 #10

and btw tk2kewl Jul 2013 #11

I've been to both fucking Disney and fucking Yosemite, VWolf Jul 2013 #98

I am guessing hfojvt Jul 2013 #104

Hit the Enchanted Tiki Room tomorrow. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #3

I went right to sleep in that Capt. Obvious Jul 2013 #57

LOL!!! So true! n/t VWolf Jul 2013 #97

They did the same at the Kennedy Space Center visitors complex and wanted to sell me the pic! leveymg Jul 2013 #4

I've done those "fun" photos at the ballpark before tk2kewl Jul 2013 #7

But you did have to give permission for the photo to be taken, right? marions ghost Jul 2013 #36

Photo was mandatory. No prior advisory, and they characterized it as a "souvenir photo" leveymg Jul 2013 #58

Souvenir photos are usually not mandatory marions ghost Jul 2013 #65

It is a gov't installation. But, they don't overtly photo u going into other gov't bldgs and bases. leveymg Jul 2013 #66

It's not okay. It's not okay at all. n/t Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #13

thank you tk2kewl Jul 2013 #15

Smashing the camera marions ghost Jul 2013 #47

"I would've smashed that camera" rl6214 Jul 2013 #107

now my first world ass is out of wine and cigs tk2kewl Jul 2013 #19

I applaud your restraint bearssoapbox Jul 2013 #20

Remember: You are at the Happiest Place On Earth! vanlassie Jul 2013 #21

When you leave Remember: avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #128

i was at some chain restaurant one time and some guy came by taking pics JI7 Jul 2013 #22

In my view, you're a psychological victim of agitation without an organizing component struggle4progress Jul 2013 #23

I do plan on writing to some pols as well as to disney tk2kewl Jul 2013 #80

Wish I could Lonr Jul 2013 #24

The photo is taken at the turnstile when you enter voteearlyvoteoften Jul 2013 #25

Yeah, they can do the same thing by stamping tickets. fasttense Jul 2013 #29

Right marions ghost Jul 2013 #37

Probably marketing + criminal activity. joshcryer Jul 2013 #38

Disney CEO replies to Congressman about privacy concerns (from your link) steve2470 Jul 2013 #41

Sounds like NSA outrage, imo. joshcryer Jul 2013 #48

Goddamn, you sure are having a fucking rotten vacation worrying about all that fucking surveillance liberal N proud Jul 2013 #26

at least we are going to a park today that has beer tk2kewl Jul 2013 #92

Dring your way around the world liberal N proud Jul 2013 #96

The outrage will *really* start when they make you go to Epcot Orrex Jul 2013 #27

No Epcot at DisneyLand. SCVDem Jul 2013 #31

I tell everyone to steer clear of Epcot, even if they're nowhere near Disney Orrex Jul 2013 #50

I'm steering clear of Florida period! SCVDem Jul 2013 #87

lol JNelson6563 Jul 2013 #115

That's funny! SCVDem Jul 2013 #117

You would have really been pissed at Colonial Williamsburg woodsprite Jul 2013 #28

I lived in Colonial Williamsburg and never experienced that. joshcryer Jul 2013 #34

When did they do that? marions ghost Jul 2013 #39

It was quite awhile ago - maybe 10 yrs woodsprite Jul 2013 #54

OK thanks marions ghost Jul 2013 #56

We must have been posting at the same time, I googled woodsprite Jul 2013 #60

thanks marions ghost Jul 2013 #62

I had a "Patriot Pass" And yes, they did that. thecrow Jul 2013 #101

Relax, it's all good . . . another_liberal Jul 2013 #30

So wait, this is Disney procedure? And we're OK with it? joshcryer Jul 2013 #32

I attended a convention in Orlando a few years back Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2013 #77

I'm glad I'm not the only person that is uninterested in anything Disney Patiod Jul 2013 #86

I don't know if this is still true but faithnomore Jul 2013 #33

Googling Disney/CIA Jesus Malverde Jul 2013 #83

You might want to write Disney when you get home.... steve2470 Jul 2013 #35

They will probably say marions ghost Jul 2013 #44

I'm sure you're right steve2470 Jul 2013 #45

We need marions ghost Jul 2013 #49

Ah, you've met the "Disney Nazis" - that is my little pet name TBF Jul 2013 #40

hope you got some sleep.... handmade34 Jul 2013 #42

they are not d_r Jul 2013 #43

YOUR CALM AND REASONABLE EXPLANATION FILLS ME WITH RAGE!!!!!1! Orrex Jul 2013 #51

LOL Capt. Obvious Jul 2013 #59

reasonable explanation but it doesn't jibe with the explanation I got tk2kewl Jul 2013 #85

actually on second thought I think its a shitty reason tk2kewl Jul 2013 #90

welcome to FloriDUH Carolina Jul 2013 #46

Disneyland...California rl6214 Jul 2013 #109

Take your snark Carolina Jul 2013 #113

Bottom line, half dozen others said Disneyland as well. rl6214 Jul 2013 #118

You can Carolina Jul 2013 #120

"Dish it out"? rl6214 Aug 2013 #121

No, Carolina Aug 2013 #123

Uh huh, shove it is just a pleasant greeting, right? rl6214 Aug 2013 #130

I totally agree. bemildred Jul 2013 #52

Maybe the underlying problem is the corporatization of everything. SheilaT Jul 2013 #53

I am with you tk2kewl Jul 2013 #84

Your first mistake was going to Disney where you spend an arm and a leg and for what? southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #55

Don't go to places with crowds treestar Jul 2013 #61

Do 6yr olds enjoy a long drive across Wyoming ? :/ Bonx Jul 2013 #70

Teach them to treestar Jul 2013 #71

Amen! ^^^^ Iris Aug 2013 #129

Look at it this way, many of those tickets get stolen. Fla Dem Jul 2013 #63

Well you sound like a fucking JOY to go on vacation with snooper2 Jul 2013 #64

Boycott Disney mick063 Jul 2013 #67

Six year olds don't have to take their shoes off for TSA. Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #68

Disney announced they would do this for multi-day tickets... sinkingfeeling Jul 2013 #69

Well there you go. Lex Jul 2013 #82

I can only imagine what fun your 6 year old had sufrommich Jul 2013 #72

if this thread tells me anything, it's that Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #95

You're not the only one who is angry. It is utterly ridiculous. All these wars supposedly to sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #73

Children under 12 don't have to remove their shoes for TSA. The rest is Disney crap. Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #74

Ask the "doing nothing wrong" gang here. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #75

Lol, the first and only time my family went to Disneyland, they didn't let men with long hair cbayer Jul 2013 #76

I agree with you jollyreaper2112 Jul 2013 #78

One exception to that rule: VWolf Jul 2013 #99

Think you're pissed now? lpbk2713 Jul 2013 #79

And why exactly are you at Disney? Bake Jul 2013 #81

That picture thing has me very suspicious. ananda Jul 2013 #88

Or just Disney trying to prevent people scamming on multi-day passes. Bonx Jul 2013 #94

last time I went you had to give a thumb print to get in? boston bean Jul 2013 #89

thank goodness no! tk2kewl Aug 2013 #131

Chill. Did Mickey Mouse and Goofy throw you over the hood of a car and cuff you? Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #91

if it is that troubling: datasuspect Jul 2013 #93

I'm with you on this--no matter how tired you are or how justifiable something is, if it pisses you MisterP Jul 2013 #100

K&R woo me with science Jul 2013 #102

punch someone, go to the little Disney Jail,...give your son a memory he'll always remember. NM_Birder Jul 2013 #103

That must be what it feels like to be profiled lunatica Jul 2013 #105

Their park...their rules rl6214 Jul 2013 #106

The surveillance state has been around a very long time. I hope you get some sleep...soon. Tikki Jul 2013 #108

Normal multi-day-pass procedure. Chill. TeeYiYi Jul 2013 #110

It's a small world, and getting smaller Blue Owl Jul 2013 #111

DISNEY did this. NOT THE "SURVEILLANCE STATE." It's about MONEY. DevonRex Jul 2013 #112

What a Drama Queen. What in the world will you do if you ever have a REAL problem? DrewFlorida Jul 2013 #114

#White People Problems sagat Jul 2013 #116

Rich white Democrat problems. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #119

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #122

The question I have is Jenoch Aug 2013 #124

Pretty sure they send copies of all of the pictures Bonx Aug 2013 #125

You and your child have been recorded almost every second of your visit to Disney. NCTraveler Aug 2013 #127

First world problem. Disney does that. MineralMan Aug 2013 #132