bert425 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/14/us/theme-park-employees-child-sex-stings/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 They talk about Disney Employees, Universal Orlando, & Sea World. not sure what brought on the sudden story -- and they DO clarify that *none* of them involve anything that happened in the parks. but still, pretty eye opening that potential predators were working at the parks -- even if I fully believe that CNN is using "scare tactics" here. edit to add: If you watch the whole story, I think Disney's statement towards the 8 minute mark is actually very good. What more would CNN want them to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFChris Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 This morning I decided to mix things up and watch 'Fox And Friends.' Instead of learning about protests, militant action, and other important news, Fox kept showing BREAKING footage of the stranded Monorail that guests were eventually FORCED to evacuate from. Everything went according to protocol and everybody was safe but they were FORCED to evacuate!!! There was that story, along with a dog surfing competition for a grand prize of a $250 Petco Gift Card and some angry man's reaction to illegals cutting through his border-area property via a hole in his own fence that he admittedly is responsible for maintaining. I just hate it when news sources use the parks names to sensationalize their own news. The sting story that you posted hardly has to do with the Disney parks themselves, it's about the employees. And furthermore, it can only be assumed that Disney did the RIGHT thing by prosecuting those who were downloading on company computers. Of course, the article didn't want to spin it as Disney being proactive, no, just the fact that they worked for Disney in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 yeah, it's sensationalism, and I'm not sure what they want the companies to actually DO about it. Particularly, since it seems Disney, Universal, etc. . ARE doing what they should be doing -- firing those being caught immediately. I guess I just wanted to share and see what others think of this? (since it seems to me, that while shocking, CNN is just using the predator angle to sensationalize something that's not true -- making it seem as if things happened at the parks). I'm surprised to see Anderson Cooper involved, he's usually better than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterkid124 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Yeah they just want people to look at their stories. Not as many people will read an article if it says "32 arrested on sexual assault charges". But if it says "sexual assault at Disney World", people will read it. Then they'll believe that it's unsafe and it unfairly hurts the park. This is why I loathe news stations. They only want to talk about the bad things. Disney works hard to ensure that families are happy at the parks. They don't deserve a bad rap because of some sick freaks who find pleasure in assaulting kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 The other reality is this - How many people does Walt Disney World employ at any one given time? 10,000? Maybe more? So the fact that there has been only 35 issues in the last 8 years is pretty damn good going if you ask me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 The other reality is this - How many people does Walt Disney World employ at any one given time? 10,000? Maybe more? So the fact that there has been only 35 issues in the last 8 years is pretty damn good going if you ask me!!! Agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aCoasterStory Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 The other reality is this - How many people does Walt Disney World employ at any one given time? 10,000? Maybe more? So the fact that there has been only 35 issues in the last 8 years is pretty damn good going if you ask me!!! Disney said in the article that this represented a mere 1/100 of a percent of the ~300,000 employees they've had over that timespan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
805Andrew Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Interesting article. The sheriff at the end of the video said that any employer that requires working with kids is going to attract some pedophiles whether it be a theme park or a school and that polygraph tests should be allowed to be used to screen for potential employees, not just in theme parks, but many lines of work such as schools, etc. He said everyone could do a better job, not just Disney. 36 out of over 300,000 is a very minuscule number that the CNN video admits. I don't see this being too negative on Disney for those who actually saw the video in whole, as none of the incidents happened near park property or involved park guests. It just shows that these type of places attract some perverts also, as do schools. This is like when Dateline does "To Catch a Predator", just the Theme Park Employee edition. The sheriff does make a point that the stupid ones get caught, as the case with the cast member posting a bunch of his pictures on his Facebook, and the so-called pastor looking up child porn on a work computer (really?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someotherguyuser Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I learned something from CNN: theme parks are dangerous places to go that are never safe. They're full of whale abusers, child molesters, and unsafe coasters that will kill you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shavethewhales Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I hope there's some type of legal action that the industry or individual parks named can take against CNN for this crap. It doesn't seem like there's a strong association body to stand up for the industry against stuff like this, but IAAPA does at least a little work to advocate the industry's stance on issues such as accessibility and safety. I wonder how many freaks have worked for CNN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Interesting article. The sheriff at the end of the video said that any employer that requires working with kids is going to attract some pedophiles whether it be a theme park or a school and that polygraph tests should be allowed to be used to screen for potential employees, not just in theme parks, but many lines of work such as schools, etc. He said everyone could do a better job, not just Disney. 36 out of over 300,000 is a very minuscule number that the CNN video admits. I don't see this being too negative on Disney for those who actually saw the video in whole, as none of the incidents happened near park property or involved park guests. It just shows that these type of places attract some perverts also, as do schools. This is like when Dateline does "To Catch a Predator", just the Theme Park Employee edition. The sheriff does make a point that the stupid ones get caught, as the case with the cast member posting a bunch of his pictures on his Facebook, and the so-called pastor looking up child porn on a work computer (really?). Polygraphs are notoriously unreliable, which is why courts don't accept polygraph results as evidence. People often "beat the machine," and they tend to make people nervous, leading to false readings. Sadly, it's not surprising that the amusement industry attracts pedophiles, and I think Disney and other park chains do what they can to weed them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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