ORLANDO, Fla. – Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom has moved some of its bag checks and metal detectors to the Transportation and Ticket Center, according to a statement from the company.
“As part of an ongoing effort to enhance the arrival experience for guests at the entrance to Magic Kingdom Park, we have relocated some of our bag checks and metal detectors to the Transportation and Ticket Center and the monorail stations at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa and Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort,“ a Disney spokeswoman said.
The change went into effect Monday.
Visitors who drive to the Magic Kingdom can park at TCC and then enter the theme park through boats or ferries, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Under the current set-up, guests can board those vessels without going through security checks.
Those visitors will now go through checks at TCC, they will not have to go through metal detectors or bag checks once they get to Magic Kingdom. There will still be checks for visitors who arrive via buses or some other form of transportation, the newspaper reports.
Visitors at the park Monday said they understood why officials made the change.
"It takes a little extra time, but I think for safety, you're going to Disney World with your kids -- obviously, you want to be safe," said Erica Taylor while visiting from Kentucky. "I mean, we've had so many terrorist attacks and things happen around the world, if you think about it, there's going to be a lot of people on the monorail, if somebody were to have a weapon then ... you just don't know."