Disney Guest’s Vehicle Burglarized in Disney Parking Lot

Wednesday, January 9, 2013 Tara 7 Comments

Tags: Car break-ins, Disney Parking Lot, Disney Security, Magic Kingdom, Parking Lot, Sheriff, Walt Disney World, Walt Disney World Resort, WESH

The Bonds family visited Walt Disney World last week and had a not so magical (or typical) experience. On Saturday night after returning to their car after visiting the Magic Kingdom they found their vehicle had been burglarized on the theme park’s property.

The Bonds family lost a computer, GPS, some Christmas gifts and even a loaded gun with the value of the items stolen well into the thousands of dollars, said the family.

“I have stories of coming back to my car, in a Disney parking lot, with nothing left,” said Jennifer Bond.
The gun taken from the family’s car was Randy Bond’s grandfathers.
“What if that gets given to somebody, or sold to someone, and somebody gets killed with that gun, I mean how am I going to feel,” said Bond.

Unfortunately, Disney security told the family that there are no security cameras in some of the park’s parking lots, including the Magic Kingdom lot where there car was parked.

Interesting tip, according to the Orange County Sheriff Office and Disney security officers who talked with the family, car thieves are cruising the parking lots at local attractions with a handful of keyless entry devices until a car’s lights or alarms go off. That allows for an easy in and out for the thieves.

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Disney Guests Vehicle Burglarized in Disney Parking Lot

Tara (409 Posts)

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Posted in: Disney & Co, News, Parks & Resorts, Walt Disney World Tags: Car break-ins, Disney Parking Lot, Disney Security, Magic Kingdom, Parking Lot, Sheriff, Walt Disney World, Walt Disney World Resort, WESH

http://www.facebook.com/amber.britt.50 Amber Britt
We also bring a gun with us when we travel, were coming from Ga which is not as far as others do but we feel safer when we have it. We don’t take it in the park but when were other places we have it. This is the way I see it, I’d rather have it and not need it then not have it and need it. People are crazy and don’t care, Lord I hope we never have to use it but my family is very important to me and I’m not gonna let some drug addict, crook or whatever take them or hurt them. But yea Disney does really need to get cameras.I know that’s a lot of cameras especially at Magic Kingdom but they make a lot of money and can do it, what if something worse happen there?? They need to get to working on this! I love Disney and it is the most magical place and I wouldn’t want my time ruined by coming out to that! So sorry that any of these families had to go through this, I couldn’t imagine!! Thanks for posting this!!
http://www.chipandco.com chipandco
You would think…
Cara
Not exactly the way you want to end your vacation. And you would think that some place like Disney, very tech-advanced, Fortune 100 company, would have cameras everywhere. Interesting about the keyless entry devices. At least I know I would be safe in that respect in that my car doesn’t power locks, let alone keyless entry. They’d have to break in the old fashion way.
Jenni
We bring a gun with us as well. We don’t bring it into the Parks or even the resorts, but like TJ said, we have to travel a long distance (from Indiana) to get there – and we need it for our protection, if we have to make a late night potty stop in an area we’re uncomfortable in.
TJ
Maybe they had a long drive to get there and wanted to protect themselves while on the road. As far as the gun being loaded, an unloaded weapon is no good to you if you need it. The children are perfectly safe if that weapon is in a locked area of the vehicle. But that same lock won’t keep out a burglar. Bad people are going to do what bad people do. It’s unfortunate, but it’s the world we live in.
Coop
Why bring a GUN? Seriously? You have kids AND a loaded gun in the car? At Disney? Too bad for the burglary but really, people – think.
Chrystie
Last August we had a dufle bag stolen from under our stroller in EPCOT. Inside were my car keys! (we drove from Illinois) The worst feeling ever to have something stolen especially there. Disney was pretty ok with the situation, they did get us a key service to come out at 2 am to cut me a new key to the tune of $200…not a great thing. Plus I had to spend several hundred dollars more extending our stay because we didn’t get back to our room that night unitl almost 3:30 am and we were supposed to have our last park the next day. People never expect something to happen at the most magical place on the planet, I know I never did. I feel so bad for that family–there should be security cameras–Imaging if someone was there and people got hurt.