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    Going to Disney

    The wife and I are planning a 10 day trip to disney this coming winter. I never leave the house without my EDC pistol. Whenever we go to the Outer Banks, NC, I take my pistol and my M4 with at least 2-3 full mags. Call me paranoid - whatever.

    I live in VA and when we drive to FL, we cross a lot of state lines and some states are not as nice to firearms as others. My CCW in VA has full reciprocity with every state between here and FL except GA (why? dunno) but as long as it stays in my vehicle it is fine. We will likely not even stop in GA (we haven't before).

    I am not concerned about the Pistol as I have the CCW, but the M4, as I understand should not be a problem either.

    Any one know for sure about GA. I know there are no problems with NC, SC, FL. GA is just plain odd when it comes to firearms for some reason.
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    You can't take your ccw onto Disney property anyway. Just go have fun, we've been there 3 times & had a great time.

    You may be able to leave it in your car, but Disney property is posted like a Court house.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pork Chop View Post
    You can't take your ccw onto Disney property anyway. Just go have fun, we've been there 3 times & had a great time.

    You may be able to leave it in your car, but Disney property is posted like a Court house.
    Yeah, I didn't even try. Just left it at the condo.
    My advice, get a good pack & take your own water bottles and snacks. Oh, and an otterbox for your electronics if you're going to do the water rides.

    My first trip was @ 30 years old and it was a LOT of fun. Enjoy!
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    Yea, I should have offered that too. If you would like any other tips/advice about Disney feel free to pm me, but Disney is as anti-firearm as it gets.

    I remember reading a story about them refusing to even allow off duty leo to carry on property awhile back, or something to that effect.

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    I guess I should have been more clear. I have no intention of taking into the parks. They stay in the vehicle in a special lockable compartment. My question is not about disney I know where disney stands. Disney policy is that guests with VALID CCW/CHP PERMITS can keep them in their cars just like employees under Florida Law.

    So AGAIN, my questions is in taking my rifle and pistol across state-lines particularly when it comes to Georgia. NC, FL, and SC are okay. GA not so sure.
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    They are posted and you shouldn't do it etc. I did not when I was there (really).

    However, there was nothing there that would have stopped me. Their "search" on entry is quite minimal in most cases and if you are deep concealment, they would never even get close.

    Just FYI. I never ended up carrying there but it would not be hard for the discrete person to do so. (I have not been since 2009 but my 2007 and 2009 trips were identical experiences in terms of what I experienced getting in).

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    They won't stop a few water bottles or whatever, but I don't think you are supposed to bring in outside food and drink. So be discrete and don't bring in big coolers and stuff. We brought in some water bottles and apple slices and stuff.

    But part of the fun experience is eating in the character restaurants etc or in Epcot at the country restaurants. So while our day to day food was brought (we left a cooler in the car and just went out and ate lunch in the car and went back in, and otherwise lived off a few discrete snacks and water bottles, plus ice cream bars we bought there), we ate at the Crystal Palace for Breakfast (kids loved that -- did it both times we were there -- Winnie the Pooh and gang and good old American Style breakfast), plus the Norwegian Pavilion restaurant and the German Pavilion Restaurant buffet for the 2 days we were at Epcot. We spent 7 days at Disney as a comparison. They are not cheap to eat at, but it is part of the experience for us to do it once or twice.

    This year we have a California Disney trip scheduled for after Thanksgiving. Hopefully we will make it (dependent on business being good enough to afford it but we have the accommodation reservations made already). Have not been there since the early 1970s as a kid so I don't know what to expect.

    Disney has been great fun for our family. I hope you enjoy it. (We had not been at all, ever to Florida, and I had only been to California as a kid around 35-40 years ago, but I took the family with to SHOT in Orlando in 2007 and 2009 IIRC and it was great fun. We also spent 2 days at Disney Tokyo in 2009 when visiting my MIL and SILs. We are diehard Disney converts now.) You can't be in a bad mood while there :-)



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    Quote Originally Posted by Pork Chop View Post
    Yea, I should have offered that too. If you would like any other tips/advice about Disney feel free to pm me, but Disney is as anti-firearm as it gets.

    I remember reading a story about them refusing to even allow off duty leo to carry on property awhile back, or something to that effect.
    That policy about no guns in the park (period) for anyone is still in effect and likely always will be. However, read my comment above. Here is the link to the AP report: http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/sh...l=1#post792106
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    Quote Originally Posted by Evil Bert View Post
    I guess I should have been more clear. I have no intention of taking into the parks. They stay in the vehicle in a special lockable compartment. My question is not about disney I know where disney stands. Disney policy is that guests with VALID CCW/CHP PERMITS can keep them in their cars just like employees under Florida Law.

    So AGAIN, my questions is in taking my rifle and pistol across state-lines particularly when it comes to Georgia. NC, FL, and SC are okay. GA not so sure.
    To be careful, just leave them locked in your trunk or lockable compartment per federal law and you are OK as you pass through GA.
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    enjoy your upcoming stay in the Gunshine State
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    Quote Originally Posted by Evil Bert View Post
    That policy about no guns in the park (period) for anyone is still in effect and likely always will be. However, read my comment above. Here is the link to the AP report: http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/sh...l=1#post792106
    Gotcha. I've never felt the need to carry my rifle with me to Disney, but I think just following Fed law would treat you fine crossing state lines.

    Didn't mean to try & rain on your parade either regarding Disney policy, I was just trying to help if you were unfamiliar.

    Have a good day.

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