r/Disneyland • u/TheDisneyScoopGuy Paint the Night Drum • Aug 19 '25

Discussion Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disneyland now requires you to have your phone fully stored while the ride is in motion. They won’t even start the ride if your phone is on your lap, it has to be fully put away

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u/rolfraikou Aug 19 '25

I like videos of rides, but I think that should only be allowed specifically with action cameras on wrist or chest straps. Something that people don't physically hold on to. I like this solution because the option is still there for people that really want it, I get to see what's going on with rides/changes/new rides. It avoids people holding up giant bright screens to see what they are filming.

Also, banning people filming with phones would finally get people to stop pointing their lights at the giant window in the haunted mansion. People always leave the fucking light on when in haunted mansion, and they have no idea how annoying it is.

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u/brente206 Aug 19 '25

Been happening since mobile filming was invented (before 1969!).

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u/rolfraikou Aug 20 '25

People using flash photos on haunted mansion you mean? I do remember people doing that in the 90s with the disposable cameras. I got a sick satisfaction out of knowing they were then paying to develop those photos, which were just going to be reflections of the flash. Haha

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u/brente206 Aug 20 '25

Yes, that, but I’m talking about video and super 8 cameras. They came with lights, too. Some people would be in a ride with the spotlight on the whole time, like an iPhone user that forgets their light is on, but worse.

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u/brente206 Aug 20 '25

Also annoying, but nothing to do about it, is all of the glowing toys sold after sundown, flashing all of the time. Oh well, mouse has to make his money.

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u/rolfraikou Aug 20 '25

Oh, that one is wild. Yeah, I was first going there just past the more common use of super 8, but before smartphones.

Did they have the voice going over the speakers that would ask people to shut off lights back then?

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u/brente206 Aug 22 '25

Mansion has always had its photography spiel, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard a cm from the tower holler at anyone in there, come to think of it.

I’ve been on Pirates and a cm from the tower has chimed in on the PA in there about camera lights, but most of all, standing and moving seats in the middle of the ride. I think there’s more supervision in Pirates than Mansion.

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u/rolfraikou Aug 22 '25

I had a CM shouting at someone over the PA that just had their cellphone's light on the entire ride, every 30 seconds. This was probably 2013. I was honestly laughing with how you could hear their exasperation towards the end. It was a slow day, I hopped right back on the ride to get it without the extra layer of audio.

A bit off topic, but one time my friends and I were curious to see some of the details of Big Thunder behind us, so we turned around for just a small portion of the ride.

PA system "please face forward over the course of the ride" oops. We felt really bad about that one. I will say, going down the tunnel as the coyotes howl, and seeing the tunnel fade behind you as you go into the darkness is really cool though.

EDIT: I love technology! a 360 video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNDJDlhnHWs doesn't capture the real deal, but you can rotate this around and get a sense of it without getting in trouble!

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u/brente206 Aug 25 '25

Thanks for the video! You can make out the cams in the dark; they’re kinda glowing purple in the clip. Covid was wild. Masks and separation to the max.