3. Weapon potential

While it’s not the happiest thing to think about, not everyone at Disney is there with good intentions. Even the calmest and most laid-back person’s nerves can be frayed by the heat, wait times, and close interactions with strangers. In this era of bag checks and an ever-evolving list of banned items, allowing guests to bring in long, metal sticks just seems to be asking for trouble.

4. Flash photography restrictions

If you have ever sat in the back of a Pirates of the Caribbean boat while someone in every row ahead of you took flash pictures throughout the ride (as happened to me yesterday), you know that the restrictions are there for a reason. While banning selfie sticks certainly wouldn’t solve the problem, allowing them just gives people one more reason to ignore the rules.

5. Liability concerns

From a business point of view, selfie sticks could potentially cause huge liability issues. If someone’s expensive cell phone or camera is broken, that person might try to hold Disney liable. While the success of that argument might be highly unlikely, what if an innocent bystander was hurt? Would that person be within her legal rights to go after Disney for damages, since the company decided to allow selfie sticks? What if the person was assaulted with the stick rather than accidentally injured by a flying camera? I am not a lawyer, and I can’t presume to know how a court case might go. But it seems that rather than testing a potential case in the legal system, it would be much simpler for Disney to simply head off trouble by banning the sticks, as football grounds across the United Kingdom have already done.

When you want a picture of your family at Disney, why not head over to the nearest Photo Pass photographer instead? These professionals know how to create an excellent shot, and are happy to do so on your personal camera or phone at no charge.