Hong Kong Disneyland bans use of selfie sticks for safety reasons
Disney has decided to apply the ban to all its theme parks around the globe, though how it will be executed in Hong Kong is different.
The use of selfie sticks will be banned at Hong Kong Disneyland from Wednesday, as the company joins a growing list of tourist attractions worldwide that restrict the camera accessory for safety reasons.
Disney has decided to apply the ban to all its theme parks around the globe, though how it will be executed in Hong Kong is different.
Visitors locally will still be allowed to bring in their extension rods - used for taking self-portraits with smartphones - unlike at Disney's theme parks in the United States, where security guards will ask people to stow the item at a storage facility or return it to their hotels or cars.
"We are aware of the increasing popularity of the selfie stick," a spokesman for Hong Kong Disneyland said. "But it is not suitable for use in our facilities.
"The stick poses a threat and a worry to the safety of our guests and performers."
At the company's attractions in Florida and California, the ban will begin on Tuesday.