NO 'Selfie sticks' in Disney World!

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Selfie sticks  (derogatorily termed "narcissi-sticks", “the wand of narcissism,”) used to extend cameras out for up to 3 feet is now banned at Disney World on its rides.These expandable rods allow users to hold their cellphones a few feet away to take a much better and wide angular photo. 

Based on reports on this Disney World  ban on: 

1) Guests can bring selfie sticks on the rides but must securely store them.

2) Disney policy forbids visitors from using the sticks.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad®

3) One ride, Thunder Mountain, has had a number of incidents in which the ride had to be stopped because of selfie-stick use.

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4) Disney World workers posted a “No Selfie Sticks” sign at the Magic Kingdom’s Thunder Mountain Railroad.

This comes after Metropolitan Art Museum and Wimbledon Tennis Tournament banned the tourist tool.

The perfect shot at the American Museum of Natural History. CreditHiroko Masuike/The New York Times

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