The Normalization of Security
TSA-style security is now so normal that it’s part of a Disney ride:
The second room of the queue is now a security check area, similar to a TSA checkpoint. The two G-series droids are still there, G2-9T scanning luggage and G2-4T scanning passengers. For those attraction junkies, you’ll remember that the G-series droids are so named because in the original Disneyland Park version of the ride, they were created by removing the “skins” from two of the goose animatronics from the soon-to-close America Sings attraction (Goose = “G” series). While we won’t tell you why, you’ll enjoy paying a lot of attention to what the scans of the luggage show is inside. When it’s your turn to go through the passenger scan (a thermal body scan), you may be verbally accosted by a security droid. Also, keep an eye out in the queue for an earlier version of RX-24 (“Captain Rex”) from the original Star Tours; he’s labeled “defective” and has some familiar dialogue.
This is the new Star Tours ride at Walt Disney World in Orlando.
William Beem • May 20, 2011 3:00 PM
Very true. I was at the soft opening of this ride on Sunday. The TSA is part of our current travel experience and its been incorporated into the ride. One droid scans luggage, then you see yourself on display being scanned by another droid. Since babies aren’t allowed, at least there won’t be any diaper exams.