--- description: The parks boosted their security on Thursday title: Disney World and Universal Studios Add Metal Detectors to Entrances image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4713dad0cb0485f6/698875d9e20a87549aa8eb33/disney-world-theme-park-florida.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Florida](/tag/florida/) ## Florida Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Disney World and Universal Studios Add Metal Detectors to Entrances  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 17, 2015 3:48 PM CUT  In this handout photo provided by Disney Parks, in a special moment for Magic Kingdom guests, the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, streaked across the skies above, Cinderella Castle Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Flor. on March 19, 2015. In this handout photo provided by Disney Parks, in a special moment for Magic Kingdom guests, the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, streaked across the skies above, Cinderella Castle Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Flor. on March 19, 2015.Mariah Wild—Disney Parks/Getty Images  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 17, 2015 3:48 PM CUT Disney World, SeaWorld and Universal Orlando all boosted their security on Thursday following recent mass shootings by adding [metal detectors](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/os-disney-metal-detectors-security-20151217-story.html "undefined") at their entrances. Disney World is taking steps beyond the added detectors as well, such as discontinuing toy gun sales in all of its parks and barring anyone 14 and older from wearing a costume, the [Orlando _Sentinel_ reports](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/os-disney-metal-detectors-security-20151217-story.html "undefined"). The parks have also increased the security presence on the ground. “We continually review our comprehensive approach to security and are implementing additional security measures, as appropriate,” Disney said in a statement. On Monday, a man was caught trying to [bring a gun](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-andrew-gerson-arrested-gun-disney-20151212-story.html "undefined") into the Magic Kingdom Disney park. \[[_The Orlando Sentinel_](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/os-disney-metal-detectors-security-20151217-story.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4153266/disney-world-theme-parks-metal-detectors/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4153266/disney-world-theme-parks-metal-detectors/"},"headline":"Disney World and Universal Studios Add Metal Detectors to Entrances","datePublished":"2015-12-17T15:48:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:27:46.953Z","description":"The parks boosted their security on Thursday","url":"https://time.com/4153266/disney-world-theme-parks-metal-detectors/","keywords":["Florida","Disney World"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4713dad0cb0485f6/698875d9e20a87549aa8eb33/disney-world-theme-park-florida.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julia Zorthian","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4713dad0cb0485f6/698875d9e20a87549aa8eb33/disney-world-theme-park-florida.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"U.S. Navy Blue Angels Soar Above Cinderella Castle At Walt Disney World Resort","caption":"In this handout photo provided by Disney Parks, in a special moment for Magic Kingdom guests, the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, streaked across the skies above, Cinderella Castle Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, F","creditText":"Mariah Wild—Disney Parks/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/florida/","name":"Florida"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4153266/disney-world-theme-parks-metal-detectors/","name":"Disney World and Universal Studios Add Metal Detectors to Entrances"}}]}] ```