--- title: Selfie Stick Ban Issued by Disney World Theme Parks description: Guests may have to once again endure the horror of asking strangers to take pictures of them. canonical: https://time.com/3938078/disney-world-selfie-stick-ban/ author: Eric Dodds article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-26T17:50:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:22.456Z og:title: Selfie Sticks to Be Banned from Disney World Theme Parks og:description: Guests may have to once again ask strangers to take pictures of them. og:url: https://time.com/3938078/disney-world-selfie-stick-ban/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt56df5f6a1974eccc/6988589f524fc01e60df3511/disney-world.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Disney Parks Christmas TV Special Pre-Taping og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Selfie Sticks to Be Banned from Disney World Theme Parks twitter:description: Guests may have to once again ask strangers to take pictures of them. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt56df5f6a1974eccc/6988589f524fc01e60df3511/disney-world.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Selfie Sticks to Be Banned from Disney World Theme Parks > Sponsored content. 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Pope gets swarmed by crowd trying to take selfies with the him._ by [Eric Dodds](https://time.com/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Jun 26, 2015 5:50 PM UTC  Disney World Disney World Handout—Getty Images by [Eric Dodds](https://time.com/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Jun 26, 2015 5:50 PM UTC Walt Disney World announced Friday that selfie sticks would be [banned](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/theme-park-rangers-blog/os-disney-world-ban-selfie-sticks-from-parks-2015-post.html) from its theme parks, in the wake of an [incident](http://time.com/3936560/selfie-stick-california-screamin-roller-coaster/) that stalled a roller coaster at Disney California Adventure on Wednesday. Previously, the elongated rods designed to facilitate picture-taking had been allowed in the parks themselves, but banned from rides and attractions. “We strive to provide a great experience for the entire family, and unfortunately selfie-sticks have become a growing safety concern for both our guests and cast,” Disney World spokeswoman Kim Prunty said. The incident in California earlier this week, which halted the California Screamin’ roller coaster for nearly an hour, may have finally convinced Disney of the myriad problems the sticks can cause if allowed into parks. Selfie sticks will join a list of [restricted](https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/faq/parks/restricted-personal-items/) items that include skateboards, shoes with built-in wheels and wagons—presumably both covered and not covered. \[[_Orlando Sentinel_](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/theme-park-rangers-blog/os-disney-world-ban-selfie-sticks-from-parks-2015-post.html)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3938078/disney-world-selfie-stick-ban/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3938078/disney-world-selfie-stick-ban/"},"headline":"Selfie Sticks to Be Banned from Disney World Theme Parks","datePublished":"2015-06-26T17:50:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:48:22.456Z","description":"People may have to once again endure the horror of asking strangers to take pictures of them","url":"https://time.com/3938078/disney-world-selfie-stick-ban/","keywords":["Newsfeed","society"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt56df5f6a1974eccc/6988589f524fc01e60df3511/disney-world.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eric Dodds","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eric-dodds/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt56df5f6a1974eccc/6988589f524fc01e60df3511/disney-world.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Disney Parks Christmas TV Special Pre-Taping","caption":"Disney Parks Christmas TV Special Pre-Taping","creditText":"Handout—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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3938078/disney-world-selfie-stick-ban/","name":"Selfie Sticks to Be Banned from Disney World Theme Parks"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Pope Takes a Selfie","description":"Pope gets swarmed by crowd trying to take selfies with the him.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/9j1h6elN/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-04-13T16:55:59.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/9j1h6elN.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3938078/disney-world-selfie-stick-ban/","duration":"PT49S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3938078/disney-world-selfie-stick-ban/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```