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    Re: Kidnapping Scheme--Urban Legend?

    Yes, Urban Legend. Recall reading about it in MouseTales and how Disney ended up publishing a press report saying that none of the claims were true at all.

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    Re: Kidnapping Scheme--Urban Legend?

    Quote Originally Posted by Hyperbole View Post

    Although I do remember one person who joined MC about a year ago who tried to pretend like she KNEW someone this happened to. She was called on it, and promptly left the board.



    When was this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hyperbole View Post
    Although I do remember one person who joined MC about a year ago who tried to pretend like she KNEW someone this happened to. She was called on it, and promptly left the board.
    D'oh! It was like the person who sat next to us during Fantasmic last month playing the "I know everything about Disneyland" card. She told our group that her Husband used to have dinner with Walt in Club 33... Riiiiiight... When we informed her that this was not possible (for obvious reasons), she promptly shut up.
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    Re: Kidnapping Scheme--Urban Legend?

    Quote Originally Posted by SpokkerJones View Post
    This happened to a friend of mine, no joke.
    Yeah, it happened to me, too.

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    Re: Kidnapping Scheme--Urban Legend?

    You see, this is why all of life's questions should be asked here. I love that you all knew about this Snopes site, and I shall refer the 'helpful acquaintance' to it. Thanks, you all the best.

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    Re: Kidnapping Scheme--Urban Legend?

    Quote Originally Posted by Osky View Post
    D'oh! It was like the person who sat next to us during Fantasmic last month playing the "I know everything about Disneyland" card. She told our group that her Husband used to have dinner with Walt in Club 33... Riiiiiight... When we informed her that this was not possible (for obvious reasons), she promptly shut up.
    Club 33 wasnt even open for membership during Walt's passing.

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    Re: Kidnapping Scheme--Urban Legend?

    darn.
    I thought that one was smart.
    Course, I neer go at night without someone... just do the drive through

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    Re: Kidnapping Scheme--Urban Legend?

    Quote Originally Posted by I Heart Disneyland View Post
    Ah yes, the old kidnapping story! Urban Legend all the way!
    Before I was married I dated a girl that was kidnapped at disneyland. They caught the man leaving with here in the parking lot. She was quite afraid of Disneyland, it freaked her out just to talk about it.
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    Re: Kidnapping Scheme--Urban Legend?

    I used to take my kids and beg for someone to take them.

    They never did.

    Or, maybe I dreamt that?


    This has been a Filmways presentation dahling.

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    Re: Kidnapping Scheme--Urban Legend?

    There has never been a lost child at Disneyland who wasn't recovered, ever. If we have the parent, we immediately call Security, since it is a kidnapping risk, however, it's usually just that the kid wandered off.

    The vast majority of kidnappings are perpetrated by someone the victim knows. IIRC, the highest percentage of kidnappers are non-custodial parents.

    I think Snopes should be required reading for life, but that's just me.

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    Re: Kidnapping Scheme--Urban Legend?

    In todays world with cell phone cameras, mass media outlets, AMBER alerts and all the other stuff in this information age it would be nearly impossible. Kidnappers look for easy opportunities and this is definitely not the place. If this did happen, even years ago, this would have made the news. Look at stories like the person who said she was carjacked and drown her kids. Adam Walsh, son of John Walsh, America's Most Wanted Host, they were all over the media when this happened. Yet can you find one story anywhere of a kid ever being ubducted from DL? I do not think so. Most child kidnappings are aslo by parents that may be seperated or by another family member.

    Just put this one in the long list of urban legends.

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    Re: Kidnapping Scheme--Urban Legend?

    Quote Originally Posted by brassplayer View Post
    Snopes.com is a great debunker of urban legends. Everyone should at least do a quick search there before forwarding chain letters, etc.
    I'm always going on there to debunk chain letters I get from clients & co-workers. Usually the dead giveaway to a hoax is the all caps "THIS IS FOR REAL!" or something similar.

    Snopes is your friend.

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