I feel very bad for the OP but as the conversation has gone on, I wanted to offer an additional suggestion for anyone planning ahead. The safe can be an option and locking your luggage can be an option; and, if you're traveling with medications, I would encourage you to think about getting a locked bag for it (to help keep medications out of the possible hands of children or youth, or whatever robbery/theft may happen). It's something that I've found useful along the way.
Same. It's not like the CMs are peering under beds. They come in, empty trash, and (usually) leave. That's it. It's theater.
I'm often perplexed by people who respond as such. Part of good security training is doing exactly this. I'll give an example - on my first solo day on a job (small bookstore), I caught a guy shoplifting. I would not have done very well if I had loudly asked everyone to open their coats and jackets and peered through everything they had. Instead, I had been trained to follow a variety of tactics, one of which was calmly addressing something that was clearly out of place. By being present but not making a big deal of it, I was able to get the person to relinquish the items they were about to steal (less than 100 dollars worth) while also avoiding them using a weapon (which the police found two of, a gun and knife).
If people have major reactions to someone "just walking in to throw away the trash" - that's a sign that more elevated security measures should be in place. Looking under the bed in that instance, or in the drawers where people might hide weapons - can cause an incident right there. Often what is most useful is noticing the people who never allow anyone in over a week and who seem overly anxious about this, who keep bringing in luggage but not taking it out, etc. (A) The LV incident is important and had an effect - but (b) WDW and Florida in particular deal with
so much human trafficking. So is the concern about someone shooting the giraffe or whatever? Not necessarily. At the same time, security knows a ton about the way people work and think and I can tell you that there are many scenarios different from (as people will often refer to) the LV shooting but are just as devastating and perhaps more likely. Cities of all shapes and sizes have tragedies; cities with major (MAJOR) tourism have increased issues. Pulse happened in Orlando. There are a ton of reasons for people to take security seriously at WDW and I am grateful that it's done (and I know enough to know that I only know about 5%-10% of what's happening, as it should be).
Just like (and I know everyone will hate this) - but
just like TSA, what appears to be "just" theater is in fact an element of keeping people safe. Of course it's not the only element. Just like of course, the only security at Disney aren't the CMs at the gates checking bags. Uniformed officers aren't the only effective policing (and sometimes their presence creates more of an issue). Simply not
liking something that's happening (room checks) or not knowing what effect it has doesn't mean it's useless/ineffective. And just because something is effective for as level 1 situation doesn't mean it's meant to take care of level 4 (or something that seems banal is meant to be the end all of what is happening). /off soapbox
Also, stealing bad - and I'm so sorry, OP. My experience after having my house broken into and robbed was that it was a really hard thing to deal with because of the vulnerability generally - but then especially with medications. It just - that feels like an extra level of vulnerability and problems.
