Overview

• Cast Members at Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway in Anaheim now require all items, including phones and hats, to be stowed before dispatch and will hold trains until guests comply.
• Reports cite two motivations for the policy: preventing emergency stops on sensitive trackless systems and preserving dark‑ride effects from screen glare and flashlights.
• TRON Lightcycle / Run at Walt Disney World already mandates lockers for personal belongings, providing an operational precedent within the resort.
• Coverage predicts similar hands‑free rules could reach Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Florida’s Runaway Railway, though no expansion has been announced.
• Fan reaction is mixed between guests praising improved immersion and others unhappy about limits on filming, and Walt Disney World has not issued a resort‑wide cellphone policy.