Disney Security is a security force operated by the Walt Disney Company (Disney) in the Reedy Creek Improvement District. The Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID is the immediate governing jurisdiction for the land on the Walt Disney World Resort. Though it is a private company, it often operates as a law enforcement agency. The term privately held company refers to ownership of a business company in two different ways first referring to ownership by non-governmental organizations and second Law enforcement agency ( LEA) is a term used to describe either an organisation that enforces the laws of one or more governing bodies or an organisation that actively and directly
Disney Security does not technically have any jurisdiction over the Reedy Creek Improvement District as it is not actually a law enforcement agency. However, it can perform certain law enforcement actions as prescribed under Florida law, including initiating traffic stops on public roads, arresting shoplifters, temporarily holding offenders until law enforcement arrives, and ejecting unruly or unwanted visitors from the park. However, if the Disney Company wishes to press charges against an offender, they must do so through the Orange County or Osceola County Sheriff Departments. Orange County is a County located in the US state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA. Osceola County is a County located in the US state of Florida. They also leave the investigation of more profound crimes to these departments.
At times, the lack of government oversight found in the Reedy Creek Improvement District has been blamed for controversy surrounding Disney Security. The Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID is the immediate governing jurisdiction for the land on the Walt Disney World Resort. Various whistleblower sources have documented alleged cases of criminal rights abuses, including indefinite holding without a criminal charge, unfounded arrest, impeding the investigations of bona fide law enforcement agencies, and one case where a Disney Security officer participated in an illegal high-speed pursuit which resulted in a collision and the subsequent deaths of those in the car being pursued. This is an article about a term For the 2008 RTÉ drama see Whistleblower (TV series. Law enforcement agency ( LEA) is a term used to describe either an organisation that enforces the laws of one or more governing bodies or an organisation that actively and directly
A separate Disney Security force is visible at Disneyland in California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. All law enforcement in Disneyland is partnered between Disney and the Anaheim Police Department.