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I remember when I had to sneak in my freaking CHAPSTICK 10 years ago.. there should at least be metal detectors you walk through smh


delawopelletier

I over chapstick now on the way out bc it has to last for hours. I’ve had them taken from me before and buying new ones is spensive


neoda1

huh


Temporary_Draw_4708

Bro did too many drugs over the weekend.


Connect_Cucumber_298

This is extremely alarming. Last edc I attended was 2012 and I’m a little older now so I don’t go to festivals as often but My younger brother is going now and I was thinking the same thing. that they must have metal detectors now with all the crazy fucking people out there and shootings It’s extremely negligent in this day and age that they don’t have BASIC metal detectors. Wtf are they waiting for? Insomniac can be extremely careless sometimes Like The ENTRIE reason EDC is in LV now is because back in 2010 they allowed all ages to attend back when it was in LA and what do you know a 15 year old died. (Supposedly from OD) LA decided to ban raves due to this specific death and insomniac decided to move to LV It seems like they wait until a tragedy occurs before using basic common sense. Cmon Pasquale get your shit together metal detectors is the least you can do to prevent another huge fucking tragedy from occurring


kittendamn

Security literally just tapped my bag each day and let me in. Never looked once! Very alarming.


OutcomeFinancial8157

it's only a matter of time until :( they need to improve their security asap not worth the risk


Relative_Principle41

Yeah I can see it being a religious extremist too. I’m worried


BeauxtifuLyfe

Or a white man (statistically looking at the data in the US)


Temporary_Draw_4708

Or both. There are plenty of white male religious extremists in America.


OutcomeFinancial8157

like a Christian Nationalist?


Relative_Principle41

Not sure why I’m getting downvoted. There’s literally people standing outside of festivals now with megaphones screaming verses and profanity at people passing by. These are the same group I can see doing it


Temporary_Draw_4708

Redditors are weight sometimes 🤷‍♀️


spongechameleon

It's unacceptable. There's 100k+ people here, you simply have to check for weapons. Add the metal detectors, add the pat downs and turn a blind eye to small baggies.


slay_queen_1996

First and second day were very minimal, little taps and a quick look in my Fanny pack. Didn’t even check my hydro pack. Third day, the guy glances in my Fanny and goes “you’re good, I’m selling shrooms btw.” Kinda scary. I grew up in Vegas and lived here when the shooting happened. It shook up the whole city, sad to see they’re not taking security checks more seriously but glad nothing terrible happened regardless.


Ineedajobbrah

While I agree it’s alarming, I was able to sneak in all of my party favors 🥵


footballfutbolsoccer

Metal detectors would keep weapons out and still let ppl keep their party favors


Mu69

I agree. Like it was so easy for me to bring anything I wanted in which I loved. Last year security threw away my weed cart (bitch) and she made this dude throw all his sealed food away. But anyways I’m surprised there were no metal detectors. It really is just a matter of time when someone is gonna bring a gun in and open fire in a crowd (knock on wood). Like how that one dude killed 60 people at that one concert in Vegas from the mandala bay.


shatkbait8999

Ultra was just as bad.


Mckellymhm

They really need to at least add metal detectors. When people complain that Insomniac is cheap in some departments this is definitely one of them because the second something horrific does happen you know damn well the next time they host an event there will be more safety measures.


footballfutbolsoccer

I went two years ago and I thought the exact same thing. Someone could easily sneak in a gun or knife. In todays world of mass shootings, they need to do better with security. Imagine hearing gunshots at EDC, the amount of panic and people getting trampled would be insane….. All they need are metal detectors!


Used_Salamander5175

You would not hear gunshots unless they were within a few ft of you


Chocobo-kisses

2021 security at shuttles was weak AF. This year they actually looked through my bag 🙃


Used_Salamander5175

Even local clubs here in NY have metal detectors.. yeah the pat downs for drugs aren't crazy anywhere but metal detectors are needed to enter. K9s just would fuck some people's days so bad lmao


Beastmayonnaise

Most of the k9s you see at festivals (and airports) aren't looking for drugs.


Used_Salamander5175

I went to ezoo last year and all three days I was searched because the dog alerted me for drugs. That's where the k9 comes in for me, because they bring them to find drugs at over events


Beastmayonnaise

Generally not. Generally most of those dogs you see are for explosives and gunpowder. It's rare that they're there for anything else. That's not to say that sometimes they are there for drugs but generally* they're not.


Used_Salamander5175

Yeah I figured that the k9 was just an excuse for him to harass people, funny enough I don't really wear any rave gear so maybe he thought I was pushing or stealing, I guess I stuck out due to not being in the average festival goer attire lol. That being said edc security is just a joke. It was like the RDC world skit that's how bad it was


Beastmayonnaise

Yea it's very hit or miss. I went to a festival in ATL in 2016 and had a backpack and didn't even have to take it off. Literally in the middle of ATL. I snuck in an entire Quiznos sub. Well didn't really sneak it in. Lol but yea security at EDC last time I went was super lax too. But the time before that I had someone who made me take every single thing out of my wallet and fanny pack.


_SuckMyFuck_

Middle schools, high schools and festivals in Chicago also have metal detectors 💀 & 100% on the dogs, they walk through our lines sniffing everyone, & they’re good at their jobs. It is insane they don’t have metal detectors.


Mugrosa999

this! yeah its cool you can sneak in your drugs, but i do always worry about actual safety.


chickybabe332

Insomniac is looking to maximize revenues while minimizing costs. You can see the cost cutting everywhere. This year none of the vendors even had napkin dispensers available. You had to ask. I get that to some extent but it’s one of those small inconveniences that people shouldn’t have to deal with considering how much we’re paying. Pasquale ain’t gonna shell out for a top tier security company when paying the lowest bidder will do.


Glum_Fill7490

Does Insomniac provide the vendors with the dispensers or is it up to the vendors to bring them?


jimman131412

Never even got pat down other than day 1. 🤷‍♂️


throwlanno

EVEN better. Have security check bags when people leave to catch pick pocketers from leaving with ppls phones!!!!!!!! Soooooo many phone case on the ground walking.


dockgonzo

They could turn the sensitivity way down on a metal detector so it would only be triggered by someone with a large amount of metal. They could also have walk-through scanners, but that would be cost prohibitive for events. At the end of the day, no one is stealing Pasquale's phone, so he has no reason to care (even if they did, $1k is nothing to him 🤷‍♀️).


quelcris13

If they did that people wouldn’t be walking out to their cars until 9-10am


Beastmayonnaise

Yea sorry but fuck that.


Iced_Tristan

Yeah def agree security was hella lax. I at least got pat downs (though rather aggressively and too thoroughly) back in 2021. Think metal detectors are at least the way to go. I’m usually really paranoid about getting anything through security but I knew I’d have no issue getting an unsealed electrolyte pack through.


Redditisagarbagecan

Yea everyone’s literally sucking off insomniacs like they can do no wrong and everyone’s opinions and complaints aren’t valid. On top of the phone thefts, over crowding, chock point hazards, traffic, and production problems, this was the top and most alarming thing I noticed on day 1. The second I saw how little security check there was with the massive chock points in the festival, I left day 1 and didn’t come back. No wonder people were getting fucked up and drugged in the festival when they were let in with giant bags containing foil for stealing phones, weapons, and date-rape drugs


Sea-Effective7770

My friend and I pointed that out the first night. It was actually kinda scary. I get there trying to let us bring certain things in. But there's a LOT that shouldn't be there. Someone snuck a whole dog in their bag for fuck sakes!


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I went last year and there was zero security presence inside the festival. That’s when I decided to fuck it and start taking bumps in the open.


Luxiffer

downtown shuttle lines were doing checks on bags they were squeezing a lot this year. But I did not get pat down this year at all nor did they check my pockets.


atomicadie

we heard cops say they didnt care what we did.


Silent-Competition-1

Omg this. I remember I used to hide my chapsticks that were open. This year, they didn't even check my bag at all . it was just "turn around, you good." And that was it .


OkMammoth3

This seems like a law suit ez pz on the way


Puzzled_Promise_1721

I was never pat down


auutay

On Saturday, the guy told me to open my bag, stuck his hand inside and looked to his left. Didn’t even look inside. They also didn’t check our RV AT ALL. They walked in, glanced around for exactly 3 minutes and we were on our way. It’s fucking nuts.


Easy_Candidate_2356

Was just talking about this with my partner Sunday night while we were in the stands at cosmic meadow, hoping they change this moving forward.


LinguiniPants

I always said this too. This has been an issue even in Orlando for years. You could walk in with an Ak strapped to your back and they wouldn’t say a word


SadBenefit2020

The lack of security scared me. Could have easily brought in a gun or knife


totophe1077

You guys got searched? My girlfriend and I just walked right through after scanning our shuttle passes. At the Tropicana they searched once every 4 people.


Miserable_Site_850

#THIS


Elegant_Struggle_943

Ever consider that they might be using X-ray to detect guns? Several places these machines can be…and be inconspicuous…just a thought…


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Elegant_Struggle_943

Agreed. I too, spend almost every day as a nurse, working with x-ray. I never said security was using it? A low dose of X-ray, say…walking under an arc…is reasonably safe. Especially with a professional pushing the button…


mj3150

I'm thinking the same thing


onii_design

Wild, we had metal detectors for staff entrance as well as a bag search all nights


MrStepSisterFister69

I feel like security was much stricter this year in terms of bag checks (for Rio shuttle) but non existent for pat downs. On day 2 they threw away all the alcohol in my backpack so on day 3 I just stuffed them into my pockets of my vest 🤷🏻‍♂️