I visited DW the last week or December first week of January and got to experience the new beefed up security at the parks. Security is visible and can be seen especially at the entrances but also throughout the parks and resorts. IDS are checked at all resort gates and magic bands scanned.

At the park entrance the new "random" draw to pass through the metal detectors for guests without bags is interesting. I was pulled at every single park and was also scanned with the wand after going through the detector at EPCOT. My family laughed each time I was "randomly" chosen as we park hopped. I am quite small, not even five feet tall under 100 pounds, and was wearing gym shorts without pockets and a T-shirt. I was carrying in plain sight a small red camera at each park. There really wasn't anywhere I could hide something without it being super obvious. Yet each park i went to i was selected. Meanwhile my DH is over 6 foot tall with cargo shorts that has a ton of pockets was not asked to go through. I never minded going through. It didn't take long or delay me really in any way. I just found it interesting that every park, and on different days, I was asked to go through.