Disney Parks Incidents Involving Characters

[@Pushing_Daisies]

The Pooh one annoys me. The kid was punching the man, and he just accidentally smacked her with the ear while spinning around. I really don’t blame the kid, I blame the parents, who took a minor incident way out of proportion. Hope the kid and the guy in Pooh is doing ok now

[@B0BBYJ4CK]

Ugh, I was just about to comment on the same thing. while I do not blame the child, I think it was karma was hitting her back. Then when the entitled attention-seeking parents decided to bring this non-issue to court, they get NOTHING but embarrassment which is sweet. 😌 I am also passionate about costume characters, so it boils my blood when kids and/or adults disrespect preformers.

[@dabunnyman9133]

Robert Hill was a good friend of mine (he passed away a few years back.) But he always said he won the case by charming the shit out of the court.

[@pinkdiamond1847]

Yeah I was about to say the parents were witnessing this yet they didn't do anything to stop her from hitting a person but they only got involved when she got hurt by accident. Honestly they sound like trashy parents who let their kids get away with bad behaviour. But as soon as the kids experience consequences for their bad behaviour, they are the first to cry about it. And if the parents were that trashy, I completely understand why the child would think it's acceptable to hit a person in the first place.

[@pinkdiamond1847]

@@B0BBYJ4CK I don't blame the child because I don't think the child knew any better. I think she had been allowed to get away with doing whatever she wanted her entire life and she probably thought it was ok to hit people for fun because her parents obviously did nothing about it until it affected her and therefore them.

[@katiewarren4866]

I mean the kid was 9…she should know better than to hit. But the parents took it way out of proportion

[@Fickets]

If Mickey was there and beat the guy who groped Minnie, do y’all think Disney would’ve been okay with it since it was kinda in character?

[@jeremyriley1238]

Probably not since it would traumatize kids (and Disney is very protective about the image of their characters, especially Mickey, who is the main mascot of the company and brand).

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

Unfortunately, probably not, solely because of Mickey's image. But it would be hilarious and deserved.

[@jeremyriley1238]

@@trickytreyperfected1482 That is true. Also because of Disney's strict rule of costume characters needing to always act in character.

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

@@jeremyriley1238 I just realized that how I phrased it at first might have sounded like I was disagreeing with you. Fixed it lol

[@senpaitwinsgacha4450]

It would be funny though. ( Don’t touch Mickey’s wife! )

[@Rice_Wolf]

The fact Robert did nearly the ENTIRE court case in that pooh costume. What an absolute gigachad of a man

[@sberky98]

yes

[@I.disagree]

Luckily the court case wasn't held in China

[@Rice_Wolf]

@@I.disagree BRO- 💀✋

[@AmusedAnimator]

@@sberky98 this feels like a documentary with the Disney characters turned bad because they're youth behind them and wanted some green

[@Kadooshi]

Would love to walk around in a costume

[@B0BBYJ4CK]

As someone who has (and will in the future) worked as a character preformer, I can say that character performers already have it tough. I can only speak for myself when it comes to preforming. I never TRY to "ignore children". I get to the ones that are interacting with me and try to give everyone a fair chance. There will be times where I don't see certain people. Back when I worked at Six Flags as Sylvester The Cat, I frequently disappointed guests because we HAD RULES during our outings. We were out for 30 minutes and back in for 30 minute breaks. Sometiems adults would get mad as us cuz we had to stay on schedule AND EVEN SAY: "Oh you let that child take a picture with you, but we can't?" We've been cursed at for JUST following the rules the company has, and it REALLY irritates me when people assume the performers are terrible people because they didn't acknowledge ONE CHILD. Hey, maybe the actor is tired, thirsty, or worn out from being in that suit all day? And I'm not saying it's right to ignore a kid nor to be racist, but why are we so quick to call it racism WHEN WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE ACTOR LOOKS LIKE %99.9 OF THE TIME?! And we need to stop enabling greedy people for falsy accusing others for money! I'm black and I've been accused of being biased!!! We need to stop taking things at face-value and THINK. PUT YOURSELF IN THEIR SHOES AND TRY TO SEE IT FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE, PLEASE!! (This isn't towards the creator of the video but to people in general)

[@pikachuhutch234]

Sylvester: Suffering Succotash!!!!

[@nemo_of_napa]

I worked as a costume character at Six Flags as well, and people claiming racism was a HUDGE problem for us too. It was really bad especially during Trick or Treat trail. If we closed the trail and it just happened to be on a black family, the mother would instantly pull the race card!

[@pikachuhutch234]

@@nemo_of_napa Oh I’m so sorry about that.

[@jamesmccarthy4777]

Sorry you have to go through that on the job. Maybe costumed performers need to go on strike the next time a Karen tries to ruin a performers career for money. That way the other customers can feel more motivated to hold these jerks accountable so that Karens can become more hesitant to act up again.

[@ncisfan1002]

I'd argue the Disney ones were a case of not being able to see it but the Sesame Place mascots were shown treating multiple colored children differently than their white peers, and a long history of it too

[@jeremyriley1238]

The one involving Ariel was really disturbing, as the culprit was a sex offender, yet, he actually managed to get into DisneyWorld, despite the park banning such people from attending.

[@Thiefnuker]

To be fair though, that's a useless clause anyway. You can't check every guest's background and even if you could it would hardly tell you anything. A "registered sex offender" in the US can be anyone from someone who peed outside since there were no public toilets available down to a serial r*pist. Predictive Policing also isn't a real thing so even if someone had groped someone in the past that tells you hardly anything about whether they're going to do it again. Someone without a previous conviction is almost just as likely to do so, if they have the respective mindsets. Criminal Records are but a tool of repression. They do not prevent crime from happening nor should they be the basis of any decision about an individual's future.

[@HyenaPaint]

But how can they police that? You don’t need to show a social security number to buy a ticket - how would you even know? Pull aside the ones that LOOK like offenders? Truth is there’s no way to stop them until you see them inside doing something inappropriate.

[@invaderzim6904]

@@Thiefnuker yes that’s why child traffickers go to Disney Disney just doesn’t say anything there’s lots of creep in Disney why wouldn’t there be

[@invaderzim6904]

@@Thiefnuker yes that’s why child traffickers go to Disney Disney just doesn’t say anything there’s lots of creep in Disney why wouldn’t there be

[@mickeym98]

Disney can ban people yes, but they do not know how to identify registered offenders at the park gates or ticket booth. I would know I used to work there at Magic Kingdom. And it’s the complete opposite, many offenders work for Disney and get away with such actions. I remember there was a women who had carried a baby from her rapist while at animal kingdom and Disney let him continue working there.

[@CoyoteSeven]

Fining Disney $6,000 is like fining me six cents.

[@ja2mine]

even less than six cents, they make BILLIONS.

[@DoYouSeeBananaManTH]

@@ja2mine 0.06 cents

[@battleboxer555]

@@DoYouSeeBananaManTH That's still 6 cents my guy

[@existential_horror5045]

@@battleboxer555 what? no it's not? it's not even one cent lol

[@battleboxer555]

@@existential_horror5045 If its 0.06 of one cent then yes its less than 1. But he failed to clarify it which makes it look like 6 cents. 0.06 is 6 cents in a dollar

[@gissneric]

I'm sorry but that didn't look like a punch. It seems Tigger was getting off balance so he just did like what we all do, grab something in our surroundings to break a fall.

[@soccersinger101]

Yea and you can tell the kid was messing with his costume somehow, even the teen was losing his balance from how much he was pulling on the costume

[@str4yk1dsw0rldd0minati0n]

Yeah it just looked like he was struggling to stay up so he just tried grabbing something

[@ZipTheSilliest]

That DID look accidental and like he was trying to help but don’t forget he was the same guy who was in the goofy costume, who was accused of touching a woman’s breast. And pushing other employees. They were claimed as other stories, as he was "just looking at the girls pins" and the push thing was an "accident". There were stories to them that proved there were different stories, but that sure is a few accidents involving other people…. And physical touch… but you’re right, those other stories could be true and it could’ve been an accident.

[@Lych3ee]

@@ZipTheSilliest Wrong. Nathan said that Michael wasn't in that costume it was a different unamed employee. 13:19

[@That_Emily]

its terrifying when you're wearing a big costume and can feel people messing with you, but cant see them. I worked at a restaurant that paid me extra to put on a big chicken suit and go around the downtown. And the whole time there were teens following me and pulling on the head piece and the tail. its such a trapped feeling

[@max_vtv]

Hey go downtown in this big ass chicken costume and just walk around promoting the store good luck lol

[@That_Emily]

@@max_vtv it was a fish and chips too..

[@pascuala.]

I simply woudn't handle that, they should have given you a raise or something.

[@Cybersharky_]

I now know what I'm going to do to any furry I see.

[@tomfooIeryz]

@@Cybersharky_ im a furry

[@mannamedmaul5895]

“Pooh goes to court” sounds like the season finale of the show

[@Queerpixiedreamgrrl]

I mean, he did run for office once

[@SH4RP_CH3SEE]

It sucks that half of these weren’t even the person in the costume’s fault, it’s mainly the parents who weren’t watching their kids.

[@AslgamingOffical]

Or just ppl who falsely accused the actors of sexual assault or battery

[@jeremyriley1238]

IKR? It seems nowadays, parents can't do their jobs as parents as they see just about anything as a free babysitter, be it the internet, TV, or even mascots.

[@alexanderpappas2875]

Lesson for all adults: There is no such thing as bad kids. Only bad parents!

[@Tyler2K7]

Facts bro

[@Donyourmom]

@@jeremyriley1238it’s absolutely insane that they think sitting their kids in front of an iPad is considered “parenting”.

[@japanesejackalope]

As a black person I get so angry hearing about these cases of characters being “Racist”. What’s really happening in most cases of this is that the character didn’t see them or they’re taking their time interacting with other children before getting to the next bunch of kids. Incidents like these are why I kind of wish people would get kicked from the parks for trying to cause trouble just to play victim for the media. Though I know doing that would make it worse.

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

I agree. The community throws out the word “racist” too easily these days, and it makes it harder for those of us who actually face racism to be taken seriously. I think anyone who makes a false claim or a claim without proof should face repercussions of sorts because these kinds of things can ruin peoples lives, and it’s just not right.

[@Nightman221k]

Not only that but characters are on a schedule and need breaks. They should have the luxury of being able to go backstage without being called racist for not having all day to entertain every single person. That would be an extreme amount of work to get to every single guest.

[@JulieSpicer]

Exactly. Like, what range of view do the costume characters have? If it was like Cinderella or something, then I’d be more inclined to believe them because unless the actual person has peripheral vision issues, then I don’t think they’d have an excuse. Edit to add: Saw the last incident and I’m pretty sure that lady is just trying to go on break considering she doesn’t seem to be stopping for anyone else beyond a wave or a handshake.

[@machadragonii145]

It really grains my gears that people try to exploit a serious problem to get free stuff

[@presto709]

Well said.

[@opality3781]

I think the "racist" Rapunzel is actually just a miss understanding. You can see she was already with a group of kids when the grandmother starts shouting, personally I wouldn't have answered her if i was the characters. Since the cast members also have to stay in character there's not much they can do about rude guests other than just ignore them.

[@Emily-cw7tj]

Agreed

[@scoodoobada]

I feel so bad for the Minnie one, I remember someone playing Minnie in Goofys Diner that was chilling with me because she thought I was alone at the table when my family just went to use the restroom real quick, offered me a hug and everything. Whoever they were, they were so sweet and made my day

[@michelleschrock9141]

Cute. 😍

[@Tomy8853]

@@michelleschrock9141 poor Mark

[@michelleschrock9141]

@@Tomy8853???

[@dreamie3742]

Not so fun fact about the Ariel story, a lot of the Disney parks have had to change the Disney princess’ costumes to protect the workers from sexual assault. The main ones are Ariel and Jasmine, but I’ve also seen altered versions of Tiana, Mulan and Belle :(

[@daviddiaconu4130]

Don't froget when they got rid of Tarzan all together because women couldn't control themselves

[@eminempreg]

It's so wild that no matter where. People forget a costume doesn't equal consent. Whether it's a theme park, or a convention. People just see a character they like and forget there's an actual human behind that character

[@jennfields1990]

I think ppl see them as an object of their fantasies or toys to manipulate rather than humans playing a part for their entertainment.... Also, thanks to the person who pointed out the Tarzan situation as well. No one deserves to be treated as objects and we really need to start trying to see through each other's eyes and treat ppl how we'd like to be treated!

[@AJ-kk9xi]

@@eminempreg Love that Gaston actor in the video where a woman gropes his chest, and he demands that she leaves until she actually does (still clearly thinking she did nothing wrong, entitlement at its fullest). He handled it very well

[@anthony-le5uo]

that's not why, they don't care about worker's safety. It was mostly cause conservatives didn't like her showing skin

[@DCDragon]

Two things, I remember seeing on Reddit someone who works for Disney talk about a time they broke character because of racism. He played Donald Duck and apparently some mom who was upset with him because he kept ignoring her son because of the color of his skin. He then turns to the lady and then pulls his sleeve down to reveal that he’s also African-American. He left the mom speechless. Another incident that you left out of the video was this one time a lady had it appropriately touched Gaston and then he broke character and told her to “get out”

[@Pulapaws]

So black peopke can be just as racist and hateful against they own people. Remember slavery when slaves was there to beat other slave for master it called boot licking and it still go on today. I see why crt need to be taught in college. Not all skin folks or kin folks. Colonizer would kidnap native people to try and get them to betray their tribe in infiltrate it. Those so called blk leaders white people say are blk leaders in the blk community is a lie because blk people don’t see them as their leaders or they spoke person at all especially the young blk people. Random as a blk person who is their community leader and you see what I am talking about. The real leaders that really try and do something that will not hurt the community are alway killed off by the government period because they view it as a threat. Look up red summer 1919 I bet you didn’t know about that in America history.

[@aebhosor4835]

I saw that Gaston bit on a reddit meme review channel... Was weird

[@DCDragon]

@@aebhosor4835 Oh really? Did the video show the lady touching him?

[@aebhosor4835]

@@DCDragon Yeah, it was a short clip but it showed that part

[@DCDragon]

@@aebhosor4835 i wonder what happened to that lady and the actor after filming that

[@RoseyStar24]

The Pluto one is one I've been annoyed with for a while. The kid shouldn't of done that and the guardians should of said something but Pluto should of also controlled themselves

[@Aster_Risk]

Exactly. There's never a reason to retaliate against a child. The parents weren't doing their job and the character actor behaved inappropriately.

[@Irreverent_Radiation]

It's shouldn't have/should have, not "of"

[@supersonic-ox9ed]

@@Irreverent_Radiation 🤓

[@anactualalpaca7016]

@@Aster_Risk "Never a reason to retaliate against a child" that's debatable

[@loganwebb1171]

I mean… I completely agree with everything you said, but out of context Pluto chasing a kid around is pretty funny to me.

[@Kayyleeeeee]

The Pluto one is super sad. It really makes the share a dream come true parade have a darker undertone to it.

[@bluegold1026]

I’ve been called a racist just for expressing my skepticism for the mascots ignoring black children. I’m not one to jump to conclusions immediately. But why aren’t we hearing from the performer’s perspective? Or from any other witnesses to the incident?

[@B0BBYJ4CK]

The word racist gets thrown around too much and it loses its meaning. you are not racist for questioning something.

[@cchocolacola]

@@B0BBYJ4CK exactlyyy

[@Lobsterwithinternet]

@@B0BBYJ4CK And the worst part is it makes it harder for legitimate cases of racism to be taken seriously.

[@absenttoday7226]

I wouldn't doubt that those kids were probably getting ignored (I speak from the perspective of having been in the shoes of those kids and getting ignored by entertainers). Keep in mind that I don't think I know anything for sure. The issue with having witnesses for these incidents of course is that things like this are really subtle so it's plausible that people did witness the event and just didn't view it as a big deal while it was happening. The part on not having an employee's perspective I can brush away with the fact that they probably didn't wanna directly speak up since having accused racism attached to your name would suck. I will admit that both these factors are pretty sus because you'd think someone would have come out by now or there'd be more details, so it's entirely valid to be skeptical 🤔

[@Aster_Risk]

Oh no. Poor you. It must be so hard for you to be accused of being a racist.

[@gingergamer3270]

Some family tries to sue for 50,000 because a costume slapped their daughter Operational health safety fines Disney 6000 for an actual death at the park

[@boogsavvy]

I'm sorry, but who sexually assaults Minnie Mouse? IT'S A MOUSE

[@pestilenssi8979]

F u r r i e s

[@amberswafford9305]

Furries

[@tomfooIeryz]

@@amberswafford9305 can confirm

[@PhotonZXY]

ITS A DAMN MOUSE JESUS

[@ZexusNexus]

@@amberswafford9305 to correct you, furries weren't going to Disneyland back then

[@BabyLambCreations]

I remember hearing about the whole "Minnie Mouse Molestation" incident about a year or two ago. I can definitely understand the probation and community service sentence, which was very much deserved, but I was confused why he needed psychological evaluation.....then I thought "why the fuck would a grown man decide to grope a cartoon mouse and touch her chest and her ass?" so it makes sense.

[@skippepper3168]

Maybe he thought that he could get away with it because they are in character? Not sure.

[@paneonsweirdtomfoolery4056]

Dang Furries

[@GarkKahn]

Nope, why would they need evaluation if you already know they're crazy aa f*ck? Unless of course it evaluates how much

[@PlantKitty]

Furries exist, they're not all teenagers

[@maybelikealittlebit]

Wtf so true… also ugh can you imagine being scared working somewhere that might get mad at you for “breaking character” due to SEXUAL ASSAULT? Like damn Disney is slavery…

[@bruhbruh7272]

"don't ruin the Disney magic" Disney fans are a different breed ong

[@bingus727]

Ikr

[@liamcollinson5695]

the tall 9 year old who was hitting pooh I think her family just wanted a big pay out.

[@alexanderpappas2875]

Was that stupid family plotting a "Get Rich Quick" scheme?!

[@POH341]

For the last one, I think anyone would openly ignore and try to get away from a person harassing them and yelling at them

[@skippepper3168]

The accident involving Dopy and Goofy could not happen to more fitting characters.

[@Zy-pt2uz]

the way dopy fell was so hilarious 💀

[@excitablepack7076]

People who entertain children for a living deserve more credit and respect!

[@Yoshihelicopter]

Facts

[@jeremyriley1238]

Darn right. And parents need to start being parents and teach their kids not to treat them and every other person like dirt by punching or pulling on their tails.

[@vell7297]

If I had a nickel for every time a Winnie-the-Pooh character has appeared in court I'd have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's wierd that it happened twice

[@rileyod603]

Respect

[@SadlerStudios]

You’d have 2 nickels if it was tigger if it was all characters It would be three but I understand the meme

[@JEUndisputed]

Nice Doofinshmirtz quote

[@thethrashyone]

If I had a nickel for every time I saw this unfunny reference posted in KZbin comment sections, I could probably buy a yacht.

[@HowlingSun018]

this meme is already too old...

[@princessmarlena1359]

I’ve worked as a costumed mascot character and a costumed face character, though not at Disney. I’ve done it for sports teams, for a Six Flags Amusement park in California, and a Cedar Fair park not far from my newest home. Unfortunately I and my coworkers have had to endure all kinds of bs from event and venue guests, from being physically assaulted, “inappropriately touched”, even had stuff thrown at us. We’ve even been accused of “favoritism”, and one of my coworkers while in a mascot costume even accidentally stepped on a guests foot, and was nearly fired.

[@DrawciaGleam02]

Interesting that the lawyer for the Tigger case once wore the costume himself! Big OOF for Disney trying to change to costume because it "might look bad to kids" though.

[@oOSabbyOo]

Maybe the reason Rapunzel kept on walking was because there was a lady following and screaming at her

[@hellsdementedsong5563]

So for the thing with rapunzel, I’ve experienced a similar experience with Tigger and my brother. It has nothing to do with race the character is just trying to get to point a to point b. If characters are doing meet up they will typically be in one spot not walking through the park. When my little brother saw Tigger (his favorite character overall) while walking around near some bathrooms, he practically tackled Tigger screaming out of joy. Tigger (while startled at first) then kneeled down to give him a big hug. In the meantime the cast member accompanying Tigger started screaming and yelling at me and my little brother (mainly me thank god) that I should control my child better and that Tigger couldn’t see well, my brother could have caused serious injury to him, and if we wanted to see or meet Tigger to go to one of the meet up spots at those designated times. I’m assuming Tigger had to go to the bathroom since he was near there. I’ll admit at first I thought that cast member was a mean bitch but after the Disney trip was over I realized we we’re definitely in the wrong. Honestly I think that all characters should have a cast member on standby to help protect them or explain (nicely) that certain things aren’t allowed to park guests. Character safety is just as important as guest safety.

[@Mr-Trox]

Considering the rules around the costumed cast members, I doubt Tigger was going to take a wizz. If he had to do that, he'd be going into the tunnels beneath Disney, where he could remove his costume without "breaking the magic" Thats probably why cast members don't follow the characters around like you suggested. It's fine if Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Tigger, Goofy and such don't talk, it's another thing entirely if a cast member has to lay out rules and speak for them all the time.

[@billlonee9470]

"Why do you think Tigger punched the teen?" I mean, that question pretty much answers itself with the last word...

[@zacktyler2810]

I feel bad for anyone who sides with the parents of the 9 year old girl punching the Pooh actor.

[@Izziehannah]

I know they must all live under rocks

[@zacktyler2810]

@@Izziehannah True.

[@Aster_Risk]

You shouldn't side with the parents, but the kid who did end up being injured. Children can't be held to the standards of adults.

[@zacktyler2810]

@@Aster_Risk Got that right. 💯

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

@@Aster_Risk True, but they aren’t completely blameless. Even kids know right from wrong.

[@dozydoe5245]

My aunt loved Tigger, so she tried to take a picture with him, and he tango dipped her for the picture and accidentally dropped her.

[@牛奶-i4c]

I hate how entitled families make the worker’s lives worse than they already are. The people who work as characters deserve so much more.

[@Yoshihelicopter]

Yeah heck they may feel uncomfortable after some of this incidents they don’t want to hurt people,there there because they wanna create magic?well some of them

[@aegisofhonor]

I mean, Disney parks have existed for almost 70 years at this point and over 1 billion people have come through the magic gates of their parks, just through the laws of statistics, something will happen eventually.

[@iinr_guest001]

The rapunzel one I’m pretty sure isn’t racism either, if there was some grandma following me around yelling at while I was dressed up I would want to get away as fast as possible, even if it means ignoring some people

[@MaeyiQuinn]

The grandma recording, in the last one, was really shouting and creating a bit of chaos. Princesses have a timeline of walking around and rotating where they need to be on time, that's why you see so many people following and having a chat with them as they walk too. Rapunzel did infact talk and acknowledge the little girls near the end of the clip and the grandma still wasn't letting her own opinion go, she was seeking special treatment it sounds like to me, I see incidents like this a lot when it comes to characters at birthday parties etc. Sad, really, putting the idea of racism into your own young children's heads just because YOU want something extra over others.

[@mr.mclibtard5015]

Black culture

[@EvelynSchlagel-n4m]

Sick of the race card yes there people who are racist out there, but these characters deal with so much (I worked at disney) and they are so overwhelmed, they just need a break. But avoiding any child is not tolerable, especially at the most magical place on earth

[@thethrashyone]

The "groping" allegations are the ones that always get me. Groping is a VERY different act from accidentally brushing up against a body part. As a guy I've had my butt _and_ my junk brushed up against in cramped public spaces, and never did it feel intentional. It happens to everybody at some point, given you're not a complete antisocial shut-in who avoids situations where there might be crowds. Now, take that basic fact of life and put someone in a clunky fursuit that impairs both their motion and vision, and make it part of their job description that they're supposed to be tactile (hugs, hi-fives etc.) with guests. Don't you think these little accidents are going to be a lot more frequent? I'm sorry, but the guests in this video who sued claiming "emotional trauma" and "recurring nightmares" etc. are either _extremely_ sheltered people at best, or money grubbing liars at worst. And in neither scenario are they helping victims of _actual_ abuse.

[@牛奶-i4c]

Also, I appreciate how this guy tells the whole story instead of just making it seem like these workers are bad people. They already deal with a lot.

[@meganhash7840]

Obviously what happened in the bryan sherman case was fucked up beyond belief, but does anyone else think it's kinda neat that they used photopass to bring the guy to justice?

[@JesamyPorter]

I was working as the character attendant the day of the Minnie Molestation at Judges Tent in Toontown. The room Minnie was in was my room and I was the character attendant for Mickey and Minnie. I can’t remember if I was on lunch or on break but when I came back to that room the incident has just occurred and I was sent somewhere else. I was THIS close to being a part of this case and going to trial. I was also working the day of the monorail crash too. 2009 was a rough time at Disney. But I loved working there.

[@KnockoutKO1122]

Oh dang

[@MushroomHedgehog]

I’ll be honest, I thought the first Tigger incident was going to be the second when you said it was well known. But on a more serious note, I can’t help but feel awful for Pooh and Pluto’s performers. Especially the latter, since Pooh’s actor got some justice for false allegations from parents that can’t teach their kids proper manners. Pluto’s behavior may have been out of line, but it doesn’t change the fact that there’s no clear sign of the parents doing anything.

[@destyvi]

I can tell you a lot of parents forget about their responsibilities the second they put a foot inside a Disney Park. They let their kids do whatever they want, and it's up to the cast members to make sure no one is hurt. As a ride operator, it's really exhausting to have to play babysitter while also trying to be efficient and keep the guests ans the ride safe, so I can't imagine how hard it is went you're a character and you have to be close to them all day, and can't even break character when they're going off limit - just respect to these casts. Because of course, if something wrong happens, won't be the kid's fault, won't be the parent's either, it will obviously be the cast's...

[@artzzdrawzz7460]

former* Latter means the second subject mentioned, former means the first.

[@MushroomHedgehog]

@@artzzdrawzz7460 I know. I was talking about Pluto in that case because his actor didn’t get the final say, and had to resign. Pooh was acquitted, and nothing’s said about if he lost the job or quit.

[@user-fs4ku6ef5p]

❤sd😂

[@sockruhtease]

I saw a video sometime ago where in an Aladdin stage show, the wires on the magic carpet broke, during "A whole new world, leaving Jasmine dangling 20 ft in the air. I know it's not the same as meeting characters in person at the park, but I always wondered what happened with that. Also, you got new subscriber. Excellent stuff

[@ThePlaySpace-CurtainCall]

When I worked at Disney World, the girl who played Chip got tossed into the bushes by her guide, of all people. She sprained her ankle. As far as some of these accusations to characters, I find them very hard to believe. The rigorous screening and training process for characters is so intense, I can't see people who would do such things getting through. Plus, these people walk in as professional entertainers, many with a focus on children's entertainment (I did). I'm not saying it can't happen, just that it's unlikely. And as far as the kids getting "ignored," you have so much going on around you, it's practically impossible to keep up with all of it and distinguishing one tourist from the next can become very difficult. Add to that, while it takes VERY special people to be characters, ANYBODY can get into the park as a guest. I never had a problem with a co-worker. Not once. Some of the guests though...it was hard to continue to smile. Hell, it was hard not to sock them in the face. But, you keep a brave face. That's the job.

[@BabyBillIsCool]

The Pooh one just made me so mad. That family was over reacting about a simple mistake

[@tonkuriihq8133]

Moral of a lot of these stories is, parents need to control their damn kids from attacking people in costumes lol

[@Yoshihelicopter]

Yeah and I’m not trying to blame anyone they should be very very careful to prevent these like the Pooh and the Pluto one

[@JamboreeBlackberry]

Here’s a story: When my friend was 3, she went to Disney world. She was at a character breakfast and Goofy came up to her, she was so scared of the costume that she stabbed him with the fork in his side. She still has the fork Edit: I’m sorry to inform you all, but she made the story up. I stopped being friends with her due to her toxicity

[@superdeadlyhuis]

Wtf she needs mental support and her parents suck

[@youtubesicka4636]

At least she knows self defense... Poor Goofy

[@JamboreeBlackberry]

@@youtubesicka4636Not anymore

[@ICantRecognizeCelebrities]

Some of the kids in these stories sound like they just got out of the paradise in Pinocchio that turn naughty boys into jackasses

[@timrob12]

There is an interesting comment made by Tony Goldmark (aka Some Jerk With A Camera) where he talks about the Indiana Jones show and says that it is sad that a cast member died, but that equally it proves how safe the parks usually are considering how long it took from the opening of the parks until the incident for someone to die. I think I have to agree on that one.

[@thurayya8905]

I knew Bob Hill back then. That damned lawsuit really depressed him and he was upset that Disney was making him wear the suit into court -- he really didn't want to do it. He certainly did not hit anyone on purpose. The suit was frustrating to wear as he had trouble seeing anything while inside. He was a good guy and didn't deserve to have to go through what he did.

[@darkbonnie87fan]

That 70s whinne pooh mascot costume story is more threathing than the blood and honey pooh

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

I still can’t believe “Blood and Honey” is a real movie 😅.

[@givemeham2301]

I thought it was cute maybe bc it's really round

[@localbean1441]

Yes the winni the Pooh horror movie exist

[@Darkblender5]

Imagine that girl who got slapped by Pooh having a PTSD episode when Robert walked into the court wearing the suit.

[@dynasty0019]

It will be like Maury. Bring out POOH!!

[@Gabi-dd7bq]

EDIT: alright, my bad, I forgot it was only Disney character related incidents. Deborah Gail Stone was a 18 year old employee who started to work in Disneyland from Orlando during finales of June, 1974. A few weeks later, on July 8 1974, she was crushed to death between two walls in an attraction called “America Sings”. This due to the lack safety measures provided for the employees. Marcelo Cruz is a specially infuriating case. This poor soul suffered an accident in a train-shaped roller coaster where the locomotive crushed him, worst part, he spent his last 15 minutes of life fighting for his life because of the insultingly slow response from Disney ‘s emergency team. Rest In Peace, Deborah and Marcelo.

[@harryfoley2294]

This video involves incidents involving people playing characters only.

[@artzzdrawzz7460]

@@harryfoley2294 Took the words outta my mouth. Good on ya.

[@wObBlE73]

oh no.

[@littlemissemila1818]

Condolences 💐

[@Lulurie]

Idk if rapunzel was at disneyland or world, but, characters are on a schedule and it is so unbelievably loud in the parks (imo) I can believe she didn't hear them or notice them at first. Gotta be some statistics on park worker deafness.

[@GweenOfTea]

Seeing mascots ignore kids because of their race really broke my heart. But if that woman was genuinely using her grand daughters for an attempt at getting media attention that's just as bad bc you're now exploiting ur grandchildren and ruining their magical experience all for what

[@coilylani]

Doubt it. You know Most family members records their kid’s experiences for memories. If they were ignored before , it wouldn’t make sense for them to waste their money and go through trauma again just to prove a point. I feel like this was genuine disappointment

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

@@coilylani You’d be surprised what lengths people go to get a check.

[@Ballora1965]

You DO realize that mascots are on a time schedule and cannot interact with everyone,right? Plus,it's so noisy in the parks that mascots and other perfomers might not be able to hear year. One time i was trying to talk to Tiana in Magic Kingdom,but she didn't hear me and kept walking because the park was so noisy. I wasn't "ignored" just because I was white,but Tiana didn't hear me because there was so much noise going on,plud Tiana was on a TIME SCHEDULE. So,mascots aren't "ignoring kids because of race"..mascots are following their company's rules and have to abide by those rules,and it's hard to hear and see inside mascot costumes. I know that for a fact because I've dressed up as Chica the Chicken for Halloween before,and it's hard to see and hear inside the fan-made Chica costume.

[@JizzyF83]

The beast losing his head was the funniest thing I ever seen

[@kirajoker.3508]

The Pluto one was tragic. The worst part here is that he got *run over* by a Beauty and The Beast float at the Share The Dreams Come True parade. It was one of the worst incidents that ever happened in life 😢

[@humanperson318]

Yeah we saw the same video

[@CesarTorres61296]

Is the actor alright?

[@wesleytwiggs7687]

You say they got rid of the stubby costumes because of incidents like these, but that makes zero sense. If anything, the restrictive costumes helped prove their innocence.

[@AnAverageGoblin]

the stubby suits made the character actors more clumsy. the reason why incidents like the ear one happened.

[@KysEcstacy]

They wouldnt need to prove their innocence if those restrictions of the costumes werent there

[@wesleytwiggs7687]

@@KysEcstacy of course they would need to prove their innocence. What are you talking about?

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

@@wesleytwiggs7687 If the costume isn’t restrictive and you can see out of it clearly, then the person inside the costume is less likely to have an incident. That’s the point other people are trying to make.

[@coltonwilkie241]

The restrictive costumes also caused the problems to begin with. Are you a bozo on purpose or were you just born a bit slower?

[@yotetoob]

Thank you for having respect and tact when discussing sensitive issues, other creators should take note

[@Yoshihelicopter]

Yeah some of these are accidents by the actors

[@LeiaThePrincess1]

I think some parents must stop thinking that their child is the center of the universe and teach them how to behave.

[@KatMusic2009]

People need to control their children. If they pulled a real dogs tail and kicked it, they could potentially get a lot worse than being chased!

[@Doggo926]

Fr

[@DW3010]

I think the Ariel one was just a matter of time. I remember the first time I was in the grotto, I couldn’t believe there was a late teens/early 20s girl sitting there in just a seashell top. I even said at the time someday some pervert is gonna touch her, rub her arm, shoulders or something like that.

[@dynasty0019]

I dated a girl who was “friend” with Ariel. The amount of creeps she had to deal with was insane. Whenever I visit her at work the attendants made sure no other guest would be in sight because our meet would be a little “closer” than the usual meet with adult guests, so no one will think it’s ok wrap their arms around her waist or pose with her like Prince Eric.

[@zdancrk]

Minnie Mouse: "Do I have to?" Walt Disney:"You wanna be a star don't ya?"

[@haileyfandroidfan1164]

honestly, i think the "pluto on the run" incident seems the most reasonable, the pluto mascot nearly lost his balance when the kid pulled on the suit's tail, and then after pluto shook his finger at the kid (as a way to let the kid know not to do that) the kid kicked pluto, if i was in that worker's shoes, i would have started chasing that little menace kid as well.

[@Isaacthebiggestmoviefan57]

Right I would have to it the kid fault

[@gongoozle_goober]

My mom told me that when she went on a trip to Disney World in the mid 2000's, she was taking a picture with Chip and Dale but Chip grabbed her butt. So she got mad and screamed at him.

[@a_little_demon]

what ? did the Chip performer got fired ?

[@gloomiiii]

oh dear god. did the performer get fired or was any legal action involved?

[@Boo-lr8fj]

@@gloomiiii I don’t believe so. But this is coming from a outsider that hasn’t seen the incident being talked about, but based off what they said it doesn’t sound like any action was taken even though there should have been.

[@gloomiiii]

@@Boo-lr8fj Damn..

[@nicorion-m9j]

My mom had the same thing happen! Same time frame!

[@pamela-623]

man its really sad how people will acuse these performers of such despicable actions when they are actually lying to get money or the ones that molested/assaulted the cast. the fact that this year ive seen many videos of kids and grown adults alike assaulting these people is awful

[@NintendoTransformer]

ngl the sesame street parade one really was an asshole move on the mascot’s part. But all the other ones shown in the video really did look like the actors just couldn’t see the kids or didn’t have time left to interact with them.

[@ryqueezy6327]

For the second Tigger incident, I think the slap was an accident. Looking at the way he did it, it looks like he wasn’t able to fully see what he was doing (like in the first incident) and didn’t mean to do it.

[@videogameguy101]

I remember the second Tigger incident. It was clear from the get-go that that dumb boy was messing with the Tigger costume behind his back. All the KZbin comments on the news video of that incident described it as “just another American family trying to get some easy money” They were correct. Your report on it is inaccurate, by the way. The case did go to court; it had just been dropped later on.

[@someguy1894]

R.I.P to all actors that died Magic makers, childhood makers, gone.

[@Irreverent_Radiation]

All the racism ones are such BS, like I would've understood if the character was acting violently, insulting or giving black people the middle finger, but they throw such a hissy fit because the person in the suit that is sweating their ass off didn't see the 3 feet tall child that was in their blind spot (which is like 90% of your vision in those suits) so they didn't great them right away. This people are trying to work ffs.

[@thecarwashesandmorechannel2892]

This reminds me of the time chuck e cheese got on the news for "racism" because a black girl was being ignored The reality of the story is that chuck never even looked at her, nor did anyone try to get his attention. All the birthday kids were on the stage and the girl was behind him. He looked around once, but never looked at the girl. That family tried to sue CEC for emotional damage... what a drama queen they are.

[@AoiFennekin]

I don't know how well known this one is but I remember seeing awhile back about a case of girls pulling on the white rabbit's tail even after being told to stop so the person grabbed one of the girls and said something to her (I can't remember what though)

[@emperorvince200.]

The Grandmother in the last story is an absolute Karen.

[@sniggty905]

The first one was stupid, the parents overreacted over an ear hitting someone. And also they beat him up then proceeded to SUE HIM. seriously these people suck

[@zacktyler2810]

We all agree with you on that.

[@_the_mandible_]

Made me think of the time I witnessed a family member get molested by goofy in 2013 Really fucked me up man

[@dracomalfoy4187]

i was wondering if that would show up in the video, im so sorry for that

[@SadlerStudios]

Just so you guys know, Robert Hill (Who was Winnie The Pooh in the court case) passed away in 2018.

[@sniper6393]

I think Tigger when he slapped the child lost his footing

[@sniper6393]

Looks like he was stumbling

[@Meli_monster]

A little ariel story, as a kid i was amazed when I first saw the cast member. I would always watch the princess movies and loved it. She tried to brush my hair with a fork. But seeing how my mom would hairspray my hair so much so there wasn't a hair out of place. She had to stab the fork in my hair lol. It didn't hurt at all, but I left in awe lol.

[@bigboomer1013]

The last one with rapunzel is defenitly annoying. Rapunzel is walking around like every character does. Any kid she sees coming up to them, she would great them. Also it kinda looks like she was about to take a break because a cast member was with her (unless I'm blind). She then happens to bump into other kids and greet them on the way back to her break room or wherever she's going. But that lady is offended that she's walking away and said hi to other kids not their color and scream racism because they are black. Like she went ahead to scream and threaten rapunzel. Which can be quite scarry to hear and will make you feel uncomfortable if someone is following you around and calling for you when you have somewhere to go and assume racism.

[@shadoworsonic]

These are the kind of videos I miss seeing on KZbin. Keep up the good work.

[@eenayeah]

I swear the abrupt cuts of the music are hilarious. 😂

[@Zzzk23]

Thank you for actually saying Pluto’s actor’s name I’ve heard of this case but no one ever says

[@TakashiDemonServant]

I feel bad for the Ariel person

[@Snowwinterie]

that poor guy in the beast costume i always wonder what it be like without the head on

[@AwesomeDrawer2017]

Here’s Nathan, going above and beyond, especially with the editing, but this is an interesting Edit: YES, I would like to see these more darker videos, especially about theme parks

[@nathanechavarria3057]

3 Days later: Five Children are now linked to the incident at Disney Park, where a man dressed up as a cartoon Mickey Mouse suit, invited children into a backroom.

[@I_RageAlot]

@LilNut IT'S BEEN SO LONGG SINCE I HAVE SEEN MY SON HE WAS LOST TO THIS MONSTER THE MOUSE BEHIND THE SLAUGHTER (Insert the rest of the song here)

[@nathanechavarria3057]

SINCE YOUVE BEEN GONE

[@kilderok]

Great video! Hadn't heard any of these. Lemme lighten the mood a bit: My best memory of a Disney character interaction happened in 2004, my Senior trip. My classmate, also a class clown, was terrified of the Quasimodo mascot, and got chased around the park a bit by him. She also had an aversion to Popeye, who also made sure to make her do her best impression of a panicked chicken. Also funny was the fact that because she had no ass, her pants fit everywhere but her ass, so if she wasn't careful, the crack was falling out. It happened numerous times during the trip when she decided to trot.

[@braxbro7602]

12:45 the transition to clips cracks me up every time, it looks like he runs so angry he makes the camera quality worse

[@pixelll00]

just a tiny advice when you go black screen don't cut the music off, would be smoother to listent to :)

[@1ROCKET-]

Yeah I feel like I was the only one who was annoyed by that lol

[@crashharty]

Recently, Disney hired disgraced pro wrestler Joey Ryan, who was blacklisted from the pro wrestling business after being outed for allegedly committing S.A. on several women. He was eventually fired when Disney was made aware of these allegations, but it's crazy he was able to get hired in the first place.

[@thethrashyone]

_Is_ it crazy, though? I don't know if I'm really onboard with the idea that we should impede people's ability to make a living and force them to live like street rats for the rest of their lives based on mere ALLEGATIONS. Isn't that kind of fucked up? What if the allegations are untrue? I swear, it's alarming how many people believe it's somehow "justice" to invert Blackstone's formulation.

[@MiealDeneb]

People who accuse characters of things they didn't do (or at the very worst didn't mean to do) are petty and rude. It must be a tough job, give them some slack! I mean, in 2017 my husband, 3 kids and I visited Walt Disney World. As we were posing for a family picture with Goofy, he accidentally touched my butt. Realizing it was my butt and not my kid's shoulder or back, he quickly moved his hand. I understood it was a mistake and didn't make anything of it. No harm done, no magic broken, I totally get that it must be incredibly hard to see anything in those costumes. (Suddenly I can hear Luke Skywalker saying "I can't see a thing in this helmet!" lol!).

[@stephencoldbear]

Glad you did some different stories rather than the same ol' ones everyone else does. I totally expected the one about the character who died "backstage" at the beginning of a parade, and the one about the princess player who ended up being an accessory to murder or whatever the charge was called. Glad you didn't do those.

[@Spectral69420]

On the Indiana jones one the footage they used of the guy getting ran over by the ball was actually planned and the workers always run up to check on the guy

[@jordangustke1877]

Im also trying ro figure out why Eeyore is wearing a stripe tanked top ...as if he and the residents of the hundred acre woods are going to smoke cigars and have margaritas on the beach when they were done 😂

[@vucic.15]

I always think about how the person feels when they are wearing the costume

[@MakaylaSioux-iy9me]

The Pooh one just goes to show you that disrespectful children are raised and overly spoiled by disrespectful parents. If anything the parents should have stopped the little girl and tell her to act right when in a public space, don’t reward her behavior by suing a man for doing his job, and he clearly didn’t mean to hit a little girl.

[@marcusbrothers5221]

One of my cousins was attacked while playing Chuckie Cheese. It was the birthday boy. Shortly after the birthday party Chuckie peeked out of the kitchen and motioned for the little boy to come around a corner that led to the kitchen. As soon as he came around the corner Chuckie hit him in the face,ran into the kitchen to the costume dressing room and disappeared

[@ButterFlyGardenBlossom]

Y’know, this eerily sounds like a incident in a game inspired by Chuck E Cheese’s, except they weren’t just hit. Sorry about that.

[@randomidel]

I TOLD YOU, NOT TO TOUCH IT

[@Abandonedforever804]

22:07-22:41 I agree, 2022 is the worst year for mascots, I feel sorry for Rosita and Chuck E. Cheese And Rapunzel.

[@Abandonedforever804]

Also the black children too. Speaking of which, I'm a light skinned black person. My mom is black and my dad is white. I'm half black half white but I look white but I'm a light skinned black person.

[@theautisticcomedian]

Rosita was pretty blatant that they didn't want to interact with the children.

[@timrob12]

Seeing the footage it seems that Rosita was still interacting with the previous person and didn't notice the children and equally Rapunzel didn't see them yet.

[@szaslipmole4757]

@@theautisticcomedian Rosita literally shook her head and gestured like she was saying “no” to the children and people still think that it was accidental.. it was so blatantly obvious

[@theautisticcomedian]

@@szaslipmole4757 That's what I said blatant.

[@Avivathebeatlemaniac]

I'm literally watching this 18 days before I go to Disney

[@abrahamtsabari9382]

Lmoa I'm so sorry for you 😅

[@zacktyler2810]

Good to know.

[@gloomiiii]

Lol, make sure to be safe tho :)

[@sonicfanboy3375]

@@abrahamtsabari9382 *Lmao