62: Disney Injuries

Content Warning: This episode contains descriptions of abuse, injuries, and deaths. Disney theme parks are beloved by countless people around the world. But as Evan found out when he was a child, they contain a dark history of tragic, horrifying, and bizarre incidents within their walls. Today we'll explore that history, and discover an unsettling pattern that reveals how much Disney really values their guests. Edited and thumbnail by Noah JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMING Sources: Koenig, David (1994). Mouse Tales: A Behind-the-Ears Look at Disneyland. Irvine, CA: Bonaventure Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-0964060562. https://web.archive.org/web/20041011200218/http://www.local6.com/news/2971289/detail.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070111190916/http://www.local6.com/news/3752684/detail.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070109011729/http://www.local6.com/news/10685989/detail.html https://www.kron4.com/news/california/naked-guy-spotted-on-iconic-disneyland-ride/ https://web.archive.org/web/20070321005056/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/custom/tourism/orl-disney0407mar04%2C0%2C4407309.story?coll=orl-business-headlines-tourism https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2004/02/12/disney-worker-killed-in-parade/ https://www.foxnews.com/story/disney-world-stuntman-dies-rehearsing-for-show-in-theme-parks-third-fatal-accident https://web.archive.org/web/20121104092943/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/1834837141.html?FMT=ABS https://web.archive.org/web/20071202134048/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/custom/tourism/orl-metcfbriefs29x_0207nov29%2C0%2C7938238.story?coll=orl_tab01_layout https://web.archive.org/web/20080528122159/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2008/05/osha-cites-fine.html https://www.ocregister.com/2008/05/05/authorities-id-man-who-jumped-from-disney-hotel/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-08-me-22171-story.html https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/13/us/florida-disney-death/index.html https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/disney-amusement-park-accidents-and-deaths-a-complete-history/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-08-me-32412-story.html https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/disneyland-deaths/ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/16/us/alligator-child-florida-orlando-disney.html https://www.reuters.com/article/us-florida-alligator-child-idUSKCN0Z10I4/ https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-olds-death-disney-world-214000363.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALKerRqVJIPGLTQFQm3UpJEHIaVUOvRua9B5Pn_ypk1BXzE2Y294jq6KV7kQ6JFSZ9IUk1imAiWk_N8dBJ54OvjBecRyM2YDjIorc0t9pyskoDizN7yDujW0t7kRIbVAR5fS9JmMXUK7xSs22AySD_R-a-YMrIlKH48DvObE2BrD https://web.archive.org/web/20221202091228/https://www.today.com/news/disney-world-unveils-lighthouse-sculpture-honor-2-year-old-boy-t114804 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930225916/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/61252422.html?dids=61252422:61252422&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+28,+2000&author=MEG+JAMES&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&edition=&startpage=9&desc=Police+Say+Boy+Fell+From+Open+Side+of+Disney+Car "Disneyland Changes its 911 Policy". Daily News (Danielle Herubin and Tony Saavedra). October 21, 2000. Retrieved May 4, 2007. https://pantagraph.com/news/article_9e3a0050-3141-5e82-acce-6f226fb5c07e.html https://www.ocregister.com/articles/changes-disneyland-orange-2291262-suffered-zucker https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/disney-world-food-allergy-death-lawsuit-long-island-doctor/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/nyregion/disney-wrongful-death-lawsuit-arbitration.html https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/borders-on-the-absurd-dead-womans-estate-rejects-disneys-claim-that-widowers-disney-membership-means-wrongful-death-lawsuit-must-be-arbitrated/