The “It’s A Small World” ride at Disneyland is well known to many who have visited the famous theme park, and for recent park goers, the ride turned into a nudity show.
A 26-year old man was arrested after exposing himself on the ride on Sunday afternoon.
Anaheim Police Department spokesperson Jonathan McClintock said, “Just after 1:30 p.m. officers responded to Disneyland to assist the park security with a guest that removed his clothing and was completely naked, except for underwear (which he later removed), on the ride.”
“Upon arrival, we arrested the man for indecent exposure and for being under the influence of a controlled substance,” McClintock added. “The man was also taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution.”
A Disneyland Resort representative said that the man got off the attraction while it was in motion and park operators stopped the ride when they became aware of the situation.
Footage shared on social media shows the streaker fully nude in the water canals near the entrance to the ride. While other videos, show the man walking around the ride’s sets and touching its animatronics, wearing only shorts, while “Jingle Bells” plays in the background.
In one video, posted on Instagram by guest Maegan Carmona, people can be heard yelling “please stop” and “sit down,” while other guests voice concern that the man will break the ride’s props.
“We noticed he started climbing onto the different parts of the ride, and we noticed that he was undressed,” Carmona spoke about the incident.
“He just looked out of it,” Carmona said, adding that at least four cast members tried to help him get down from the ride’s structure while it was stopped. “He just didn’t look like he knew where he was. He looked worried. My friends and I had seen him, and it looked like he was going to jump on us.”
“One of the cast member was able to get him to sit down for a minute, but then he continued walking in the opposite direction, behind us. Once he got to a different part of the ride, he ended up walking into the water and started drinking the water, and ran off toward the entrance of the ride,” Carmona recalled the man’s actions.
The musical boat ride, known for its infectious looping chorus, debuted at the New York World’s Fair in 1964, and has remained a highlight for park visitors for more than five decades.
This isn’t the first incident involving a guest breaking a Disney theme park’s rules this year.
Last month, a Walt Disney World guest jumped into the World Showcase Lagoon at Epcot, allegedly for a $60,000 bet.
Footage of the incident showed the guest jumping in feet-first, swimming to the side and climbing over a gondola, before making it to the stairs to get out.
In one TikTok video of the guest crawling out over the gondola, the person filming shouts, “You’re getting banned for life, homie!”
