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Walt Disney Parks: A Tour Through Snopes' Archives

From satire to news articles, we've written a lot about the Disney Parks over the years.

Published Feb 21, 2023

Some 2,300 guests wearing black, gray and white rain coats stand together to form the face of Mickey Mouse to celebrate the famous Disney character's 70th birthday at the parking lot of Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, in suburban Tokyo on Nov. 19,1998. (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images)
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We've written a bunch of fact checks identifying satire, debunking falsehoods, and proving true claims about Walt Disney World. It's not a surprise — Snopes has been writing about the resort for over 20 years.

Besides Disney World, there's also Disneyland in Southern California, as well as theme parks and resorts located around the world in France, Japan, Hong Kong, and China.

Here are over 40 fact checks and articles about the various Disney resorts. If you're curious about Disney World, Disneyland, one of the rides, or other resorts, we've got you covered:

Disney did not file a patent for a roller coaster that jumps the track, as this was just satire.
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An article said that a man lost his hands while riding Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom in Disney World.
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The Abraham Lincoln animatronic partially collapsed and folded forward at Walt Disney World Resort at the Magic Kingdom at the Hall of Presidents attraction.
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Walt Disney World Resort guests sang Sweet Caroline on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom and it was described as when white people get stuck on a ride at Disney World.
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Cruella de Vil spotted a service dog in Disneyland and yelled to stop the car in a TikTok video.
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Disney World's Magic Kingdom is soon celebrating the 50th anniversary and a jewel fell off Cinderella Castle.
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Happily Ever After fireworks show returns to Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort on July 1.
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Disney purportedly stopped piping underwater audio into the Big Blue Pool that was themed for Nemo at the Art of Animation resort in Florida because of drowning risk.
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A couple got engaged at Walt Disney World Resort in front of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom and they're on the hunt for people who appeared to be taking a video of the magical moment.
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Gorillas found a snake in Disney Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando Florida.
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Disneyland's Haunted Mansion ride has a "secret entrance."
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A Mickey Mouse mascot wearing a yellow bowtie, white shirt, black jacket, red pants with two white buttons, and black shoes is waving with its right leg kicked out.
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As the legend goes, the horse-drawn hearse in front of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion is the actual hearse used to carry Brigham Young’s body.
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A hostess named Deborah Gail Stone working the America Sings attraction at Disneyland was crushed to death by a rotating wall.
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Pluto was asked at Walt Disney World Resort to do the Dougie dance and responded in a unique way.
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Disney World has no mosquitoes or so headlines YouTube videos and ads claimed.
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President Joe Biden debuted as an animatronic at Disney World and Magic Kingdom at the Hall of Presidents and Donald Trump was situated behind him in the shadows.
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A little tiny door in Walt Disney World Resort in the Fantasyland area of Magic Kingdom appeared on TikTok.
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A satire video and article said Disney World was demolishing and removing Cinderella Castle.
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