Crime & Safety

Man Streaks On Iconic Disneyland Ride

The 26-year-old man was arrested after alarming video showed him wading into the water of "It's a Small World" while naked.

Disneyland guests got an unwelcome show Sunday when a man on drugs stripped on "It's a Small World" before wading into the water of the iconic ride, Anaheim police reported.
Disneyland guests got an unwelcome show Sunday when a man on drugs stripped on "It's a Small World" before wading into the water of the iconic ride, Anaheim police reported. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Disneyland guests got an unwelcome show Sunday when a man on drugs stripped on "It's a Small World" before wading into the water of the iconic ride, Anaheim police reported.

The Anaheim Police Department was dispatched to the theme park at around 1:30 p.m. to help Disney security with the incident.

Video of the streaker shows the man walking around in the ride nearly naked to the sound of Christmas music.

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“I am on Small World and there was a streaker, I cannot believe this happening,” Ashley Esqueda posted to X, formerly Twitter.

KTLA reported that the man stepped out of the ride's vehicle while the ride was in operation and that park employees stopped the ride as soon as they were notified of the situation.

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Another video shows the man fully naked and wading in the water near the ride's entrance as a worker approaches.

The 26-year-old man was arrested for indecent exposure and being under the influence of a controlled substance, police said. His name was not immediately released.

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