Custodians at the famous theme parks are claiming that guests often bring their family’s ashes to scatter, and that it requires a special vacuuming process roughly every month.
“The Haunted Mansion probably has so much human ashes in it that it’s not even funny,” one Disneyland custodian said. A spokesperson for Disney told the Wall Street Journal that the spreading ashes at the park is “strictly prohibited and unlawful. Guests who attempt to do so will be escorted off property. Anaheim Police Department spokesman Sgt. Daron Wyatt admitted that officers have responded to calls “regarding ashes” at Disneyland before.
Typically guests sneak in the ashes in pill-bottles or plastic bag hidden in purses or backpacks. When ash residue is discovered on a ride, Disney workers are reportedly forced to shut down the ride and inform guests there have been “technical difficulties.”
As the Happiest Place on Earth, the locations are also popular spots for other big life moments like proposals, weddings and birthdays.
See Disney World, Disneyland Custodians Claim Parks are Popular Spots to Scatter Ashes, Fox News, October 24, 2018.