Uncle Walt's Cryogenically Frozen Head

Are there skeletons in Walt Disney's closet? Or are they in his park?

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Mortician: Caitlin Doughty
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***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING***

"History of Dark Rides in Amusement and Theme Parks"

"Jeepers Creepers! Why Dark Rides Scare the Pants Off Us"

"The Hand-Painted Ghouls and Specters of Mid-20th-Century Carnival Ghost Trains"

"The History of & Changes to The Haunted Mansion | Disneyland"

The Haunted Mansion: Imagineering a Disney Classic
by Jason Surrell, Marty Sklar, and Tom Fitzgerald

Soto Studios Archive

"Hear the Tale 'Pirates of the Caribbean' From Walt Disney"

"Are There Still Real Skeletons in Disneyland's 'Pirates of the Caribbean'?"

"Day of the Dead trademark request draws backlash for Disney"

"Walt Disney Is Still Not Frozen"

"Inside Walt Disney's Ambitious, Failed Plan to Build the City of Tomorrow"

[scarletletter]

Dead men tell no tales, until the forensics team gets a hold of them; then they sing like canaries.

[slashnyaoi]

As an ex-cast member, I can confirm that people attempt to scatter ashes of their loved ones at the park.
Please don't. They just get vacuumed up or washed down a drain.

[emmalane]

About the ashes scattering, The park has to literally vacuum around the rides to clean out the ashes because it's not regarded as safe, so in the end, the ashes end up in the trashcan

[Black.Rose]

I did a high school project I’d named “Dark Disney” and featured some of the things Caitlin talks about. After class I had multiple classmates go up to me and say that I had ruined Disney for them

[SabraMagdalena]

“We’re childless women, and we’re here to make the children cry!” 😂😂😂😂 I forgot about that meme

[para_momal]

Finally, a Disney sequel that doesn't suck.

[ExUSSailor]

Supposing someone DID have their head frozen until a cure could be found for whatever disease killed them, how do they plan on finding a cure for decapitation?

[Boringbonnie]

I am actually shook about Disney trying to trademark Day of The Dead. How freaking dare they. That's like if they tried to trademark Christmas. You seriously can't do that.

[Spidress_Lps]

Walt: we’re going to bring ghosts from all over the world!
Tourists: we’ve got you covered :dumps ashes:

[Rainy..Day.]

When I went to Disney World in 2000, the trolly driver told us that Walt was frozen and still there, waiting to be unfrozen and woken up when the time was right. So Disney themselves had a role in passing that rumor around.

[ojiilemon]

as an ex cast member: DO NOT DUMP YOUR DECEASED FAMILY MEMBERS ASHES INTO THE RIDES OR PARK. DON'T BE LIKE THAT

[lisamz]

Haunted Mansion’s doom buggies move continuously unless a guest needs more time to get off the ride, so you were likely “stuck” because a rider was being helped off of or onto a wheelchair. Has happened to me every time I’ve gone on Haunted Mansion in CA or FL. It was built before physical disabilities were considered in ride design.

[iain]

The theory of Disney’s Frozen Head- well people just need to Let It Go

[amberjackson]

The catacombs would have been an amazing attraction!!!

[phosphorusmusick]

4:26: "Stuck in a profoundly liminal space between life and death."

You've basically been in the Disney Purgatory.

[thMaiden]

As a former 'castmember', I appreciate all the research Caitlin and her group has done. You'd be surprised how many rumors we have to sweep around. Also, if I remember correctly after revamping the Pirates ride to add in Captain Jack animatronics, they sent in a forensics team to test all the skeletons, bones, skulls, ect. for human DNA. There's no really human remains left in there except when crazy fans try to throw ashes on the ride. Which, PLEASE DON'T. The ride has to get shut down and the ashes dealt with and it's a big arse hassle for everyone working there and just ticks everyone off. If your loved one loved Disney that much get them a nice Disney urn or something.

[WilmaSlicer]

okay i've changed my mind on what I want done with my body after I die...I want to be a skeleton pirate at disneyland

[reisun]

I'd love to hear what ghost stories you've found in the parks.

As a castmember I've seen the parks empty at closing, it's magical and eerie. The music eventually stops. Cats come out the bushes casually like they own the place. There's only room for 2 mice at the parks.

[af]

Ok Coco is one of my favorite movies. I cannot believe they tried to steal the day of the dead phrase. That's just shameful.

[Saavik]

I lost my mother on March 26, 2015 after five months of being her 24/7 carer while she was at home in palliative care and about a year later I stumbled upon your channel. Your videos have helped me an insane amount with processing her passing and coming to terms with it. There are no words that would be sufficient to express how thankful I am. All I can really say is thank you, and I know that will never be enough.