Imagine taking a Disney ride and finding ashes and tiny pieces of human bones in your ride car on seeing cremains at an outdoor cafe area. Just gross, and unsanitary. That's what people have been finding at Disney in California. It's not only illegal, but it's BIOHAZARD and disgusting, and the Ashes will always wind up in the TRASH. Here's the story.
Raining Grandma’s Ashes At Disney
It sounds like such a good idea: Leave a tiny piece of a person you loved in a place they felt happiest. But the reality is much different. In fact, there’s really no way spreading someone’s ashes at Disneyland ends well for anyone. But people do it, a lot more than you’d think, and the result is absolutely horrifying.
“Someone spread some ashes on Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland last night according to Reddit,” @dizchris posted. “Don't do this, folks.”
In the photo, which has been deleted from Reddit but remains on X, a gray, ashy substance is scattered on the floor of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. Ride cars have clearly gone through the substance, sweeping it all over the floor and leaving tracks. It’s not clear whether these are actually human remains, and Disneyland declined to confirm or comment for this article.
YOU'LL BE THROWN OUT AND BANNED - But the fact of the matter is that spreading ashes at Disney is a persistent issue, one that doesn’t end well for anyone. If you do it, you’ll be removed from the park, possibly even banned — and there will be thousands of angry park guests (probably taking out their frustrations on blameless cast members, as Disney calls its employees) who can’t access that ride because it’s closed for cleaning.
BIOHAZARD WARNING - Human cremated remains are considered a biohazard, and require an intensive level of cleanup with special equipment that will shut down rides for extended periods (not to mention it’s a terrible way for a loved one’s ashes to be treated).
The Wall Street Journal reported in 2018 that when someone spreads ashes at the park, it’s called a “HEPA cleanup.” The article said incidents involving suspected human remains reportedly happened monthly. Cast members who spoke to the newspaper even said they coined their own informal term for those incidents — “Code Grandma” — but that term definitely wasn’t encouraged or allowed by Disney itself.
The most common locations are in landscaping areas, or in the water on rides like It’s a Small World. When someone is caught spreading ashes, park security is called, and Anaheim Police Department spokesman Sgt. Daron Wyatt told the Journal that officers “have responded on calls for service regarding ashes” at Disneyland.
JAIL TIME AND A FINE - Spreading ashes without permission on private property is a misdemeanor in California that can result in six months in jail and a hefty fine, according to a 2018 post on the Southern California Defense Blog run by Tustin legal firm Wallin & Klarich.
“Not only would you be facing criminal charges, but your loved one’s ashes will end up in the trash instead of living eternally in the Haunted Mansion or Pirates of the Caribbean,” the post reads.
Some people, according to a 2007 Los Angeles Times article alleging that a woman dropped ashes into the water at Pirates of the Caribbean, even try to do things by the book and ask permission. “The answer,” a Disneyland official said at the time, “is always no.”
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