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  • Disney Worker Accused of Voyeurism in Animal Kingdom Employee Restroom

    Disney Worker Accused of Voyeurism in Animal Kingdom Employee Restroom

    A Disney World employee is accused of video voyeurism in a men’s restroom for employees, according to a Orange County Sheriff’s Office report.

    Charges of video voyeurism against Eric King, 21, of Polk City, have been filed with the state attorney’s office for its consideration after he was caught using a cell phone in an employee-only bathroom at Animal Kingdom.

    The victim, also a Disney employee, alerted authorities that another worker had filmed him at a urinal with a cellphone from underneath an adjacent stall.

    The police report says the employee confronted King, who told him that he had dropped the phone and was picking it up from under the stall when the employee saw the phone pointed at him. 

    Authorities did not see any videos or photographs on King’s phone, although the report questioned whether he might have deleted them. Later, King confessed to video voyeurism, according to the report.

    The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 was confiscated and taken as evidence and a computer forensic analysis, the report said.

    A Disney spokeswoman says King is on unpaid leave pending the results of the investigation. 


  • Disney World Employee Arrested for Stealing Almost $50,000

    Disney World Employee Arrested for Stealing Almost $50,000

    A Walt Disney World employee was arrested Monday after stealing nearly $50,000 in 2016, according to the  Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

    Between April 2016 and December 2016, Jamaica Hall, 31, of Kissimmee, issued fraudulent credit card refunds to hotel guests, which he transferred to his checking account, investigators said.

    31-year-old Jamaica Hall of Kissimmee, Florida, was arrested Monday after he issued fraudulent credit card refunds to hotel guests and transferred the money to his checking account.

    The theft took place between April 2016 and December 2016 and totaled $48,531 in refunds, according to an OCSO representative.

    Investigators revealed no hotel guests were impacted by Hall’s plot. During that time, Hall worked as a front desk concierge host at multiple Disney World hotels. When he was confronted about the stolen money, Hall admitted what he did to Disney officials and was fired.

    He was booked into the Orange County Jail on charges of grand theft. He is being held in lieu of a $10,000 bail.

  • Disney World Bus Crash Sends 15 Park Guests to Hospital

    Disney World Bus Crash Sends 15 Park Guests to Hospital

    Two buses transporting guests collided at Walt Disney World on Tuesday morning, sending 15 guests to the hospital.

    According to the Florida Highway Patrol, one Disney bus rear-ended another Disney bus at a tollbooth on Epcot Center Drive around 10:00 a.m. 51 people on board at the time of the accident.

    There were many witnesses and quite a few took to social media to post pictures of the accident.  One shot shows a cracked windshield as you can see below.

    The fifteen injured guests were transported to a local hospital where they are being treated for minor injuries, according to troopers.

    “Nothing is more important than the safety of our guests and cast members, and we a currently focused on the well being of those involved in the situation,” a Disney spokesperson said in a statement.

    Another video captured it from a different angle.

    The incident reportedly happened during the special holiday finale of the nightly fireworks show.

    It’s unclear what caused the firework to end up near the crowd and there were no reports of injury.

    IllumiNations is set to end its nearly 20-year run next summer. A replacement show is currently in the works.

  • Chefs Bake Up Holiday Magic with Gingerbread Displays at Disney Parks and Resorts

    Chefs Bake Up Holiday Magic with Gingerbread Displays at Disney Parks and Resorts

    Wide-eyed wonderment will wash over Disney guests this holiday season when they see gingerbread displays at select Disney theme parks and Disney resort hotels, as well as the ships of Disney Cruise Line.

    Nothing says the holidays like the sweet aroma of gingerbread and the smell is in the air all over Disney Parks. In the spirit of the season, Disney chefs decked the halls (roofs, doorways and windows, too) to create life-sized, gingerbread houses yummy enough to eat.

    Here’s a look at storybook houses, carousels and other confections baked with love by Disney chefs, with savory sweets for sale in most locations:

    • Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa – This year marks the 20th anniversary of this resort hotel’s gingerbread house. A classic recipe from Austria inspires the ornaments, cookies and a house standing 14 feet tall in the lobby. Home to The Bake Shop, the gingerbread house is the perfect place to pick up holiday treats. Gingerbread house decorating demonstrations occur daily Dec. 1-25.
    • Disney’s Contemporary Resort – Cinderella Castle is re-created with an “it’s a small world” backdrop depicting Cinderella and Prince Charming greeting guests in the castle forecourt. The 18-foot display is crafted from thousands of gingerbread blocks. A life-sized spinning carousel highlights the display.
    • Disney’s Beach Club Resort – Donald Duck- and Daisy Duck-themed horses are decorated with chocolate, sugar and fondant in this scrumptious classic carousel.
    • Disney’s BoardWalk Resort – A delightful gingerbread version of the resort’s BoardWalk features iconic locales such as BoardWalk Bakery, Flying Fish, Trattoria al Forno and more.
    • The American Adventure – Patriotic flair meets pastry magic at Epcot, where gingerbread renditions of the U.S. Capitol, Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument (topped with golden Mickey ears!) are on display
    • Amorette’s Patisserie – This sophisticated pastry shop at Disney Springs dresses up its front window with a miniature gingerbread replica of itself – right down to the gingerbread trees!
    • The Haunted Mansion – Disneyland Resort turns to Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” to create a wonderfully spooky gingerbread display inside this classic attraction. A giant spider with glowing eyes hangs over the Grand Hall Table, attempting to pry the edible gingerbread mansion from its foundation as gingerbread zombies watch in amazement.
    • Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa – Disney artists, engineers and bakers teamed up on a gingerbread house that adds to the resort hotel’s festive lobby. With over 600 pounds of gingerbread and adorned with Hidden Mickeys, this grandly Californian gingerbread house is on display all season long.
    • Disney Cruise Line – Aboard the four Disney Cruise Line ships, the chef competition is on! Bakery teams are challenged to create their own individual gingerbread houses for display throughout the holiday season in the atrium lobby of each ship. Taking weeks to conceptualize and construct, each features more than 600 pounds of gingerbread dough, 200-plus pounds of sugar and 5,000 gingerbread bricks.
    • Aulani – A Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii gets its gingerbread on with “A Kakamora Holiday.” This festive display includes a chocolate tree, a Moana-inspired gingerbread hut, chocolate sleigh and merrymaking Kakamoras celebrating with a tropical twist.