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Disney World “Made a Huge Mistake,” Says Influencer Confronted by Security
Walt Disney World security cast members confronted an influencer this week after he staged an unpermitted performance in front of other guests. The TikTok content creator shared a video of the incident, writing that he couldn’t “believe Disney did this to us.”
Property rules keep guests safe and protect the family-friendly environment at Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and Disney Springs. Some prohibited activities – like smoking or violent behavior – are clearly explained. Other guidelines are more vague, giving Walt Disney World Resort security a chance to interpret what’s best situationally.
TikToker @spyrosbros didn’t break a written rule but caused enough of a disruption that security cast members decided to intervene. In his video, the content creator argued that he wanted to bring retired entertainment back to the China World Showcase Pavilion:
@spyrosbros Cant believe Disney did this to us 😔 Disney World made a huge mistake Over the past years its been known that disney has been cutting budgets Which means a lot of entertainment is gone Especially the chinese yoyo show in Epcot But I’m here to bring back the old Disney so I brought in my own chinese yoyo or diabolo and started a new LED Diabolo show for the people in Epcot as the crowd was enjoying for 3 minutes, unfortunately the security guard told us to stop do you think Disney is cutting too much entertainment?
“Disney World made a huge mistake,” he began. “Over the years, it has been known that Disney has been cutting budget, which means a lot of the entertainment is gone, especially the Chinese Yo-Yo show in EPCOT.”
After asking a Disney cast member if they sold Chinese Yo-Yos, the content creator detailed his plan to bring them back to the Disney park.
“I’m here to bring back the old Disney,” he continued. “So I brought in my own Chinese Yo-Yo, or Diablo, and started a new LED Diablo show for the people in EPCOT.”
As the TikToker performed, some nearby guests watched and cheered. But it didn’t last long as a Disney security cast member approached him and asked him to stop performing. He obliged but later shared his disappointment.
“Can’t believe Disney did this to us,” the content creator wrote.
Of course, Chinese Yo-Yos aren’t explicitly banned in the Walt Disney World Resort rules. However, the Disney theme parks ban “unauthorized events” and “engaging in any unsafe act or other act that may impede the operation of the Walt Disney World Resort or any part thereof.” Both could apply to the content creator’s unpermitted Chinese Yo-Yo performance.
Nevertheless, @spyrobros isn’t ready to give up his dream. In the comments, he and his viewers strategized ways to get away with the performance.
“You should get Disney clothes and act like you’re a worker there and then play the Diablo,” @theyoyoboy wrote.
“Hopefully we can do this lol,” the TikToker replied.
If confronted by Walt Disney World Resort security, guests should follow their instructions. The well-trained cast members do their best to protect The Most Magical Place on Earth.
Should Walt Disney World Resort security allow performances like this one? Share your thoughts with Inside the Magic in the comments.
Please note that the story outlined in this article is based on a personal Disney Parks guest experience. No two guest experiences are alike, and this article does not necessarily align with Inside the Magic’s personal views on Disney Park operations.
This post is originally appeared on Inside the Magic.
No Disney should not show this. First he doesn’t work there and second the only reason this child is making such a fuss is to gain fame and attention. If you wanna perform your yoyo show go do it on the street in a public area and grow up.
I appreciate your cause but You can’t just do what you want,when and where you want to do it.You we’re being selfish in not thinking about how your antics would affect other guests.There are other ways to do things and to get your message out there.Being a so called social media influencer isn’t one of them if you want to be taken seriously
No, no and no. I do care to be entertained by outsiders. Just Disney entertainers.
I understand what he’s trying to do but he doesn’t work for Disney. I’m there to experience Disney, not a Times Square or Subway performance.
It’s an unwritten rule about performing in the parks. You need to use common sense.
You could hurt someone, hurt yourself and then Disney is responsible somehow.
Cast members go through a lot especially during the holidays and you performing unexpectedly just gives them more hassle that they don’t deserve.
Aww poor bébé didn’t get the attention it wanted.
What kind of question is this especially if you claim be in college program at Disney ?disney is the show and Disney runs the show and no one can perform anything at Disney ??????? Period and how dare you even mention about dressing like a cast member to cause another castmember problems and issues and potentially put anybody’s safety at jeopardy please just go back journaling school
Because of Insurance regulations, of course Disney cannot let non cast members perform. What would happen if a guest or the performer becam hurt or ill during the performance? Who would be responsible then? And if they let him perform, then all sorts of people would want to “do their thing” in the parks!
Absolutely not. Despite all the emotional hype, Disney is a business. They have a responsibility to ensure the safety of their customers. They have the right to govern what happens in their parks. A rogue performance like this opens the floodgates for all manner of imposters and distractions. While your intent might be harmless, imagine other such performances from all manner of groups. You have effectively removed all input, coordination, and guidelines from Disney for quality control, safety, and scheduling. It’s ridiculous that anyone would think this is ok. Patrons would assume that you are part of Disney, and then, what if someone did something inappropriate, or worse what if someone were injured? Disney would be liable, even though they had no input or involvement. Just no.