The Anaheim police set up a perimeter while they investigated the object, restricting access to some areas near the ESPN Zone. 

However the item turned out to be discarded clothing – apparently a t-shirt.

Fortunately no evacuations were ordered, and there was no threat to the public from the item.

Most folks may not know that two Anaheim police officers are always assigned to Disneyland and Downtown Disney. The Disney Resort also has a vast number of unarmed security guards at their disposal. And they utilize closed circuit TV cameras to keep an eye on their guests as well.

Disney also has bomb sniffing dogs available who are brought in when there are strange objects left behind. Those usually turn out to be backpacks or lunch bags.

Disney also recently added more security – now all visitors, even those who go to Downtown Disney, have their bags searched before then can enter the resort area.

Anaheim Fire & Rescue responded to reports of a Mass Casualty HazMat incident at Disneyland just before 9:00 p.m. on Friday night. Initial reports were that someone threw human feces on as many as 40 guests who were standing in the hub on Main Street.

Once APD and AF&R personnel were on scene, it was quickly determined the guests had actually been the victims of a flock of geese which flew overhead. A total of 17 people, 11 adults and 6 juveniles were impacted.

They were taken to an area where they could clean up and were provided clean clothing. There were no injuries and nobody was transported to a hospital.

Any further inquiries regarding the event should be directed to Disney Media Relations, not APD or AF&R.

Fire at Mickey and Friends Parking Structure

The investigation into last night’s fire at the Mickey and Friends parking structure has narrowed the origin between two vehicles, a 2015 Toyota Prius and a 2001 Ford Expedition.

The area of origin is believed to be in either the cargo area of the Prius where the battery is located or the engine compartment of the Expedition, which were within three feet of each other.

Due to the extreme heat produced by the fire, the configuration of the vehicles, and their proximity to one another, the exact cause and origin cannot be determined without further testing and evaluation.

Anaheim Fire investigators are working cooperatively with the insurance companies involved in attempting to determine a definitive cause. However, there is no indication the fire was intentionally set or foul play is involved.

Fire at Mickey and Friends Parking Structure

ANAHEIM, CA – (February 13, 2017) – Anaheim Fire & Rescue responded to the Mickey and Friends parking structure around 4:37 pm regarding a vehicle fire. The first units on scene reported heavy smoke and several vehicles fully involved in flames on the second level of the structure. Firefighters quickly attacked the fire and obtained knock down in less than 30 minutes.

Eight vehicles suffered extensive damage and another one to three vehicles had minor damage from the radiant heat. The Mickey and Friends parking structure was evacuated for approximately three hours while the smoke was cleared from the structure.

Fire at Mickey and Friends Parking Structure

Seven Disney cast members reported symptoms of smoke inhalation, four of whom were transported to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

While the exact cause of the fire remains under investigation, foul play is not suspected. The loss is estimated to be approximately $180,000 for the vehicles and contents. For additional updates follow us on Twitter and Facebook at @AnaheimPD and @AnaheimFire.

The Mickey and Friends Parking Structure, Photo Courtesy of Yelp

An unidentified man jumped to his death off a parking structure near Disneyland Park just past 2 a.m. on Friday, at the Mickey and Friends parking structure located at 1313 S. Disneyland Drive, according to the O.C. Coroner.

The man was taken to the UCI Medical Center, in Orange, where he died at 3:08 a.m. on Friday morning, according to the O.C. Register.

At least two other suicides have occurred at the Mickey and Friends Parking Structure since 2010. A 23-year old man from Santa Ana jumped from one of the floors to his death in April, 2012. And in October, 2010 a 61-year old man jumped to his death from the top floor of the parking structure.

Disney’s maintenance staff generally will screen off such scenes right away and the sites are decontaminated after public safety officials investigate the incidents.

The party is over for Jordan Brandman’s supporters…

In related news, the parent company of Disneyland funneled more than $900,000 into a complicated network of groups supporting Disney-friendly political candidates in four Anaheim City Council races and attacking their opponents, according to a Voice of OC. Disney’s efforts to control the Anaheim City Council failed as challengers seized two of the districts and City Councilman Jordan Brandman, who always did Disney’s bidding, was booted by the voters.

Disney’s political stock in Anaheim is now plummeting like the men who have jumped off the Mickey and Friends parking structure over the last few years.

Darreck Michael Enciso

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 15WF1533

Date: November 6, 2015

FORMER DISNEYLAND EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR ATTEMPTING TO SELL TICKETS IN EXCHANGE FOR SEX WITH MINOR

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Disneyland employee pleaded guilty today to a court offer and was sentenced to one year in jail, five years of formal probation, and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration for attempting to sell tickets to Disneyland in exchange for sex with a minor. Darreck Michael Enciso, 27, Adelanto, pleaded guilty to one felony count of attempted lewd act upon a child, one felony count of contacting a child with the intent to commit a specified sex crime, and one felony count of meeting a minor with the intent to engage in lewd conduct.

At the time of the crime, Enciso was an employee at the Disneyland Resort.

On July 1, 2015, Enciso posted an ad on Craigslist seeking women willing to engage in sex acts in exchange for tickets to the Disneyland parks. He communicated with an HBPD undercover officer, whom he believed to be a 14-year-old girl, interested in the tickets. Enciso set up a place and time to meet with a person he thought was a minor girl to give her the tickets in exchange for sex acts.

On July 9, 2015, Enciso arrived at the meeting location with condoms and Disneyland tickets. HBPD officers then arrested the defendant near the pre-arranged location on Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach.

Deputy District Attorney Bobby Taghavi of the Sexual Assault Unit prosecuted this case.

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TONY RACKAUCKAS, District Attorney

Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff
Office: 714-347-8408
Cell: 714-292-2718

Disneyland Dreamers & Doers Applications Open in September

By: O.C. Supervisor Lisa Bartlett

In honor of the 60th Diamond Anniversary Celebration, Disneyland Resort is proud to launch the Disneyland Resort Dreamers & Doers program. Deeply rooted in Disney’s commitment to supporting youth and the community, Disneyland Resort Dreamers & Doers celebrates the power of possibility and the youth who take action to improve their community, home or school.

The Disneyland Resort strives to drive positive change through four focus areas: Live Healthier, Strengthen Community, Conserve Nature and Think Creatively. We invite Orange County high school students to share their stories of how they are taking action for a brighter tomorrow in these four focus areas:

• Conserve Nature: Connect children and families with nature to build lifelong conservation values. Live Healthier: Make healthier living fun and accessible.
• Think Creatively: Nurture creative thinking skills to inspire children and families to create the future they imagine.
• Live Healthier: Make healthier living fun and accessible.
• Strengthening Community: Bring hope, happiness, and comfort to children and families.

Each Orange County high school will select their “Dreamer & Doer” who will have the opportunity to win prizes, including money for their school.

Here is how it works . . .

• To apply, verify your school’s participation and application submission process
• Submit a completed application to your high school’s main office by November 20, 2015
• Each Orange County high school will select their “Dreamer & Doer” by completing an online application

Student applications can be downloaded from the website September 8, 2015- November 20, 2015.

Here is what you can win . . .

• Each student nominated by their school will be recognized as a “Dreamer & Doer” and receive (2) 1-Day Park-Hopper tickets
• From the nominated group of “Dreamers and Doers”, 60 students will be identified as “Shining Stars” and invited to attend a Celebration Luncheon along with two family members and a representative from their school
• To inspire fellow students to make their school a better place, each of the 60 students selected as “Shining Stars” will receive a $1,000 grant for their school, as well as a Dreamers & Doers medal of recognition
• Six “Luminaries” will be selected to receive a Disneyland Resort weekend prize package to enjoy with their families
• Additional surprises will be announced at the Celebration luncheon

Inspire a Brighter Tomorrow . . . 

In our stories we find the inspiration to envision a brighter tomorrow and the aspiration to make dreams come true. There are no limits to where creativity and imagination can take us! By inspiring creativity in young people today, we hope to ignite the spark of innovation that leads us all to a brighter tomorrow.

As part of our commitment to inspire youth to take action in creating a brighter tomorrow, we will host a one-day Dreamers & Doers Symposium for all 60 “Shining Stars” to discuss issues that affect youth, and create solutions that they can implement in their school and community.

Eligibility Criteria 

• Be a resident of Orange County, California
• Currently attend an Orange County public, private or charter high school
• Must be in good academic and character standing, as verified by the school
• Submit a completed application by the deadline
• Submit a signed FORM OF AUTHORIZATION TO USE LIKENESS, VOICE AND/OR WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE
• Students can only be nominated once during their high school career

Instructions for Orange County High Schools 

• Nominate up to two students from your high school as “Dreamers & Doers” by completing the online application
• Confirm that students meets all of the Eligibility Criteria

Instructions for Orange County High Schools to register will be available on August 5, 2015

Get Involved Now, Be in Our Program Video

Students interested in applying to become a Dreamer & Doer this fall are encouraged to get involved and make a difference, and even showcase how they are making an impact by submitting videos of their work in action. Select videos will then be part of a final video highlighting the program, which will be shown on the Disney Parks Blog and various other social media channels.

Video submissions must:

• Be between one and two minutes in length and less than 8MB in size.
• Include the statement “I Dream…” to describe what the student dreams the world could look like given the work they do in their community. (For example, a student who serves by supporting a local food bank might say: “I dream that everyone will have access to the nutrition they need, so I collect food donations for my local food bank.”)
• Showcase the student’s work in their community, home or school.
• Be in a .mov, .mp4 or .webm file format.
• Be filmed in a horizontal landscape (if using a cell phone to record).
• Upload the completed video and “Consent and Release” forms on or before August 16, 2015.

**Students submitting videos must also submit a signed “Consent and Release” form from each individual appearing in the video. Download the form.

Submit your video here.

Program Timeline

• August 16, 2015: Video submissions due
• September 8, 2015: Student Application opens
• November 20, 2015: Student Applications due to high school for review
• December 11, 2015: “Dreamer & Doer” Nominations due to Disneyland Resort
• January 2016: “Shining Star” recipients notified
• February 2016: “Shining Star” Celebration Luncheon
• Spring 2016: Dreamers & Doers Symposium

For more information contact Disneyland Resort Corporate Citizenship at: DLR.Corporate.Citizenship@disney.com.

Time is Running Out to Win Disneyland® Tickets! Enter now! Sign up by Aug. 31.

Visit onceuponatrain.net and enter to win a four-pack of tickets and a weekend getaway!

While you’re there, discover great places near Metrolink Stations. Hollywood, San Juan Capistrano, and beautiful Orange County beaches are all easily reachable by train.

There’s a Story in Every Journey…

• Browse the interactive map for trip ideas
• Enter to win Disneyland® tickets and other prizes
• Read inspiring stories from other riders
• Share a photo for a chance at MORE prizes

Stay in Costa Mesa, Play at the Disneyland® Resort for Free

Costa Mesa announces new Magical Memories Package

COSTA MESA, Calif. – Aug. 3, 2015– Summer just became more magical in Southern California with the announcement of Costa Mesa’s Magical Memories Package.

From Aug. 23 through Sept. 7, 2015, guests who book a minimum of two consecutive nights with select Costa Mesa hotels will receive one complimentary one day, one park adult ticket to the Disneyland® Resort, a perfect way to celebrate the park’s 60th anniversary. The ticket is valid for use at any Disneyland® Resort theme park including Disneyland® Park or the Disney California Adventure® Park and will be honored for one single day admission until Dec. 31, 2016.

As a part of the Orange County experience, Costa Mesa is centrally located between Los Angeles and San Diego and offers an array of world-class shopping, dining and award-winning entertainment just minutes from nearby beaches and the Disneyland® Resort.

Costa Mesa also provides easy ART (Anaheim Resort Transportation) shuttle transportation to the Disneyland® Resort from participating hotels in Costa Mesa. Round-trip one-day shuttle passes are available for purchase from the hotels and cost $2 for kids (ages 3 to 9) and $5 for adults. Children 2 and under are free of charge with a pass-holding adult. Shuttle service is based on advance reservations made directly with the hotels.

For more information on Costa Mesa’s Magical Memories Package and a list of participating hotels, visit www.travelcostamesa.com/magic

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About the Costa Mesa Conference & Visitor Bureau:

The Costa Mesa Conference and Visitor Bureau was established in 1995. The Bureau’s primary goal is to promote tourism to the city and to fund programs and activities that benefit the hotel and motel businesses within the city of Costa Mesa. For more information on travel to the city of Costa Mesa, visit http://www.travelcostamesa.com. The Costa Mesa Conference and Visitor Bureau is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization.

The Dark Side of Disney is a new unauthorized documentary film inspired by the bestselling book, which has become known as the “anarchist cookbook of Disney travel guides.” It will premiere at the Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, California on Sunday August 16th at 4:30PM, coinciding with the D23 Expo, the world’s largest Disney Convention.

The opening scene is a conversation between the director and his mother talking about how she scattered his grandmother’s ashes in the moat of Cinderella castle at Walt Disney World.  Inspired to find other Disney fans who, like his mom, take their Disney passion to extreme lengths, the filmmaker travels to Orlando to investigate what causes certain Disney fans to cross the line over to the dark side.

While filming, director Philip B. Swift discovers a community of people who identify as Darksiders.They are urban explorers who jump off the rides and film behind the scenes at the park, counterfeiters who create fake Disney employee ID badges to sneak into the Magic Kingdom utilidors, “Disney gang” members, podcasters looking for an offline connection in the real world, and drug addicts driven to Epcot to see the yacht rock stylings of Christopher Cross. All are featured in the documentary that has been called, “eyeopening,” “hilarious,” and “heartfelt.”

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the Dark Side of Disney filmmaker and participants from the film including:

• voice actor Dana Snyder

• Leonard Kinsey, the author of The Dark Side of Disney

• Hoot Gibson, Disney World explorer and co-creator of Mesa Verde Times

• Roxy Tart, president of the Disneyland Social Club The Bangerang Bunch

• James H. Carter II, host of The Creepy Kingdom podcast

• Logan Based Raptor, Disney addict and Yacht Rock aficionado

This film, like the book it’s based on, is in no way authorized by Disney.

An online version of the film is available for preview and review purposes upon request.

• WHO: Filmmaker Philip B. Swift

• WHAT: West Coast Premiere of the new documentary The Dark Side of Disney

• WHEN: Sunday, August 16th at 4:30 pm

• WHERE: The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana, CA a 10 minute drive from Disneyland

$5 off pre-order tickets at http://www.dsoddoc.com/