Naked Disneyland dash: Chaos ensures as streaker takes 'It's a Small World' ride by storm

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA: A 26-year-old man was arrested on November 26 for stripping naked at Disneyland, reported People. Anaheim Police Department spokesperson Jonathan McClintock reportedly told the publication that officers “responded to Disneyland to assist Disney security with a guest who removed his clothes and was naked in or near the ‘It’s a Small World’ attraction," shortly after 1.30 pm.

Upon their arrival, the responding officials arrested the man "for indecent exposure and for being under the influence of a controlled substance,” stated McClintock, adding that he was taken to a hospital as a precaution.

Officials have declined to name the suspect, or provide any additional details, reported the Los Angeles Times.

Disneyland rep confirms incident, says ride stayed shut for about an hour

Speaking with Deadline, the representative said that the man got off the ride while it was still in motion. When park operators got reports of the situation, the attraction was brought to a quick halt.

'It's a Small World' stayed shut for about an hour as it was thoroughly inspected after the said man was removed from the property altogether.

The ride resumed operations at about 3 pm local time. Fortunately, no guests were harmed physically during the incident.

Visitor Maegan Carmona witnessed the incident

Carmona told Entertainment Weekly that when their boats began to slow down during the ride's course, she noticed a guest walking around in one of the off-limits show scenes.

"We noticed he started climbing onto the different parts of the ride, and we noticed that he was undressed. He just looked out of it. He just didn't look like he knew where he was. He looked worried. My friends and I had seen him, and it looked like he was going to jump on us," she said.

"The cast member got him to sit down for a minute, but after that he continued walking in the opposite direction, behind us. Once he got to a different part of the ride, he ended up walking into the water and started drinking the water, and ran off toward the entrance of the ride."

She posted a video of the incident on Instagram, which has garnered over 22,000 reactions.

Internet reacts to the incident

Netizens have taken to social media to express their alarm over the incident, as the following tweets is a sampling of their concerns.

"Straight to jail please," posted a user on X.

"Hope he is in jail and has a large fine to pay. Why do people have to be clowns," wrote another.

"They should play this vid during the “don’t do drugs” talk at schools," stated a third.

"That definitely looks like some kind of psychotic break, yikes," claimed a user.

"Did The Simpsons predict the incident that happened on It’s A Small World at Disneyland yesterday?" asked a fifth user drawing parallel with the drinking ride water incident seen on the show.