Did Disney Announce It Was to Open a Theme Park in Escanaba, Michigan?
9 July 2018An obscure satirical web site managed to trick many readers with a fabricated story in the summer of 2018.
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Did a Woman Say a Theme Park ‘Fat-Shamed’ Her Because She Couldn’t Fit on a Ride?
14 May 2018An advocate for body acceptance wrote an opinion piece detailing her experience at a Harry Potter ride, but she did not say she was "fat-shamed."
Are Disney’s Turkey Legs Really Emu Legs?
13 March 2017Long-standing rumors that turkey legs sold in Disney parks are actually emu legs spiked after a 'Conan' TV segment.
Disney Replacing Tower of Terror with Elsa’s Ice Castle?
18 April 2016Disney Parks isn't replacing the "Tower of Terror" attraction with "Elsa's Ice Castle."
Child Abduction from Theme Park Thwarted by Shoes
1 June 1999Urban legend holds that an attempted abduction of a child from a mall or amusement park was thwarted because the kidnappers forgot to change the child's shoes.
Nikita Khrushchev at Disneyland
Rumor: Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev was denied permission to visit Disneyland during a state visit to the U.S. in 1959.
Andy’s Coming!
27 March 2013Will shouting 'Andy's coming!' to Toy Story characters at Disney theme parks cause them to stop and drop?
Casablanca Plane in Great Movie Ride
24 February 2001Is the airplane from 'Casablanca' part of 'The Great Movie Ride' at Disney-MGM Studios theme park?
Disneyland Deaths
Nine guests have lost their lives on Disneyland attractions.
Does No One Ever Die at Disney Parks?
1 March 1996Fantasy legend holds that no one is ever declared dead while on Disney theme park property.
Flash Mountain
Do women flash their breasts at the camera in Disneyland's Splash Mountain?
Disneyland Skyway Death
Was Disneyland's Skyway closed because someone fell out of it?
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Is This Video of a ‘Gyro Drop’ Amusement Park Ride Real?
14 June 2019The "Gyro Drop" is a real amusement park ride, but a popular video of it relies on some imagination.
Did Obama Pledge ‘More Flexibility’ Toward Russia After the 2012 Election?
13 December 2016In 2012, President Obama was overheard over a hot microphone telling President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia he would have "more flexibility" to negotiate with Putin after the election.
Does This Photograph Show Two Boys — One Vaccinated, One Not — Who Were Exposed to Smallpox?
13 June 2018In the early 1900s, Allan Warner documented several cases of smallpox and the effects of vaccinations.
Will Woody Be Openly Bisexual in ‘Toy Story 4?’
3 June 2019A niche genre of 'satire' sexualizes animated characters.
Does Facebook Have ‘Shake-to-Report’ Feature That Lands Users in ‘Facebook Jail’?
14 June 2019As of late May 2019, a new Facebook feature allowing users to report technical problems by shaking their phones was being rolled out gradually to all mobile accounts.