A video showing a violent fight that erupted in Disneyland is gaining attention from fans and the Anaheim Police Department. As ABC 7 reports, police are now investigating the video and the event.
- Over the weekend, a video surfaced on YouTube documenting a vicious fight at Disneyland.
- The brawl reportedly took place on Saturday, July 6th in the ToonTown area of the park and started as an argument between family that escalated.
- According to ABC 7, Anaheim police responded and interviewed family members, however the victims were not cooperative.
- The department says they are now pursuing a criminal case.
- While ABC blurred the footage they aired, the original video can be viewed here (warning: contains violence, disturbing images, and adult language).
- In a statement to ABC, a Disney official said of the incident, “We do not condone this behavior.”
Update (7/10/19):
- ABC News writes that because of the video evidence of the fight, the Anaheim Police Department has been able to present the case to prosecutors.
- According to a tweet for the PD, all parties involved denied anything had happened.
- Now that the PD has video evidence in addition to eyewitness statements the case can proceed.
Not a joke. There has to be an investigation. The parties involved all denied anything occurred and we were not there to witness it. The videos that were not available at the moment make things clear and the case has been presented to prosecutors
— Anaheim PD (@AnaheimPD) July 10, 2019
UPDATE (7/8/19 12:30 pm PT):
- The Disneyland Resort’s official Twitter account originally released this statement regarding the incident and reaction to it:
https://twitter.com/disneylandtoday/status/1148299651461857280?s=21
- However, that statement was later deleted, and a new one addressing how the situation was handled was released:
https://twitter.com/DisneylandToday/status/1148311359538565126
- Additionally, the Anaheim Police Department explained the situation further in a post to their Twitter: