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Human cremains may have been scattered on a Disney ride

Pirates

LOCAL6.com, Possible Scattering Of Human Remains On Disney Rides Reported, Nov. 15, 2007, reported that a woman may have scattered human ashes on the “Pirates of the Caribbean” ride at the Magic Kingdom in California.

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Workers at the Anaheim theme park spotted the woman sprinkling an unidentified substance into the water on the “Pirates” ride. Anaheim police were notified of the incident.***

Some Disney watchers said park-goers tell them that people smuggling in the cremated remains of their loved ones and then sprinkling ashes on rides has been going on for a while.***

They said it started at the Haunted Mansion, but now the “Pirates of the Caribbean” ride is growing in popularity.***

Disney officials said they were unaware of any confirmed ash-scattering incidents in the park and didn’t believe it to be a problem[.]***