Disneyland in California Placed on Lockdown Due to Suspicious Item
- Posted on March 3, 2012 at 1:11pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. was briefly placed on lockdown Saturday morning while authorities investigated a suspicious item found near the entrance that turned out to be harmless.
Police said a park employee discovered the item was in a tree near a ticket booth at 7:10 a.m. local time, Los Angeles CBS affiliate KCBS-TV reported. It turned out to be an item stuffed inside a PVC pipe that a high school student left as part of a geocaching game, KABC-TV reported.
According to KTLA-TV, the object contained “spiritual message of goodwill” for park guests.
The bomb squad was called and guests were not been allowed into the park for the duration of the lockdown. A select group of patrons that had been allowed into the park before its official opening were sequestered in a safe location.
Suzi Brown, director of media relations for Disneyland Resort, said in a statement to KCBS after the initial discovery: “The safety of our Guests and Cast Members is our top priority. In an abundance of caution and to allow the security teams the opportunity to learn more, we are keeping Guests away from the area at this time.”
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Posted on March 5, 2012 at 2:00pm“It’s a Small World afte -BOOM!”
Report Post »scwillard
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 10:45pmFor those of us locked inside the park (yes I was there) it was no big deal at all. We enjoyed the incredibly light crowds. Disney despite the homage to the mouse takes it security quite seriously.
Report Post »WeDontNeedNoSteenkinBadges12
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 4:41pm“Disneyland in California Placed on Lockdown Due to Suspicious Item”
Is Disneyland ALSO (like Disneyworld in Florida) private property with private police that doesn’t allow guns and therefore state/local police won’t/can’t go onto it? Can “the happiest place on earth” really be an absolute dictatorship? Hmmm … kind of like today’s America?
Report Post »Cat
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 11:48amVisited Disneyland in 63 and while waiting in lines, spawned the nickname, dizzyland.
In 93, visited EPCOT on the way west from an east coast rally with a girlfriend in our respective Corvettes.
Paid full park admission at noon on a Sunday for two adults with the sole purpose of popping into the Rose & Crown Pub.
Caught up with some Base Pale Ale filled patrons and had to take a cab home.
Then a friend drove us back to EPCOT on Monday to retrieve our cars, thus maintaining the nickname dizzyland.
Would have never noticed a PVC pipe in a tree.
Report Post »Or, a giant mouse for that matter.
Pa7sy
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 1:24amAnd all I got out of the article was the bad grammar: …”bomb squad was called and guests were not been allowed into the park …”
Report Post »reconmarine
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 5:52pmAt last…they found Obama’s original Birth Certificate.
Report Post »AOL_REFUGEE
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 9:43amI knew it. It was a filled diaper, wasn’t it?
Report Post »txjb
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 4:27pmThere’s a suspicious person in the White House .
Report Post »rancorkeeper240
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 8:37pmKenya is still burning witches as my childern watch their cute little witches on tv.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 4:14pmThe warmongering anti terrorist neocons are to blame for the heightened alerts. Just stupid. Bring our guys home so we can be safe with them patrolling our borders instead of over there stirring up hatred…
You people have been sold a bill of goods that Muslims can do anything on out homeland, but if you keep our troops over there instead of over here it will happen! Idiots!
Report Post »408 CheyTac
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 7:09pm4 words… you are an idiot
ever hear of 11 Sept, 2001?
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 3:29pm.
“spiritual message of goodwill”
What the Hell was that kid thinking leaving a Christian Message?….
I bet Obama & Holder are Waterboarding this kid, as I type…………
Report Post »hi
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 3:11pmThis is Obama’s fault.
I’m glad no Christians were hurt!
Just kidding…..this is in response to Moderation’s comments.
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 3:40pmYup, just overlook all the people who made those types of comments and weren’t kidding.
Report Post »GeneTracy
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 2:40pmFrom it;’s a small world after all, to it’s a dangerous world after all.
Report Post »Phyliss
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 5:14pmBest post ever!
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 2:39pmI am glad no one was hurt.
Report Post »noland
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 1:54pmYes ole cali needs lots of Prayers over Her and her enemy.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 1:35pmSo the questions need to be determined – is it just a reaction to be on the safe side (hopefully; and that it turns out to be nothing harmful for anyone.)
If it is a ‘real event’ then who put it there? Top guess, if that is the case is any of Obama’s radical allies or the unions.
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 1:39pmThis place is a riot. Every bad thing is somehow connected to Obama.
Report Post »sawbuck
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 1:49pmMod.
Report Post »Which begs the question…If Obama goes away…Will you.?
ModerationIsBest
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 1:56pm@Saw
I‘m not an Obama supporter so I don’t see why it’s relevant.
Report Post »JustPeachy
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 2:31pm@Mod, yeah, because it likely is! LOL Or one of his “buddies” – like Soros. LOL Or one of his many “adoring fans. . .”
Report Post »Master_and_Commander
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 5:59pmoh for crying out loud you guys, I’m definitely no Obama supporter either, but could you all please get off the Obama conspiracy train? There isn’t even the slightest evidence of suspicious behavior, and yet you guys still go all nuts with your nonsense theories, and then attack everyone who says ”yeah, could we stop being ridiculous?”
So on behalf of all the sane Conservatives on here, just shut up.
Report Post »ScottT
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 6:51pmIt was a Geocache. I new it as soon as I read it. Guess I’m the only one.
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 1:32pmMaybe it was the Ron Paul action figure Paulbot10101 dropped from his newest adventure… a Ron Paul flooding… LMAO. What a putz.
Cut/pasted from Ron Paul Forums.
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Paulbots invade Disneyland/ world Idea
Submitted by Paulbot10101 on Sun, 01/15/2012 – 03:19
in Ron Paul 2012
“I’m here in Cali and my wife, kids, and I have the annual passes to Disneyland and CA adventure. I was looking around tonight and I started thinking there are so many people here from other states and countries. I think since the original idea for Florida was to be stand off as far as campaigning is concerned.
Perhaps we should try and get as many people as humanly possible to flood Disney World / other theme parks on a single day (during the week of the FL Primary, wearing their Ron Paul gear. Then again in Cali respectively.
No need to market and bring flyers and such (getting kicked out… lol can see it now the mouse hates RP). But just try and strike up conversations with people in lines and so on. Educate them.
Just an idea.”
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 4:11pmThe hate you have for Paul will really come back to bite you when he is your President ROFL
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 5:05pmOh that’s right I forgot…. Ron Paul’s Top Secret Manchurian Delegates are going to save the day… LOL.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 1:13pmwho cares. it’s communist anti-American kalipornia. let it all evaporate in blinding dust and earthquakes.
Report Post »Micmac
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 1:23pmI care, my daughter works part time there. Disneyland is located in the only conservative enclave in Kalifornia.
NoBama 2012
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 1:32pmare you serious? TRULY? there IS a conservative part of CA? seriously please tell more. we NEVER hear of any GOOD people/areas there. maybe we can pray for them.
if so, yes we hope your kid is OKAY.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 1:36pm@Micmac – I hope your daughter and the conservative pocket stays safe; we need any bastion of rational thought and freedom held onto in the area.
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 1:41pmI think it‘s disgusting you’re hoping only conservatives are okay.
You people come across just as bad as the left wingers you despise so much.
Grow a heart.
Report Post »IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on March 3, 2012 at 1:54pmMICMAC —– I hope and pray that it is nothing but I am with you and hope your daughter is fine and that all will be well for all people.
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