A mother was escorted out of Disney’s California Adventure Park with her hysterical children after trying to sneak them into the park for free by passing them off as toddlers.
Footage posted to TikTok on Wednesday shows the mother, who has not been identified, being surrounded by Disney security and escorted out of the park in handcuffs by an Anaheim police officer.
The video shows two young daughters clinging to their mother on either side, crying loudly and screaming in Spanish for “Help!”
During the incident, another officer is seen pushing a stroller alongside her behind.
The video, which has been viewed nearly 400,000 times since it was posted, is captioned, “Getting arrested at the happiest place on earth.”
Another video obtained by TMZ shows the mother screaming, “You’re hurting me!” as she is led away from “The Happiest Place on Earth” next to her crying children.
Anaheim police told TMZ that she allegedly tried to get her children into the park without purchasing tickets by falsely representing them as 2-year-olds.
One-day passes to Disneyland and Adventure Park start at $104.
For an additional $65, visitors can purchase a “Park Hopper Pass” that will allow them to “explore both theme parks on the same day.”
However, children who meet these criteria must come to the park with a guest who has a ticket and reservation.
According to Disneyland Resort Park admission policies, children under the age of 3 do not need a theme park ticket for Disneyland or Adventure Park.
The Anaheim Police Department also told KTLA that the unidentified woman is suspected of trying to sneak children into Disneyland in the past.
Police said she was arrested on suspicion of trespassing but was later released on a complaint.
A Disneyland spokesperson confirmed that she had been trying to sneak children into the theme park and was apprehended by Disneyland Resort security, KTLA reported.
Police were reported after she reportedly refused to comply with questioning by park rangers.
The Post has reached out to Disneyland Resort and Anaheim police for comment.
The company has had problems in the past with visitors trying to sneak children into the parks by pretending to be younger than their actual age.
In 2022, a woman became a TikTok sensation after disguising her elementary school-aged child as a baby to avoid paying admission to Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
The video shows a group of people waiting in line to buy tickets to the park, some with older children in baby strollers and blankets covering them to prevent anyone but the infant’s feet from touching.
Once the group entered the park and out of sight of Disney staff, a little girl in a Cinderella dress jumped out of her stroller and put her blanket back on her seat.
