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  • 2021-06-15 (xsd:date)
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  • Yes, Disney World Saw Increase in Arrests for Gun Possession During Pandemic (en)
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  • In mid-June 2021, Snopes became aware of online chatter surrounding a claim that security workers at Disney World tallied an increase in customers illegally bringing guns to the theme parks or resorts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The assertion was true. The Orlando Sentinel, the city's primary newspaper, analyzed the Orange County Sheriff's Department's records detailing arrests at Disney World over five years and found 20 people were detained on suspicion of gun crimes in 2020 — compared with four such arrests in 2016. (For perspective, millions of people visit Disney World attractions annually.) The newspaper reported in a June 14, 2021, story: (en)
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