EPISODE 143 | Paranoia Is Forever: Disney Conspiracies
Walt Disney’s goal was to make the “Happiest Place on Earth”, and to delight and inspire both children and adults through the ages. Many would say he succeeded beyond even his own wildest expectations. Others might say that Disney is, and always has been, a place of evil. And when you get as big as Disney has, you are naturally going to attract some rather wild narratives. 
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SECTIONS

01:58 - Uncle Rat - Uncle Walt: anti-Jewish, Nazi, racist, head frozen 
15:05 - Grim Grinning Ghosts - The parks, deaths and accidents, ghosts, the Haunted Mansion attraction
20:32 - There's no evil scheme he wouldn't concoct! No depravity he wouldn't commit. - Occultism at the parks and in the movies, sex is everywhere, pedofiles, dirty pictures in "The Rescuers", the makers of "White Wilderness" murdered a bunch of lemmings
30:58 - The Maleficent Seven - The company, the Disney Vault, copyright issues, Disney hates women
38:42 - In Canis Corpore Transmuto - Ron DeSantis tangles with the Mouse, Disney is surprisingly progressive or "woke" depending on who you are


Music by Fanette Ronjat

More Info

Fact-Checking the Age-Old Rumors of Walt Disney’s Dark Side
Was Walt Disney Frozen?
Deaths at Disney: Top 13 Deaths at Disney Theme Parks
The death that sparked the legend that 'no one dies at Disneyland'
MARR: Death At Disneyland - rewriting of the article "Waiting in Line to Die" by John Marr
The Dark Side of Disney
Real Human Bones Were Originally Used In Disneyland's Pirates Of The Caribbean Ride
Doombuggies website
Did a Former Disney World Princess 'Reveal the Truth'?
The Hidden Messages in Disney: A Closer Look at Occult Symbolism on Chick Wick News
DISNEY=666 video on Amazing VIP World YouTube channel
21 Completely Filthy Hidden Sex References in Disney Movies in Cosmopolitan
Snopes: Is the Word 'Sex' Hidden in 'The Lion King'?
Snopes: Is a Risqué Image of Sand Dunes Hidden in 'The Lion King'?
Snopes: Was a Phallus Purposely Added to the Artwork for 'The Little Mermaid' VHS Cover?
Snopes: Does the Minister in 'Little Mermaid' Get an Erection?
Snopes: Did a Topless Woman Appear in Disney's 'The Rescuers'? (True, BTW)
Snopes: Did Disney Fake Lemming Suicide for the Nature Documentary 'White Wilderness'? (Also true)
The Darker Side of Disney ("boy love" symbols)
The Dark Side of Disney Part 1 at Little Light Studios
The Dark Side of Disney Part 2 at Little Light Studios
Global Ranking of largest entertainment companies
10 Things You Didn't Know About The Disney Vault's History
Mickey Mouse, Long a Symbol in Copyright Wars, to Enter Public Domain: ‘It’s Finally Happening’ in Variety
Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney over images on BBC
How the Disney-Midjourney Lawsuit Could Reshape the Battle Over AI and Copyright
Copyright, Mickey Mouse and what it means to be within the public domain
Mickey, Disney, and the Public Domain: a 95-year Love Triangle at the Center for the Study of the Public Domain
Popular copyright infringement cases highlighting how Disney is protective of its intellectual property rights
The Moana Lawsuit: Writer Woodall Sues Disney for Infringement
Did Disney or DeSantis win their big fight? Yes. in the Tampa Bay Times
Snopes: Harlan Ellison and Disney (true)

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