‘Who got that one theme park video?’ Fans post funniest moments
What’s the wildest moment you’ve ever witnessed in a theme park? Over 100 fans shared their funniest theme park videos in a recent thread on X, from broken animatronics to crash-landing kites.
On Jan. 14, 2024, X user Jaalin Harvey asked the simple question, “Who got that one theme park video?”
Harvey’s initial post, a take on a recent meme format, has received 1.8 million views in less than a week. In response, dozens of theme park fans replied with candid moments captured on video at Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, Disneyland, and more.
Below are some of our favorites. In some cases, users may have reposted videos sourced from elsewhere.
There might be a great, big, beautiful tomorrow … but tonight, John is throwing a rager at Magic Kingdom’s Carousel of Progress.
Miss thing was STRUGGLING to get that confetti off! https://t.co/qUvrLmIPSu pic.twitter.com/ANKKSSkUNc
— Jason MattRiver (@JasonMattriver) January 15, 2024
The blast of air in the final scene of Epcot’s Journey Into Imagination with Figment catches some guests by surprise.
Dumb one that I took last year but I’m bringing it back. https://t.co/dWBiX3vybb pic.twitter.com/YBJnKGgYwv
— Ben Habegger (@benhmedia) January 15, 2024
We all have bad days, even José Carioca. In this video, his animatronic was stuck facedown in Epcot’s Gran Fiesta Tour starring the Three Caballeros.
— VG42 || Into the Inklands HYPE! ✿ ❤️🦆 (@VioletGanache42) January 15, 2024
The titular character from DreamWorks’ “Boss Baby” formerly greeted guests at Universal Studios Florida. These fans gave him a warm welcome.
https://t.co/bdwh9eRsNV pic.twitter.com/y8t7tH8bZv
— Asher Adams (@asher_adams) January 15, 2024
Daisy Duck is an icon among icons. Here she is at Disneyland during the park’s 60th-anniversary Diamond Celebration.
pic.twitter.com/6JReoMYI56 https://t.co/QP8PG9uF6c
— cabrón-based lifeform (@dorkwingg) January 15, 2024
This video captures the chaotic energy of the short-lived Disney KiteTails show at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, which featured large kites crash-landing (intentionally) in empty bleachers.
I thought I had video of plant Donald but this will have to do https://t.co/RVugwVEgJf pic.twitter.com/SalZ0tx1Gb
— Heather (@1lilspark) January 15, 2024
Circa 1970s, astronaut Mickey Mouse dedicated Space Mountain in this clip from an unspecified Disney park.
https://t.co/m625hFPJyC pic.twitter.com/iaqRcbkyGk
— taryn 🤍 (@tarynewyss) January 15, 2024
You never know what might happen at a character dance party … or what song might play. Gideon from “Pinocchio” busts a move in this clip from a Fantasyland celebration at an unspecified park.
A classic https://t.co/RR66RwomEa pic.twitter.com/CDHmWAm4JZ
— shannon 🧸🫧🎀 (@shannbon) January 14, 2024
We’ll finish by throwing our own hat into the ring with this Captain Hook topiary from 2013’s Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot. What appeared to be an ordinary topiary display was actually a live character.
