Guests “Don’t Feel Right” Going to Disneyland as ICE Tears Los Angeles Families Apart
On June 12, 2025, reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity near Disneyland Resort sparked concern among some visitors and employees. The reports came amid days of ongoing protests of ICE raids in nearby Los Angeles and around the country. Many guests on social media expressed discomfort, fearing that the agency might be targeting Disneyland Resort employees or visitors.
Hours after the reports emerged, Disneyland Resort publicly denied any ICE activity on its property on Thursday. However, some guests say Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park are emptier this week due to the ongoing protests and ICE activity in Los Angeles.
TikTok user @justcoffeenjose posted a video of a nearly empty Pixar Pier at Disney California Adventure Park around 3:30 p.m. on June 9, commenting, “Disney feels off.”
@justcoffeenjose Disney feels off today this was at around 3:30 Monday June 9th#magickeyholder #disneylandresort #tiktokdisney #disneyadult #disney70th #parks2025
The video quickly went viral, racking up more than 200,000 likes and thousands of comments. Several Disney cast members weighed in, confirming the quieter atmosphere at the parks that day.
“I work there and it doesn’t feel the same right now,” said @dyepretty__. “We don’t even want to be there either.”
@bobstonee420 shared similar thoughts: “CM here it was sooo empty and we hugged each other saying please get home safe when we were done felt horrible.”
Many commenters said the emotional toll of ICE’s actions in the nearby Los Angeles area made them avoid the Southern California Disney parks.
“Doesn’t feel right to have fun when families are getting ripped apart,” @kariilove_ commented.
“Im not blocked and I won’t be going,” @jasminev.vs replied. “It’s so heartbreaking to my city & surrounding city’s being affected.”
However, not everyone agreed with the negative assessment of the park’s crowd levels. Some Disney Park guests argued that the video didn’t accurately reflect the park’s usual atmosphere.
“I was at Disneyland this day,” said @piinchecuervo. “It was full?”
@apesnavs82 commented, “We just left there. This wasn’t what it looked like.”
Disneyland Resort doesn’t release live attendance data, so it’s difficult to gauge the full extent of the impact of ICE activity and protests in nearby Los Angeles.
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Tearing families apart? You mean deporting violent illegal criminals. Stop being stupid California.
Yeah this article is completely misleading. I was just at Disneyland during this time and everything was completely fine and safe. Parks had plenty of people and not one person mentioned LA or feeling unsafe. I flew out of LAX. Completely safe and beautiful. Please before you write an article, consider all sides not just one.