Disneyland Wedding Sparks Outrage as Staff Halt Ceremony Upon Shocking Age Revelation of the Bride
So, picture this: you’re all set for a magical day at Disneyland Paris, expecting fairy tales and happily-ever-afters, but then—bam!—the “bride” turns out to be a 9-year-old girl, and the “groom,” a 22-year-old British man. Yep, you read that right. Makes you wonder, was this an elaborate stunt or something downright disturbing? Disneyland staff had to step in when reality hit harder than a dropped Mickey-shaped pretzel. The whole scene was so off-kilter it felt like a twisted episode of a dark fairy tale, but instead of a charming prince, it unraveled into arrests and outrage. And get this—the so-called wedding had about 100 guests, but rumor has it, they were just paid actors. Honestly, I’m still scratching my head over how someone thinks turning a child into a “bride” for a day is anything but horrific. What’s next—Sleeping Beauty hosting a hostage situation? Dive into the full story and brace yourself for the bizarre details. LEARN MORE
A “wedding” at Disneyland Paris turned into a disturbing spectacle when guests realized the “bride” was a 9-year-old girl, and the “groom” was a 22-year-old man from the UK.
The British man and three others were arrested after staff at the amusement park realized the bride appeared alarmingly young.
The “groom” later claimed to authorities that the ceremony with about 100 invited guests was staged.
- Disneyland Paris raised the alarm when they realized a wedding at the park, with 100 guests, involved a 9-year-old bride.
- The 22-year-old groom, the child’s mother, and two others were arrested.
- “I saw a little girl dressed in white,” a witness said. “…I realized when I saw the child. It was atrocious.”
“Mental illnesses at its greatest,” one commented on the incident.
Witnesses attending a wedding at Disneyland Paris were alarmed to see that the “bride” was just a child
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It was reported that the “groom” had hired the theme park complex outside Paris for what was believed to be a real private wedding.
For a total of 130,000 euros ($150,000), the arrested man had booked the park’s complex several weeks before, and the ceremony was scheduled to take place in the early hours of Saturday, June 21, outside the opening hours for the public.
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About 100 people, believed to be guests, had gathered at the ceremony that was set against the backdrop of the park’s Sleeping Beauty Castle.
It was later found that these guests were possibly paid actors, hired to participate in the stunt.
Witnesses saw the bride struggling in her heels and being picked up by a lady
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Witnesses said they couldn’t believe the age of the bride who was carried in her mother’s arms.
“We all thought we were going to attend a wedding. Everyone was stunned, no one expected it,” one witness told Le Parisien.
“I saw a little girl dressed in white. I saw her hair prepared with curls and a lady picking her up in her arms,” said one of the extras, Yeleen, who attended the event with her own daughter.
“At that moment, I was shocked. I realized when I saw the child. It was atrocious,” she added.
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Netizes, too, expressed disbelief at the thought of a 9-year-old child being involved.
“Disgusting,” one called it, while another commented, “I’m guessing the bride picked the venue.”
“What is wrong with people anymore,” wrote another.
“Can we send them over a wood chipper to administer the punishment?” one asked.
The police arrested four people, including the British “groom” and the child’s Ukrainian mother
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The park’s staff were baffled to see the “bride” wearing a wedding dress and struggling to stand in her heels.
They eventually alerted authorities about the bride possibly being a child.
“A private event booked at our destination was immediately cancelled by our staff after irregularities were identified. Police were called and arrived quickly,” Disneyland Paris told France Inter radio.
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Witnesses said the park put an end to the ceremony when they realized the “bride” was a child.
“Disneyland did things very well,” one told local media. “They canceled everything as soon as they realized the bride was a child. We were sh*cked to see that.”
Authorities arrested four people, including the 22-year-old groom, the child’s Ukrainian mother, aged 41, and two Latvian nationals, ages 24 and 55.
The mother and the 55-year-old Latvian were eventually released, while the other two were kept in custody over potential financial fraud and money laundering, the prosecutor’s office revealed.
Investigators were told that the wedding was staged and that the guests were paid actors
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The event organizers told investigators that the wedding was staged and that the “guests” were all hired actors, who were brought to the park for the fake ceremony and not told too many details about it.
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