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Long Hair, Costumes and Kids: Things Disney Parks Have Banned

Posted by ralph on November 1, 2009

Alvin Ward writes in mental_floss:

Disneyland may be the Happiest Place on Earth, but don’t think that means you can just waltz in and do whatever you want. In fact, Mickey Mouse’s theme parks have banned quite a few things over the years. Here are just a few of the things on which the Mouse has dropped his hammer.

1. Long Hair: Until the late 1960s, men could either have flowing locks or enjoy Adventureland, but they definitely couldn’t do both. According to Snopes, if a long-haired fellow tried to buy a ticket, a cast member would discreetly and politely inform the man that his hairdo didn’t jive with the park’s unwritten dress code before escorting him from the park.

2. Facial Hair: It’s tough to find a picture of Walt Disney without a mustache, but for decades it was even tougher to find a Disney employee who had a ‘stache of his own. Starting in 1957, workers at Disney parks were not allowed to have long hair, grow beards, or wear mustaches. (The underlying logic was that park patrons wouldn’t want to buy a $9 soda from some filthy bearded hippie or mustachioed Snidely Whiplash type.)

In 2000, Disney was having trouble drumming up enough manpower to staff its parks, so it relaxed the facial hair ban. Employees were finally allowed to grow mustaches, provided they kept them trimmed and groomed. Beards didn’t fare so well, though; they stayed on the forbidden list.

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  • girlmachine

    During the late 50s and 60s, the closest theme park in competition with Disneyland was Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, which until the late 60s was free to enter and hang out in. For this reason, it attracted a lot of hippies and such, in turn driving away a lot of business. So, Walt Disney, shrewd businessman that he was, decided to bring those folks to his park by creating dress codes and keeping out the “riff raff.” And, well, it worked. Disney now has it's hands in everything, and Knott's is like a giant traveling carnival that doesn't go anywhere.

  • http://www.xenex.org/ xen

    Now Disneyworld even has Gay Days and Goth Days, which I am sure infuriate the frozen soul of that ol' Nazi sympathizer, Uncle Walt.

  • http://www.costumesupercenter.com/kids+halloween+costume.html Sarah | Kids Costumes

    It’s one thing to have a set standard for employees, but another one entirely to have one for your customers. At the same time, it is the way they create the “magic” in their little world. I have to admit when I was there on my honeymoon, I didn’t see any relatively “creepy” people.

  • http://www.costumesupercenter.com/kids+halloween+costume.html Sarah | Kids Costumes

    It's one thing to have a set standard for employees, but another one entirely to have one for your customers. At the same time, it is the way they create the “magic” in their little world. I have to admit when I was there on my honeymoon, I didn't see any relatively “creepy” people.

  • http://www.costumepartycostume.com/ costumes

    Disneyland
    is the place where kids are meant to be. I have been there and I was amazed by
    the costumes of the mascots performing there. I like the way artists designed
    the costumes. The costumes are one of those which enhanced the beauty of the
    place.