{"id":1448819,"date":"2022-04-21T09:05:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T13:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1448819"},"modified":"2022-04-21T09:05:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T13:05:41","slug":"fact-check-did-a-recent-protest-at-disney-world-prevent-visitors-from-entering-the-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-a-recent-protest-at-disney-world-prevent-visitors-from-entering-the-park\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did A Recent Protest At Disney World Prevent Visitors From Entering The Park?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-a-recent-protest-at-disney-world-prevent-visitors-from-entering-the-park%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1448819&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cheshirkat\/posts\/10225108543633581\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims a recent protest at Disney World prevented visitors from entering the park.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: Misleading<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While there was an April 16 protest against Disney held near the park, it did not blockade the entrance to the park. Local authorities have confirmed the protest did not prevent any visitors from entering.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2022\/1557\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HB 1557<\/a>, dubbed the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill, into law March 28. The bill prohibits \u201cclassroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through 3<sup>rd<\/sup> grade,\u201d\u00a0according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/2022\/03\/28\/governor-ron-desantis-signs-historic-bill-to-protect-parental-rights-in-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeSantis\u2019 office<\/a>. Shortly after the bill was signed, the Walt Disney Company released a statement announcing its opposition to the bill, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/disney-vows-repeal-dont-say-gay-bill-1235217086\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An image shared on Facebook claims a recent protest at Disney World prevented visitors from entering the park. The image, shared over 1,000 times, shows a man wearing a \u201cDeSantis 2022\u201d hat in front of a group of parked cars. \u201cPatriot Convoy just did a BLOCKADE @ the Entrance of Disney,\u201d reads text included in the post. \u201cCar Trouble. No one visiting Disney can get in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The image appears to be from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/news\/people-gather-outside-of-disney-springs-to-protest-the-companys-response-to-dont-say-gay-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 16 protest<\/a> against Disney that was led by the advocacy group Moms For America, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/mother-advocacy-group-plans-disney-protest-over-stance-on-parental-rights-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Examiner<\/a>.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/18\/fact-check-disney-ceo-woke-mistake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Disney\u2019s CEO Say \u2018Going Woke\u2019 Was A \u2018Huge Mistake\u2019?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, the purported convoy did not block the entrance of Disney World and did not prevent visitors from entering the park. The protest was held at \u201cthe front entrance of Disney Springs at Hotel Plaza Boulevard and SR 535,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/momsforamerica.us\/press-releases\/moms-for-america-to-hold-rally-at-walt-disney-world-entrance-in-orlando-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">release<\/a> from Moms For America. A street sign reading, \u201cSR 535,\u201d can be seen in the background of the Facebook picture.<\/p>\n<p>Disney Springs, located on the <a href=\"https:\/\/disneyworld.disney.go.com\/destinations\/map\/#\/id=disney-springs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outskirts<\/a> of the park,\u00a0is located about 3 minutes from Hotel Plaza Boulevard and SR 535, where the protest was held, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=how+many+miles+to+magic+kingdom+from+S.R.+535+and+Hotel+Plaza+Blvd.&#038;rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS914US915&#038;oq=how+many+miles+to+magic+kingdom+from+S.R.+535+and+Hotel+Plaza+Blvd.&#038;aqs=chrome..69i57.32734j0j15&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Maps<\/a>. The Magic Kingdom, Disney World\u2019s main theme park, is located about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/FL-535+%26+Hotel+Plaza+Blvd,+Florida+32830\/Magic+Kingdom+Park,+1180+Seven+Seas+Drive,+Lake+Buena+Vista,+FL+32830\/@28.3821548,-81.5781703,13z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x88dd8022d791d8ed:0x64f5a556690e9c97!2m2!1d-81.505333!2d28.3820031!1m5!1m1!1s0x88dd7e536aa54b81:0x66b8bcd58da841a!2m2!1d-81.5812062!2d28.418579!3e0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10 minutes<\/a> away from this location.<\/p>\n<p>The Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2022\/apr\/19\/facebook-posts\/protest-did-not-block-visitors-entering-disney-par\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PolitiFact<\/a> there were no roads blocked during the protest and \u201cno one was prevented from entering the Disney property.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has reached out to the Walt Disney Company and the Orlando Police Department for comment and will update this piece if a response is given.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook claims a recent protest at Disney World prevented visitors from entering the park.Verdict: Misleading While there was an April 16 protest against Disney held near<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":1448834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1448819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1448819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1448834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1448819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1448819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1448819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}