Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA There was a piece of an article on Miceage -- it's being reported that there has been a recent uptick in guests bringing the cremated ashes of relatives, and dumping said ashes in 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Haunted Mansion.' One of the posters here said that half of the people on LP would want to do that. Which got me thinking... Question: Upon your death, would you want your cremated remains spread in a Disney Park or attraction? Yes or No? If Yes -- which location [be specific] and why? I'll give my quick answer to get things rolling... No.
Originally Posted By Shiva YES! I've often thought that being spread around TSI until I'm all gone would be where I'd like to be. I'm not sure why though.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Not the entire urn, but I'd love to have a tiny bit of me sprinkled in the pretty planters at Alice In Wonderland. Then have some more set free in the ocean - off Redondo Beach (right where Torrance Blvd. meets it) and some off Pacific Beach in San Diego (in front of the Blue Sea Lodge.) Mr. Alice should keep a tiny urn somewhere at home, too - even if it's in a drawer or cupboard... Home is where the heart is.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I have often kidded around with my wife about this. Yeah it SOUNDS like a good idea but really, what if people really started doing it...like hundreds of people per week? I dunno, I don't think when it really comes down to it, I am serious...BUT...if my wife DID do such... At WDW, in the little waterway that seperates Crystal Palace from Adventureland. OR in Epcot, in front of the Land pavillion, where the rocks are on the bottom... those two places are IMHO the most peaceful and beautiful of all. If not there, Jordan Pond, near Bar Harbor Maine would be THE most beautiful place I recall.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut I dont think i would like it. But if someone did spread my ashes at DLR, I would want them spread over the Autopia.
Originally Posted By u k fan Definitely not! I want to be buried at sea, but first I want to be fired out of a cannon straight into a wall to see what it looks like (I do know I won't see it!). Just the way The Great Gonzo would have wanted it!!!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan No. But if I did, I would want to be scattered into the waters of the Storybook Land Canal Boats. My ghost would rise from the waters each night and chase off any ducks that land there and throw of the scale of this charming classic. "Be gone, Duckzilla!" my vengeful, restless spirit would howl into the darkness.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I kiddingly said that I wanted my ashes spread around WDW and my kids took it seriously. They had it all figured out how my ashes would be distributed. They would divide them up and put them in "baggies" give some to each member of the family and then discretely spread them around the parks. It was nice of them, but I really think it was a ploy for me to provide, in my will, for enough money to send them all to Florida. They looked altogether to anxious for this to happen -- soon.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Are cremated ashes a health issue? Once a body is cremated, are all the ills of that body destroyed? Do people have a problem with just the ghoulishness of it all? Or is it unsanitary?
Originally Posted By wonderingalice <<I've always said that I want my ashes spread over Cindy Crawford . . .>> *LOL* Hey Jim... If Cindy doesn't have a problem with it... ;-)
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy To me, the appeal of cremation is the ability to have your ashes placed in a urn that will have to be passed along for someone to keep in perpetuity. How can someone forget about you if they have your ashes to display on the mantelpiece? Disposing of the urn and obligation for someone to have to cart your cremains around from generation to generation just doesn't seem as interesting to me.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I wanted my ashes spread at Disney parks around the globe before I lost faith. Some at HM to become another Happy Haunt, some in It's a Small World as it encaptulates my ethos in life. After all I nearly proposed at DLP (did eventually propose a few weeks later), we tried to conceive at Sequoia Lodge and the Grand Californian. So death makes sense too at Disney. But don't tell them, they may open a new pavillion at WDW and charge $30,000 for your coffin to be pulled in Cinderella's coaches, $15,000 for a wake in Cinderella's castle, and for an added fee, a character could read your eulogy. But as a part of Year of Million Dreams (after all this latest marketing scheme is actually a tribute to death - after all am I dead or sleeping) - Disney are giving away 10 Disney burial plans and 5 Illuminations cremations. Act now, and get a discount for extending your DVC contract indefinately! BTW - some companies do really put ashes in fireworks. One way to go out with a bang!
Originally Posted By lesmisfan im gonna say no just for the fact that i do not want to be cremated. but if i would to change my mind, i would defiantley like to spread my ashes around a disney park. just because i love disney so much and feel so much of a strong connection with disney. but i don't know where in a disney park i would want them scattered.
Originally Posted By Shiva lesmisfan, the last time I looked there was still one unused grave in the cemetary in back of Fort Wilderness. I've had my eye on it for years but if you feel that strongly about it...
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Are cremated ashes a health issue? Once a body is cremated, are all the ills of that body destroyed?<< There aren't any health risks presented by cremated remains. However, it's against the law to spread them without a permit most public places. Disneyland, as private property, most surely would deny any such requests. From funerals.org/faq: >>There is no reason you can't keep the cremated remains in the cardboard or plastic box that comes from the crematory. In ALL states it is legal to scatter or bury cremated remains on private property (with the land-owner's permission). Cremation is considered "final disposition" because there is no longer any health hazard. There are no "cremains police" checking on what you do with cremated remains.<< >>Do people have a problem with just the ghoulishness of it all?<< While I know that cremated remains aren't a health risk, I'm not wild about the idea of "grandpa dust" getting kicked up into the air of my Doom Buggy for me to inhale, thank you very much. >>Or is it unsanitary?<< If someone is leaving the entire cremated remains of a person, that would be a substantial size pile, roughly the size of a shoebox. Among the ashes would be bone fragments and such. Unlike pixie dust, it would leave a large greyish white pile that would just be tracked through, or need to be swept up. It's gross to think of that throughout the park. But, if it's good enough for Six Flags... ; )
