If you missed the news that a bear was roaming Walt Disney World this week, where have you been?
On September 18, Frontierland, Liberty Square, and parts of Adventureland were closed and nearly a dozen attractions at Walt Disney World Resort’s Magic Kingdom Park were off-limits to guests as Cast Members and Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officials raced to remove the wild trespasser.
Talk about the “wildest ride in the wilderness!” And with big, wild Disney news comes great comedy – we’ve collated the best Disney bear reactions for your enjoyment!
Related: VIDEO: Captured Magic Kingdom Bear Released Into Wild
When the news broke about a bear roaming Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom theme park, the internet responded in great comedic fashion.
FWC officials confirmed that the female black bear was thankfully safely removed and relocated to Ocala National Forest, about 80 miles away from Disney World, and yet the memes and reactions kept on coming. Here are some of our favorites!
Many of the best Disney bear reactions stemmed from Disney fans photoshopping the bear into ride vehicles. X (formerly Twitter) user @paulsala1539372 shared a fun picture of a bear riding the new Disney attraction TRON Lightcycle / Run:
Breaking: Bear at Disney enjoys rides like everyone else
https://twitter.com/paulsla1539372/status/1704282237112299547
While Disney fan @DadsAndDisney posted a photo of a bear riding the now-closed Disney ride Splash Mountain:
BREAKING: Magic Kingdom Bear has been relocated to section of the park that is inaccessible to park guests. Situation resolved. #MagicKingdom #DisneyWorld
BREAKING: Magic Kingdom Bear has been relocated to section of the park that is inaccessible to park guests. Situation resolved. #MagicKingdom #DisneyWorld pic.twitter.com/rX7skHbGV4
— Dads and Disney (@DadsAndDisney) September 18, 2023
One of our favorites was this clever and spooky picture of a bear riding Haunted Mansion, shared by @iamcg83:
Who did this…
Who did this… pic.twitter.com/hrSWvU6J2M
— Clint Gamache (@iamcg83) September 18, 2023
When the Magic Kingdom opened on the morning of the bear encounter, Disney guests were unable to access the following attractions — Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Hall of Presidents, Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise, Country Bear Jamboree, Magic Carpets of Aladdin, Pirate’s Adventure, Pirates of the Caribbean, Swiss Family Treehouse, Tom Sawyer Island, and several stops on the Walt Disney World Railroad.
One X user (@servoisnaked) imagined that the bear was using this to her advantage, claiming that “that bear really did not want to pay for Genie+” while using an image inspired by the children’s book “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” by Bill Martin, Jr.:
That bear really did not want to pay for Genie+ pic.twitter.com/5Ek6BhVgmn
— Ivonne (@servoisnaked) September 18, 2023
Another user, @GoAwayGreen, poked fun at the Disney theme park reservation system found since the pandemic at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom, writing:
My understanding is the real problem with the bear in the Magic Kingdom was that he started his day in Epcot and was not supposed to park hop until 1 p.m.
My understanding is the real problem with the bear in the Magic Kingdom was that he started his day in Epcot and was not supposed to park hop until 1 p.m.
— How Bowers (@GoAwayGreen) September 18, 2023
User @OrangeGrove55 took a different approach with its Disney bear reaction, teasing that a bear was found at Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim when, of course, this is the Grizzly Peak water ride:
BREAKING: Bear found at Disney California Adventure
https://twitter.com/OrangeGrove55/status/1703817376519868635
Related: VIDEO: Captured Magic Kingdom Bear Gets a New Home
Other Disney fans found comedy in how the bear could have been captured, with one X user (@ColDylanG) posting using an image of the Brer Bear from the old Splash Mountain ride:
They caught the bear that was on the loose at Disney World #Disney100 #disneyworld #MagicKingdom #bear #splashmountain #brerbear #viral #trending #TRENDINGNEWSTODAY #viralnews #share #follow #like #Bears #meme #Memes #funny #comedy #silly
They caught the bear that was on the loose at Disney World #Disney100 #disneyworld #MagicKingdom #bear #splashmountain #brerbear #viral #trending #TRENDINGNEWSTODAY #viralnews #share #follow #like #Bears #meme #Memes #funny #comedy #silly pic.twitter.com/4FA6mlqOOx
— Dylan Guarisco (@ColDylanG) September 20, 2023
X user @robotofthesea shared a video of Rabbit trying to push Winnie the Pooh through a hole when mocking how the black bear was captured at Disney World:
We now go live to Disney trying to get rid of the bear
We now go live to Disney trying to get rid of the bear https://t.co/NP4eCu3eHh pic.twitter.com/LWpW64tSx2
— robot of the sea (@robotofthesea) September 18, 2023
X (formerly Twitter) user @FakeDisneyFact poked fun at the elite members of the exclusive Club 33, claiming that:
Only Club 33 members are allowed to ride the bear
Only Club 33 members are allowed to ride the bear 😭
— Fake Disney Facts (@FakeDisneyFact) September 18, 2023
Related: Here’s YOUR Chance to See Inside Disney’s Exclusive Club 33
And finally, user @littlesophiebug compared the Disney World bear to the infamous Country Bear Jamboree, writing:
“there’s a bear in frontierland” my brother in christ, there’s actually about 18 of them
"there's a bear in frontierland"
my brother in christ, there's actually about 18 of them pic.twitter.com/KcFjJe3wkg— (chloe or sam or) sophie bug (or marcus) 🍒 (@cowboylikebug) September 18, 2023
Which of these Disney bear reactions was your favorite?
