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Drug Lord El Chapo’s Family Enjoys Disney Vacation

The Walt Disney Company is an organization many associate with family values. As such, the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort appeal to many families. This includes a Disneyland visit from the family of convicted drug kingpin known as El Chapo.

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El Chapo’s Family

El Chapo’s real name is Joaquín Guzmán. He was once the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. He has been arrested multiple times, escaped a few times, and is currently imprisoned at ADX Florence in Colorado.

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Recently, his ex-wife and twin daughters enjoyed a day visiting Disneyland. The 34-year old former wife of El Chapo shared photos on Instagram of the family trip.

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Emma Coronel (El Chapo’s ex-wife) as released from prison in September of 2023.

Images shared on social media of the family include a visit with Mickey Mouse and her daughters donning Minnie Mouse ears and matching Disneyland jackets.

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Coronel made sure to keep images of her daughters blocked on social media with stickers over the girls’ faces.

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El Chapo and Disneyland

The former cartel kingpin has had previous connection to the Disneyland area. Back in 2016, the FBI found $2.3 million in cash near the Disneyland Resort that was leaked back to El Chapo.

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The home’s location was less than one block from The Happiest Place on Earth. The money had allegedly come from a money laundering and drug-trafficking group connected to El Chapo.

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Disney Guests

Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort remain some of the most popular vacation spots in the United States of America. As such, there are usually a number of celebrities, models, athletes, and politicians who may be in the park with you any time.

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So next time you board Space Mountain or Pirates of the Caribbean, you never know who you could be sitting next to. Especially if you board an attraction at Disneyland Resort or Walt Disney World Resort with single rider line…

Steven

Steven has a complicated relationship with Disney. As a child, he visited Walt Disney World every few years with his family. But he never understood why kids his age (and older) were so scared of Snow White or Alien Encounter. He is a former participant of the Disney College Program (left early…long story), and he also previously worked in Children’s publishing, where he adapted multiple Disney movies and TV shows. He has many controversial opinions about Disney…like having a positive view of Michael Eisner, believing Return of the Jedi is superior to The Empire Strikes Back, and that Toy Story Land and Galaxy’s Edge should have never been built (at least not at Hollywood Studios). Every year for the past two decades, Steven has visited either Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Aulani or went on a Disney Cruise. He’s happy to share any and all knowledge of the Disney destinations (and he likes using parenthesis a lot…as well as ellipses…)

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