Obama Reveals the Time He Was Kicked Out of Disneyland
Even though in 2018 parents are getting excited about the chance toย finally drink alcohol within the boundaries of Disneyland, someย perspective is always good. It might be important to remember that there was a time when it was easy to get kicked out for another thing that lots of adults do: Smoking. During a campaign rally in support of California congressional candidates,ย former president Barack Obamaย recalled how he was once kicked out of the happiest place on Earthย for lighting up on a ride.
โItโs a true story people. I was booted from the Magic Kingdom,โ he told an audience of college students.
Obama recalled the first time he went to Disneyland as a youth and how excited he was to go on all the iconic rides, like the Matterhorn and Pirates of the Caribbean. However, by the time he started talking about his second trip, the former president was around 19 years old and going to a nearby college, so he wasnโt as into theย Disney magic as he was when he was a kid. In fact, he admittedย he had only really come to the park to see Kool and The Gang perform.
โWe came down. Me and a bunch of friends. After the concert, because we were teenagers, you could still hang out in the park, so we went into the gondolas. And, Iโm ashamed to say this, so close your ears young people, but uhh, a few of us were smoking on the gondolas,โ Obama told the crowd before ensuring them that he was only smoking cigarettes at this time.
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As he explained, it didnโt take long for the ride to end once he saw โtwo very large, Disneyland police officers,โ who proceeded to escort him and his pals out of the park. Hilariously, the parkโs stance on smoking outside the designated smoking areas hasnโt changed at all. So much so that Walt Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger tweeted about the speech saying that President Obama โcan always come back, as long as he doesnโt smoke!โ