Overview

• Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, revealed today that he orchestrated the protest as part of his four-year Up in Arms campaign against U.S. weapons stockpiles and Pentagon budgets.
• The doll, dressed in tattered clothes and holding a “Remember Hiroshima” sign, was placed in the Asia room of the It’s a Small World attraction on Sunday ahead of the bombing’s 80th anniversary.
• TikTok and Reddit posts by users including Greg Lamp and the anonymous activist’s own account drove the stunt to viral status and raised scrutiny of Disneyland’s security measures.
• Disneyland officials confirmed that cast members promptly removed the doll upon discovery and reminded the guest of park rules before the individual departed without incident.
• Cohen said the timing was meant to invoke a “never again” ethos on the anniversary of Hiroshima and spotlight debates over the U.S. military’s nearly $900 billion spending plan.