EPCOT Video Shows Guest Handling Protected Bird, Raising Legal and Enforcement Questions

Overview

• Footage posted on TikTok and reposted to X by the Walt Disney World: Active Calls account on December 21 shows a guest inappropriately handling a white ibis at EPCOT.
• Disney’s posted rules prohibit feeding, touching, harassing, or harming wildlife on property, and the behavior shown would violate those policies.
• A commenter identifying as a former zookeeper said white ibis are protected under the U.S. Migratory Bird Act and encouraged reporting the video to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
• Articles note public outrage and include a witness claim that staff issued only minimal consequences, but they report no confirmed arrests, charges, or formal Disney resolution as of the latest updates.
• Commenters linked the incident to wider concerns about EPCOT’s alcohol culture and cited similar wildlife-harassment behavior at other Disney parks.