Humans aren’t the only ones who visit Walt Disney World. There are wildlife that call it home as well, including the crazy squirrels. However, unlike your typical squirrel from home the ones at Disney are used to many people being around. This means they are not afraid to explore your belongings and even you!
Below are true stories from guests past experiences at Disney World with those brazen squirrels.
1. “We had a few hanging out one time while eating at an outdoor restaurant. One was sunning themselves right on the ground a few feet away from us .” – Thanks Kristy M.
2. “One literally climbed on my daughter before she knew it. He stuck his head inside her armpit and tried to grab her bagel!!! She lost her mind.” – Thanks Melissa W.
3. “I had one crawl in my lap and bite my bracelet at Animal Kingdom! He was super friendly!” Thanks Tawnya S.
4. “I saw one at Epcot sit in the cup holder of a stroller and eat the bag of popcorn that was in the other cup holder. He was having a great time!” Thanks Kathleen L.
5. “My son (20 months old at the time) walked over and took a Goldfish cracker from a stroller before I could stop him. Then a squirrel jumped up and did the same thing.” – Thanks Elisa H.
6. “The person just came over and said nonchalantly, “you know there’s a squirrel in your stroller, right?” Umm No, I did not notice that.” – Thanks Jennifer H.
7. “We had rented a cabana at the Contemporary and one was hanging around and ultimately jumped on my daughter’s stomach while she was laying on the lounge chair (she had her eyes closed)….she scared the squirrel when she screamed and jumped up and he jumped off on to the planter ledge and scurried off for a few minutes but came back to hang around.” Thanks Jean S.
8. “One followed me around begging for my fish and chips from Epcot” – Thanks Brittany K. (Picture Credit above)
9. “At animal kingdom where you park your strollers for the safari ride – they are crazy! We sat and watched as they picked apart someones lunch going into the stroller and all opening up bags.” – Thanks Melissa S.
10. “We saw it at Epcot and I was rolling! The squirrel was trying to climb into some lady’s bag as she was eating and she would shew it away and it would come right back. It even acted like it was going to climb her at one point!” Thanks Stephanie W.
11. “At Animal Kingdom I watched one run away with somebody’s PB&J sandwich – baggie & all!” Thanks Holly H.
12. “When we were at Epcot we watched a squirrel climb someone’s stroller unzip their back pack steal a pack of peanut butter crackers and run back up the tree!! Poor people had their stroller Parked while in a ride.” Thanks Mandy M.
13. “At HS we witnessed a squirrel break into a stroller and steal popcorn I believe!! They are definitely not afraid to get close!!” Thanks Jennifer W.
Do you have a crazy squirrel story?
My 2 year old daughter was bitten by a squirrel at Magic Kingdom yesterday while eating some crackers. She was going to toss him one and he jumped at her and bit her thumb.
The Easter Bunny hid plastic eggs around our campsite st Fort Wilderness. When our kids went out to search for them in the morning, a squirrel was running away with one in his mouth! A bunch of the others had been chewed through with the chocolate missing!
Wow, they sure are crazy!
that is awesome! We have a seagull at work who will patiently wait for us to sit the kids down for dinner then and then snag food off there plates! The kids think its funny, we teachers germy!