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From: drazen@orion.cc.andrews.edu (Dan Drazen)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban,rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: Walt Disney frozen?
Date: 11 Feb 1994 10:05:42 -0500

Okay, let's get this thing cleared up once and for all. Here's a little something to file away in the FAQ, from Cecil Adams' _More of the Straight Dope_, pp. 331-332: 

     Walt Disney, as near as can be determined, was cremated on December
     17, 1966, two days after his death.  Admirable work in this regard
     was done by William Poundstone, author of a ground-breaking volume
     called _Big Secrets_.  Poundstone heard not only that Walt was on
     ice, but that his body was stashed below the Pirates of the
     Caribbean exhibition at Disneyland.  Disney was known to have been
     preoccupied with death, his funeral services were held in secret,
     and the cause of his demise was never formally announced.
     Poundstone, however, was able to get a copy of the death
     certificate, which says Walt died of cancer of the left lung and
     was cremated at Forest Lawn cemetery.  The cerificate was signed by
     an embalmer named Dean Fluss, a real guy who really worked at
     Forest Lawn.  Forest Lawn would not disclose the location of the
     remains, but after a search Poundstone found the grave site in the
     cemetery's Court of Freedom section.  There's nothing remarkable
     about it.  Conclusion: Walt was fried, not frozen.

Now, aren't you glad you asked?

Daniel J. Drazen


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