Haunted mansion. People do this?!

[eastcarolinafan]

Me too, POTC/Jungle Cruise/EE at AK/And the lake at POP! All of my Favs....

Excellent!!!

You know, what I was thinking is that after I die, I want to be cremated and have my ashes put in your back yard. Maybe just a few scattered into the flower beds outside your front door so your kids, family pets and friends can share my essence. In addition, because of course it's not weird at all, I want just a pinch of my cremated human remains to be scattered within the walls of your home!

Good times!

 

[eastcarolinafan]

This line made me really laugh, now I have visions of someone just throwing the uncremated person in the moat.

Kirsten

Kristen, you know somewhere out there is some nutty dude who will ultimately do that. "What?" he will ask, "You mean it isn't cool that my surgically removed spleen was actually placed inside a container inside Animal Kingdom's Boneyard?? I did not know that."

 

[rie'smom]

Anyone else having "Weekend at Bernie's" flashbacks.

 

[Hallowishes]

this story has been going on for such a long time. ive heard about cremains being dumped in "its a small world" as well .... i sure wouldnt wanna be dumped in there forever ... that song would drive me nuts!

 

[eastcarolinafan]

this story has been going on for such a long time. ive heard about cremains being dumped in "its a small world" as well .... i sure wouldnt wanna be dumped in there forever ... that song would drive me nuts!

Hey, that was funny!

 

[Zeebs]

Kristen, you know somewhere out there is some nutty dude who will ultimately do that. "What?" he will ask, "You mean it isn't cool that my surgically removed spleen was actually placed inside a container inside Animal Kingdom's Boneyard?? I did not know that."

At least they are nice enough to put it in a jar.

Kirsten

 

[Lucky4me]

I told my kids they could have a deluxe week in WDW if they would sprinkle me around the place in several different spots. I told them to be cool about it, don't get caught. Divide me up into small ziplocks, each one gets to join in the fun.
Knowing my kids like I do, they'll probably take the whole box and dump it in a McDonalds trash can on I-4 and say, close enough. :lol:

 

[Indiana Rose Lee]

I'm not going to lie, my mom told me to spread her ashes somewhere in WDW... she said she'd prefer to be in the Haunted Mansion, Pirates or the World Showcase Lagoon. I told her that HM would probably be swept up and in POTC she'll just get filtered out and go to the sewer...

The wishing well.

I can't imagine why people are grossed out. It is just dust.

 

[eastcarolinafan]

The wishing well.

I can't imagine why people are grossed out. It is just dust.

Well, I'll tell you why I am grossed out. I can't and won't speak for others. I am grossed out because frankly I don't want any possible disease you or somebody else might have had coursing through my body. In addition, just the thought of your human remains -- in any form getting on me in any way is, well, repulsive.

There are reasons for burials, outside the ceremony of it all. There are reasons people who are cremated are placed in urns and not simply dumped in a pile at Yankee Stadium or Disney World or all over the Empire State Building.

I mean, think about it. What do we know of SARS, AIDS, hepatitis, or any number of diseases out there? What do you know of herpes or any STD, for that matter? You mean to tell me only those who are 100% disease-free are allowed to do this? What if, God forbid, I die of full-blown AIDS, am cremated and my ashes are scattered on your front lawn because you don't see anything wrong with that. Is this still OK with you?

This is not something that's cool. This is something that is cool in theory. I get it. I understand the thought behind it all. Sure, I would love to spend eternity in the Tower of Terror -- who wouldn't?

But for the health of others -- for the safety or your child and others out there, I and whatever possible diseases I have, should be disposed of properly and kept where they can not infect or harm others in any way.

And the possiblity of THAT is what grosses me out.

 

[eastcarolinafan]

I probably would be irritated if they flew in my face on a fast ride, but any other situation wouldn't bother me. But then again, I used to work at a cemetery, so I'm used to that kind of thing. I actually would love to buy a little place for my cremains to go after I die at WDW. It's my favorite place, it's the only place that makes me happy. Why wouldn't I want to spend eternity there?

"... it's the only place that makes me happy."
That quote makes me sad.

 

[Lucky4me]

Pretty sure being incinerated takes care of any communicable diseases. Absolutely no health concerns to worry about, unless someone does decide to take the short cut and not cremate, but just dump grandpa Joe as is out of the doom buggy.
There is a bit of an ick factor, but the fact is, the earth itself is made up of former living organisms. Oil for instance. You're heating your home and fueling your vehicle with dinosaur remains. You walk on dead people and animals every day. So if you think about sprinkling ashes around, not really so icky.

 

[kaffinito]

Well, I'll tell you why I am grossed out. I can't and won't speak for others. I am grossed out because frankly I don't want any possible disease you or somebody else might have had coursing through my body. In addition, just the thought of your human remains -- in any form getting on me in any way is, well, repulsive.

There are reasons for burials, outside the ceremony of it all. There are reasons people who are cremated are placed in urns and not simply dumped in a pile at Yankee Stadium or Disney World or all over the Empire State Building.

I mean, think about it. What do we know of SARS, AIDS, hepatitis, or any number of diseases out there? What do you know of herpes or any STD, for that matter? You mean to tell me only those who are 100% disease-free are allowed to do this? What if, God forbid, I die of full-blown AIDS, am cremated and my ashes are scattered on your front lawn because you don't see anything wrong with that. Is this still OK with you?

This is not something that's cool. This is something that is cool in theory. I get it. I understand the thought behind it all. Sure, I would love to spend eternity in the Tower of Terror -- who wouldn't?

But for the health of others -- for the safety or your child and others out there, I and whatever possible diseases I have, should be disposed of properly and kept where they can not infect or harm others in any way.

And the possiblity of THAT is what grosses me out.

And if you are cremated then you are burned - which means that those icky diseases are burned as well. No more body, no more diseases. The ashes are placed in urns as a nicety for the family of the deceased. In other countries the ashes are allowed to blow away in the winds.

Humans burned their dead as often as they buried them. I'd be far more worried about ground water seepage from a nearby cemetery than about some ashes. The ashes are nothing more than ash.

Getting back OT, I really love the idea of WDW selling small memorial markers for the deceased. I would love to have one near HM or near where Mr. Toad used to be.

Personally when I kick off, I have heard of "natural burial" cemeteries out west where they just dig a hole and stick the body in the dirt. Seems more natural to me that way (embalming is gross) and since I won't be using my body anymore anyway, why would I care about a marked grave, coffin or a headstone?

 

[Sleeping Becca]

The cremation process with kill any bacteria, virus, or other communicable disease including the human form of mad cow which is caused by a protein.

So there is no danger to people from scattered ashes. I don't find ashes gross at all.

As a previous poster mentioned ground water seepage from a cemetary is much more dangerous. Here in South Louisiana I guarantee that most most graves are in the water table and even though they are contained in concrete vaults water still gets in and flows out. That is way grosser than cremated remains.

So sprinkle away! It doesn't bother me at all, in fact I think it is really helpful for family members to know that a part of their loved one is someplace they loved.

 

[eastcarolinafan]

The cremation process with kill any bacteria, virus, or other communicable disease including the human form of mad cow which is caused by a protein.

So there is no danger to people from scattered ashes. I don't find ashes gross at all.

As a previous poster mentioned ground water seepage from a cemetary is much more dangerous. Here in South Louisiana I guarantee that most most graves are in the water table and even though they are contained in concrete vaults water still gets in and flows out. That is way grosser than cremated remains.

So sprinkle away! It doesn't bother me at all, in fact I think it is really helpful for family members to know that a part of their loved one is someplace they loved.

Cool. I'll be in your living room, watching TV. And I had no idea so many people had medical degrees and done so much research about such a topic. AIDS? No problem. Hepatitis? Bring it. SARS, I laugh at it.

Good to know.

 

[Lucky4me]

Cool. I'll be in your living room, watching TV. And I had no idea so many people had medical degrees and done so much research about such a topic. AIDS? No problem. Hepatitis? Bring it. SARS, I laugh at it.

Good to know.

No medical degree needed, just common sense. Do you know how hot 1500 degrees is? It's really, really hot.
SARS, AIDS and HEP would be burned up, right along with Grandpa Joe.
You have a much better chance of catching a disease at the grocery store.
Well, not aids or hep, but plenty of others.

 

[selina4disney]

Every time we go on Everest and get to the top where you can see all over the park I tell whoever is riding with me, "This is where you throw me off!" It has become a family joke When my son and his family were there last week (without e *sniffle*), my son said to them, "This is where we throw mom off!" I just tell 'em make sure they sit in the BACK CAR! hahaha!

If Disney allowed that the place would be 10' deep in ashes!

 

[Tribilín]

But still is dust, shouldn´t be just tossed around just like that in a public place.

Why not choose a cute TNBC jar and ask to be part of the HM decoration? There are tons of great designs on the internet, not sure if it would be OK post a link of the one I like.

 

[kissthemouse]

 

[gingerfeathers]

I highly suggest looking up cremation for those who are unfamiliar with it. Wikipedia, despite not being entirely reliable, would nevertheless be a good source because it will at the very least supply basic information. But I assure everyone, like the previous posters have said, there is no disease. Nothing is left but about 3.5% of your original body mass.. in other words, pieces of your skeleton. Another good source: Stiff, The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach. Great book, highly recommend. And no, I'm not a total freak.

Personally, the thought of a woman giving birth in the castle is waaay more gross than some cremains (though I also admit I'd be completely weirded out/grossed out if someone dumped them and they got all over me and in my mouth). Give me ashes versus fluids ANYDAY.

 

[eastcarolinafan]

Every time we go on Everest and get to the top where you can see all over the park I tell whoever is riding with me, "This is where you throw me off!" It has become a family joke When my son and his family were there last week (without e *sniffle*), my son said to them, "This is where we throw mom off!" I just tell 'em make sure they sit in the BACK CAR! hahaha!

If Disney allowed that the place would be 10' deep in ashes!

But every inch of that 10 feet would be totally sterile, so no concerns there. Heck, they can make it part of a ride, you know? Put it somewhere in the Living with the Land exhibit. That seems granola enough. Look how tall these sunflowers grow with just a sprinkle of dad's burned up kidneys!