Shocking Disneyland wedding unveiled.
Disneyland Paris staff were left stunned after discovering a lavish wedding ceremony involved a 22-year-old man and a 9-year-old girl as the bride.
Disturbing wedding at theme park explained.
The high-end “wedding” took place early Saturday morning before the park opened, with employees calling police the moment they realized the bride was a child.
Roughly 300 guests arrived at the park’s Sleeping Beauty Castle, accompanied by a full string quartet, none apparently aware of the disturbing nature of the event.
The young girl, described by sources as “scared and confused,” was found in a full white wedding gown and five-inch heels taped to her tiny feet.
Police arrested four individuals at the scene — including the groom and the 41-year-old mother of the child, who had flown in from Ukraine just two days before.
Fake family and cast confirmed.
Also arrested: a 24-year-old Latvian woman pretending to be the bride’s sister, and a 55-year-old man playing her father — all part of a scripted wedding stunt.
The man hired to play the father claimed he was offered nearly $14,000 and only learned at the last minute that the bride was 9 years old.
The minor, a Ukrainian national, was medically examined. Prosecutors confirmed there were no signs of violence or coercion, reinforcing theories that this was staged.
Details of investigation clarified.
Officials are now investigating whether the entire event — complete with costumes, extras, and a hired venue — was a grotesque social media stunt.
A casting call had been posted online in the days before, seeking 300 extras, including 100 children, to “rehearse a high-end wedding” in Paris.
Most of the extras arrived early Saturday morning, met by buses and escorted into Disneyland Paris — unaware of what they were actually attending.
“We all thought we were going to attend a wedding… Everyone was stunned, no one expected it,” one hired extra told Le Parisien.
As soon as employees noticed the shocking age of the bride, they canceled the entire ceremony and immediately alerted the authorities.
Officials with Disneyland Paris said they “fully cooperated” with the police and moved quickly to remove everyone from the area.
The idea behind of the wedding detailed.
The event had been pitched as a luxury wedding shoot, with no indication the bride was underage — or that it was part of an online hoax.
BFMTV reported the event cost upwards of $150,000 — covering the park rental, music, costumes, extras, and actors flown in from across Europe.
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Investigators are analyzing the digital trail left behind by the organizers, including casting calls and encrypted messages arranging the shoot.
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Two people — the fake groom and the fake sister — remain in custody and have been formally charged with fraud and breach of trust.
The park itself has filed a legal complaint against those responsible, citing reputational damage and unauthorized use of its venue.
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The pair are scheduled to appear in court in Meaux as authorities open a full judicial investigation into the incident.
The mother and child flew into Paris from Ukraine, while the groom arrived from the UK and other actors were recruited from Latvia — painting a web of deception spanning Europe.
The aftermath of the incident revealed.
French police are now coordinating with international authorities to dig deeper into how the group planned and funded this shocking event.
Deputy prosecutors said the case bore the markings of an orchestrated “set-up,” rather than a real ceremony — though the motives remain under investigation.
What remains unanswered: who bankrolled the entire $150,000 ordeal — and what, exactly, they hoped to gain from the bizarre wedding stunt.
Authorities suspect the fake wedding was designed to go viral, but no social media account has yet claimed the act — prompting fears of darker motivations.