Illinois Family Blames Disney for Hitchhiking Ghost Haunting 7-Year-Old Son

After a recent trip to Disney World, one Illinois family is outraged over what they call an “intentional haunting.” Sean and Kristen Gardner say what was supposed to be a magical first trip for 7 year-old son, Oliver, quickly soured upon returning home, when hitchhiking Ghost, Ezra, took residence in their modest 2 bedroom apartment. The following is an excerpt from an Instagram tirade that has since gone viral:

PLEASE READ: As many of you know, Kristen and I took Ollie to Walt Disney World last week. On our last day, Friday the 24th, we went to the Magic Kingdom, and at approximately 12:30pm we rode The Haunted Mansion. Somewhere around the time Ollie saw a body hanging from the pre-show’s ceiling, he began relentlessly crying. He didn’t want to go further, but this being his 3rd tantrum since breakfast, I physically dragged him onward, and that’s a mistake I’ll regret for the rest of my days.

For those that don’t know, the ride starts off innocently enough, with a dead man rattling around in his coffin, a murderous attic bride and nearly 1,000 ghosts for Ollie to delight in, but by the final scene, the attraction takes a much more sinister turn. There, one of three ghosts select you as a host and threaten to follow you home. We may never understand how, but the wretched soul made good on his word, and popped out of Kristen’s luggage as soon as she began unpacking.

Ezra, as we have since learned is his name, is a horrid housemate. When he’s not making those really humdrum ‘oOoOoOoOo’ sounds, he’s leaving wet towels on the ground. Ollie has been awake for 6 nights straight, dropped out of school and refuses to speak to us. We’ve tried everything to get rid of him, from sprinkling salt to burning sage, but nothing has had an affect.

We’ve contacted Guest Services about this issue and we’ve been told that the only way to get rid of him is to return to The Haunted Mansion. Now I don’t know about you, but something doesn’t add up here. Think about it…we spent thousands of dollars to go to Disney World, then we get stuck with a ghost that we can only get rid of if we come back to Disney World, and then who’s to say another ghost wont follow us home again, in a continuous, never-ending loop? I have no doubt that this was an intentional haunting. I just thank my lucky stars that we chose to squeeze into a single Doom Buggy.

I hope this story can serve as a cautionary tale for anyone planning to visit. At this time, we are still trying to extract to spirit and actively pursing legal action.

Those wishing to help may donate to Ollie’s GoFundMe, which will help pay for a lifetime of therapy.