2024-04-10 23:30:00
What is the worst thing the Mouse House has done? Without a doubt, it was making it impossible for a grieving father to put Spider-Man’s image on the little boy’s grave.
Upon hearing Disney, anyone would associate the name with happy times. The Mouse House was part of the childhood of many people, who from a very young age enjoyed the adventures of its animated classics such as Toy Story, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and many more found in the catalog of Disney+ to see with family.
Despite the affection of many fans, the Disney company has not been saved from controversial moments throughout its history. Movies like Pocahontas, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and Bernardo and Bianca have generated controversy among the public, some for simplifying the plots and others for including content not appropriate for minors. The truth is that not even the Mouse House is safe from accusations.
One of the most recent cases that upset Disney fans involved Spider-Man, one of the most famous figures in the Marvel franchise. The incident generated outrage among Internet users when they learned that the House of Mouse had done something as terrible as denying a father to use the image of the superhero on the grave of his four-year-old son.
In a recent post on X, a Disney fan posed the question of what the company’s worst mistake was. Among the various responses received, there was one situation that references a 2019 Metro article that talked regarding the time Disney prevented a grieving father from putting Spider-Man on his son’s tombstone.
The case tells regarding little Ollie Jones, an avid Marvel fan who at the age of four developed a rare genetic disease. His funeral was a Spider-Man themed celebration, with a balloon carriage and the character’s typical colors. His father, Lloyd Jones, wanted to immortalize Ollie’s memory with an engraving of Spider-Man on his tombstone, but his efforts were frustrated by Disney’s refusal.
“We follow a policy that began with Walt Disney himself and that does not allow the use of characters on tombstones, cemeteries or other memorial markers or funeral urns,” were the company’s words. The family was shocked by the refusal as they did not expect something so simple to become a problem.
The community came out to support the family, showing solidarity in the face of the difficult situation, launching an online petition. In turn, local authorities looked for ways to help the family within the legal limitations imposed by Marvel’s copyright, trying to honor little Ollie’s wish. To this day, the case remains one of the company’s most malicious.
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