This is the moment Rapunzel suffered a brutal “bird attack” as her famous golden hair was pecked by crows in front of horrified children.
Bizarre scenes unfold at Tokyo DisneySea, where animatronic princess Rapunzel dances and sings from her tower window on the Lantern Festival boat ride.
But what was supposed to be a fairy-tale spectacle soon turned into a horror show at Japan Park.
The footage shows two large black crows sitting on the princess’s head, constantly pecking, pulling and biting her long blonde hair.
The birds can be seen pulling out the tufts, scattering the hair as they go, while the lifelike figure continues to smile and sing.
At one point, a crow grabs itself and violently yanks backwards, tearing off a large clump of hair, clearly cutting off the once flowing hair.
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Families watching the scene were horrified as the romantic ride was going on as normal beneath the bizarre scene above.
The animatronic is part of the Tangled-themed attraction, which opened in June 2024 and tells visitors about Rapunzel’s love story with Flynn Rider.
The high-tech figure is designed to look impressively lifelike, making the attack all the more unsettling.
Some viewers speculated that the crows were stealing the hair to make nests, although this did little to alleviate the grim scenes.
And this isn’t the first time Disney’s cutting-edge creations have gone wrong.
At Disneyland Paris, children were left screaming when a rotating Olaf robot suddenly “died” in the middle of the exhibit.
In shocking footage, a three-foot tall snowman is seen talking to guests before suddenly freezing.
His arms stiffen at his sides, his eyes fixed forward, before he falls straight backwards onto the ground.
As soon as he hits the stones, his carrot nose gets blown clean off.
The frightened children begin gasping and screaming, as staff come in and kneel down beside the still figure before lifting him from backstage.
The high-tech Olaf – which is designed to walk, talk and interact with visitors – debuted just a few days ago.
Despite being designed by engineers to prevent collapse, the dramatic collapse quickly went viral, with viewers laughing and feeling uncomfortable.
One commenter said, “She’s overworked, y’all give her a break.”
Another joked: “Olaf realized he had to do this for the rest of his life… then he gave up.”
One X user quipped, “Her nose falling off really ties the whole thing together for me.”
Disney Adventure World features a musical boat attraction that takes visitors to Elsa’s Ice Palace.
It also features a version of Arendelle Village, where children can meet the characters Anna, Elsa, Hans and Olaf in person.
