Police arrested a Disneyland employee on suspicion of putting a so-called dry ice bomb in a theme park trash can where it exploded, authorities said Wednesday, as reported by the Associated Press. Even though no one was injured by the blast, Disneyland evacuated the Mickey's Toontown section where the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon.
Christian Barnes, the 22-year-old employee from Long Beach was arrested for investigation of possessing a destructive device, just hours after the blast, Anaheim police Sgt. Bob Dunn said.
Disneyland spokeswoman Suzi Brown released a statement Wednesday saying the resort was working closely with authorities.
Barnes was held on $1 million bail and is cooperating with investigators, Dunn said. He has been cooperating with authorities
Detectives found fragments of a water bottle in the trash can and believe Barnes placed dry ice inside it to create the explosion, the police spokesman said.
Mickey's Toontown "is an interactive metropolis full of topsy turvy architecture and screwy sculptures," according to the Disneyland website.
