Man Accused of Stealing Buzzy's Clothing from Disney World Arrested

[tribbleorlfl]

The narrative that Buzzy has been secretly stashed somewhere on-property to either protect him from theft or to frame Spikes is as incredulous as the animatronic being stolen from the attraction in the first place. The difference, though, is the later is supported by official OCSO police reports and statements while the former is only supported by anonymouse internet personas saying, "Trust me."

While I could possibly believe the "one hand didn't know what the other doing" theory with his initial disappearance, it's been almost a year which would have been enough time for the various teams to communicate and get on the same page that Buzzy was actually sitting in a WDI Warehouse or Central Shops. It also would have been enough time for OCSO to investigate the claims he wasn't stolen after all and found the darn thing sitting in said on-property warehouse.

Like I said in the Al Lutz thread, I just don't have time or space in my life for conspiracy theories. I'll go with the most plausible, reasonable explanation backed by evidence.

 

[HmmmmmMMMmm]

No one is going to risk getting fired for posting a pic backstage... nor am i risking a friends job.
He's in central shops.
Believe it or not.
But he is.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

I don’t particularly care if you believe me or not, but here’s a reminder that I was with this story from day one. In fact, I was the one who made this public in the first place. I’ve followed the story closely ever since. Source won’t risk their job for photos, like anyone with common sense. Like what Hmmm said. The fact that he’s saying the same thing confirms that at least two people have the same story.

 

[HmmmmmMMMmm]

I think you guys give police departments too much credit. OPD is dealing with hundreds of thousands of things and they don't care about a stolen robot boy. They probably haven't properly followed up or properly updated files. Disney left hand doesn't know what the right is doing but the police department of a major city is a case of the right thumb not knowing what the right pointer finger is doing.
Buzzy is safe and sound.
Again, I understand why it's fun to think he was stolen.
He wasn't, though.... think about this logically.
I'd sue disney if it was Patty Sykes

 

[GhostlyGoofy]

I think you guys give police departments too much credit. OPD is dealing with hundreds of thousands of things and they don't care about a stolen robot boy. They probably haven't properly followed up or properly updated files. Disney left hand doesn't know what the right is doing but the police department of a major city is a case of the right thumb not knowing what the right pointer finger is doing.
Buzzy is safe and sound.
Again, I understand why it's fun to think he was stolen.
He wasn't, though.... think about this logically.
I'd sue disney if it was Patty Sykes

If Disney wanted an excuse to search spikes phone why stage a 300lb robot and not say a candelabra from HM?

That doesn't add up.

Also it doesn't change the fact that Spikes was photographed wearing props from HM with metadata that it was all moved off of WDW property on top of a report that he sold at least 18 items to a buyer.

No one is definitively saying Spikes acted alone or is responsible for the theft of Buzzy, but where there's smoke there's typically fire.

 

[HmmmmmMMMmm]

WDI
HAS
BUZZY.

 

[NormC]

So Imagineering has Buzzy? Or Central Shops? Maintenance? Custodial? Piggly Wiggly?

 

[muddyrivers]

So Imagineering has Buzzy?

I think Universal kidnapped him to put in their new Jaws attraction. You used to have the Mickey Mouse ears, wouldn't it be a much better effect to have Buzzy?!

 

[GhostlyGoofy]

WDI
HAS
BUZZY.

After a twitter meltdown and all these deflecting comments I am going to start placing bets Buzzy ends up in Hoots golf course with a cowboy hat on.

 

[KeithVH]

So Imagineering has Buzzy? Or Central Shops? Maintenance? Custodial? Piggly Wiggly?

My money is on Piggly Wiggly . . .

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Central Shops has Buzzy last I heard. We’ve got three people sticking to that story (Unless Hmmm and Dave are the same person, which I doubt). I was all for the stolen theory based on the evidence we had originally, but it was just a botched removal. The stolen accusation actually originally came from in-house Disney (A CM in the know) and was spread to about half a dozen people as far as I’m aware. Then in about a month I took it mainstream after Spikes said to do so. We didn’t know the full story back then, and even now there’s lots of unanswered questions. What I do know is that he’s safe and sound in Central Shops all fixed up, at least as I am told.

 

[KIGhostGuy]

If Disney still has Buzzy, why haven’t they told the police? The animatronic was stolen and hasn’t been recovered, no matter what some anonymous person online says.

 

[Dragonman]

Central Shops has Buzzy last I heard. We’ve got three people sticking to that story (Unless Hmmm and Dave are the same person, which I doubt). I was all for the stolen theory based on the evidence we had originally, but it was just a botched removal. The stolen accusation actually originally came from in-house Disney (A CM in the know) and was spread to about half a dozen people as far as I’m aware. Then in about a month I took it mainstream after Spikes said to do so. We didn’t know the full story back then, and even now there’s lots of unanswered questions. What I do know is that he’s safe and sound in Central Shops all fixed up, at least as I am told.

Well I did speak to Dave earlier this year through Twitter before he turned off his DMs and that’s what he told me. He won’t talk about the incident anymore however due to arguments ensuing.

 

[danlb_2000]

Translation: You have no proof and you’re accusing the police of lying.

Please stop taking this 15-year-old seriously. He has no inside knowledge of anything.

Playing devil's advocate here, the police aren't necessarily lying about it. The statements made in the e-mails from the OCPD would be whatever is currently in the case file. With a company as large and bureaucratic as Disney, and a PD that probably has a ton of case more important then this one, it would not be surprising that the official case file is not up-to-date.

 

[My95cobras]

Central Shops has Buzzy last I heard. We’ve got three people sticking to that story (Unless Hmmm and Dave are the same person, which I doubt). I was all for the stolen theory based on the evidence we had originally, but it was just a botched removal. The stolen accusation actually originally came from in-house Disney (A CM in the know) and was spread to about half a dozen people as far as I’m aware. Then in about a month I took it mainstream after Spikes said to do so. We didn’t know the full story back then, and even now there’s lots of unanswered questions. What I do know is that he’s safe and sound in Central Shops all fixed up, at least as I am told.

You also believed and backed up your buddy spikes... so you’ve proved yourself an unreliable source. Mmmm is a troll so I don’t put any credence into anything he says. He’s one of many screen names from the same person here to do nothing and add nothing positive.

 

[Tom Morrow]

Playing devil's advocate here, the police aren't necessarily lying about it. The statements made in the e-mails from the OCPD would be whatever is currently in the case file. With a company as large and bureaucratic as Disney, and a PD that probably has a ton of case more important then this one, it would not be surprising that the official case file is not up-to-date.

Yeah, this.

Disney: Hey OCPD, Buzzy wasn't stolen. our bad.
OCPD: Oh okay, thanks. *case file doesn't get updated, no one ever follows up or checks, the contact person knows nothing about the case other than how to look up the case file which was not updated*

 

[GhostlyGoofy]

Yeah, this.

Disney: Hey OCPD, Buzzy wasn't stolen. our bad.
OCPD: Oh okay, thanks. *case file doesn't get updated, no one ever follows up or checks, the contact person knows nothing about the case other than how to look up the case file which was not updated*

But even that is different from what this mhmmm is saying. They're saying Disney falsified a police report about Buzzy to set up Patrick Spikes which makes no sense at all.

Considering it was Dresses and Wigs Spikes ended up being charged for...if disney were going to set him up why not misplace more priceless clothing and not a 300lb robot boy?

 

[wdw71fan]

Disney didn't falsify anything IMO.. I've seen mountains of 'Wasn't sold at property control' items move in and out of the house in question.. Actually, I think since the arrest/subsequent exposure he moved the operation to another address.. Haven't seen him in a couple weeks.

 

[glawio]

Hey guys! Here's something nice! Buzzy was on a poster at D23! It made me very happy to see him be acknowledged.

 

[GhostlyGoofy]

People who are saying Buzzy is safe at WDI:

*An Online poster who claims buzzy was moved as an excuse to search Spikes Phone.

*A Teenager who for whatever reason hung out with adult alleged thief, Spikes.

*A cult Disney figure with a history of documented trespassing who is currently raising funds to open their own independent theme attraction.

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People who say Buzzy is missing:
*Orange County Sheriff's Department