Dishney: Iran Election Protest Flash Mob at Disneyland Plaza Not-So-Mob-Like
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Organized by Twitter user @greenthumbnails, the planned flash mob was announced, as we reported previously, late Tuesday night. At 6:30 p.m. precisely, all participants (who were supposed to blend in with the tourists and crowd beforehand) froze in place. One woman stood stationary with her hands held out in double peace signs, while two other females in not too far away pointed and stared at the same spot on the ground in the space between the Disney's California Adventure entrance gates and the Disneyland entrance gates. Though signs were discouraged, green is always in vogue--not that we saw much of the color anyway. (Also? By our watch--or, er, BlackBerry--the freeze started four minutes too soon.)
On their Twitter account, greenthumbnails admitted to "bad planning on my part: relying on everyone to freeze without a cue" at 5:30 p.m. Although greenthumbnails estimated 30-50 participants, we were there and we saw more like, uh, six to eight. See?
But, of course, it was a great effort and a worthy message nonetheless. After the jump: Meet one of the participants, a 17-year-old out-of-towner, one more (shaky) video and a few more photos.
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Rietkerk mentions she has a friend who lives in Iran and that she is concerned for her well-being. "I've been following the news a lot and I think part of me still lives in 2008, during the whole election season. I guess I want to continue being a part of that."
As for any suggestions as to what could have been done to draw a larger crowd? "It could have been posted earlier," she says. "I know Twitter for me, I can be spur-of-the-moment things, but I think a lot of people, if you give them enough time, like at least a week, then I think it'd be good. You play it up a lot more and then people will start to show up."
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| Peace, man. The woman in the teal tank top also took part. |
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| Rietkerk and friend try to stay as still as possible. |
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